📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Lea O'Harra buff.ly/zPLApo0 with ‘Falling Leaves’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Daniel Sellers buff.ly/DqG94cd with ‘The Devil's Smile’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Bernard O'Keeffe buff.ly/WzTcitG with ‘The Carousel of Time’!

Congratulations to CWA member and 2005 Debut Dagger winner Ruth Dugdall on her sweet 6-book deal with HQ! Read all about it here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/hq-ac...

Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here: buff.ly/K5zd9jA

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Samantha Lee Howe buff.ly/Xiomfbv with ‘A Thorn in the Rose’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Rachel Amphlett buff.ly/dzBmYru with ‘What Evil Hides’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Barry N Rainsford buff.ly/VXhKlaY with ‘Broken Wings’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Sheryl Browne buff.ly/j8wMbU1 with ‘The Wife Before’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Tina Hodgkinson buff.ly/KkXZHNO with ‘Agatha Christie's London’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Wendy Church buff.ly/tPrhhEE with ‘Rough Cut’!

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to CJ Carver buff.ly/8s0rpTq with ‘Never Say A Word’!

Short Story Writers, the Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition deadline is less than a month away! (27 Feb) Enter today for a chance at a £500 cash prize and a year's membership in the CWA! buff.ly/9D3DF0w

Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here:

The CWA's February Read of the Month is 'Agatha Christie's London' by Tina Hodgkinson! Read more about it at: buff.ly/Ei6M5Li

Congratulations to the CWA's Featured Author for February, Emily Critchley! Emily writes award-winning historical fiction for adults and young adults. Read more here: buff.ly/Ei6M5Li

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Jonathan Stanyer with ‘Scrutiny of the Saints’!

Congratulations to Mark Billingham, winner of the 2026 Diamond Dagger! The Diamond Dagger is a lifetime achievement award, celebrating a career of consistent excellence and contribution to the genre.

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Kate Ellis buff.ly/bhr7uoE with ‘Killing in the Shadows’!

Are you full of passion for crime fiction, with a deep knowledge of the genre? Are you a prolific reader? If so, you'll be excited to hear that we’re on the lookout for crime fiction enthusiasts to join our 2026/2027 Daggers’ Judging Panel. Interested? Email [email protected] for details.

Are you full of passion for crime fiction, with a deep knowledge of the genre? Are you a prolific reader? If so, you'll be excited to hear that we’re on the lookout for crime fiction enthusiasts to join our 2026/2027 Daggers’ Judging Panel. Contact [email protected] for details.

Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here: buff.ly/K5zd9jA

Tonight!!!! From 6.30-8.00pm, join TM Payne and Carolyn Corcoran at Neston Library for a night of crime! Tickets here: buff.ly/4nYauxB

From today, the Crime Writers Association will no longer be posting on X. The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.

Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here: buff.ly/K5zd9jA

Tonight!!!!t The Ted Lewis Centre is proud to present "Get Carter Theme Revisited," an event that brings together the worlds of film, literature, and music in one unforgettable evening. Book your tickets at: buff.ly/hE6dvhH

Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here: buff.ly/K5zd9jA

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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Susan Parry buff.ly/XYVOYfa with ‘Wall of Lies’!

Tonight!!!! Join author Daniella Barnett at the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City! Details here: buff.ly/jKcDd3g

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to KB Jackson buff.ly/N6lj82P with ‘The Sasquatch of Hurricane Ridge’!

Tonight! David Tuch discusses his nonfiction espionage thriller, 'The Wireless Operator'! (Massachusetts, USA). Purchase tickets at: buff.ly/MdRW7wG

On 16 January, the Ted Lewis Centre is proud to present "Get Carter Theme Revisited," an event that brings together the worlds of film, literature, and music in one unforgettable evening. Book your tickets at: buff.ly/hE6dvhH

On 13 January, join author Daniella Bernett at the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City! Details here:

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Kelli Stanley buff.ly/xwoka5M with ‘The Reckoning’!

On 12 January, David Tuch discusses his nonfiction espionage thriller, 'The Wireless Operator' (Massachusetts, USA). Book your tickets at: buff.ly/MdRW7wG

The CWA Read of the Month for January is 'The Reckoning' by Kelli Stanley! Read all about it here: buff.ly/as2r3XB

Congratulations to Susan Parry, the CWA's Featured Author for January! Susan is a professor of Chemistry, and writes two police procedural series utilising her forensic expertise. Read more at: buff.ly/Vygc1MW

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Paul Elgood buff.ly/Lkp7Qk7 with ‘The Puzzling Cases of Sherlock Holmes’!

Is your New Year's Resolution to finish that book? Join the CWA Criminal Contenders, and receive newsletters, tips, competitions notices, and all sorts of useful things. Plus, it's free! Join here: buff.ly/GyfeTur

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Cathy Ace buff.ly/rriLfeC with ‘The Case of the Devious Daughter’!

'Down in the Attic' is a gripping psychological thriller from debut novelist Daryl Nilbett, taking readers on a tale filled with chilling twists, dark secrets and unforgettable characters as DI Krystal Roark investigates a disturbing case of abduction and buried evil. Buy here: buff.ly/WWwTiVx?

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Cathy Pickens buff.ly/pzAZ5JI with ‘True Crime Stories of the South’!

Aspiring authors, join the Criminal Contenders, the CWA's group just for you. Receive writing tips, competitions notices, and all sorts of helpful information. Plus, it's free! Join here: buff.ly/GyfeTur

The Diamond Dagger has a new sponsor. Thank you very much to Karen Baugh Menuhin for sponsoring our prestigious lifetime achievement award. You can read more about the Diamond Dagger and its new sponsor here: buff.ly/dR4jPvK

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Nadija Mujagic buff.ly/P1Ys2fv with ‘The Final Stream’!

Happy Release Day to Paolo Sedazzari with 'Slaughter on Thames!'

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Sarah Yarwood-Lovett buff.ly/s478Nkz with ‘An Ambush of Tigers’!

Tonight!!!!!! On 9 December at 7.00pm, join former police detective and popular crime novelist Graham Bartlett for 'Write Your Detectives Right'! This online workshop is free for CWA members and £15 for non-members. Purchase your tickets at: buff.ly/fq3Gasb.

C T Sullivan’s 'Fractured Web', set in an elite school, explores the themes of revenge, obsession and the lingering impact of childhood trauma. Teacher, Wendy Jacks, navigates life with a twisted sense of justice. Her path of manipulation and deceit leads to devastating consequences. buff.ly/t4whEjc