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The CWA welcomes writers of crime fiction and nonfiction. Check us out at www.thecwa.co.uk.

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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Miranda Rijks buff.ly/i6kJAYq with ‘Don't Answer The Phone’!

08.03.2026 08:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Danny Dagan buff.ly/kbNJBs7 with ‘The Commune’!

06.03.2026 12:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Murray Bailey buff.ly/XT1pR7F with ‘The Mark of Eternity’!

06.03.2026 08:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Lucy Andrew buff.ly/yWw5DOH with ‘A Very Vexing Murder’!

05.03.2026 08:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here: buff.ly/K5zd9jA

02.03.2026 12:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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THE DARKEST SIN by D. V. Bishop is shown on a Kindle reader, lying against painted white boards, a fawn woollen item and a cut of juice next to it.

THE DARKEST SIN by D. V. Bishop is shown on a Kindle reader, lying against painted white boards, a fawn woollen item and a cut of juice next to it.

Just 99p on Kindle UK this month: my historical thriller THE DARKEST SIN which won @thecwa.bsky.social Historical Dagger: www.amazon.co.uk/Darkest-Sin-... @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social #bargain #KindleMonthlyDeal

01.03.2026 15:55 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Leslie Scase buff.ly/HUyNI0q with ‘Pagan Rite’!

01.03.2026 09:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE CWA's 🖋 Read of the Month 🖋 for March is 'Going, Going, Gone' by Nasheema Lennon! Read more about it here! buff.ly/m5Auips

01.03.2026 08:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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THE CWA's 🖋 Featured Author 🖋 for March is Simon Whaley! Simon writes the Marquess of Mortiforde Mysteries. Read all about it here: buff.ly/m5Auips

01.03.2026 08:00 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Huge congratulations, Jane!

27.02.2026 22:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Neil Root buff.ly/vSxTByZ with ‘Slumlord’!

26.02.2026 12:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Jane Hamilton buff.ly/eJRRou7 with ‘Hunting Shadows’!

26.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Lynne Marie Taylor buff.ly/p7HPPK6 with ‘Death on the Island’!

25.02.2026 13:28 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Authors and aspiring authors! It's not too late to enter the Margery Allingham Short Mystery contest or the Emerging Author Dagger, but the closing date is approaching fast: 27 February at 6.00pm. So get those entries in! More details at our website: thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-c...

25.02.2026 13:20 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Carolyn Arnold buff.ly/psnFDy0 with ‘Dead Woman Walking’!

25.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thinking about joining the CWA, but the membership cost is making you think twice? Bursaries are available to cover the cost of your first year of membership. The process is easy and confidential. Learn more here: thecwa.co.uk/member-benefits/bursaries/

24.02.2026 14:46 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Careless Talk by Toni Viola - The Crime Writers’ Association The endless rain returned the moment he walked out of Wormwood Scrubs. As he exited the gate, he looked up at the leaden skies. Over the past week, it was either raging torrents or Luftwaffe bombs…

Check out the latest free short story from our CWA community, 'Careless Talk' by Toni Viola. Read this and more fantastic free stories right here.

thecwa.co.uk/short-storie...

24.02.2026 12:10 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Helena Dixon buff.ly/XiNchJ6 with ‘Murder at Sea’!

23.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Check out February's new releases from all of your favourite CWA authors!

20.02.2026 16:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Lea O'Harra buff.ly/zPLApo0 with ‘Falling Leaves’!

20.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Daniel Sellers buff.ly/DqG94cd with ‘The Devil's Smile’!

19.02.2026 12:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Bernard O'Keeffe buff.ly/WzTcitG with ‘The Carousel of Time’!

19.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to CWA member and 2005 Debut Dagger winner Ruth Dugdall on her sweet 6-book deal with HQ! Read all about it here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/hq-ac...

17.02.2026 12:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Attention unpublished writers from underrepresented groups! Want a chance at three generous cash prizes (£750-£2500)? Enter the Mo Siewcharran prize, hosted by Bookouture. Contest opens 2 February 2026 and closes on 2 May. More info here: buff.ly/K5zd9jA

16.02.2026 12:01 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Samantha Lee Howe buff.ly/Xiomfbv with ‘A Thorn in the Rose’!

12.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Rachel Amphlett buff.ly/dzBmYru with ‘What Evil Hides’!

09.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Barry N Rainsford buff.ly/VXhKlaY with ‘Broken Wings’!

06.02.2026 12:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Sheryl Browne buff.ly/j8wMbU1 with ‘The Wife Before’!

06.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0