Historia is giving away all six books shortlisted for the 2022 HWA Gold Crown Award to two lucky winners! Our judges said: “These six books represent everything marvellous in historical fiction. Between them they cover a cast sweep of human history; from Sarmatia in the second century AD to rural 1980s Ireland. All of them […]
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 […]
Historia interviews: 2022 HWA Debut Crown Award shortlist: Rosie Andrews
Rosie Andrews was shortlisted for the 2022 HWA Debut Crown Award for The Leviathan, a historical mystery with a supernatural element set in 17th-century Norfolk. Rosie spoke to Historia about writing and researching her bestselling debut — and offers tips for new authors. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. What does […]
Historia interviews: 2022 Non-fiction Crown Award winners Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman
Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman won the 2022 HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award for Metaphysical Animals, their portrait of the ‘Wartime Quartet’: four women who, as undergraduates at Somerville College, Oxford, bought a new approach to philosophy during the war years and created a way of ethical thinking that remains with us to this day. […]
Historia giveaway: the 2022 HWA Non-fiction Crown shortlist
This month we’re giving away all six books shortlisted for the 2022 HWA Non-fiction Crown Award. The giveaway is open until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 7 December, 2022. Just in time for an early Christmas present for you, or a friend (or five). The winner will get one copy of each of the following books: The […]
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 […]