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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Twisted & Whodunnit Daggers added to CWA Awards


Two new Dagger Categories
have been added to the Crime Writers’ Association’s (CWA) awards for crime, mystery and thriller writers. Entries for the new categories will open in early 2024.

The Twisted Dagger award is aimed at psychological thrillers set in any period, as well as suspense thrillers and domestic noir. According to the prize organisers, the prize will celebrate "dark and twisty tales that often feature unreliable narrators, disturbed emotions, a healthy dose of moral ambiguity, and a sting in the tail".

Meanwhile, the Whodunnit Dagger covers cosy crime, including the "modern cosy", traditional crime, and "Golden Age mysteries". The entries in this category will focus on the "intellectual challenge at the heart of a good mystery, and revolve around often quirky characters".

2 comments:

  1. Yay!! As a cozy writer, I’m very happy about these new categories.

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  2. Kathy Levernier-goldinNovember 4, 2023 at 4:49 AM

    CONGRATULATIONS forCozy crime Writers
    🎉 📚CONGRATULATIONS to each of you💗
    Cozy Books deserve way more Awards 🎉🎶

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