Debut Dagger Tips: Joanne Spain
Joanne Spain’s life was changed by her decision to enter the CWA Debut Dagger competition in 2013. She credits her experience with the CWA contest with helping to shape her now-flourishing writing career. Now, having secured a two-book deal with Qu...
CWA Unveils 2019 Dagger Shortlists
The author behind one of the biggest shows on TV, a world renowned forensic anthropologist and the son of ‘the godfather of tartan noir’ have been shortlisted for the prestigious CWA Dagger awards. The ten Daggers awarded annually by the CWA are ...
Book Launch – A Wash of Black
IT'S NOT LIFE THAT IMITATES ART. IT'S DEATH. Anna Symons. Famous. Talented. Dead. When the body of a famous actress is found mutilated on an ice rink in Manchester, recreating a scene from a blockbuster film she starred in years ago, DI Erika Piper...
Book Signing with Simon Michael
Bestselling Crime author and CWA Member Simon Michael will be signing copies of his books from the Charles Holborne 1960s London crime thriller series. ...
Book Signing with Alice Castle
Alice Castle was a feature writer on the Daily Express, The Times and The Daily Telegraph before turning to a life of crime. Alice will be signing copies of Death in Dulwich, The Girl in the Gallery, Calamity in Camberwell, Homicide in Herne Hill and...
Dagger in the Library
Dagger in the Library The Dagger in the Library 2024 is closed. Thank you for voting! 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...
World Book Night with Leslie Scase
Meet the author Leslie Scase as he explores the world of late Victorian crime and punishment in this illustrated talk, bringing this fascinating era and subject alive. Leslie shares his research and how this led to writing his crime novel Fortuna's D...
Women Who Murder: Mitzi Szereto Book Signing (Lynnwood, WA, USA)
Bookseller of the Month: November 2022 – Bert’s Books
As part of the new CWA Bookshops Champion initiative, we want to celebrate bookshops, because we believe bookshops don’t just sell our books – they bring our streets alive. This month, William Shaw introduces us to Bert's Books in Swindon. Ber...
‘Fatal Dose’ Book Launch – Brian Price
Brian Price will be signing copies of his latest DC Mel Cotton thriller, Fatal Dose at The Black Cat, Weston-super-Mare on 1 February 2023. Looking forward to seeing you at this free event. For more information, please contact brian@crimewriterscien...
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