The Crime Writers’ Association

Roger A. Price Author Visit

Having served for over thirty years in the police where he was involved in both covert and overt roles, across the UK, Europe and beyond Roger retired as a detective inspector and started to write about the wrongs instead of trying to right them. His...


Crime #1 at Havering Literary Festival

Charlie Flowers was born in Eastern Europe sometime in the late Sixties and arrived with his family in Britain in 1975. After training as a journalist in London he had a varied career as reporter, roadie, truck driver and record label boss. In the la...


International Literary Properties (ILP) to sponsor the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2023

International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that invests in, acquires, and manages the intellectual property rights to books, plays and other literary works, has announced their sponsorship of the 2023 Crime Writers' Association John ...


British Library crime course

The British Library is hosting a crime course in June and July, with writer and broadcaster Barry Forshaw. Death in Foreign Climes: European Crime Fiction Tuesdays 28 June, 5 July and 12 July 2016 6-8pm http://www.bl.uk/events/death-in-foreign-clime...


Historical Dagger

Historical Dagger This award is for the best historical crime novel, first published in the UK in English during the judging period, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made. For novels that involve passages...


Historical Dagger

Historical Dagger This award is for the best historical crime novel, first published in the UK in English during the judging period, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made. For novels that involve passages...


CWA Presents: Walking Through a Crime Scene Part 3

Part 3 – 'Pathology Opened Up' with Dr Marie Cassidy   Learn with the Crime Experts 24 June 7.30pm Tickets: http://bit.ly/pathologyopenedup The minds behind February's Blending Fact and Fiction have put together a thrilling three-part series...


Skulduggery in Stowmarket – crime writing festival

Join us for live author interviews at Stowmarket Library with best-selling crime novelists including CWA Diamond Dagger winner Simon Brett, Tim Weaver, Laura Purcell, Rory Clements, and more. Stowmarket Library is a vibrant part of the community that...


An Evening with Sir Alec Jeffreys

An Evening with Sir Alec Jeffreys Join the Royal Society of Biology for an evening with Sir Alec Jeffreys on Monday 16th May 2016 at the Science Museum’s IMAX Theatre, London. The inventor of forensic DNA fingerprinting tells his story at this s...


Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony

This year's Daggers Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place on 4 July, 2024, at: Leonardo Royal Hotel London City 8-14 Cooper’s Row London EC3N 2BQ The event will include a three-course gourmet dinner, and all of the Daggers festivities. Th...


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