Crime Writers Association Shortlist for 2010 Announced

Stieg Larsson, R J Ellory and Jeffery Deaver are among those shortlisted for this year's Crime Writers Association (CWA) Daggers. The winners will be revealed on 23rd July. CWA chair Tom Harper said: "Our shortlists this year reflect the extraordinary breadth and quality of modern crime writing. Whether you like it long or short, fact or fiction, around the corner or on the far side of the world – these awards recognise the best of the genre, from established masters to tomorrow’s bestsellers."

Prizes are awarded in five categories:

The International Dagger - for crime, thriller, suspense or spy fiction novels which have been translated into English from their original language.
Badfellas by Tonino Benacquista
August Heat by Andrea Camilleri
Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indriðason
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer
The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin

The CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction - Any non-fiction work on a real-life crime theme or a closely-related subject by an author of any nationality, as long as the book was first published in the UK in English between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2010.
Major Farran’s Hat by David Cesarani
Killing Time by David R. Dow
Aftermath: The Omagh Bombing & the Families’ Pursuit of Justice by Ruth Dudley Edwards
Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie & Clyde by Jeff Guinn
Defending the Guilty by Alex McBride
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi

CWA Dagger in the Library - to an author for a body of work, not one single title.
The nominated authors are Simon Beckett, R J Ellory, Ariana Franklin, Mo Hayder, Denise Mina and Chris Simms.

CWA Debut Dagger - a new-writing competition open to anyone writing in the English language who has not yet had a novel published commercially.

Short Story Dagger – for a crime short story first published in the UK in English in a publication that pays for contributions, or broadcast in the UK in return for payment. Five of the shortlisted six stories in the short story category come from Thriller 2 edited by Clive Cussler .

For the full shortlist see http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2010/index.html