The Crime Writers’ Association

New Frontiers in Forensics, Crime and Security: Forensic Outreach Conference

Royal Institution, Oct 18 Open to everyone, this event by Forensic Outreach is one the CWA is pleased to promote to crime writers and readers alike. Meet pioneering forensic scientists and detectives – the real-life versions of the characters yo...


Submissions for CWA Daggers now open

Submissions are now open for the CWA Daggers. Nominations (publishers only) can be submitted via our dedicated site www.thedaggers.co.uk...


Crime Comes to Hastings

As part of the first (ever!) Hastings Literary Festival we’re looking into the world of crime fiction. Sophie Hannah, whose authorized re-imagined Agatha Christie tales sit neatly alongside her own crime novels, will be discussing the joys and chal...


CWA Daggers Announced

Chris Whitaker, Clare Mackintosh, Michael Robotham, Vaseem Khan and Peter May win 2021 CWA Daggers. The winners of the 2021 CWA Daggers, which honour the very best in the crime writing genre, have been announced. The prestigious Crime Write...


Suffolk Bookfest with Crime Writers

The full programme and details can be found at www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/bookfest but these events might be of most interest: Monday 24 October - How to write a thriller with Erin Kelly at Stradbroke Library Wednesday 26 October - James Runcie...


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...


Crime Writing at Swanwick this Summer

Swanwick Writers’ Summer School runs from 12-18 August is pleased to be running two crime-related courses this year. Kate Bendelow, a serving Crime Scene Investigator with over fifteen years’ experience, will be running a course covering forensic...


Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Ian Fleming said there was one essential criterion for a good thriller, ‘one simply has to turn the pages’. Eligible books in this category are thrillers set in any period and include, but are not limited to, spy fiction...


Granite Noir for the Heart of Darkness

Granite Noir is Aberdeen’s first book festival dedicated to crime fiction. 'Over three days we’ll explore the enduring appeal of stories that plunge us into the heart of darkness - where morality is ambiguous, motives complicated, and even heroes...


Bookshop of the Month – April 2022: Reading Matters


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