The Crime Writers’ Association (the CWA) promotes the crime genre and supports professional writers. It runs the prestigious Dagger Awards, which celebrate the best in crime writing.
There are various different Dagger awards presented each year:
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Gold Dagger for crime fiction in its broadest definition
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John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for first novels
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Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for thrillers
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International Dagger for translated works
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Ellis Peters Award for historical mysteries
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Gold Dagger for non-fiction
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Dagger in the Library which is chosen by library readers
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Short Story Dagger for the best in short fiction
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Cartier Diamond Dagger for sustained excellent in crime writing, and for having made a significant contribution to crime fiction
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Debut Dagger for the winner of an unpublished crime novel competition
2010 Dagger Winners:
Gold Dagger
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Blacklands Belinda Bauer |
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
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A Loyal Spy Simon Conway |
Joh Creasey (New Blood) Dagger
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Acts of Violence Ryan David Jahn |
International Dagger
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The Darkest Room Johan Theorin |
Dagger in the Library
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Ariana Franklin for her work as a whole. Her most recent novel is A Murderous Procession |
Non-Fiction Dagger
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Aftermath: The Omagh Bombing and the Families’ Pursuit of Justice Ruth Dudley Edwards |
Short Story Dagger
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Can You Help Me Out Here by Robert Ferrigno – featured in:
Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can’t Put Down (MIRA)
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Debut Dagger
Patrick Eden for the opening chapter of his story A Place of Dying
Cartier Diamond Dagger
Lindsey Davis