Shortlist Revealed Thursday 20 May
The Debut Dagger shortlist will be revealed at 9am on Thursday 20 May over on the CWA Daggers page under Debut. Good luck to all our longlisted entrants!
Interested in writing crime?
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.
Competitions
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 
What a Difference a Dagger Makes: Debut Dagger winner Bill Crotty tells of doors that have opened since the award