CWA International Dagger

The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as 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 receives an ornamental dagger and £500.

Until 2005, translated crime novels were eligible to be nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger. From 2006, translated crime fiction was honored with its own award conceived partly to recognize the contribution of the translator in international works.[1] Until 2008 the International Dagger was named for its sponsor, the Duncan Lawrie Private Bank. In three of the first four years it was awarded, it was won by Fred Vargas and her translator Siân Reynolds. In 2013, the Dagger was shared for the first time between two novels Alex by Pierre Lemaitre and The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargas.

In 2014 the CWA awarded it to The Siege by Arturo Perez-Reverte translated by Frank Wynne.[2]

Winners

2006

Shortlist:

Author Title Translator
Andrea Camilleri Excursion to Tindari Stephen Sartarelli
Yasmina Khadra Autumn of the Phantoms Aubrey Botsford
Dominique Manotti Dead Horsemeat Amanda Hopkinson - Ros Schwartz
Håkan Nesser Borkmann's Point Laurie Thompson
Rafael Reig Blood on the Saddle Paul Hammond
2007
2008

Renamed the International Dagger.

2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Joint winners: Pierre Lemaitre - Alex

Fred Vargas - The Ghost Riders of Ordebec

Shortlist

Author Title Translator
Pierre Lemaitre Alex Frank Wynne
D. A. Mishani The Missing File Steven Cohen
Roslund/Hellström Two Soldiers Kari Dickson
Ferdinand von Schirach The Collini Case Anthea Bell
Fred Vargas The Ghost Riders of Ordebec Sîan Reynolds
Marco Vichi Death in Sardinia Stephen Sartarelli
2014

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