This season, 50 Cent tries his hand at fiction, big names including Walter Mosley and Karin Slaughter return with fresh cases to crack, and a new class of crime writers comes into its own with a diverse slate of sophomore novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Stirring speeches by Michael Connelly and Crime Writers of Color cofounder Kellye Garrett were a highlight of this year's Edgar Awards, where 'Notes on an Execution' by Danya Kukafka was named best novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers will award cash prizes again after more than a decade, with the rules also changing to allow authors to nominate their own books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-01 00:27:57 UTC ]
This year's Crime Writers' Association Awards has seen Chris Whitaker land the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, while Eva Björg Ægisdóttir has been awarded the New Blood Dagger for best novel by a first-time author. Michael Robotham, Vaseem Khan and Peter May also claimed titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-01 06:53:41 UTC ]
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has appointed author Elly Griffiths to the role of booksellers champion, as National Crime Reading Month begins across the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-06 06:52:44 UTC ]
Maxim Jakubowski has been appointed the new chair of the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-28 20:39:14 UTC ]
Times Book Prize finalists Rachel Howzell Hall, Ivy Pochoda, S.A. Crosby, Jennifer Hillier and Christopher Bollen talk about race, place and genre. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-09 14:25:05 UTC ]
Martina Cole has been awarded the highest honour in British crime writing, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger, almost 30 years after she was "dismissed by some as a one-book wonder”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-22 09:02:02 UTC ]
This year's Crime Writers' Association Awards sees Michael Robotham land the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, while Trevor Wood scoops the New Blood Dagger for best novel by a first time author. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 19:53:06 UTC ]
This year's Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Daggers awards multiple longlists have been announced, and feature Abir Mukherjee and Andrew Taylor appearing in two categories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-05 03:49:55 UTC ]
A group of crime writers have collaborated to produce a short story collection during the UK lockdown, with all proceeds to go to NHS Charities Together. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-16 04:47:00 UTC ]
A group of crime writers are publishing a digital short story anthology to help raise funds for charity Samaritans in the light of the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 05:15:57 UTC ]
Author Nikesh Shukla will join broadcaster Kirsty Wark to headline the inaugural Paisley Book Festival in February 2020, with contributions also coming from Emma Jane Unsworth and the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-26 15:25:12 UTC ]
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has created a new category for its Dagger awards, Best Crime and Mystery Publisher of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:36:57 UTC ]
Flame Tree Publishing has signed a deal with the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) to publish the latest anthology of stories by CWA members. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 13:07:23 UTC ]
The Crime Writers' Association will continue the Margery Allingham Short Story competition for at least another five years and has plans to rename next year's prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-11 11:04:19 UTC ]
Last December, Polis Books founder and publisher Jason Pinter announced that the press would add a new imprint devoted to crime writers with diverse voices, Agora Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
The longlists for this year’s CWA Dagger Awards have been revealed at CrimeFest in Bristol, featuring dozens of crime writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers will play at Glastonbury, in what lead singer Val McDermid described as “a bit like a fairy story”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Crime Writers’ Association has elected Victorian crime specialist Linda Stratmann as its new chair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]