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The HWA Crowns Longlist 2018
The HWA Crowns Longlist Thirty six remarkable books will fight it out in the race for the 2018 HWA Crowns, as the longlists for the HWA Crowns 2018 are announced. “Historical Writing is an important part of our culture and also a vital way of... more
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... moreauthor showcase
Karen Lee Street
KAREN LEE STREET is a British/ American dual national currently living in Australia. She is the author of a mystery trilogy that pairs Edgar Allan Poe and ur-detective C. Auguste Dupin. Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster (Oneworld, 2016) is her debut novel, set in 1840 London, with flashbacks to the reign of the infamous London Monster who slashed the dresses and derrieres of over fifty women from 1788 - 1790. Book II, Edgar Allan Poe and... more
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Laura Shepherd-Robinson was born in Bristol in 1976. She has a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Political Theory from the London School of Economics. Laura worked in politics for nearly twenty years before re-entering normal life to complete an MA in Creative Writing at City University. She is a historical crime author. Her debut novel, BLOOD & SUGAR, will be published by Mantle Books (Pan-Macmillan) in... more
Sean McGlynn
Sean McGlynn is the author of three critically acclaimed books: Blood Cries Afar: The Forgotten Invasion of England 1216 (2011; expanded 2nd edn 2015 with new subtitle, The Magna Carta War and the Invasion of England, 1215-17); By Sword and Fire: Cruelty and Atrocity in Medieval Warfare (2008; also in Spanish and Czech translations); and Kill Them All! Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade (2015; expanded 2nd edn 2018). He refers to... more
Jacqueline Riding
Dr Jacqueline Riding is an historian and art historian specialising in eighteenth- and early nineteenth century British History and Art. She is a consultant for museums, galleries, historic buildings and film. She was the adviser on Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner (2014) and Peterloo (tbc). Her books include Jacobites: A New History of the ’45 Rebellion (Bloomsbury 2016, paperback 2017) and Basic Instincts: Love, Passion and Violence in the Art of... more
