The Crime Writers’ Association

Seven Writing Tips from Leigh Russell

Chair of the CWA Debut Dagger judges, Leigh Russell, has sold well over a million books. Writer’s Block The best cure for writer’s block is a deadline. If you’re not fortunate enough to have an external deadline set by a publisher, you can ...


CWA & Society of Authors Events for Writers at Harrogate

Are you a writer? On Saturday 21 July the Society of Authors is running a full day of crime-writing events at the Majestic, Harrogate and if you’d like to attend, tickets including lunch and refreshments throughout the day are £75. (Note: discount...


Bouchercon

The World Mystery Convention is a nonprofit, all-volunteer US organization which holds an annual convention in honour of Anthony Boucher, the distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor and author. It is the world's premier event bringing together a...


Book launch: ‘The Sinner’ by Caroline England

Join Caroline England to celebrate her latest psychological suspense, the vicarage-based tingler The Sinner. Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future. Every confession has a price. Read more about Caroline's inspiration for The Sinner on ...


Dagger Awards Gala Dinner

TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2016 GRANGE CITY HOTEL, LONDON EC3N 6.30pm for 7pm Speaker: James Runcie, author of The Grantchester Mysteries, as seen on TV CWA Diamond Dagger Awarded to 2016 recipient: Peter James The winners of the other nine Daggers includ...


Entries for this year’s CWA Dagger Awards

The Crime Writers’ Association Daggers have been synonymous with quality crime writing for almost sixty years. Every year publishers put forward books for The Daggers, but until now the full list of titles submitted has not been revealed. The CWA h...


William Ryan at Chiswick Book Festival

William Ryan, author of the acclaimed Inspector Korolev series set in Russia in the 1930s and of the forthcoming The Constant Soldier, is a featured author at the Chiswick Book Festival. Savage Continent: Fiction and the Fall of Nazi Germany Toge...


CrimeFest Returns

After lying fallow for two years, CrimeFest in Bristol is back! Nearly 150 authors, appearing on 44 panels, will be gathering with crime readers at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, 12 – 15 May 2022. As always, there is something for everyone. Fr...


Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival – Harrogate

The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back at Agatha Christie’s old haunt: the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate, Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 July. It promises to be one sizzler of a weekend. The 2022 Festival guarantees thrills, and perhap...


Lee Child – Landmark & Legacy

To celebrate the deposit of Lee Child's Archive at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and twenty-five years since the publication of the first Jack Reacher novel, we are hosting two landmark events to explore Child's legacy and the evolution of the ...


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