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HWA Crowns 2017
The HWA are delighted to announce the winners of their 2017 Crowns. Kate Williams, historian, novelist, and broadcaster, was the host for the evening which was held at the Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell, London. Over 100 publishers,... more The Historical Writers’ Association announce the shortlist and winner of the 2017 HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition.
The Historical Writers’ Association is pleased to announce the winner and two highly commended entries to the inaugural HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition 2017. Winning Entry A Poppy Against the Sky – Annie Whitehead Highly... more HWA Crown Shortlists 2017
The Historical Writers’ Association announces the shortlists for its 2017 Endeavour Ink Gold, Debut and Non-Fiction Crowns The Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) are delighted to announce the books that have been shortlisted for their 2017... moreauthor showcase
Matthew Harffy
Matthew Harffy is the author of the Bernicia Chronicles, an action-packed historical fiction series set during the turbulent times of seventh century Britain. The first, a tale of vengeance and coming of age, is THE SERPENT SWORD. The sequel is THE CROSS AND THE CURSE. The third novel in the series is BLOOD AND BLADE, which is followed by KILLER OF KINGS. Matthew Harffy lived in Northumberland as a child and the area had a great impact on... more
Nicola Pryce
Nicola Pryce gave up her nursing career when the urge to write became too strong. She has an Open University degree in Humanities and qualified as a library assistant when her children were young. She has always been drawn to the late eighteenth century and her love of both Cornwall and sailing influences her books. She is a qualified literacy support volunteer and lives in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset. Her debut novel 'Pengelly's... more
Andrew Martin
I am the author of thirteen novels, of which most are historical crime fiction. Nine of my novels are in the Jim Stringer series, featuring an Edwardian railwayman turned railway policeman. The series achieved three CWA shortlistings, and in 2011 The Somme Stations won the Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. My latest novel, Soot, is set in York in 1799, and concerns the murder of a silhouette painter. He has been killed by... more
