AJ West’s The Spirit Engineer won the 2022 HWA Debut Crown award for the best first novel by a historical fiction writer. Praised by the judges as “haunting, deeply moving and witty”, it looks at the subject of spiritualism during the Edwardian age through the experiences of a deeply troubled man. We’re delighted to begin […]
The winners! The HWA Crown Awards 2022
We’re delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 HWA Crown Awards, celebrating the best historical writing of the year, fiction and non-fiction! The winners of the Gold Crown for fiction, the Non-fiction Crown and the Debut Crown were revealed on Wednesday, 23 November at a packed party in a historic former church in London, […]
HWA Crown Awards 2022: the shortlists
We’re delighted to announce the HWA Crown Awards shortlists for 2022, with 18 books celebrating the best in historical writing, fiction and non-fiction, published in 2021-2022. 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 2022 are: Gold Crown Award […]
HWA Crown Awards 2022: the longlists
We’re delighted to announce the HWA Crown Awards longlists for 2022: 36 books celebrating the best in historical writing, fiction and non-fiction, published in 2021-2022. There are three awards categories: HWA Gold Crown, HWA Non-fiction Crown, and HWA Debut Crown. The books longlisted for the HWA Crown Awards for 2022 are: Gold Crown Award 2022 […]
Books for history lovers – summer reading 2022
It’s time for Historia’s summer reading suggestions. We asked 12 historical writers to each recommend two books for history lovers, fiction or non-fiction, which stood out for them recently. Whether you’re going overseas for the first time this decade or relaxing at home, we hope you enjoy our picks! Jean Fullerton My first must-read is The […]
Historia interviews: 2021 Non-fiction Crown Award winner Alan Allport
Alan Allport won the 2021 HWA Non-fiction Crown Award for Britain at Bay, a fresh take on the Second World War which “changed our perspective, not just on Britain in the war but on British national identity and the way that we deploy history more generally,” as Clare Mulley, who chaired the judging panel, commented. […]
Historia giveaway! HWA Non-fiction Crown Award 2021 shortlist
Historia’s running three HWA Crowns giveaways to celebrate the books shortlisted for the 2021 Crown Awards. This one is for all six books on the Non-fiction Crown shortlist. The Historia Non-fiction Crown 2021 giveaway is open until 11.59pm on 17 December, 2021. The two winners will each receive all six books in the 2021 HWA […]
Historia giveaway! HWA Debut Crown Award 2021 shortlist
Historia’s running three HWA Crowns giveaways to celebrate the books shortlisted for the 2021 Crown Awards. The first is for all six books on the Debut Crown shortlist. (The Crown Awards winners will be announced on 24 November at 11am on our YouTube channel. You’ll also be able to find out who’s won just after […]