Crime Traveller by William SuttonI used to envy modern linguists swanning off for their third year abroad. I studied Classics; I wished I could take a sabbatical in ancient Athens or Rome. Years later, when I ran away to Brazil, I ne...
Forgotten Book – Martin EdwardsThe CWA resident archivist Martin Edwards focuses on some of the great books you never knew in our feature – The Forgotten Book. Today he looks at “In Whose Dim Shadow” by J.J Connin...
Find an Event: HarrogateTaking place over four-days each July, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival presents an accessible, challenging and entertaining long-weekend of live literature events, engaging 13,000 p...
Focus on: Independent BookshopsLeigh Russell Shares her Thoughts on Indie Bookshops Is it coincidence, or inevitable in the current zeitgeist, that just before reading a request on the CRA website for “posts about independent...
Quentin Bates was our Featured Author for June. We hope you enjoyed his posts and join us in thanking him for his contributions. But we haven’t finished with the arm twisting just yet and before...
Where Do You Find Your Ideas? – Martin EdwardsOne of the questions writers are asked most often is: “Where do you find your ideas?” In fact, I gave this title to a short story I wrote years ago, about a not very successful novelist wh...
International Crime MonthFour independent UK publishers—Melville House UK, Europa Editions, No Exit Press, and Serpent’s Tail—have joined forces to launch an International Crime Month. International Crime Month is a month-lon...
Shamanism – Nina MiltonAt first, the shamanic workshop felt perfectly ordinary. Thirty of us assembled in the city of Bath on a sunny autumn day. We sat on floor cushions in a circle, chatting a bit nervously, waiting for o...
Slaughter in Southwold 2014: Southwold Library’s Crime Writing FestivalA fringe event for the first Southwold Arts Festival Slaughter in Southwold was a Friends of Southwold Library event in association with the Crime Writers Association. It took place on the weekend o...
Take My Breath Away is a novel of psychological suspense that means a great deal to me, and I’m delighted that at long last, it’s beginning a new life as an ebook, published by Allison...
Giveaway: CarinaTo celebrate National Crime Reading Month we have lined up a series of giveaways from some of your favourite authors. Today we are delighted to announce a giveaway bundle from Carina UK Three Steps B...
Giveaway: Threads of TreasonTo celebrate National Crime Reading Month we have lined up a series of giveaways from some of your favourite authors. Today we are delighted to announce a giveaway from Mary Bale. We are giving away o...
The curse of the TBR pile It’s an affliction, but not necessarily a bad one. There are others that are so much worse. They’re everywhere, sneaking into corners and taking up residence, lying qu...
Dangers of the void by Carol Anne DavisWhat do you do if you have too much time on your hands? If you’re outgoing you find new social outlets or take on voluntary work whilst, if shy, you might prefer to take up gardening, master a new st...
Area: Chester Day job: Full time writer An Appetite for Violets is by Martine Bailey. Here, we take a look at both writer and her forthcoming work. So, why should we r...
Giveaway: Thriller SchoolTo celebrate National Crime Reading Month we have lined up a series of giveaways from some of your favourite authors. Today we are delighted to announce a giveaway from the Thriller School Oxford. We...
Giveaway: The King of Crime WritersFiction maestro John Creasey (1908 – 1973) was and remains an enigma. He was one of the biggest selling and most prolific crime writers of the 20th century. Creasey wrote over 620 novels in both...
Giveaway: C L TaylorTo celebrate National Crime Reading Month we have lined up a series of giveaways from some of your favourite authors. Today we are delighted to announce a giveaway by C L Taylor. 5 signed copies of Th...
There are questions a writer will groan inwardly at hearing, while hopefully maintaining an outward smile, however glassy. Do you make any money from these books, then? That’s a good one. Then there a...
To celebrate National Crime Reading Month we have lined up a series of giveaways from some of your favourite authors. Today we are delighted to announce a giveaway by Dirk Robertson. 15 copies of his...
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The CRA Newsletter: September 2021
The CRA Newsletter: August 2021