See below for blogs about our prestigious competition, the Debut Dagger. There’ s more about the competition itself on the Debut Dagger page.
Check out our Crime Writing Tips page for hints and how-tos from authors and editors. And see Criminal Critiques for help with your own writing – critiques and editing.
Joffe Books, in conjunction with bestselling crime writer Dorothy Koomson and literary agent Susan Yearwood, is seeking to discover a new crime fiction writer to join our bestselling list. We are launching a new writing prize for unagented crime fict...
Shortlist Revealed Thursday 20 May 
Debut Dagger Longlists (NB change of time) and Crime Writer’s Week Announcement dates for Debut Dagger 2021 
Opening Windows, by John Kennedy 
Third time lucky with the Debut Dagger, by Anna Caig 
What if? by D B Carew 
Sapere Books is looking for debut crime fiction 
How Entering the Debut Dagger Led to Gold, by M W Craven – Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger 2019
Returning to writing – shortlisted Debut Dagger writer J. Huw Evans tells how life got in the way of writing