CWA New Anthology released
“The short story is alive and well in England, judging by this Crime Writers’ Association anthology assembled by Martin Edwards” – Publishers Weekly, 2nd June 2014 The latest CWA fiction anthology, Guilty Parties, published by...
New CWA Anthology Published 22 February
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has released a new collection of crime stories written by its members. Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards, invited CWA authors to submit short stories on the theme of music. An array of award-winnin...
Awards & competitions
Awards & Competitions The CWA hosts a number of awards and competitions. Many of these are for books nominated by publishers and selected by independent judging panels, while others are awards made by the CWA or other bodies, such as libraries. ...
Crime Fiction: Past, Present, and Future with Simon Brett
Part of the Open Centre and Online CI Public Talks collection In conversation with OU's Bill Alder, detective fiction author Simon Brett will discuss crime fiction's past, present and future. Please join us on Wednesday 17 April from 13:00-14...
The CWA Presents Crime Writers’ Clinics
The Crime Writers Association is proud to present Crime Writers' Clinics, a programme of online conversations with industry experts specially designed with CWA members in mind. These events are free for CWA members, and £10 per event fo...
Crime writing: How to write the science
Brian Price, author of "Crime writing: How to write the science” will be giving a talk on scientific errors in crime fiction, and how to avoid them, at the University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol on October 17th at 17:00. The...
CWA Strengthens Connections between Crime Writers and Literary Festivals with Appointment of Festival Liaison Officers
The Crime Writers’ Association has announced that it has created the role of Festival Liaison Officer. Isabelle Grey and William Shaw will share the role, which is intended to strengthen connections between fellow crime writers and literary and art...
CWA Brings Writers, Venues and Book Groups Together in National Crime Reading Month in May
May will be a time for murder and mayhem as National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) makes a welcome return – and the organisers are urging writers and venues to become involved. NCRM, which has run for a number of years, is a unique literary festival t...
CWA Dagger Awards Winners Announced
The Crime Writers’ Association have presented their final 2015 CWA Dagger Awards to authors Smith Henderson, Karin Slaughter and Michael Robotham. At the CWA Dagger Awards reception, which took place at Malmaison, London on Tuesday evening, the...
CWA’s Margery Allingham Short Story Competition to Continue
The Margery Allingham Society has agreed with the Crime Writers’ Association that the popular short mystery competition will run for at least another five years, until 2024. The Society, set up to honour and promote the writings of the great Golden...
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