Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark 🔥
@roxiekey.bsky.social
Freelance Copywriter & Author of The Deadly Spark (HQ HarperCollins)
Available now 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
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Member of the Crime Writers' Association ⚔️
She/Her 🏳️🌈
Available now 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
Repped by Maddalena Cavaciuti at David Higham Associates 📚
Member of the Crime Writers' Association ⚔️
She/Her 🏳️🌈
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A big hello to all my new followers!
Now seems like a good a time as any to introduce my debut crime novel, The Deadly Spark. I hope it sounds right up your street!
Described by Clare Mackintosh as "perfect holiday reading" and Jane Casey as "gripping", it's available in the UK, US and Canada ✨️
Now seems like a good a time as any to introduce my debut crime novel, The Deadly Spark. I hope it sounds right up your street!
Described by Clare Mackintosh as "perfect holiday reading" and Jane Casey as "gripping", it's available in the UK, US and Canada ✨️
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Our Autumn Writers’ Clinics are free for CWA members (£10 non-members). Members can also access catch-up recordings of these author masterclasses, and you don’t need to be a crime author to attend.
📅 7 October – 24 November
⏰ 7pm
📍 Zoom
🎟️ Book now: buff.ly/wmQ14ao
📅 7 October – 24 November
⏰ 7pm
📍 Zoom
🎟️ Book now: buff.ly/wmQ14ao
September 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Our Autumn Writers’ Clinics are free for CWA members (£10 non-members). Members can also access catch-up recordings of these author masterclasses, and you don’t need to be a crime author to attend.
📅 7 October – 24 November
⏰ 7pm
📍 Zoom
🎟️ Book now: buff.ly/wmQ14ao
📅 7 October – 24 November
⏰ 7pm
📍 Zoom
🎟️ Book now: buff.ly/wmQ14ao
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Here are a few things our members can save £££ on...
⚫ Daggers subs & Daggers’ Dinner tickets
⚫ Bloody Barnes & Bloody Scotland tickets
⚫ Other memberships such as Society of Authors
⚫ Writing courses & editing services
⚫ Free Crime Writers’ Clinics & certain events
Head to thecwa.co.uk for info!
⚫ Daggers subs & Daggers’ Dinner tickets
⚫ Bloody Barnes & Bloody Scotland tickets
⚫ Other memberships such as Society of Authors
⚫ Writing courses & editing services
⚫ Free Crime Writers’ Clinics & certain events
Head to thecwa.co.uk for info!
September 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Here are a few things our members can save £££ on...
⚫ Daggers subs & Daggers’ Dinner tickets
⚫ Bloody Barnes & Bloody Scotland tickets
⚫ Other memberships such as Society of Authors
⚫ Writing courses & editing services
⚫ Free Crime Writers’ Clinics & certain events
Head to thecwa.co.uk for info!
⚫ Daggers subs & Daggers’ Dinner tickets
⚫ Bloody Barnes & Bloody Scotland tickets
⚫ Other memberships such as Society of Authors
⚫ Writing courses & editing services
⚫ Free Crime Writers’ Clinics & certain events
Head to thecwa.co.uk for info!
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Did you know you can submit your own work to the Daggers? It doesn’t have to be submitted by your publisher!
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
September 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Did you know you can submit your own work to the Daggers? It doesn’t have to be submitted by your publisher!
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
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The Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition is officially open for submissions! This international short story competition for published and unpublished authors invites original crime stories, and is open until 29 Jan. The winner receives £500 and one year’s CWA membership.
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September 1, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition is officially open for submissions! This international short story competition for published and unpublished authors invites original crime stories, and is open until 29 Jan. The winner receives £500 and one year’s CWA membership.
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Every eligible CWA Daggers entry is read in full, at least twice.
Each submission is judged on the strength of its writing & receives careful consideration from our judging panels.
Plus, no extra fees for long/shortlisting!
2027 entries are open:
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
Each submission is judged on the strength of its writing & receives careful consideration from our judging panels.
Plus, no extra fees for long/shortlisting!
2027 entries are open:
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
September 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Every eligible CWA Daggers entry is read in full, at least twice.
Each submission is judged on the strength of its writing & receives careful consideration from our judging panels.
Plus, no extra fees for long/shortlisting!
2027 entries are open:
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
Each submission is judged on the strength of its writing & receives careful consideration from our judging panels.
Plus, no extra fees for long/shortlisting!
2027 entries are open:
buff.ly/WNLqVj5
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Did you know we offer all members access to networking groups called Chapters?
We have over 20 Chapters inc. regional & specialist Chapters for nonfic, self-published & neurodivergent authors.
If you’re a member & haven’t joined any Chapters, check out your member dashboard to see your options.
We have over 20 Chapters inc. regional & specialist Chapters for nonfic, self-published & neurodivergent authors.
If you’re a member & haven’t joined any Chapters, check out your member dashboard to see your options.
August 26, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Did you know we offer all members access to networking groups called Chapters?
We have over 20 Chapters inc. regional & specialist Chapters for nonfic, self-published & neurodivergent authors.
If you’re a member & haven’t joined any Chapters, check out your member dashboard to see your options.
We have over 20 Chapters inc. regional & specialist Chapters for nonfic, self-published & neurodivergent authors.
If you’re a member & haven’t joined any Chapters, check out your member dashboard to see your options.
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We want our members’ books to succeed just as much as they do which is why we love shouting about them on social media!
Got a new book coming out? Submit it via ‘Tell Us About a New Book’ on your Member Dashboard by the 15th of the month before your release date & we’ll share publication day posts.
Got a new book coming out? Submit it via ‘Tell Us About a New Book’ on your Member Dashboard by the 15th of the month before your release date & we’ll share publication day posts.
August 19, 2026 at 8:01 AM
We want our members’ books to succeed just as much as they do which is why we love shouting about them on social media!
Got a new book coming out? Submit it via ‘Tell Us About a New Book’ on your Member Dashboard by the 15th of the month before your release date & we’ll share publication day posts.
Got a new book coming out? Submit it via ‘Tell Us About a New Book’ on your Member Dashboard by the 15th of the month before your release date & we’ll share publication day posts.
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Did you know the CWA offers a range of bursaries, kindly funded by members and other contributors, offering full or partial support towards membership or selected events?
If you think you might benefit from a bursary, head to buff.ly/0qoT06G - we’d love to have you on board!
If you think you might benefit from a bursary, head to buff.ly/0qoT06G - we’d love to have you on board!
August 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Did you know the CWA offers a range of bursaries, kindly funded by members and other contributors, offering full or partial support towards membership or selected events?
If you think you might benefit from a bursary, head to buff.ly/0qoT06G - we’d love to have you on board!
If you think you might benefit from a bursary, head to buff.ly/0qoT06G - we’d love to have you on board!
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August 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
It's launch day for one of the best things I've read in ages 😍
August 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
It's launch day for one of the best things I've read in ages 😍
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Look what's coming in August from CWA authors! #BookLaunch #BookRelease #NewBooks #Mystery #Thriller #TheCWA #TheCrimeWritersAssociation
July 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Look what's coming in August from CWA authors! #BookLaunch #BookRelease #NewBooks #Mystery #Thriller #TheCWA #TheCrimeWritersAssociation
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Did you know you can submit your own work to the Daggers? It doesn’t have to be submitted by your publisher!
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/EqNG4jO
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/EqNG4jO
August 4, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Did you know you can submit your own work to the Daggers? It doesn’t have to be submitted by your publisher!
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/EqNG4jO
All members can submit (trad & indie). Not a member? You may only submit trad published work.
Subs are open & we’d love to see your work!
buff.ly/EqNG4jO
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Did you miss this year's Daggers? Catch up with Crime Time FM, @crimetimeuk the CWA's official podcast partner, on Podfollow, Apple, and Spotify! #CWADaggers #Daggers #CrimetimeFM
July 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Did you miss this year's Daggers? Catch up with Crime Time FM, @crimetimeuk the CWA's official podcast partner, on Podfollow, Apple, and Spotify! #CWADaggers #Daggers #CrimetimeFM
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Missed our Reading and Writing Crime in Difficult Times webinar? Catch it on demand via buff.ly/Nym4XBe 🕵🏾
With thanks to Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor, Heather Critchlow, Professor Jim Fraser and Linda Mather for a brilliant discussion 💬
#WritingCommunity
With thanks to Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor, Heather Critchlow, Professor Jim Fraser and Linda Mather for a brilliant discussion 💬
#WritingCommunity
July 29, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Missed our Reading and Writing Crime in Difficult Times webinar? Catch it on demand via buff.ly/Nym4XBe 🕵🏾
With thanks to Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor, Heather Critchlow, Professor Jim Fraser and Linda Mather for a brilliant discussion 💬
#WritingCommunity
With thanks to Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor, Heather Critchlow, Professor Jim Fraser and Linda Mather for a brilliant discussion 💬
#WritingCommunity
I loved this book so much! So well deserved @sarahpinborough.bsky.social 🥂
And the Twisted Dagger 2026 WINNER is…
SARAH PINBOROUGH, for ‘We Live Here Now’
(Orion)
🗡#CWADaggers
SARAH PINBOROUGH, for ‘We Live Here Now’
(Orion)
🗡#CWADaggers
July 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I loved this book so much! So well deserved @sarahpinborough.bsky.social 🥂
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Details of all the winners and Daggers lists will be on our website soon at thecwa.co.uk.
You can listen to the official podcasts at buff.ly/OuTUwYp, and watch a summary on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/2DDh2Dk
🗡#CWADaggers
We’ll see you all back here next year for the 2027 🗡#CWADaggers 😉
You can listen to the official podcasts at buff.ly/OuTUwYp, and watch a summary on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/2DDh2Dk
🗡#CWADaggers
We’ll see you all back here next year for the 2027 🗡#CWADaggers 😉
Home - The Crime Writers’ Association
Nicholas Avery, with his story ‘St Peter Investigates’.
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July 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Details of all the winners and Daggers lists will be on our website soon at thecwa.co.uk.
You can listen to the official podcasts at buff.ly/OuTUwYp, and watch a summary on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/2DDh2Dk
🗡#CWADaggers
We’ll see you all back here next year for the 2027 🗡#CWADaggers 😉
You can listen to the official podcasts at buff.ly/OuTUwYp, and watch a summary on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/2DDh2Dk
🗡#CWADaggers
We’ll see you all back here next year for the 2027 🗡#CWADaggers 😉
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The CWA Daggers will be awarded this Thursday! If you have a ticket, we’ll see you there; if not, keep an eye on this account and the 🗡 #CWADaggers hashtag, and we’ll post live updates.
Did you miss the shortlists? Watch them now:
Did you miss the shortlists? Watch them now:
2026 CWA Daggers – Shortlists Announcement
The official shortlists for the 2026 CWA Daggers. Congratulations to all those selected!
For a text version of the lists, visit our website: https://thecwa.co.uk/the-daggers
The 2026 Dagger winners…
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June 29, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The CWA Daggers will be awarded this Thursday! If you have a ticket, we’ll see you there; if not, keep an eye on this account and the 🗡 #CWADaggers hashtag, and we’ll post live updates.
Did you miss the shortlists? Watch them now:
Did you miss the shortlists? Watch them now:
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Interviews with five Daggers shortlisted author from our podcast partner, Crime time FM! shorturl.at/InN6i
June 16, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Interviews with five Daggers shortlisted author from our podcast partner, Crime time FM! shorturl.at/InN6i
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Looking for interesting, unusual or unconventional tips for your crime writing? 🕵🏾
Check out our article in Pen To Print, which is full of brilliant advice from some of the authors longlisted for the CWA Daggers 🔪🩸
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Check out our article in Pen To Print, which is full of brilliant advice from some of the authors longlisted for the CWA Daggers 🔪🩸
buff.ly/MCof455
June 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Looking for interesting, unusual or unconventional tips for your crime writing? 🕵🏾
Check out our article in Pen To Print, which is full of brilliant advice from some of the authors longlisted for the CWA Daggers 🔪🩸
buff.ly/MCof455
Check out our article in Pen To Print, which is full of brilliant advice from some of the authors longlisted for the CWA Daggers 🔪🩸
buff.ly/MCof455
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Catch Crime Time FM's @crimetimepodcast interview with 2026 Diamond Dagger winner Mark Billingham!
#DiamondDagger #CWADaggers #CrimeTimeFM #MarkBillingham
Apple bit.ly/4eG8cRx
Podfollow pod.fo/e/437b7c
spot bit.ly/4eFKdSw
#DiamondDagger #CWADaggers #CrimeTimeFM #MarkBillingham
Apple bit.ly/4eG8cRx
Podfollow pod.fo/e/437b7c
spot bit.ly/4eFKdSw
June 24, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Catch Crime Time FM's @crimetimepodcast interview with 2026 Diamond Dagger winner Mark Billingham!
#DiamondDagger #CWADaggers #CrimeTimeFM #MarkBillingham
Apple bit.ly/4eG8cRx
Podfollow pod.fo/e/437b7c
spot bit.ly/4eFKdSw
#DiamondDagger #CWADaggers #CrimeTimeFM #MarkBillingham
Apple bit.ly/4eG8cRx
Podfollow pod.fo/e/437b7c
spot bit.ly/4eFKdSw
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Tickets for the 2026 Daggers Awards Dinner (2 July in London) are available now, but going fast. Ticket sales close on 6pm on Monday 15 June, so get yours while you can! buff.ly/piqnoHB
#CWA #CrimeWritersAssociation #CWADaggers #Daggers
#CWA #CrimeWritersAssociation #CWADaggers #Daggers
June 12, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Tickets for the 2026 Daggers Awards Dinner (2 July in London) are available now, but going fast. Ticket sales close on 6pm on Monday 15 June, so get yours while you can! buff.ly/piqnoHB
#CWA #CrimeWritersAssociation #CWADaggers #Daggers
#CWA #CrimeWritersAssociation #CWADaggers #Daggers
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Heading to @CapitalCrime1? Don't miss our National Crime Reading Month panel on Saturday 20th June at 9.30am.
Join @erinyoungauthor24, @lucavestewriter and @katymassey80 interviewed by @heatherjfitt 📚
🎟️ Not got your ticket yet? Head to capitalcrime.org today.
#NCRM #CapitalCrime
Join @erinyoungauthor24, @lucavestewriter and @katymassey80 interviewed by @heatherjfitt 📚
🎟️ Not got your ticket yet? Head to capitalcrime.org today.
#NCRM #CapitalCrime
June 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Heading to @CapitalCrime1? Don't miss our National Crime Reading Month panel on Saturday 20th June at 9.30am.
Join @erinyoungauthor24, @lucavestewriter and @katymassey80 interviewed by @heatherjfitt 📚
🎟️ Not got your ticket yet? Head to capitalcrime.org today.
#NCRM #CapitalCrime
Join @erinyoungauthor24, @lucavestewriter and @katymassey80 interviewed by @heatherjfitt 📚
🎟️ Not got your ticket yet? Head to capitalcrime.org today.
#NCRM #CapitalCrime
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We're thrilled to be partnering with The Reading Agency for #NationalCrimeReadingMonth! 🔪🩸
We're on a mission to get more people reading crime, from cosy mysteries to psych thrillers 🕵🏾
Whether you're a die-hard fan or curious newcomer, #NCRM is the time to dive in. What's next on your TBR? 📚
We're on a mission to get more people reading crime, from cosy mysteries to psych thrillers 🕵🏾
Whether you're a die-hard fan or curious newcomer, #NCRM is the time to dive in. What's next on your TBR? 📚
June 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
We're thrilled to be partnering with The Reading Agency for #NationalCrimeReadingMonth! 🔪🩸
We're on a mission to get more people reading crime, from cosy mysteries to psych thrillers 🕵🏾
Whether you're a die-hard fan or curious newcomer, #NCRM is the time to dive in. What's next on your TBR? 📚
We're on a mission to get more people reading crime, from cosy mysteries to psych thrillers 🕵🏾
Whether you're a die-hard fan or curious newcomer, #NCRM is the time to dive in. What's next on your TBR? 📚
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It’s #NationalCrimeReadingMonth!
Events are everywhere and TBR piles are teetering. Check out crimereading.com and join thousands of crime fiction fans across the country 🕵🏾
Use our free branded Canva templates to showcase your events, crime books, and favourite crime reads for #NCRM 📚
Events are everywhere and TBR piles are teetering. Check out crimereading.com and join thousands of crime fiction fans across the country 🕵🏾
Use our free branded Canva templates to showcase your events, crime books, and favourite crime reads for #NCRM 📚
June 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It’s #NationalCrimeReadingMonth!
Events are everywhere and TBR piles are teetering. Check out crimereading.com and join thousands of crime fiction fans across the country 🕵🏾
Use our free branded Canva templates to showcase your events, crime books, and favourite crime reads for #NCRM 📚
Events are everywhere and TBR piles are teetering. Check out crimereading.com and join thousands of crime fiction fans across the country 🕵🏾
Use our free branded Canva templates to showcase your events, crime books, and favourite crime reads for #NCRM 📚
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NCRM Online Launch: Reading and Writing Crime in Difficult Times
7pm, Sunday 7th June 🔪🩸
Featuring authors Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor and Heather Critchlow and top forensic scientist Professor Jim Fraser 🕵🏾
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7pm, Sunday 7th June 🔪🩸
Featuring authors Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor and Heather Critchlow and top forensic scientist Professor Jim Fraser 🕵🏾
buff.ly/sRllKgS
June 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
NCRM Online Launch: Reading and Writing Crime in Difficult Times
7pm, Sunday 7th June 🔪🩸
Featuring authors Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor and Heather Critchlow and top forensic scientist Professor Jim Fraser 🕵🏾
buff.ly/sRllKgS
7pm, Sunday 7th June 🔪🩸
Featuring authors Emma Christie, Victoria Dowd, Penny Batchelor and Heather Critchlow and top forensic scientist Professor Jim Fraser 🕵🏾
buff.ly/sRllKgS