A fond farewell to M C Beaton, by Barry Forshaw
Barry Forshaw, author of Crime Fiction: A Reader’s Guide, on MC Beaton (aka Marion Chesney), the creator of Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth, who has died at 83. Although many crime novels fit more or less comfortably into a clearly defined categor...
Ann Cleeves to receive CWA Diamond Dagger
Ann Cleeves to receive CWA Diamond Dagger The Crime Writers’ Association is delighted to announce that Ann Cleeves is to receive the CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. The Dagger award recognises authors whose crime wr...
Dagger in the Library 2017 Longlist Announced
The longlist of the CWA 2017 Dagger in the Library was officially announced on the evening of February 6th at the First Monday crime writing meeting in London. The Dagger in the Library is a prize for a body of work by a crime writer that users of li...
Afternoon Tea with… Vaseem Khan
Grab a cuppa and a join us for a 45-minute online video session with Vaseem Khan who will share his creative routine, a mini tour of his creative work space, insights into what he’s currently working on, and how he is adapting to working online. V...
Two Vice Chairs for the CWA
In a move away from tradition, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has appointed not one but two Vice Chairs for the year 2017-2018. This follows Martin Edwards’ assumption of the role of Chair after serving as Vice Chair since 2015. The two new...
Debut Dagger 2022
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The Dieppe Letters
Writers in Residence – at home with Rachel Sargeant
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. I’m a full-time author, living in Gloucestershire. Brought up in Lincolnshire, I have also lived in London, Shropshire, Germany and Wales and like to feature places I know i...
COVID, Corruption and Crony Capitalism with Vicky Pryce, Dr Emily Barritt and Julie Anderson
Outraged at the accusation that the government gave out £17b in contracts to their friends, with 50% of the contracts still undeclared? Confused about the legality of it? Worried about its economic impact? Join our host Claret Press publisher Katie...
Local Blood: A Panel Discussion with local authors Michelle Birkby, Emma Curtis and Jess Kidd
Three local authors from Richmond upon Thames team up to talk about their latest novels and the process of writing. Birkby, Curtis and Kidd have each mined the dark seams of mystery and suspense and written tales that strike chords of unease amongst ...
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