The Crime Writers’ Association

First Monday Crime Writing Special in London Feb 6

First Monday is a monthly crime fiction/thriller social night held in Central London. A mix between a social evening and a literary festival panel, First Mondays offer the crime fiction community – readers, writers and industry professionals – a ...


Capital Crime

Capital Crime, London’s first crime and thriller festival, is coming this September to Covent Garden. With over 30 CWA members appearing, such as Peter James, Antonia Hodgson, Ian Rankin, Dreda Say Mitchell, Mark Edwards, Will Dean and MW Craven, t...


Book Launch: Flames of Anarchy


On behalf of the late Seán Haldane – Book Launch with Music


CWA Diamond Dagger Winner 2015

The Crime Writer’s Association is delighted to announce that the recipient of this year’s prestigious Diamond Dagger is Catherine Aird. Following in the footsteps of luminaries such as Simon Brett, P.D James, Lee Child and Frederick Forsyth, Cath...


Cath Staincliffe at Wirral Bookfest

Cath Staincliffe talks about the real life sparks that inspire her books. Cath Staincliffe talks about the real life sparks that inspire her moving and engrossing books such as Letters to My Daughter’s Killer, Half the World Away and The Girl in t...


The secrets of successful Crime Writing with internationally acclaimed Crime Author

Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty crime novels set against the backdrop of the sea on the South Coast of England. Fourteen of these feature the popular rugged and flawed Portsmouth copper, Inspector Andy Horton. Her new 1950 set crime novel, DE...


Erin Kelly at Gliterary Lunch, London

If you want to treat your clients, friends or simply yourselves to a entertaining afternoon listening to two bestselling authors talk about what lies behind their latest books while you enjoy good food, wine and conversation, please come and join us ...


Chiswick Book Festival

Murder and Mayhem in Leafy Chiswick Saturday September 14th The Art of the Thriller Former soldier and diplomat Alan Judd and former BBC journalist Peter Hetherington discuss with Julian Worricker the art of writing gripping fiction. Crime and Suspen...


Mark Billingham’s Crime Fiction Masterclass

‘How to Write Crime Fiction’ Masterclass On Wednesday 5th April, on behalf of Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, popular crime writer Mark Billingham is giving an evening two-hour masterclass on How To Write Crime Fiction. What are the rules...


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