The Crime Writers’ Association

Gold Dagger 2021

Shortlisted


Thomas Mullen

Midnight Atlanta

Little, Brown Book Group


Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2021

Shortlisted


Robert Galbraith

Troubled Blood

Little, Brown Book Group


Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2021

Winner


Michael Robotham

When She Was Good

Sphere, Little, Brown Book Group


Death in Paradise

With Robert Thorogood £8 (conc £7 / students £6) Book online https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/spektrix/event-detail/?WebEventId=paradise-noir18 or call 01603 877177 BBC One’s Death in Paradise – the award-winning drama set on an idyl...


Hastings Literary Festival

We have a series of workshops for writers, performances, panel discussions, a book fair, films, lots of author talks, competitions (short story, poem and flash fiction) with great prizes, free events for children and of course the opportunity to meet...


Flappers, fops and murder: writing crime fiction in the jazz age

Newcastle author Fiona Veitch Smith, whose debut historical crime novel, The Jazz Files, has been shortlisted for this year’s Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Award, will be reading from The Jazz Files and her latest book in the Poppy De...


Writing Wrongs

With Eva Dolan, Mari Hannah and Winnie M Li £8 (conc £7 / students £6) Book online https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/spektrix/event-detail/?WebEventId=writingwrongs-noir18 or call 01603 877177 Begin your weekend in the company of three ac...


Murder Ancient and Modern with Judith Cutler and Edward Marston

Embark on a literary journey into the intriguing realms of crime fiction with authors Edward Marston and Judith Cutler. Join us for an extraordinary evening as these prolific crime writing partners, with a collective repertoire of over 70 novels, sha...


Norfolk Noir

With Harry Brett, Graeme Cameron, Elly Griffiths and Elodie Harper £8 (conc £7 / students £6) Book online https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/spektrix/event-detail/?WebEventId=norfolk-noir18 or call 01603 877177 Noirwich Crime Writing Festi...


CWA Dagger in the Library: Now open for nominations

The Dagger in the Library is one of the highly prized CWA Dagger Awards, which have been awarded to crime writers since 1955. It is a unique literary award in that it offers a chance for readers to nominate their favourite British crime fiction autho...


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