- CWA New Blood Dagger
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The CWA New Blood Dagger is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association for first books by previously unpublished writers. It is given in memory of CWA founder John Creasey and was previously known as The John Creasey Memorial Award. The award is voted on by past winners and the prize consists of an ornamental dagger and £1,000. Publisher Chivers Press was the sponsor from the award's introduction in 1973 and BBC Audiobooks is the sponsor from 2003.
Winners
2000s
- 2011 S. J. Watson, Before I Go to Sleep
- 2010 Ryan David Jahn, Acts of Violence
- 2009 Johan Theorin, Echoes from the Dead
- 2008 Matt Rees, The Bethlehem Murders
- 2007 Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects
- 2006 Louise Penny, Still Life
- 2005 Dreda Say Mitchell, Running Hot
- 2004 Mark Mills, Amagansett
- 2003 William Landay, Mission Flats
- 2002 Louise Welsh, The Cutting Room
- 2001 Susanna Jones, The Earthquake Bird
- 2000 Boston Teran, God Is a Bullet
1990s
- 1999 Dan Fesperman, Lie in the Dark
- 1998 Denise Mina, Garnethill
- 1997 Paul Johnston, Body Politic
- 1996 no award
- 1995 Janet Evanovich, One for the Money
- 1994 Doug J. Swanson, Big Town
- 1993 no award
- 1992 Minette Walters, The Ice House
- 1991 Walter Mosley, Devil in a Blue Dress
- 1990 Patricia Cornwell, Postmortem
1980s
- 1989 Annette Roome, A Real Shot in the Arm
- 1988 Janet Neel, Death's Bright Angel
- 1987 Denis Kilcommons, Dark Apostle
- 1986 Neville Steed, Tinplate
- 1985 Robert Richards, The Latimer Mercy
- 1984 Elizabeth Ironside, A Very Private Enterprise
- 1983 Carol Clemeau, The Ariadne Clue
- 1983 Eric Wright, The Night the Gods Smiled
- 1982 Andrew Taylor, Caroline Minuscule
- 1981 James Leigh, The Ludi Victory
- 1980 Liza Cody, Dupe
1970s
- 1979 David Serafin, Saturday of Glory
- 1978 Paula Gosling, A Running Duck
- 1977 Jonathan Gash, The Judas Pair
- 1976 Patrick Alexander, Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal
- 1975 Sara George, Acid Drop
- 1974 Roger L. Simon, The Big Fix
- 1973 Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me
References
- Notes
External links
Categories:- British literary awards
- Mystery and detective fiction awards
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