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Judges of the HWA Crowns Awards 2021 Announced
We are delighted to have such a brilliant list of writers, book sellers, reviewers, bloggers and champions of historical writing judging the prizes this year. You can find out a bit more about them here, but in brief our huge huge thanks to:... more
The Dorothy Dunnett Society / HWA Short Story Competition 2021
…is now open for entries! First Prize is £500 and publication on Historia, in the magazine of the Dorothy Dunnett Society, The Whispering Gallery, and as part of an anthology with the other shortlisted stories. Closing date is 1st July 2021.... more
The Virtual Crown Awards 2020
Obviously we are very sorry we could not announce the winners of the Debut, Gold and Non-Fiction Crowns in person this year, but you can still join us to see which of these amazing books have emerged victorious on... moreauthor showcase
Mark Knowles
Mark's love of ancient history meant that, from an early age, his parents were treated to driving many miles up and down the country - and beyond - looking for ruins. Their patience was rewarded when he secured a place at Downing College, Cambridge, where he read degrees in Classics and Management Studies. After a decade working as a front-line officer and supervisor within the Metropolitan Police Service, he became Head of Classics at a school... more
Nicola Pryce
Published by Atlantic Books and represented by Teresa Chris, Nicola Pryce's novels are set on the south coast of Cornwall, 1793 -1800. She trained as a nurse in St Bartholomew's Hospital and has an Open University degree in humanities. She is a qualified library assistant and literacy support volunteer and lives in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset with her husband and border terrier. Together they sail the south coast of Cornwall in search of... more
Louise Fein
I write twentieth century historical fiction, based around unheard voices, or from unusual perspectives. My debut novel, People Like Us (entitled Daughter of the Reich in the US/Canada edition) and first published in 2020 into 13 territories, is set in 1930's Leipzig, seen through the eyes of a young girl, Hetty, brainwashed into believing the Nazi dream, until that is, she encounters Walter, a Jew. My second novel, The Hidden Child,... more
Graham Brack
I write crime fiction set in the Dutch Golden Age featuring a reluctant detective who is a lecturer in moral philosophy at the University of Leiden. (I also have a series set in Prague in the near present day.) The lure of the 17th century to me is that it is a time that begins to approximate to our own. The language is not that different, there is a definite urban class and many of the structures that we know now - universities and types... more
