This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment, during the Judging Period. The term short story refers to a work of fiction no shorter than 1,000 and no longer than 15,000 words.
To see the titles that have been nominated for the Dagger so far in 2019/2020, please scroll down.
Ayo Onatade (Chair)When not working at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom she can be found doing interviews, writing (including giving conference papers) and reviewing on all things crime fiction related for a number of crime fiction websites including Shotsmag.co.uk and Crimespree Magazine. Ayo can also be found blogging at Shotsmag Confidential.
Sophie GoodfellowSophie is an Account Executive at ed public relations, a boutique publishing and lifestyle PR agency where she works to spread the word on books of all genres. An avid reader of crime, historical and literary fiction, she blogs at Back to the Books Blog, and can be found tweeting about her latest reads on @sophieglorita. Two little-known facts about her are that she speaks fluent French and fainted on a train while reading The Shining Girls.
Mike LinaneMike Linane is a publisher at Williams & Whiting Publishing and also an event organiser currently organising Bodies From The Library (a one-day conference about the Golden Age of Crime Writing) held annually at the British Library and has previously organised events such as Deal Noir and Morecambe & Vice.
| Collection Title | Author | Publisher |
| Invisible Blood | Maxim Jakubowski | Titan Books |
| Reap the Whirlwind & Other Stories | Mark Timlin | Crime & Mystery Club |
| Joan Smokes | Angela Meyer | Contraband |
A ‘Dummies Guide’ you won’t find in your local bookshop! The darkest thriller you’ll ever read, in which an amateur killer meticulously plans his first murder.
