Events
National Crime Reading Month Run by the Crime Writers’ Association in partnership with national charity The Reading Agency, NCRM is a festival that takes place throughout June across the UK and Ireland, culminating in the prestigious CWA Daggers...
Our Ambassadors
Our Ambassadors National Crime Reading Month’s Ambassadors are spread across the UK and Ireland and are available for press and events. They also recommend their favourite reads over at our blog. All successful crime writers who are dedicated t...
Downloads
Downloads Are you organising an event? We have a selection of downloads to help you promote it and get the word out! Download the National Crime Reading Month logo, for your newsletter or website We’ve designed event announcement posters f...
Find writers for your event
Find writers for your event The Crime Writers’ Association has a hugely varied membership crossing all areas of the genre, from mystery and psychological thrillers to historical whodunits and YA. Below is a list of our members who are available fo...
Tips and ideas
Event planning ideas and tips Many of you will have organised successful events already, but for anyone who is new to them, or looking for ideas, we’ve gathered some tips to help. We’d love to hear about your events, and your tips and suggestion...
Our Partners
Our Partners:The Reading Agency For 2022 the Crime Writers’ Association is partnering with The Reading Agency to deliver the #PickUpAPageTurner message nationwide. With their superb connections to the national library network and over 4000 reading...
NCRM Organisers
NCRM OrganisersSam Blake Sam Blake has been writing fiction since her husband set sail across the Atlantic for eight weeks, and she had an idea for a book. Originally from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, she now lives in Ireland, at the foot of the Wic...
Library Champions
Library Champions The Crime Writers’ Association has five Library Champions covering the UK and Ireland: John Dean in Scotland, Sharon Dempsey in Northern Ireland, Catherine Kirwan in Republic of Ireland, Priscilla Masters based in England, and GB...
The Crime Writers’ Association
The Crime Writers’ AssociationThe Crime Writers’ Association was founded in 1953 by John Creasey, a world renowned English crime writer who wrote more than six hundred novels using twenty-eight different pseudonyms in his lifetime, many of which ...
Tell us about your event
Here’s where you can tell us about your event for National Crime Reading Month. Fill in the form below with the event details, and we’ll include it in our listings. Did you know we also have free downloads and advice to help your event go smoo...