In Memory of Helen Cadbury – by Marnie Riches
The world of crime fiction mourns one of its brightest and best this month. Those in the crime-writing community who were lucky enough to call Helen Cadbury a friend knew that she had secondary cancer. But we didn’t expect her to depart this world ...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Anne Coates
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. My work as a journalist and editor working on magazines and national newspapers as well as abridging books for Reader’s Digest has provided plenty of inspiration for my crime...
True Crime Tales: Serial Killers and Psychopaths
Renowned criminal psychologist, guest lecturer, radio host, podcaster, and blogger Linda Sage is talking true crime to the people of Yorkshire. Linda spent forty years working in England’s top category prisons with the UK’s most notorious crim...
2022 winning story
Locked In - Scott Hunter There’s something singularly evil about a crime carried out in secret, don’t you think? Especially if it is repeated on a regular basis. And especially if the victim is powerless to prevent it. Let me explain my cir...
Jacquie Rogers Reads at Colwall Arts Festival
Artists of all stripes, including writers, will be exhibiting and performing at the inaugural Colwall Arts Festival in Herefordshire, on the weekend of 7/8 August (11am-5pm). CWA member Jacquie Rogers will be selling her books and will giv...
Forensics workshop online: postponed till 9 October
Forensics workshop: postponed from 4 Sep to 9 October Want to know more about what happens at a real crime scene? Then join Graham Bartlett (former senior police officer) Kate Bendelow (working SOCO and author of The Real CSI: A handbook for crime...
CWA authors in ‘Mug Shot’ video interviews through June
A newly-launched initiative designed to showcase crime writers will feature in National Crime Reading Month in June with four authors talking about their craft and the publishing industry. Launched in January, Mug Shots is run by Tall Tales Mysterie...
The Detective’s Journey by Luke Deckard
Joseph Campbell’s seminal book The Hero With A Thousand Faces explores the uncanny similarities between the world’s myths and religions and what they mean in a real-world context. Campbell’s book is rich in psychology and insight in...
Debut Dagger Success Story by Fiona McPhillips
I had never written a novel before I entered the 2021 Debut Dagger. I was halfway through an MA in Creative Writing and too focused on the rhythm of my prose, the structure and shape of my short stories. A novel felt like a marathon when I’d only e...
Bookshop of the Month – November 2021: The Book Makers
Every month, as part of the new CWA Booksellers Champion initiative, we want to celebrate a bookshop because we believe bookshops don’t just sell our books – they bring our streets alive. This month, William Shaw talks about an unusual venture...
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