Our Chapters
The CWA has members around the world. Our regional chapters help members to connect with other writers in the same geographical area. There are also international specialty chapters for nonfiction and neurodiverse authors. Our geographically-based...
Dagger in the Library voting
Dagger in the Library nominations Nominations for the 2024 Dagger in the Library are now closed. The Dagger in the Library is awarded to a UK crime writer every year. This year the names of nominated authors have been supplied by libraries and ...
Irish Book Week: 19-26 October
You don't have to be Irish, or live in Ireland, to celebrate the best of Irish literature. Simply participate in one or more of the daily themes and post about it using the tags #IrishBookWeek and #IrishBookaDay! For more information, please see the ...
An Evening with Lynda La Plante
At London Book Fair/ London Book & Screen Week this March, join Lynda la Plante, the queen of crime drama, for a gin cocktail as she discusses her illustrious career across page, stage and screen and offers a preview of her forthcoming book Burie...
The Killer Women Festival of Crime Writing & Drama
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Now in its fourth year, the capital’s only exclusively author-led festival will take place on Sunday 15 March 2020 - at Brown’s Courtrooms, Covent Garden, London. The 2020 festival will include appearances by, amongs...
Killer Women Weekend – Open to All!
Will you write the next crime bestseller? Learn the art & craft of crime fiction from bestselling authors including: Rachel Abbott, Mark Billingham, Erin Kelly, Mick Herron, Stuart MacBride, Sarah Pinborough, Cally Taylor. Pitch your idea to...
Wine and Crime Evening
Crime writers Susanna Beard and Jane Isaac, plus crime science writer Brian Price, will be talking at a Wine and Crime Event at Somerset Hall, Portishead, nr Bristol on Friday 13th March in aid of Brains for Dementia Research. Tickets are £10 which...
Darkside of Brighton
Join some of today's most exciting voices in crime fiction, including William Shaw, Vaseem Khan, Elly Griffiths, Leigh Russell, Graham Bartlett and more, for a deliciously dark weekend at the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton. Book your tickets at https:/...
How are Independent Publishers Shaking Up the Book Industry?
Byte the Book's last event of the year, sponsored by the Publishers Association, looks at the rise of independent publishers. Discussion: Independent publishers have been transforming the publishing industry in recent times, by winning prizes and se...
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