Awards & Winners

CWA International Dagger

The Crime Writer's Association Dagger Awards

The Duncan Lawrie International Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author receives an ornamental dagger and £1,000. The translator of the novel is awarded £500. First awarded in 2006, the honor was conceived partly to recognize the contribution of the translator in international works. The first winner was French author Fred Vargas for her novel The Three Evangelists, translated by Siân Reynolds. They also received the award in 2008. In 2009 the prize was renamed the International Dagger when Duncan Lawrie Bank withdrew from sponsorship. In 2013 the CWA awarded it to Fred Vargas and Pierre Lemaitre.
Date Established : 2006

Check all the winners of CWA International Dagger presented under The Crime Writer's Association Dagger Awards since 2006 .


Johan Theorin, Marlaine Delargy

Honored for : The Darkest Room

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Steven T. Murray The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
K.L. Seeger Thirteen Hours
Deon Meyer Thirteen Hours
Tonino Benacquista Badfellas
Emily Read Badfellas
Stephen Sartarelli August Heat
Andrea Camilleri August Heat
Arnaldur Indriðason Hypothermia
Victoria Cribb Hypothermia
Marlaine Delargy The Darkest Room
Johan Theorin The Darkest Room

Fred Vargas, Sian Reynolds

Honored for : The Chalk Circle Man

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Karin Alvtegen Shadow
Steven T. Murray Shadow
Arnaldur Indriðason Arctic Chill
Victoria Cribb Arctic Chill
Bernard Scudder Arctic Chill
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played with Fire
Steven T. Murray The Girl Who Played with Fire
Don Bartlett The Redeemer
Jo Nesbø The Redeemer
Johan Theorin Echoes from the Dead
Marlaine Delargy Echoes from the Dead
Fred Vargas The Chalk Circle Man
Sian Reynolds The Chalk Circle Man

Dominique Manotti, Amanda Hopkinson, Ros Schwartz

Honored for : Lorraine Connection

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dominique Manotti Lorraine Connection
Amanda Hopkinson Lorraine Connection
Ros Schwartz Lorraine Connection
Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Steven T. Murray The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Andrea Camilleri The Patience of the Spider
Stephen Sartarelli The Patience of the Spider
Martin Suter A Deal with the Devil
Peter Millar A Deal with the Devil
Fred Vargas This Night's Foul Work
Sian Reynolds This Night's Foul Work

Fred Vargas, Sian Reynolds

Honored for : Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Vargas Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand
Sian Reynolds Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand
Karin Alvtegen Shame
Steven T. Murray Shame
Christian Jungersen The Exception
Anna Paterson The Exception
Yasmina Khadra The Attack
John Cullen The Attack
Åsa Larsson Sun Storm
Marlaine Delargy Sun Storm
Don Bartlett The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø The Redbreast

Fred Vargas, Sian Reynolds

Honored for : The Three Evangelists

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Vargas The Three Evangelists
Sian Reynolds The Three Evangelists
Andrea Camilleri Excursion to Tindari
Stephen Sartarelli Excursion to Tindari
Yasmina Khadra Autumn of the phantoms
Aubrey Botsford Autumn of the phantoms
Dominique Manotti Dead Horsemeat
Amanda Hopkinson Dead Horsemeat
Ros Schwartz Dead Horsemeat
Håkan Nesser Borkmann's Point
Laurie Thompson Borkmann's Point
Rafael Reig Blood on the Saddle
Paul Hammond Blood on the Saddle