Look what's coming in May from our CWA authors!
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This week we’re revealing who's reading at the National Crime Reading Month launch on 30th May in collaboration with @CriminallyGoodBooksYork. Today it's authors Antony Johnston and Diane Saxon! Tickets at link in our bio. #PickUpAPageTurner #Go_All_In_2026 #NCRM #NationalCrimeReadingMonth #TheCWA
This week, we’re revealing who's reading at the National Crime Reading Month launch on 30th May in collaboration with @CriminallyGoodBooksYork. Today it's authors Gemma Denham and Chris Lloyd! Tickets at link in our bio. #PickUpAPageTurner #Go_All_In_2026 #NCRM #NationalCrimeReadingMonth #TheCWA
This week, we’re revealing who's reading at the National Crime Reading Month launch on 30th May in collaboration with @CriminallyGoodBooksYork. Today it's authors Gay Marris and Tom Mead! Tickets at link in our bio.
#PickUpAPageTurner #Go_All_In_2026 #NCRM #NationalCrimeReadingMonth #TheCWA
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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Want to shop the Daggers longlist? We've made it oh-so easy for you...
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Let us know what you pick!
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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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Announcing the longlists for the 2026 Daggers! Watch this space for the longlists for each of the 2026 Daggers!
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Photo of presentation on forensic linguistics.
Photo of presentation on Ipswich murders.
Photo of picture of evidence room.
Great day at the Crime Writers Association symposium learning about forensics and publishing! I’m ready to commit fictional murders. ; #thecwa
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Bill Kitson buff.ly/gAx0ayB with ‘Network of Evil’! #mystery #newbook #crimefiction #crimewriter #thecwa
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to NR Daws buff.ly/HUKpuUw with ‘Murder at the Palace’! #mystery #newbook #crimefiction #crimewriter #thecwa
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Diane Saxon buff.ly/c6hYWRJ with ‘Cuckoo in the Nest’! #mystery #newbook #crimefiction #crimewriter #thecwa
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Jared Cade buff.ly/XyHEL2K with ‘Deadly Fortune’! #mystery #newbook #crimefiction #crimewriter #thecwa
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Kate Ellis buff.ly/eQ3xG2f with ‘Deadly Remains’! #mystery #newbook #crimefiction #crimewriter #thecwa
📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Gaynor Torrance buff.ly/HIU3XU9 with ‘Death of a Ghostwriter’! #mystery #newbook #crimefiction #crimewriter #thecwa
Today, 30 June, at 2.00pm, meet author Sam Frances at Durham Clayport Library! buff.ly/BuqkKPF #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, 30 June at 2.00pm, it's an afternoon with author Sandra Hempel at Esher Library! Tickets here: buff.ly/anB8DFq #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, 29 June, at 1.00pm, at Central Library (Coventry) Smithford Way, Coventry CV1 1FY, it's Alex Stone in conversation with Paul Gitsham! buff.ly/YqTSlPb #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, 29 June, at 11.30am, it's 'Bodies in the Library' at Warrington Central Library, Museum Street Warrington WA1 1HU! Try your hand at murder...on the page! buff.ly/OB11zS7 #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, 29 June, at 2pm it's 'The Big Read II' at Bread and Roses Theatre in London! 10 crime writers read excerpts from their work, live and unfiltered! Book here: buff.ly/CQPgZNJ #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
On 30 June at 2.00pm, it's an afternoon with author Sandra Hempel at Esher Library! Tickets here: buff.ly/anB8DFq #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
On 30 June at 2.00pm, meet author Sam Frances at Durham Clayport Library! buff.ly/BuqkKPF #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, 28 June, starting at 12.00pm, it's the Liverpool Book Bonanza! buff.ly/rSVkqLh #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, Saturday, 28 June at 11.00 am, meet author Sam Frances at Chester-le-street library! buff.ly/swh3auV #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, Saturday, 28 June, at 11.00am, meet author Alex Stone at The Core Library Homer Road, Solihull, B91 3RG! buff.ly/Okr4yON #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Today, 28 June at 10.30am, come meet author Zoe Sharp at Stapleford Library and Learning Centre, 25 Church Street, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8GA! buff.ly/EbAIP71 #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
On Sunday, 29 June, at 11.30am, it's 'Bodies in the Library' at Warrington Central Library, Museum Street Warrington WA1 1HU! Try your hand at murder...on the page! buff.ly/OB11zS7 #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
On 29 June at 1.00pm, at Central Library (Coventry) Smithford Way, Coventry CV1 1FY, it's Alex Stone in conversation with Paul Gitsham! buff.ly/YqTSlPb #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
Tomorrow, 28 June, starting at 12.00pm, it's the Liverpool Book Bonanza! buff.ly/rSVkqLh #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency