Meeting and networking
Meeting and networking The CWA’s members are professional authors, agents, editors, reviewers, bloggers and booksellers working in the crime genre. Bringing them together, whether for business or pleasure, is a key benefit of membership. Ninety pe...
Dagger in the Library 2017 Winner Announced
The winner of the CWA 2017 Dagger in the Library has been revealed: Mari Hannah. Mari said: ‘Membership of the Crime Writers’ Association links me to those who write and read crime fiction, essential for any author working in the genre. To re...
Crime Lunch with Cath Staincliffe, Liz Mistry & Linda Green
Join us for our Crime Lunch with Cath Staincliffe, Liz Mistry & Linda Green. Event Details Date: Saturday 17th March 2018 Time: 12.30pm - 2pm Venue: Huddersfield Literature Festival, at the Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield...
The Future of Agenting with Simon Trewin
Join us for the 2024 CWA Crime Writers’ Clinics! This event is free for CWA members and £15 for non-members. Thinking of joining? You can apply here. Oct 15th 7.00pm (BST) The Future of Agenting: Simon Trewin https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/t...
CWA Christmas Party
It’s beginning to look a lot like… The supermarket shelves are full of mince pies, the lights on Oxford Street are twinkling and various celebrities are heading to the Australian jungle. This can only mean one thing. It’s time to book your t...
Perfect Crime One-Day Festival, Liverpool
Liverpool's First Ever Crime Fiction Day Perfect Crime UK is LIVE and IN PERSON this November, and have we got a lineup for you! Ann Cleeves, creator of Vera and Shetland, will be appearing in two sessions at this all-day event for crime fans in L...
CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers – SHORTLISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED 25 JULY
STOP PRESS: CWA Dagger Shortlists to be announced at a 6.30pm reception at Daunt’s bookshop, Cheapside, London EC2V 6AX on 25 July. Book your place: admin@thecwa.co.uk. Free entry. The Crime Writers Association announced the much anticipated lo...
CWA & Society of Authors Events for Writers at Harrogate
Are you a writer? On Saturday 21 July the Society of Authors is running a full day of crime-writing events at the Majestic, Harrogate and if you’d like to attend, tickets including lunch and refreshments throughout the day are £75. (Note: discount...
Byte the Book: How Can We Sell More Books Through Non-Traditional Retail Channels?
Date: Monday 14th November 2016 Time: 18:30 to 21:00 Location: The Groucho Club, London Not specifically aimed at crime writers, but interetsing for writers in general. Byte the Book asks: as sales channels for books become increasingly polarised,...
Morecambe & Vice Crime Writing Festival
Authors Peter Robinson, Frances Brody, Elly Griffiths, Sarah Hilary, Mari Hannah and many more participate in a fabulous selection of events at Morecambe’s iconic Winter Gardens over the last weekend of September. Beginning with a Murder Mystery at...
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