The CWA Historical Dagger (currently called the CWA Endeavor Historical Dagger ) is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association to the author of the best historical crime novel of the year.[ 1] Established in 1999, it is presented to a novel "with a crime theme and a historical background of any period up to 35 years before the current year".[ 1]
The award was called the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger from 1999 to 2005, and was known as the Ellis Peters Historical Award from 2006 to 2012, to commemorate the life and work of historical crime writer Ellis Peters ,[ 1] whose Cadfael Chronicles (1977–1994) are generally credited with popularizing the genre that would become known as the historical mystery.[ 2] [ 3]
Starting in 2014, the award became known as the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger through sponsorship by Endeavor Press.[ 4] [ 5]
Honorees
References
^ a b c "CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger" . The Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2015 .
^ Picker, Lenny (March 3, 2010). "Mysteries of History" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved November 13, 2013 .
^ Rivkin Jr., David B. (February 27, 2010). "Five Best Historical Mystery Novels" . The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
^ "Endeavour Press sponsors the CWA Historical Dagger Award" . Endeavour Press. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 30 September 2015 .
^ "Who Wunnit? CWA Dagger Winners Announced" . The Crime Writers' Association. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
^ Lee, Richard. "The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger for Historical Detective Fiction 1999/2000" . Historical Novel Society . Retrieved 2023-01-02 .
^ "Awards: Frank O'Connor Short Story; CWA Daggers" . Shelf Awareness . July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "Awards: SCBWI Late Bloomer; CWA Daggers" . Shelf Awareness . July 17, 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "Awards: CWA Daggers" . Shelf Awareness . July 2, 2014. Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger: This Year's Winner 2015" . The Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 30 September 2015 .
^ "Awards: Desmond Elliott; CWA Daggers" . Shelf Awareness . July 2, 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "William Shaw shortlisted for CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger Award" . Curtis Brown . 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "2018 CWA Dagger Winners Announced" . Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ a b c d e "2018 Daggers Shortlists Announced" . Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "2019 CWA Daggers Announced" . Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "Michael Robotham wins the 2020 Gold Dagger" . The Booktopian . 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-23 .
^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2020 Winners Announced" . Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2020 Winners Announced" . Crime Time . 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "2021 CWA Daggers Announced" . The Crime Writers’ Association. 2021-07-01. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-02 .
^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2021 winners announced" . Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ Mabee, Megan (2021-07-08). "Looking Sharp: Announcing the 2021 CWA Dagger Award Winners" . BOOK RIOT . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ a b c d e "Dagger Shortlists Announced" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "CWA Dagger Awards 2022: winners announced" . Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ Smith, Fiona Veitch (2022-07-01). "CWA Daggers 2022 announced" . The Crime Readers' Association . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ a b c d e "CWA Dagger Award Shortlists announced" . Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "2023 Dagger Award Winners Announced" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2023-07-10 .
^ a b c d e Mitchell, Erin (2023-05-12). "2023 CWA Dagger Shortlists Revealed" . Crimespree Magazine . Retrieved 2023-07-10 .
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