Jo Tiddy’s story, Hecate’s Daughter, won the 2023 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition. “A clever story, written deftly and colourfully, showing the cruelty and ignorance (and small kindnesses) of the period,” the judges said. “[We] adored this original and subversive take on a well-worn tale, told in such a vivid and powerful voice that […]
Historia giveaway: the 2023 HWA Debut Crown Award shortlist
Historia is giving away all six books shortlisted for the 2023 HWA Debut Crown Award to two lucky winners! The two winners of our HWA Debut Crown Award shortlist giveaway will each receive: Clytemnestra by Costanza CasatiLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson JosephThe Secrets of Hartwood Hall by […]
The winners! The HWA Crown Awards 2023
We’re delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 HWA Crown Awards, celebrating the best in recent historical writing, fiction and non-fiction! The winners of the Gold Crown for fiction, the Non-fiction Crown and the Debut Crown were revealed on Wednesday, 22 November at an awards party at Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell. We’d […]
TV review: Lessons in Chemistry
How well does bestselling historical fiction transfer to the TV screen? James Burge reviews Apple TV’s adaptation of Lessons in Chemistry and finds it “well-crafted, effective and intelligent”. Films and novels are very different things. Broadly speaking, a novel consists of dialogue, descriptions of action and the inner world of characters, and narration. When it […]
The 2023 HWA Crown Awards shortlists
It’s a pleasure to announce the HWA Crown Awards shortlists for 2023: 18 books celebrating the best in historical writing, fiction and non-fiction, published during 2022–2023. There are three awards categories: HWA Gold Crown, HWA Non-fiction Crown, and HWA Debut Crown. The books shortlisted for the HWA Crown Awards for 2023 are: Debut Crown Award […]
Historia Live in November – author event
Historia Live, the HWA’s series of author events showcasing historical fiction and history writing, is back at the Wheatsheaf in London on Wednesday, 15 November, at 7pm. This month we welcome Nikki Marmery, whose novel Lilith has just been published; Francesca Peacock, author of Pure Wit, a biography of Margaret Cavendish; and Lola Jaye, whose […]
The 2023 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition shortlist and winner
Here are the shortlisted and winning stories in the 2023 Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition. The 2023 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition shortlist: Black Christ by Judith Wilson The judges said: “The central motif of Liverpool’s Black Christ gives a familiar story new grace. Wilson cleverly sets everyday tragedy against […]
The HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition 2023 longlist
We’re delighted to announce the longlist for the 2023 Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition. “These are all rich and ambitious stories which demonstrate the wealth of material history offers to readers and writers today,” says HWA Chair Imogen Robertson. “The judges were very impressed by the excellent writing on display this […]