CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

The CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction is a British literary award established in 1978 by the Crime Writers' Association, who have awarded the Gold Dagger fiction award since 1955.

In 1978 and 1979 only there was also a silver award. From 1995 to 2002 it was sponsored by The Macallan (Scotch whisky brand) and known as The Macallan Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. In 2008 the award was sponsored by Owatonna Media (a London-based literary brand investor and owner). Between 2006 and 2010 it was awarded every other year, in even-numbered years, but in 2011 it returned as an annual award.. The prize is now a cheque for £1,000 and a decorative dagger.

2010s

2013[1]
2011[2]
  • Douglas Starr, The Killer of Little Shepherds (The crimes and conviction of the nineteenth-century French serial murderer Joseph Vacher)
2010[3]
  • Ruth Dudley Edwards, Aftermath: The Omagh Bombing & the Families’ Pursuit of Justice (The successful civil case taken against the suspects for the Omagh bombing)


2000s

2008[4][5]
  • Kester Aspden, Nationality: Wog - The Hounding of David Oluwale (Death of David Oluwale in Leeds in 1969)
2006[6]
2005[7]
  • Gregg and Gina Hill, On The Run: a Mafia childhood (By the children of Henry Hill, American mobster)
    • Bella Bathurst,The Wreckers: A Story of Killing Seas, False Lights, and Plundered Shipwrecks. (Wrecking off the UK coast)
    • Eric Jager, The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France (Trial by combat of Jean de Carrouges, France, 1386)
    • Sadakat Kadri, The Trial: a history from Socrates to O. J. Simpson (History of trials).
    • James Owen, A Serpent in Eden: The Greatest Murder Mystery of All Time (Murder of Harry Oakes in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1943)
2004[8]

Joint winners

  • John Dickie, Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia (History of the Sicilian mafia from its 1860s beginnings)
  • Sarah Wise, The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave Robbery in 1830s London (The Italian Boy murder, London, 1831)
    • Rebecca Gowers, The Swamp of Death: A True Tale of Victorian Lies and Murder (Reginald Birchall, a young Englishman who set off for Canada in 1890 and was found dead in a swamp shortly after arriving)
    • Steve Holland, The Trials of Hank Janson (Censorship of crime writer Hank Janson in 1940s Britain)
    • Mende Nazer and Damian Lewis, Slave: The True Story of a Girl's Lost Childhood and her Fight for Survival (Mende Nazer's own story)
2003[9]
2002[10]
  • Lillian Pizzichini, Dead Man's Wages: the secrets of a London conman and his family (Life of conman Charlie Taylor, the author's grandfather)
    • Miranda Carter, Anthony Blunt, His Lives (Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), British spy and art historian)
    • Don Hale (with Marika Huns & Hamish McGregor), Town Without Pity: the Fight to Clear Stephen Downing of the Bakewell Murder (Stephen Downing, jailed for murder in 1974, conviction overturned in 2002)
    • Special mention: Julian Earwaker & Kathleen Becker, Scene of the Crime: a Guide to the Landscapes of British Detective FictionJudged to be outside the scope of the award but worthy of commendation


2001[11]
  • Philip Etienne and Martin Maynard (with Tony Thompson), The Infiltrators: the First Inside Account of Life Deep Undercover with Scotland Yard's Most Secret Unit (Two members of SO10, the Metropolitan Police's undercover unit)
    • Zacaria Erzinçlioglu, Maggots, Murder and Men: Memories and Reflections of a Forensic Entomologist (Forensic entomology)
    • Adrian Weale, Patriot Traitors: Roger Casement, John Amery and the Real Meaning of Treason (Roger Casement and John Amery, the only Britons to be executed for high treason in the 20th century)
2000[12]
  • Edward Bunker, Mr. Blue: Memoirs of a Renegade (The author's own story of a life of crime)

1990s

1999
1998
  • Gitta Sereny, Cries Unheard: Why Children Kill - The Story of Mary Bell
1997
  • Paul Britton, The Jigsaw Man (The Remarkable Career of Britain's Foremost Criminal Psychologist)
1996
1995
  • Martin Beales, Dead Not Buried
1994
1993
  • Alexandra Artley, Murder in the Heart
1992
1991
1990
  • Jonathan Goodman, The Passing of Starr Faithfull

1980s

1989
  • Robert Lindsey, A Gathering of Saints:a true story of money, murder and deceit
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
  • Peter Watson, Double Dealer: How five art dealers, four policemen, three picture restorers, two auction houses and a journalist plotted to recover some of the world's most beautiful stolen paintings
1982
1981
1980

1970s

1979
  • Shirley Green, Rachman
1978
  • Audrey Williamson, The Mystery of the Princes

References

  1. ↑ "The CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  2. ↑ "The CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  3. ↑ "The CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  4. ↑ "The CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  5. ↑ "CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction shortlist". Crime Writers' Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  6. ↑ "The CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2006. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  7. ↑ "CWA Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  8. ↑ "The CWA's 2004 Non-Fiction Gold Dagger Award". Crime Writers' Association. 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  9. ↑ "The 2003 Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2003. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  10. ↑ "The CWA The Macallan Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  11. ↑ "The 2001 CWA Non-Fiction Dagger: The Macallan Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction". Crime Writers' Association. 2001. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  12. ↑ "The CWA Dagger Awards 2000". Crime Writers' Association. 2000. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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