John Dean – Crime Writer

Are you an unpublished crime novelist looking for that big break? Are you working on a crime novel as we speak?

Then why not enter the Crime Writers’ Association’s Emerging Author Dagger award?

The prize is £500 plus a year’s membership in the Crime Writers’ Association, and the winner and shortlisted entries are forwarded to agents and publishers who have requested them.

The award, sponsored by Fiction Feedback, invites unpublished authors to enter their opening and synopsis.

Entries close on 27 February, 2026 at 6.00pm. You can find out more at  https://thecwa.co.uk