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

• Winner: Fred Vargas, The Three Evangelists
  • • Translator - Sîan Reynolds

Shortlist:

2007

• Winner: Fred Vargas, Wash This Blood Clean From My Hand
  • • Translator - Sîan Reynolds
  • Karin Alvtegen, Shame
    • Steven T Murray
  • Christian Jungersen, The Exception
    • Anna Paterson
  • Yasmina Khadra, The Attack
    • John Cullen
  • Åsa Larsson, The Savage Altar (US title: Sun Storm)
    • Marlaine Delargy
  • Jo Nesbø, The Redbreast
    • Don Bartlett

2008

• Winner: Dominique Manotti - Lorraine Connection
  • • Translator - Amanda Hopkinson - Ros Schwartz
  • Andrea Camilleri, The Patience of the Spider
    • Stephen Sartarelli
  • Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    • Reg Keeland
  • Martin Suter, A Deal with the Devil
    • Peter Millar
  • Fred Vargas, This Night's Foul Work
    • Sîan Reynolds

Renamed the International Dagger.

2009

• Winner: Fred Vargas - The Chalk Circle Man
  • • Translator - Sian Reynolds
  • Karin Alvtegen - Shadow
    • McKinley Burnett
  • Arnaldur Indriðason - Arctic Chill
    • Bernard Scudder - Victoria Cribb
  • Stieg Larsson - The Girl Who Played with Fire
    • Reg Keeland
  • Jo Nesbø - The Redeemer
    • Don Bartlett
  • Johan Theorin - Echoes from the Dead
    • Marlaine Delargy

2010

• Winner: Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room ^[3]
  • • Translator - Marlaine Delargy
  • Tonino Benacquista - Badfellas
    • Emily Read
  • Andrea Camilleri - August Heat
    • Stephen Sartarelli
  • Stieg Larsson - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
    • Reg Keeland
  • Deon Meyer - Thirteen Hours
    • K. L. Seeger
  • Arnaldur Indriðason - Hypothermia
    • Victoria Cribb

2011

• Winner: Roslund/Hellström - Three Seconds
  • • Translator - Kari Dickson
  • Andrea Camilleri - The Wings of the Sphinx
    • Stephen Sartarelli
  • Ernesto Mallo - Needle in a Haystack
    • Jethro Soutar
  • Jean-François Parot - The Saint-Florentin Murders
    • Howard Curtis
  • Valerio Varesi - River of Shadows
    • Joseph Farrell
  • Fred Vargas - An Uncertain Place
    • Sian Reynolds
  • Domino Villar - Death on a Galician Shore
    • Sonia Soto

2012

• Winner: Andrea Camilleri - The Potter's Field
  • • Translator - Stephen Sartarelli
  • Maurizio di Giovanni - I will have vengeance
    • Anne Milano Appel
  • Åsa Larsson - Until Thy Wrath Be Past
    • Laurie Thompson
  • Deon Meyer - Trackers"
    • K. L. Seeger
  • Jo Nesbø - Phantom"
    • Don Bartlett
  • Valerio Varesi - The Dark Valley
    • Joseph Farrell

2013

Joint winners: Pierre Lemaitre - Alex

• Translator - Frank Wynne

Fred Vargas - The Ghost Riders of Ordebec

• Translator - Sîan Reynolds

Shortlist

2014

• Winner: Arturo Perez-Reverte - The Siege
  • • Translator - Frank Wynne
  • Fred Vargas - Dog will have his Day
    • Sîan Reynolds
  • Arnaldur Indridason - Strange Shores
    • Victoria Crib
  • Pierre Lemaitre - Irène
    • Frank Wynne
  • Olivier Truc- Forty Days without Shadow
    • Louise Rogers LaLaurie
  • Simon Urban - Plan D
    • Katy Derbyshire

References

External links

• 2009 shortlist at CWA website