The Crime Writers Association announced today that they will merge their annual Dagger awards for crime writing for the next three years with an award sponsored by Cactus TV, ITV3, and Specsavers, an eyewear company, and now collectively called the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards (though the CWA will apparently continue to call them the "Daggers"). The winners will be announced October 21st, with the shortlists published this Friday, September 4th.
CWA chair Margaret Murphy said "The CWA Daggers have been synonymous with quality crime writing for over 50 years. This exciting partnership with Cactus TV and ITV3 will enable us to create a mass media platform for the CWA's proud heritage in recognising great crime writing talent."
The new award being given out this year is the ITV3 Bestseller Dagger sponsored by Specsavers. The winner will be chosen by ITV3 viewers. Other awards to be given out include the Gold Dagger, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and the John Creasey New Blood Dagger.
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