Andrew Taylor is a historical crime novelist and won this year’s HWA Gold Crown Award for his book The King’s Evil. The novel is set in the late 17th century and is the third in his James Marwood series. Andrew talks to Historia about his book, the inspiration behind his main character and his favourite […]
Historia giveaway! The 2020 HWA Gold Crown Award shortlist
Historia’s final HWA Crowns giveaway is for all six books on the 2020 Gold Crown shortlist. It’s your chance to win six of the most outstanding historical novels published last year. And you’ve got up to four chances of winning. The Historia HWA Gold Crown 2020 giveaway is open from 2pm on 22 January, 2021, […]
The HWA Crown Awards in an unusual year
This year’s HWA Crown Awards coverage in Historia has an exciting boost: guest contributions by four students from Bath Spa University who are studying publishing and journalism. They add fresh voices to Historia’s content and we hope that working with us will be useful to all four of them in their future careers. Our first […]
The winners! The HWA Crown Awards 2020
At last, the winners of the HWA Crown Awards for 2020 are announced! After months of reading and making tough decisions, the judges have chosen the winners of the HWA Gold, Non-fiction and Debut Crown Awards out of a very strong submissions list. HWA Chair Imogen Robertson says: “We’re so sorry we aren’t able to […]