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New Dates for announcement of Crown Awards long and shortlists
We are delighted by the number of submissions we’ve received, up almost 50% on last year. The number of excellent books means we’ve decided to change the dates of the announcements of the longlist and shortlist so our panels have the... more
Dorothy Dunnett / HWA Short Story Award 2022
We are delighted to announced our short story competition, run in partnership with the Dorothy Dunnett Society is now open for entries! All details and how to enter here. The word limit is a generous 3500 and the entry fee is still £5. Transport us... more The Crown Awards 2022 are now open for submissions!
Publishers! It’s that time again. Please submit your entries for the HWA Debut Crown, NonFiction Crown and Gold Crown by the end of April. Books must have been published in English in the UK for the first time between 1 April 2021 and 31 March... moreauthor showcase
Cassandra Clark
Cassandra Clark has written many plays, winning a Directors' Guild Award and Edward Albee fellowship, as well as working with street theatre groups and installation artists on different projects. She tutored on the Open University Humanities Foundation course and after writing over thirty contemporary romances now writes historical fiction featuring intrepid sleuth Hildegard of Meaux. Set in the 1380's during a dark time of English history... more
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. This was followed by THE CROSS AND THE CURSE, BLOOD AND BLADE, KILLER OF KINGS, WARRIOR OF WODEN, STORM OF STEEL, FOR LORD AND LAND, FORTRESS OF FURY and FOREST OF FOES. In November 2019, published WOLF OF WESSEX, a... more
Amanda Cockrell
Amanda Cockrell, writing as Damion Hunter, is the author of seven Roman novels: the four-volume series The Centurions, concluding with The Border Wolves; The Legions of the Mist and its sequel The Wall at the Edge of the World; and Shadow of the Eagle, the first in The Borderlands, a new Roman series. She grew up in Ojai, California, and developed a fascination with the Romans when a college friend gave her Rosemary Sutcliff’s books to... more
Nicholas Jubber
Nicholas Jubber grew up with a love of history and storytelling, which has taken him on travels around the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Europe. He has written five non-fiction books about travel and history, with themes ranging from the medieval search for Prester John to the secret histories behind beloved fairy tales. He has written for numerous publications, including the Guardian, Spectator, Irish Times and BBC History, and... more
