The Bully
Jeffery Deaver
Titan Books
CWA Short Story Dagger
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.
Shortlist
The New Lad
Paul Finch
Titan Books
The Washing
Christopher Fowler
Titan Books
#Me Too
Lauren Henderson
Titan Books
The Recipe
Louise Jensen
Titan Books
Easily Made
Syd Moore
Point Blank Press
The judges
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 Goodfellow
Sophie has been a publicist for almost 10 years, joining FMC Associates in 2017, where she promotes books of all genres, as well as festivals, prizes and cultural initiatives. An avid reader she can be found tweeting about her latest reads on @sophieglorita.
Mike Linane
Mike 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.
2020 Shortlist
| Story | Anthology | Author | Editor | Publisher |
| Easily Made | 12 Strange Days of Christmas | Syd Moore | Point Blank Press | |
| #Me Too | Invisible Blood | Lauren Henderson | Maxim Jakubowski | Titan Books |
| The Recipe | Exit Wounds | Louise Jensen | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
| The New Lad | Exit Wounds | Paul Finch | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
| The Bully | Exit Wounds | Jeffery Deaver | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
| The Washing | Invisible Blood | Christopher Fowler | Maxim Jakubowski | Titan Books |
2020 Longlist
| Story | Anthology | Author | Editor | Publisher |
| Easily Made | 12 Strange Days of Christmas | Syd Moore | Point Blank Press | |
| #Me Too | Invisible Blood | Lauren Henderson | Maxim Jakubowski | Titan Books |
| The Recipe | Exit Wounds | Louise Jensen | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
| Connecting the Dots | Invisible Blood | Jeffery Deaver | Maxim Jakubowski | Titan Books |
| The New Lad | Exit Wounds | Paul Finch | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
| Dead Weight | Exit Wounds | Fiona Cummins | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
| The Bully | Exit Wounds | Jeffery Deaver | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
| The Washing | Invisible Blood | Christopher Fowler | Maxim Jakubowski | Titan Books |
| Bryant and May and The Devil’s Triangle | Bryant and May: England’s Finest | Christopher Fowler | Doubleday | |
| Kittens | Exit Wounds | Dean Koontz | Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan | Titan Books |
Last Year's Winner
The Dummies’ Guide to Serial Killing
Danuta Reah
Fantastic Books
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.
