CWA Historical Dagger

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]

  1. ^ a b c "CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger". The Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ Picker, Lenny (March 3, 2010). "Mysteries of History". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Endeavour Press sponsors the CWA Historical Dagger Award". Endeavour Press. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ^ "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.