Canada's professional association for crime writers!

Whether you're a professional or aspiring writer, or just want to connect with people who write and read crime, you'll find inspiration and support here.

Member Benefits


  • Promote your work to an international audience of booksellers, publishers, librarians, and readers through your listing in our Cool Canadian Crime Catalogue and to a global audience through our social media and YouTube channels.
  • Enjoy a discount on our Annual Awards of Excellence entry fee.
  • Network with fellow members, publishers, editors, reviewers, and booksellers.
  • Promote your work to over 5,000 visitors a month through our website's member bio pages, searchable database of members, and our events calendar where you can upload your book launches and events. 
  • Get industry news , articles and information relevant to crime writers in our member-only newsletter, The Inside Scoop.

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Become a member of Crime Writers of Canada

Professionals
$140 / year
  • 2 years $270 (save $10 )

  • For published authors of books, novellas, short stories, plays, and non-fiction books/articles.
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Associates
$95 / year
  • 2 years $183 (save $7 )

  • For writers and aspiring authors of crime books and stories, and professional authors who are not Canadian..
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Supporters
$95 / year
  • 2 years $183 (save $7 )

  • For publishers, editors, agents, booksellers, librarians, and people who love to read crime writing..
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Media & Events

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Podcasts on Crime Writing

CWC's weekly podcast for mystery and crime writers in Canada by Erik D'Souza.

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Professional Development Webinar Series

Members only. You must log in first.

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Meet the Board: Dave Wickenden
Meet the Board: Dave Wickenden
 Dave Wickenden is a Canadian thriller author known for drawing on a life packed with real‑world intensity. Before becoming a novelist, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces and later spent 31 years in the Fire Service, eventually...
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CWC Interviews

Interview with Joanna Vander Vlugt

Author Interviews with Bob Harris
If you love mystery, suspense and true crime, you'll want to meet our authors!
Interview with Joanna Vander Vlugt

October 2025 interview

Bob Harris is a Vancouver-based writer, book promoter, publicist, event producer, and Associate member of CWC. His background is in the music industry, professional sports entertainment technology, and corporate governance of private and...
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Tony Berryman, On Borrowed Time

CWC's weekly podcast
CWC's weekly podcast for mystery and crime writers in Canada by Erik D'Souza.
Tony Berryman, On Borrowed Time

January 21, 2026

Tony writes mysteries and thrillers, two fingers at a time. His first massage therapy thriller, The Night Nurse, was published in 2020. His second, On Borrowed Time, hit the shelves in 2025. Tony spent 17 years as a registered massage...
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Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization, acknowledges the 634 different First Nations, Inuit communities and Métis settlements that have a unique historical, cultural, spiritual and environmentally sustainable connection to the land that their people and ancestors have inhabited since time immemorial.

We recognize the contributions of all Indigenous peoples to the land, we commit to respecting the lands on which we live, and we recognize the contributions and historic importance of Indigenous peoples. We also share in the collective commitment to continued dialogue in pursuit of Truth and Reconciliation in our communities.