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Dorothy Dunnett Society / HWA Short Story Competition Longlist

24/09/2025 by Imogen Robertson

Many congratulations to the writers of our longlisted stories. The shortlist and winning stories will be announced on Friday 3 October! We ended up with nearly 150 stories this year and the standard was extremely high. Many thanks to our first round judges for taking on the very difficult task of selected the longlist. We were transported around the world and across the ages reading them.

Iko of Benin, King’s Diver – Jo Bardsley

Sword and Song – Millie Bowker

Inquire with Josephine – Maria Brekke

City of the Dead – Anne Byrne

Rammerfjellet, Fallen – Katherine Catchpole

A Discourse on the True Nature of Evil – Kirsten Claiden-Yardley

Domina tarraconensis vandalorum – Alexander Daman

A Game of Hazard – Katy Darby

We Bring Miracles – Joseph Dragovich

Poacher Turned Game Keeper – Alex Edwards

The Changeling – Emma Fielder

War-Thoughts Have Left Their Places Vacant – Irma Gottschalk

The Carnation Revolution – Portia Holdsworth

An Insignificant Act – Liz Kershaw

Before The Carnival – John Barrett Lee

Octagon – Sophie Lenoir

Golden Paratroopers – Bryony Lorimer

Final Score – Sean Lusk 

New Hooves for Old – Anne Meale

Barred – Elaine O’Connor

What can you tell us of the misted lands – Sally O’Reilly

What We Burned – Dane Sawyer

The Convention – Gerard J. Uhrig

Sugar Moon – Jane Weary

Foie Gras For Two – Judith Wilson

Filed Under: News Tagged With: historical fiction

New Final Submission Date for the DDS/HWA Short Story Competition! 1 August 2025

03/07/2025 by Imogen Robertson

Yes, fate is on your side! You still have time to enter!

It looks like we haven’t got the word out enough on the DDS / HWA Short Story Competition this year, so we are extending the deadline to midnight on 1 August 2025. Many thanks to those who have already submitted a story.

Perhaps we rely too much on X (formerly Twitter) to spread the word, or perhaps our muses are all on strike. Last year saw our highest ever number of entries, so something strange is going on! If your muse needs encouragement remind them this competition has helped launch the career of some excellent writers of historical fiction.

Please do spread the word if you have the chance. All the details are available here: https://historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-award-2025/

You can read last year’s fantastic winner here: https://historiamag.com/st-kilda-bird-song-kf-maccarthy-hwaddss24/

Filed Under: Dorothy Dunnett / HWA Short Story, News Tagged With: fictionprize, historical fiction, short story prize, write historical fiction

Historia Live! Bad Reputations

11/03/2024 by Imogen Robertson

Fortune-tellers, Fraudsters & Fallen Women

With Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Stacey Halls and Beezy Marsh in conversation with A J West

16 April at The Wheatsheaf in central London

Book your tickets here!

Filed Under: Events, News

HWA / Dorothy Dunnett Society Short Story Award 2024

11/03/2024 by Imogen Robertson

We are delighted to announce the 2024 HWA/DDS Short Story Award is open for entries. The deadline for submissions is 1 July and the entry fee remains only £5. Visit the award page to read the terms and conditions and enter. Best of luck!

Filed Under: Dorothy Dunnett / HWA Short Story, News

HWA Crowns 2024

11/03/2024 by Imogen Robertson

Submissions are now open!

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN.

Go the HWA Crown Awards 2024 page to submit titles for the Debut, Gold and Non-Fiction Crowns for 2024. You can see the fantastic titles which won in 2023 on Historia.

Filed Under: Crown Awards, News

Dorothy Dunnett / HWA Short Story Award 2023

11/03/2024 by Imogen Robertson

Read Jo Tiddy’s winning story on Historia. Black Christ by Judith Wilson and Dawn Rising by Anne Byrne were highly commended.

Filed Under: Dorothy Dunnett / HWA Short Story, News

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