The Crime Writers' Association has asked book lovers across the nation to nominate their favourite crime authors for the 2016 Dagger In The Library award.
This literary prize is a unique
part of the Dagger Awards because the nominations are made by crime readers and
are in celebration of an author's entire body of work, not just one individual
book. The CWA continues to be inspired by readers, who flock to libraries to
devour crime books. The Dagger In The Library was introduced to give them a
voice in the Dagger Awards, which endeavour to showcase the best of the best in
the genre.
Last year, the response was
amazing, with 1,384 readers voting for 636 different authors. This figure
highlights not only the genre’s extraordinary quality and variety but also the
passion and enthusiasm of its readership. This year, we hope to beat that total
and provide our panel of judges with a great selection of writers on the Dagger
In The Library long list. The 2015 Dagger In the Library was presented to
Christopher Fowler, and the CWA is delighted that he's agreed to be part of the
judging panel for this year's award.
To nominate readers should go to
http://cwadaggers.co.uk/cwa-daggers/nominate-dagger-in-the-library/ where after
completing their ballot, they will be automatically entered into a prize draw
to win £200 in National Book Tokens. Not only that, but they will also be asked
to nominate their favourite library and the library that receives the most
votes will be awarded some great CWA Dagger prizes too. The CWA believes that
with funding cuts threatening the future of our libraries it's even more
important than ever to support them and celebrate the service they provide
communities.
This year marks the first time the
CWA have organised a library promotion for the award, and 150 libraries have
already signed up to take part. Any libraries that wish to get involved should
contact CWA director Lucy Santos at director@thecwa.co.uk for promotional
materials. The selection of official images for this year's Dagger In the
Library campaign can be found on our Pinterest board https://www.pinterest.com/cwadirector/cwa-dagger-in-the-library-2016/
The nominations close on 1st March
2016. After that the judging panel will whittle the long list down to a
shortlist, which will be announced along with the shortlists for the other
Dagger Awards later in the year.
For further information, please contact Kate White
at the CWA Press Office on pressoffice@thecwa.co.uk or 07814791775.
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