Look what's coming in August from CWA authors! #BookLaunch #BookRelease #NewBooks #Mystery #Thriller #TheCWA #TheCrimeWritersAssociation

Did you know you can submit your own work to the Daggers? It doesn’t have to be submitted by your publisher! All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work. Subs are open & we’d love to see your work! buff.ly/EqNG4jO

Did you miss this year's Daggers? Catch up with Crime Time FM, @crimetimeuk the CWA's official podcast partner, on Podfollow, Apple, and Spotify! #CWADaggers #Daggers #CrimetimeFM

Missed our Reading and Writing Crime in Difficult Times webinar? Catch it on demand via buff.ly/Nym4XBe 🕵🏾🫆 With thanks to Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor, Heather Critchlow, Professor Jim Fraser and Linda Mather for a brilliant discussion 💬 #WritingCommunity

I loved this book so much! So well deserved @sarahpinborough.bsky.social 🥂

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And the Twisted Dagger 2026 WINNER is… SARAH PINBOROUGH, for ‘We Live Here Now’ (Orion) 🗡#CWADaggers

Details of all the winners and Daggers lists will be on our website soon at thecwa.co.uk. You can listen to the official podcasts at buff.ly/OuTUwYp, and watch a summary on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/2DDh2Dk 🗡#CWADaggers We’ll see you all back here next year for the 2027 🗡#CWADaggers 😉

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Nicholas Avery, with his story ‘St Peter Investigates’.

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The CWA Daggers will be awarded this Thursday! If you have a ticket, we’ll see you there; if not, keep an eye on this account and the 🗡 #CWADaggers hashtag, and we’ll post live updates. Did you miss the shortlists? Watch them now:

2026 CWA Daggers – Shortlists Announcement

The official shortlists for the 2026 CWA Daggers. Congratulations to all those selected! For a text version of the lists, visit our website: https://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers The 2026 Dagger winners…

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Interviews with five Daggers shortlisted author from our podcast partner, Crime time FM! shorturl.at/InN6i

Looking for interesting, unusual or unconventional tips for your crime writing? 🕵🏾🫆 Check out our article in Pen To Print, which is full of brilliant advice from some of the authors longlisted for the CWA Daggers 🔪🩸 buff.ly/MCof455

Catch Crime Time FM's @crimetimepodcast interview with 2026 Diamond Dagger winner Mark Billingham! #DiamondDagger #CWADaggers #CrimeTimeFM #MarkBillingham Apple bit.ly/4eG8cRx Podfollow pod.fo/e/437b7c spot bit.ly/4eFKdSw

Tickets for the 2026 Daggers Awards Dinner (2 July in London) are available now, but going fast. Ticket sales close on 6pm on Monday 15 June, so get yours while you can! buff.ly/piqnoHB #CWA #CrimeWritersAssociation #CWADaggers #Daggers

Heading to @CapitalCrime1? Don't miss our National Crime Reading Month panel on Saturday 20th June at 9.30am. Join @erinyoungauthor24, @lucavestewriter and @katymassey80 interviewed by @heatherjfitt 📚 🎟️ Not got your ticket yet? Head to capitalcrime.org today. #NCRM #CapitalCrime

We're thrilled to be partnering with The Reading Agency for #NationalCrimeReadingMonth! 🔪🩸 We're on a mission to get more people reading crime, from cosy mysteries to psych thrillers 🕵🏾🫆 Whether you're a die-hard fan or curious newcomer, #NCRM is the time to dive in. What's next on your TBR? 📚

It’s #NationalCrimeReadingMonth! Events are everywhere and TBR piles are teetering. Check out crimereading.com and join thousands of crime fiction fans across the country 🕵🏾🫆 Use our free branded Canva templates to showcase your events, crime books, and favourite crime reads for #NCRM 📚

NCRM Online Launch: Reading and Writing Crime in Difficult Times 7pm, Sunday 7th June 🔪🩸 Featuring authors Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor and Heather Critchlow and top forensic scientist Professor Jim Fraser 🕵🏾🫆 buff.ly/sRllKgS

Congratulations to Nicholas Avery, winner of the 2026 Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition! Read the winning story, 'St. Peter Investigates' and learn more about the contest at: buff.ly/ny0sUGJ #MargeryAllinghamShortMysteryCompetition #WritingCompetition #NicholasAvery #TheCWA

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 Emerging Author Dagger Sponsored by Fiction Feedback! ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/x03SOR2 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 CWA Dagger in the Library! ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/x03SOR2 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted publishers for the 2026 CWA Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 CWA Short Story Dagger! ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors and translators for the 2026 Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation sponsored in Honour of Dolores Jakubowski ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheDaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the 2026 Historical Dagger sponsored in Honour of Dr Marilyn Livingstone ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the CWA Whodunnit Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the CWA Twisted Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Please join us in congratulating all the shortlisted authors for the KAA Gold Dagger ⚔️📚 The winner will be announced at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Congratulations to Mark Billingham, the winner of the 2026 Diamond Dagger, Sponsored by Karen Baugh Menuhin 💎⚔️📚 Celebrate with us at the Daggers’ Dinner on 2nd July… get your ticket here: buff.ly/VSa31bZ 🎟️ #TheCWA #TheDaggers #CWADaggers #BookAwards #TheCWADaggers

Hosting an event for #NationalCrimeReadingMonth? We want to shout about it! Author talks, book clubs, writing workshops... maybe even murder mystery nights! 🔪🩸 Whatever you're planning, submit it through crimereading.com and we'll advertise it for FREE. Let's make #NCRM 2026 the biggest yet 🕵🏾🫆