It gives us great pleasure to announce the winning and shortlisted stories in the 2026 Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition. The winning story in the 2026 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition The winner of the 2026 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition: Just A Couple Of Sparrows by Valerie HoareOur […]
The 2024 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition shortlist and winner
Here are the shortlisted and winning stories in the 2024 Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition. The 2024 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition shortlist Three short stories are shortlisted for this year’s competition: Mother’s Fury by Laura Karim Our judges called this story “a taught slice of violence and revenge at […]
Historia interview: 2023 HWA Gold Crown shortlist: Rebecca Stott
Rebecca Stott’s novel Dark Earth was shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award in 2023. The judges described it as “spellbinding… Filled with folklore and myth and evocative world-building, an immersive and endlessly vivid novel.” It follows two sisters’ fight for survival in post-Roman ruined London: a place filled with violence and superstition. Congratulations on […]
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 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 […]
Historia giveaway: the 2022 HWA Gold Crown Award shortlist
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 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 […]