We’re delighted to announce the HWA Crown Awards longlists for 2023: 36 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. Here are the longlisted books and what our judges say about them. The books longlisted […]
Historia giveaway: the 2022 HWA Debut Crown Award shortlist
The 2023 HWA Crown Awards are now open for entry! Details are at the bottom of this page and full information is on the HWA website. To celebrate, Historia is giving away all six books shortlisted for the Debut Crown Award in 2022. Two winners will each receive:The Leviathan by Rosie AndrewsMoonlight and the Pearler’s […]
Historical books to look out for in 2023
It’s back — Historia’s most popular regular feature, our round-up of books published by members of the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) during the coming year. Here are more than 150 books covering history, biography, and historical fiction and spanning eras from Ancient Rome to the 1980s. They sweep around the world from Australia to India, […]