Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger

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lifetime achievement award literary award

The Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger is a prestigious lifetime achievement award honoring outstanding contributions to the field of crime writing.

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Label Occurrences
CWA Silver Dagger 1
Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lifetime achievement award ⓘ
literary award ⓘ
administeredBy Crime Writers' Association ⓘ
surface form: Crime Writers’ Association
alsoKnownAs CWA Diamond Dagger ⓘ
Diamond Dagger ⓘ
awardCategory lifetime achievement in crime fiction ⓘ
awardedFor sustained excellence in crime writing ⓘ
awardFor outstanding contribution to crime writing ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility authors with a significant body of crime writing ⓘ
lifetime achievement in crime writing ⓘ
field crime fiction ⓘ
crime writing ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
firstAwarded 1986 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
mystery ⓘ
hasPart physical dagger-shaped trophy ⓘ
inception 1986 ⓘ
isPartOf CWA Dagger awards ⓘ
surface form: CWA Dagger Awards
languageOfAwardingBody English ⓘ
location United Kingdom ⓘ
notableRecipient Agatha Christie ⓘ
Colin Dexter ⓘ
Elmore Leonard ⓘ
Ian Rankin ⓘ
John le Carré ⓘ
Lee Child ⓘ
P. D. James ⓘ
Reginald Hill ⓘ
Ruth Rendell ⓘ
Val McDermid ⓘ
organizer Crime Writers' Association ⓘ
surface form: Crime Writers’ Association
parentOrganization Crime Writers’ Association awards programme ⓘ
presentedBy Crime Writers' Association ⓘ
surface form: Crime Writers’ Association
relatedAward CWA Dagger in the Library ⓘ
Gold Dagger ⓘ
surface form: CWA Gold Dagger

CWA International Dagger ⓘ
scope primarily British and international crime writers ⓘ
selectionProcess chosen by the Crime Writers’ Association committee ⓘ
significance one of the most prestigious awards in crime writing ⓘ
sponsor various commercial sponsors over time ⓘ
status active ⓘ
website https://thecwa.co.uk ⓘ

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Peter James → awardReceived → Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger ⓘ
Silver Dagger → shortName → Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger ⓘ
this entity surface form: CWA Silver Dagger