The Crime Writers’ Association

Crime at the Castle – 24th February 2018

A fabulous all-day event at Glamis Castle near Dundee, with a full programme of author speakers, writing sessions held over four time slots. You choose who you want to listen to and when. As the castle won’t yet have opened for the season, many of...


Private: What a Difference a Dagger Makes: Debut Dagger winner Bill Crotty tells of doors that have opened since the award

I had never won anything in my life.  Absolutely nothing.  Lucky dips were never lucky; not a single raffle ever ended with my ticket being called.  School sports day was a wasteland.  No kind of race did I ever win: sack, three-l...


Take Three Crime Writers: Julie Wassmer, William Shaw and Lisa Cutts

Wassmer, an Eastenders writer for 20 years, now has a huge following with her crime series. In MurderFest, Pearl Nolan investigates the murder of a famous author at an Arts Festival. Val Mc Dermid says of Shaw’s atmospheric Kent mysteries ‘if yo...


CWA Daggers – Shortlists Announced

The Crime Writers’ Association announced the shortlists for this year’s Dagger awards for crime writing at an at an evening drinks reception held at Waterstones Piccadilly on Wednesday 26 July. The CWA Daggers, which are the probably the awards c...


Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2015

Shortlisted


Christopher Fowler

The Negotiation


Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Sarah Linley

The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. The Beach is my debut novel. It is a psychological suspense set in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Yorkshire Dales. I like to travel and the places I have visited provide ...


WHSmith Cardiff: Thorne Moore and Judith Barrow

Another Saturday in May, another pair of Crime Cymru authors ready to meet and greet and sign their books at WHSmiths in Cardiff. Today it’s Domestic Noir day, with Thorne Moore, author of psychological mysteries including A Time For Silence and J...


Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition 2018

Winner


Russell Day

The value of vermin control


Crime Writers in Residence – at home with Dougie Brimson

The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. My name is Dougie Brimson and I’m a former serviceman who fell into writing largely by accident. As a full time author and screenwriter, I’ve produced all kinds of books a...


Crime Writers in Residence – at home with JG Harlond

The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. After many years living and working in different parts of Europe I am now settled in a rural Andalucía with my Spanish husband. Ten years ago I gave up a safe and successful ...


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