Fearful and Wonderful: Alfred Swaine Taylor and 19th century forensic science
“Fearful and Wonderful: Alfred Swaine Taylor and 19th century forensic science.” In this talk, discover the cases, both well-known and obscure, of leading 19th century forensic scientist Alfred Swaine Taylor (1806-1880). Along the way, f...
CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
Have you penned one of the murkiest, most deadly crime stories the nation has yet to be intrigued by? We’re looking for the best unpublished stories to send chills up the spines of our judges for this year’s Margery Allingham Short Story Competit...
Robert Goddard to receive CWA Diamond Dagger 2019
The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that Robert Goddard is to receive the 2019 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. The Dagger award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked by ...
Dagger in the Library
Dagger in the Library The Dagger in the Library 2025 will be open shortly for libraries and borrowers to put forward names for libraries to vote on in the New Year. The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established write...
The Entry Process
The Entry Process There are four kinds of Dagger, differentiated by how they are nominated. See below for an explanation of the different entry processes, and who may nominate for each Dagger. Please do not hesitate to contact the Dagger Liaison Or...
Crime #2 at Havering Literary Festival
Isabelle Grey has published four novels in a crime series set in Essex and featuring DI Grace Fisher – Good Girls Don’t Die, Shot Through The Heart and The Special Girls. The fourth book, Wrong Way Home, a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, is...
The Awards Dinner
The Awards Dinner The 2024 CWA Daggers Awards Dinner was held on 4 July, 2024 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City on Cooper's Row....
Dagger in the Library
Dagger in the Library The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by an established writer of crime fiction or non-fiction who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries. It also rewards authors who have supported libraries an...
Vintage Thrillers Film Weekend, Chester
A residential weekend course organised by the Cosmopolitan Film Club (non-profit) is running at Chester University campus on Vintage Thrillers (1950 - 1961) this August. There are seven thrillers being shown commencing on Friday evening and ending ...
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