The Crime Writers’ Association

Escaping from Lockdown with JC Briggs

Much I have I travelled in the realms of gold … So wrote John Keats in his sonnet On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer, which book took him to ‘goodly states and kingdoms.’ Reading took him to far-flung places where he would never go, and im...


Crime Comes to Taunton

On Saturday, 27 April 2024, join authors, publishers, readers, and booksellers for a day of talks, panels, quizzes, and more at Brendon Books CIC in Taunton. Tickets are £12 for the day, or £3 per event. Learn more and book your tickets here....


Dagger Awards Gala Dinner

TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2016 GRANGE CITY HOTEL, LONDON EC3N 6.30pm for 7pm Speaker: James Runcie, author of The Grantchester Mysteries, as seen on TV CWA Diamond Dagger Awarded to 2016 recipient: Peter James The winners of the other nine Daggers includ...


Diamond Sponsorship Package

Diamond Sponsorship Package - Diamond DaggerSponsoring the Diamond Dagger provides the following benefits: 1. The sponsor’s name and logo appears on all official Daggers literature and communications, as well as relevant website promotions and so...


Skulduggery in Stowmarket Crime Festival

Join us this April for the 5th Skulduggery in Stowmarket Crime Festival. The festival features seven authors over the two days including William Shaw and Lesley Kara. Friday tickets are £7 each or £12 for two, including a glass of wine on a...


Kirkcudbright Book Week

Designed to showcase the developing literary scene in Kirkcudbright and the wider Dumfries and Galloway area, join us for the second Kirkcudbright Book Week. Book Week features appearances by professional authors as well as affording community wri...


Chiltern Kills

Join Nadine Matheson, Anna Mazzola, Greg Mosse, and a host of exciting authors and personalities for the Chiltern Kills crime writing festival on Saturday 5 October. All tickets benefit the Centrepoint Homeless Youth charity. Learn more and book your...


Introduction to Health for Authors: A Holistic Approach

Join fellow authors and educational writers for a wellbeing focused morning. Author and Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant Ignaty Dyakov will look at strategies to help you manage health issues and improve energy levels. Drawing on his recommendations ...


About the CWA

About the CWA The Crime Writers’ Association was founded in 1953 by John Creasey (pictured). Our overall aim is to support, promote and celebrate this most durable, adaptable and successful of genres. The CWA’s everyday aim is to support writers...


Private: How I Wrote 20 Mystery eBooks In 20 Months by C T Mitchell

How I Wrote 20 Mystery eBooks In 20 Months How I Wrote 20 Mystery eBooks In 20 Months October 17, 2017 / Writing / By CT Mitchell Have you ever wanted to write mystery eBooks but procrastinated for so long you never got started? You...


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