CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

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CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction
Awarded forBest non-fiction work on a crime theme
Sponsored byThe Crime Writers' Association (CWA)
Date6 July 2023 (2023-07-06)
Country United Kingdom
First awarded1978;46 years ago (1978)
Website thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers/alcs-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.

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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. As of 2023 it is called the ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. [1] The prize is now a cheque for £1,000 and a decorative dagger.

Winners and shortlists

2020s

2023 [2]

2022 [4]

2021 [6]

2020 [7]

2010s

2019 [9] [10]

2018 [11] [12]

2017 [13] [14]

2016 [15] [16]

2015 [17] [18]

2014 [19]
2013 [20]

2012 [21] [22]

2011 [23]

Eligibility: works first published in the UK in English between 1 June 2010 and 31 May 2011. The award became an annual fixture once again, but this year the prize fund was halved to £1000.

2010 [24]

Eligibility: works published between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2010

2000s

2009

Not awarded as award had become biennial.

2008 [25] [26]
2007

Not awarded. It was decided that the award was to become a biennial award. [27]

2006 [28]
2005 [29]
2004 [30]

Joint winners

2003 [31]
2002 [32]
2001 [33] [34]
2000 [35] [36]

1990s

1999

Eligibility: works published in the UK in English between 16 October 1998 and 15 September 1999.  It carried a prize of £2,000. The 1999 Non-Fiction Judges were: Brian Innes (chairman), Robert Church, Professor Bernard Knight, Joan Lock, Kathryn J Skoyles. [37]

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