You're invited! #GoAllIn and join the CWA and @CriminallyGoodBooksYork for the
official National Crime Reading Month launch.
It's Saturday 30th May at the Parish Church of All Saints in York… will we see you there?
#PickUpAPageTurner #Go_All_In_2026 #NCRM #NationalCrimeReadingMonth
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THE CWA EMERGING AUTHOR DAGGER Nida Broughton with Murder on the Moon Emma Byrne with Murder on the IPD Cariad Rob Cookson with Ill Met by Murder Sophia Georghiou with The Man Who Fit the Case Chris Gill with The Desolate City Kate Koester with Just A Simple Wedding Joyanna Lovelock with Cordelia’s Chocolate Fix Rebecca McFarland with The Madam of Morningside Lorna Mathew with The Fixer Michael Nikitin with Blind Side of the Sun Jude Simms with Dead in the Water Melissa Smith with The Pattern of Absence
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The 2026 CWA Emerging Author Dagger! ⚔️📚 (the earlier post contained an error)
The shortlistwill be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
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Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The KAA Gold Dagger ⚔️📚 (The earlier graphic contained an error)
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
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THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE ILP JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER The Malt Whiskey Murders by Natalie Jayne Clark Etiquette for Lovers and Killers by Anna Fitzgerald Healy The Peak by Sam Guthrie The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs The Lost Detective by Elspeth Latimer The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey The Vanishing Place by Zoë Rankin Coram House by Bailey Seybolt A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan Holy City by Henry Wise
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE KAA GOLD DAGGER Carnival of Lies by DV Bishop Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie by James Lee Burke King of Ashes by SA Cosby The Death of Us by Abigail Dean Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson Quantum Of Menace by Vaseem Khan The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon The Rush by Beth Lewis A Voice In The Night by Simon Mason The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson Hotel Ukraine by Martin Cruz Smith A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The KAA Gold Dagger ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark King of Ashes by SA Cosby The Big Empty by Robert Crais The Death of Us by Abigail Dean The Chemist by AA Dhand A Dead Draw by Robert Dugoni A Sting in her Tale by Mark Ezra Burying Jericho by William Hussey Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W Ihli The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The Ian Fleming Steel Dagger ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE CWA TWISTED DAGGER What Happens in the Dark by Kia Abdullah Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke Some of Us are Liars by Fiona Cummins The House of Water by Fflur Dafydd The Death of Us by Abigail Dean Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney Scenes From A Tragedy by Carole Hailey Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell The Bodies by Sam Lloyd The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough 59 Minutes by Holly Seddon
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The CWA Twisted Dagger ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE HISTORICAL DAGGER SPONSORED IN HONOUR OF DR MARILYN LIVINGSTONE A Granite Silence by Nina Allan Spoiler's Prey by Robin Blake Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon The Rush by Beth Lewis Barvick Falls by Rob McInroy The Devil's Draper by Donna Moore Gunner by Alan Parks Cairo Gambit by SW Perry The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The 2026 Historical Dagger sponsored in Honour of Dr Marilyn Livingstone ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE CWA WHODUNNIT DAGGER The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by SJ Bennett Etiquette for Lovers & Killers by Anna Fitzgerald Healy Little Secrets by Victoria Goldman A Queer Case by Robert Holtom The Margaret Code by Richard Hooton A Cinnamon Falls Mystery by RL Killmore Other People's Houses by Clare Mackintosh Not Another Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton A Trial in Three Acts by Guy Morpuss A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant Bad Influence by CJ Wray
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The CWA Whodunnit Dagger ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE DAGGER FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION SPONSORED IN HONOUR OF DOLORES JAKUBOWSKI Home Before Dark by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse, Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson, The Lake by Jørn Lier Horst Seesaw Monster by Kotaro Isaka, Red Water by Jurica Pavičić The Grave in the Ice by Satu Rämö Big Bad Wool by Leonie Swann The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen Strange Pictures by Uketsu
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The 2026 Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation sponsored in Honour of Dolores Jakubowski ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION Jake Adelstein Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee David Collins Gordon Corera John Curran Charlie English Caroline Fraser Thomas Harding Paul Henderson and David Gardner Neil Root Susannah Stapleton Shaun Walker
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The 2026 ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE CWA DAGGER FOR THE BEST CRIME & MYSTERY PUBLISHER Allison & Busby Baskerville Bitter Lemon Press Constable Faber & Faber Harvill Vintage Muswell Press No Exit Press Pan Macmillan Polygon Simon & Schuster Viper
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted publishers for The 2026 CWA Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER Arlene by William Boyle Split Your Silver Tongue by SA Cosby Chest by Ragnar Jónasson The Karpman Drama Triangle by Denise Mina Full Circle by Abir Mukherjee The Apple Falls Not Far by Ambrose Parry Once Upon a Time in New Jersey by Zoë Sharp and John Lawton Strangers on a School Bus by Peter Swanson Waiting by Michael Wood
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The 2026 CWA Short Story Dagger! ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE CWA EMERGING AUTHOR DAGGER Nida Broughton Emma Byrne Rob Cookson Sophie Georghiou Chris Gill Kate Koester Joyanna Lovelock Rebecca McFarland Lorna Mathew Michael Nikitin Jude Simms Melissa Smith
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The 2026 CWA Emerging Author Dagger! ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 2026 LONGLIST THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY Ben Aaronovich Damien Boyd Reverend Richard Coles Rhys Dylan Paula Hawkins JD Kirk Clare Mackintosh Freida McFadden Abir Mukherjee Tim Sullivan Robort Thorogood
Please join us in congratulating all the longlisted authors for The 2026 CWA Dagger in the Library! ⚔️📚
Keep your eyes peeled for the shortlist, which will be announced on 28th May! 🗓️
Launch event May 30th Doors open 6pm Starts 6.30pm Parish Church of All Saints, Pavement High Ousegate, York YO1 8RZ You're invited!
You're invited! 🍾
Join the CWA and Criminally Good Books for the official #NationalCrimeReadingMonth launch 📚🔪🩸
🎟️ Grab your ticket here 🎟️
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Ahh amazing, well done 🍾
Can't wait for this!
Can't wait for this!
Congratulations, everyone! 👏🏼
Congratulations, everyone! 👏🏼
Genius 👌🏼
This idea is incredible!
The CWA's Read of the Month for April is 'I think We Should Kill Other People' by LM Chilton! Read more at: buff.ly/P4pzwcB
Marketing your own book but don't know where to start? 🤷🏻♀️
Whether you're self published, with a small indie press or one of the big 5, I'd love to know if my book marketing article is helpful📚
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Plot twist: I currently have 5 different jobs (author, copywriter, content creator, administrative secretary for @thecwa.bsky.social and a cleaner.). If you want to find out how I fit it all in, check out my latest article in @mslexia.bsky.social, the UK's bestselling magazine for women who write.
A real conversation this evening.
3 y/o: "Will you love me forever?"
Me: "Of course I will!"
3 y/o: "But will you love me when you're dying?"
Me: "..."
Me: "Of course! Now let's put your PJs on--"
3 y/o, smiling: "I wanna watch you die."
Me: "..."
Yeah, no there are no words.
#ParentsOnBluesky
