The CWA New Blood Dagger is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association (CWA) for first books by previously unpublished writers.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.
Publisher Chivers Press was the sponsor from the award's introduction in 1973 to 2002. BBC Audiobooks was the sponsor in 2003.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Kyril Bonfiglioli | Don't Point That Thing at Me | |
| 1974 | Roger L. Simon | The Big Fix | |
| 1975 | Sara George | Acid Drop | |
| 1976 | Patrick Alexander | Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal | |
| 1977 | Jonathan Gash | The Judas Pair | |
| 1978 | Paula Gosling | A Running Duck | |
| 1979 | David Serafin | Saturday of Glory | |
| 1980 | Liza Cody | Dupe | |
| 1981 | James Leigh | The Ludi Victory | |
| 1982 | Eric Wright | The Night the Gods Smiled | |
| 1983 | Carol Clemeau | The Ariadne Clue | |
| 1984 | Elizabeth Ironside | A Very Private Enterprise | |
| 1985 | Robert Richardson | The Latimer Mercy | |
| 1986 | Neville Steed | Tinplate | |
| 1987 | Denis Kilcommons | Dark Apostle | |
| 1988 | Janet Neel | Death's Bright Angel | |
| 1989 | Annette Roome | A Real Shot in the Arm | |
| 1990 | Patricia Cornwell | Postmortem | |
| 1991 | Walter Mosley | Devil in a Blue Dress | |
| 1992 | Minette Walters | The Ice House | |
| 1993 | No award | ||
| 1994 | Doug J. Swanson | Big Town | |
| 1995 | Janet Evanovich | One for the Money | |
| Laurie R. King | A Grave Talent | ||
| 1996 | No award | ||
| 1997 | Paul Johnston | Body Politic | |
| 1998 | Denise Mina | Garnethill | |
| 1999 | Dan Fesperman | Lie in the Dark | |
| 2000 | Boston Teran | God Is a Bullet | |
| 2001 | Susanna Jones | The Earthquake Bird | |
| 2002 | Louise Welsh | The Cutting Room | |
| 2003 | William Landay | Mission Flats | |
| 2004 | Mark Mills | Amagansett | |
| 2005 | Dreda Say Mitchell | Running Hot | |
| 2006 | Louise Penny | Still Life | |
| 2007 | Gillian Flynn | Sharp Objects | |
| 2008 | Matt Rees | The Bethlehem Murders | |
| 2009 | Johan Theorin | Echoes from the Dead | |
| 2010 | Ryan David Jahn | Acts of Violence | |
| 2011 | S. J. Watson | Before I Go to Sleep | |
| 2012 | Wiley Cash | A Land More Kind than Home | |
| 2013 | Derek B. Miller | Norwegian by Night | |
| 2014 | Ray Celestin | The Axeman's Jazz | |
| 2015 | Smith Henderson | Fourth of July | |
| 2016 | Bill Beverly | Dodgers | |
| 2017 | Chris Whitaker | Tall Oaks | |
| 2018 | Melissa Scrivner Love | Lola | |
| 2019 | Chris Hammer | Scrublands | |
| 2020 | Trevor Wood | The Man on the Street | |
| 2021 | Eva Björg Ægisdóttir | The Creak on the Stairs | |
| 2022 | Janice Hallett | The Appeal | |
| 2023 | Hayley Scrivenor | Dirt Town | |
References
- "The John Creasey Dagger". Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- "Hammer wins UK Dagger award for 'Scrublands'". Books+Publishing. 2019-10-25. Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- "Michael Robotham wins the 2020 Gold Dagger". The Booktopian. 2020-10-23. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Eva Björg Ægisdóttir has WON the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for her chilling The Creak on the Stairs, beautifully translated by Victoria Cribb". Archived from the original on 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- "2022 CWA Dagger Awards Announced". The Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- "2023 Dagger Award Winners Announced". The Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-07-10.