Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award to be presented on ITV3

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award to be presented on ITV3 as part of the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2009

Ian Fleming

Following the success of last year’s inaugural event on ITV3, the 2009 Crime Season will be merged with the Crime Writers’ Association Daggers and the new combined “Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards on ITV3” will take place on Wednesday, 21st October, 2009 and be shown on ITV3 later that month.

Crime Writers’ Association Chair Margaret Murphy commented: “The Crime Writers’ Association Daggers have been synonymous with quality crime writing for over fifty years. This exciting partnership with Cactus TV and ITV3 will enable us to create a mass media platform for the Crime Writers’ Association’s proud heritage in recognising great crime writing talent. We are delighted that the CWA Gold Dagger, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, and John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger will benefit from this increased exposure and we look forward to reaching a new audience for what is already publishing’s most popular genre.”

The culmination of a six-week season of ITV3 crime and drama programming, the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards (“Daggers”) will be a glittering occasion at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The awards ceremony will celebrate the crème de la crème of Crime & Thriller fiction with awards focusing on the best of British and International crime thriller novels. Literary Awards presented will include the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for best thriller, the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for a new author of note, and the Hall Of Fame Dagger, which honours the achievements of the genre’s greatest exponents, past and present. In addition, the evening will introduce a brand new awardmdash;the ITV3/Specsavers Bestsellers Dagger—voted for by ITV3 viewers.

The shortlists for these Daggers will be announced on Friday 4th September. More information on the 2009 Daggers page.

The “Daggers” name and Crossed Daggers logo ® are registered Trade Marks of the Crime Writers’ Association.

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