We are delighted to share the shortlists for the 2019 Crowns, with thanks to all our judges, and our sponsor Sharpe Books.
HWA CROWN AWARDS 2019
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HWA Crown Awards 2018: The Winners
Historian and Broadcaster Kate Williams presented the Historical Writers’ Association Crown Awards for 2018 at a party at Swedenborg Hall in Bloomsbury. The winner of the Debut Crown for 2018 was Estoril by Dejan Tiago-Stankovic, the Non-Fiction Crown was awarded to Leanda de Lisle for White King: Charles I – Traitor, Martyr, Murderer and the winner of the Sharpe Books HWA Gold Crown for Historical Fiction was Ralf Rothman’s To Die in Spring, superbly translated by Shaun Whiteside who was present to receive the award on Rothman’s behalf.
The winners of each prize receives a thousand pounds as well as the award itself. ‘Each winner was part of a very strong short and longlist,’ Chair of the HWA, Imogen Robertson said, ‘which demonstrated the breadth and vigour of Historical Writing published in the UK in the last year. We are sure that all lovers of history will find something to delight them in these lists from adventure, epic and literary fiction of the highest quality to important popular works of non-fiction which shed fresh light on familiar figures or carve out and claim important new territory all of their own.’
The evening also saw Canadian writer, Jennifer Falkner from Ottowa, carrying off first and second prize in the anonymously judged HWA / Dorothy Dunnett short story competition for unpublished short stories and the announcement of a new prize for unpublished novels in collaboration with Sharpe Books.
The Debut Crown judges said of Estoril by Dejan Tiago-Stankovic ‘Assured, surprising and complex, this poignant story of divided loyalties among the extraordinary residents of a hotel in neutral Portugal during the Second World War reads like a rediscovered classic.’
The judges of the Non-fiction crown called Leanda de Lisle: White King: Charles I – Traitor, Martyr, Murderer ‘a quietly revolutionary biography of a man obscured by layers of myth, prejudice and misunderstanding,’ and added ‘Drawing on new sources, and interrogating familiar material in a new way, de Lisle emphasises Charles’s humanity, his weaknesses and his strengths, while restoring the women in his life to centre stage.’
The Judges of the Sharpe Books Gold Crown said To Die in Spring by Ralf Rothmann translated by Shaun Whiteside was ‘beautifully written, affecting and intensely readable – a powerful novel that works on many levels.’ On a separate note, the judges praised the translation as being one of the best they had read.
The HWA would like to thank our sponsors, Sharpe Books, and The History Press for making the evening such a success and particular thanks to our judges who gave up a great deal of their time reading and debating the huge number of submissions with such generosity and enthusiasm. The Non-Fiction Crown judges were: M J Carter, Saul David, Jason Goodwin and Lucy Santos, the Debut Crown was judged by Ayo Onatade and Susan Heads, chaired by Ben Fergusson and the Sharpe Books HWA Gold Crown was judged by Rukhsana Ahmad, Elizabeth Buchan, Robin Carter, Richard Foreman, Tony Riches and Imogen Robertson, chaired by Elizabeth Fremantle.
HWA Crowns 2018: The Shortlists
HWA Debut Crown Shortlist 2018
The Optickal Illusion by Rachel Halliburton
Populated by a cast of celebrated eighteenth-century painters jockeying for fame and fortune, this delightful tale of high art and low fraud is a celebration of the alchemy of painting and the dangers of unbridled ambition.
The Sealwoman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson
In this remarkable family saga, Ásta’s journey from Iceland to Algiers and back again turns her — and our — understanding of the seventeenth-century world upside down. It is a tale that is sometimes humorous, often terrifying, but always deeply humane.
The Lightkeeper’s Daughters by Jean E. Pendziwol
A moving inter-generational story of a family living on the Great Lakes. The narrative back-and-forth from the present to the past is beautifully controlled and the revelation of the secrets at the heart of the novel perfectly timed.
The Woolgrower’s Companion by Joy Rhoades
The harsh landscape, racial tension and overt sexism of war-time Australia is wonderfully evoked in this absorbing story of a woman trying to save her sprawling sheep farm in the face of greed, small-town pettiness and family tragedy.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Beginning with a man waking up confused and frightened in an Agatha-Christie-esque house party where everyone seems to know his name, this feverish whodunnit is a uniquely gripping and mind-bending read.
Estoril by Dejan Tiago-Stankovic
Assured, surprising and complex, this poignant story of divided loyalties among the extraordinary residents of a hotel in neutral Portugal during the Second World War reads like a rediscovered classic.
HWA Non-Fiction Crown Shortlist 2018
White King: Charles I – Traitor, Martyr, Murderer by Leanda de Lisle is a quietly revolutionary biography of a man obscured by layers of myth, prejudice and misunderstanding. Drawing on new sources, and interrogating familiar material in a new way, de Lisle emphasises Charles’s humanity, his weaknesses and his strengths, while restoring the women in his life to centre stage.
The Fear and the Freedom: How the Second World War Changed Us by Keith Lowe
A brilliant exploration of the impact – geopolitical, social, economic, philosophical and psychological – that World War Two has had on the modern world. Told through a series of personal stories that are emblematical of a broader theme, Lowe’s book is a masterpiece of historical inquiry: painstakingly researched, cleverly constructed and elegantly written.
Pie and Mash Down the Roman Road by Melanie McGrath Dodging all the cliches, McGrath does a remarkable job of excavating the lives of the owners, employees and customers of G. Kelly’s Pie and Mash Shop, to produce a fresh and constantly surprising portrait of working-class life in the East End over a century, from 1917 to 2017. A triumph of acute, empathetic but unsentimental observation, her crisp prose throws light on uncelebrated lives with thrilling forensic detail.
A History of Rome in Seven Sackings by Matthew Kneale
With a combination of enormous verve and admirable scholarship novelist Matthew Kneale alights on seven crux moments in Rome’s 2500-year history, and through them tells a terrific story of destruction, resilience and transformation, while drawing a series of vivid and seductive portraits—social, political, cultural, architectural, even olefactory— of the city over time. Popular history at its absolute best.
The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England by Graham Robb
Part investigation, part travel book and part personal quest this book is a remarkable tale of a piece of land on the border between Scotland and England. Graham Robb’s book is a treat for the general reader and historical scholar alike.
Six Minutes in May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister by Nicholas Shakespeare: revisits the disastrous Norway campaign of 1940, our first engagement with Hitler’s war machine, to ask how the architect of the debacle nonetheless emerged as Britain’s wartime Prime Minister. As the action moves back from the frozen north to London political circles, Shakespeare draws on his novelistic background to provide gripping studies of the main protagonists, Halifax, Chamberlain and Churchill.
HWA Sharpe Books Gold Crown Shortlist 2018
Blood’s Game by Angus Donald
A gripping page-turner, full of Restoration swagger, with an intriguing hero and brilliant action. Compulsively readable.
Sugar Money by Jane Harris
A novel with fantastic energy and verve – a bold and ambitious book that is both a vivid recreation of a neglected period of history and a gripping adventure story in the tradition of Robert Louis Stevenson. Powerful narration, atmospheric and immersive.
The Valentine House by Emma Henderson
A subtle, soulful, beautifully written period drama with an irresistible central character. A compelling, humorous, powerful and rewarding read.
To Die in Spring Ralf Rothmann trans by Shaun Whiteside
Beautifully written, affecting and intensely readable – a powerful novel that works on many levels. On a separate note, the judges praised the translation as being one of the best they had read.
The Last Hour by Harry Sidebottom
An energetic and gripping thriller, a great shot of adrenaline, and hugely entertaining. Does something fresh and appealing with the genre.
The Zoo by Christopher Wilson
Highly original, this fascinating novel swings from satire to horror to tragedy. Bittersweet, vital and commendably different.
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 understanding that culture,” says HWA chair Imogen Robertson. “ It enriches, entertains and illuminates and we should be profoundly grateful to the writers and publishers who continue to produce such outstanding work. This year we have read a remarkable range of excellent books and are proud to present thirty-six of the very best.”
Split over three awards – the HWA Non Fiction Crown, HWA Debut Crown and HWA Sharpe Book’s Gold Crown the longlists are as follows:
HWA Sharpe Books Gold Crown
To Die in Spring Ralf Rothmann, translated by Shaun Whiteside (Picador)
Beautifully written, affecting and intensely readable – a powerful novel that works on many levels. On a separate note, the judges praised the translation as being one of the best they had read.
Sugar Money Jane Harris (Faber)
A novel with fantastic energy and verve – a bold and ambitious book that is both a vivid recreation of a neglected period of history and a gripping adventure story in the tradition of Robert Louis Stevenson. Powerful narration, atmospheric and immersive.
The Last Hour Harry Sidebottom (Bonnier Zaffre)
An energetic and gripping thriller, a great shot of adrenaline, and hugely entertaining. Does something fresh and appealing with the genre.
Vanishing of Audrey Wilde Eve Chase (Michael Joseph)
Strikingly good writing, impeccable scene-setting, accomplished suspense and fantastic imagery.
The Zoo Christopher Wilson (Faber)
Highly original, this fascinating novel swings from satire to horror to tragedy. Bittersweet, vital and commendably different.
Pilgrim’s War Michael Jecks (Simon & Schuster)
With a great cast of characters, this impeccably researched and highly entertaining novel is a terrific start to a new series.
The Western Wind Samantha Harvey (Johnathan Cape)
Original and beautifully written, this is a medieval detective story mixed with philosophy, featuring a fascinating protagonist and an immersive world.
Prussian Blue Philip Kerr (Quercus)
A vivid and gripping crime story that weaves in fascinating insights into its period. The penultimate instalment in a much-loved and admired series.
Blood’s Game Angus Donald (Bonnier Zaffre)
A gripping page-turner, full of Restoration swagger, with an intriguing hero and brilliant action. Compulsively readable.
The Coffin Path Katherine Clements (Headline)
Atmospheric, textured, engrossing and spooky, The Coffin Path is an intense and immersive read and a tremendous evocation of its period, with a hugely appealing protagonist at its heart.
The Tyrant’s Shadow Antonia Senior (Corvus)
A relevant and important period of history brought vividly to life. Dark ironies mix with a moving personal story. A novel of real power, written with great style and empathy.
The Valentine House Emma Henderson (Sceptre)
A subtle, soulful, beautifully written period drama with an irresistible central character. A compelling, humorous, powerful and rewarding read.
Elizabeth Fremantle, Chair of judges said:
“Judging a book prize with such a broad remit is a daunting prospect, as it means comparing novels with strikingly different aims, from the subtle and literary, to pure adventure, and everything in between. But in the end an exceptional novel stands out as such, whatever its aim, and it has been a true pleasure to discover a number of outstanding novels, all brilliantly executed, touching and thought provoking in their own way.”
HWA Non Fiction Crown
Houses of Power: The Places that Shapes the Tudor World Simon Thurley (Bantam Press)
An important book, informed by brilliant original scholarship and research into the construction and function of royal Tudor palaces. It goes far beyond the confines of architectural history, though, to open up a new vista into the formal as well as the intimate world of the Tudor monarchy.
White King: Charles I – Traitor, Martyr, Murderer Leanda de Lisle (Chatto & Windus)
A quietly revolutionary biography of a man obscured by layers of myth, prejudice and misunderstanding. Drawing on new sources, and interrogating familiar material in a new way, de Lisle emphasises Charles’s humanity, his weaknesses and his strengths, while restoring the women in his life to centre stage.
Six Minutes in May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister Nicholas Shakespeare (Harvill Secker)
This revisits the disastrous Norway campaign of 1940, our first engagement with Hitler’s war machine, to ask how the architect of the debacle nonetheless emerged as Britain’s wartime Prime Minister. As the action moves back from the frozen north to London political circles, Shakespeare draws on his novelistic background to provide gripping studies of the main protagonists, Halifax, Chamberlain and Churchill.
Napoleon: The Spirit of the Age Michael Broers (Faber & Faber)
The second of three volumes of what promises to be the best life of Napoleon Bonaparte yet written, it covers just five years – 1805 to 1810 – as an extraordinary run of military victories left the Emperor of the French master of the continent but more isolated politically and emotionally than ever before. The end result is a very human portrait of a brilliant but flawed individual, and one that showcases the author’s deep knowledge, elegant prose and compelling argument.
The Fear and the Freedom: How the Second World War Changed Us Keith Lowe (Viking)
A brilliant exploration of the impact – geopolitical, social, economic, philosophical and psychological – that World War Two has had on the modern world. Told through a series of personal stories that are emblematical of a broader theme, Lowe’s book is a masterpiece of historical inquiry: painstakingly researched, cleverly constructed and elegantly written.
The Women Who Flew for Hitler: A True Story of Soaring Ambition And Searing Rivalry Clare Mulley (Macmillan)
Fast-paced, beautifully structured dual biography of Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg, two ambitious women from very different backgrounds who defied convention to become pioneering test pilots in Second World War Germany. Reitsch remained a committed Nazi to the end; Stauffenberg supported the failed July Plot against Hitler’s life. Mulley tells the full story of these two distinctive women in gripping detail for the first time.
Lady Fanshawe’s Receipt Book: An Englishwoman’s Life During the Civil War Lucy Moore (Atlantic Books)
Beautifully constructed and engagingly told Lady Fanshawe’s Receipt Book gives us the Civil War from the perspective of the domestic. Using Anne Fanshawe’s memoirs and her receipt book – a remarkable survival in itself– Lucy Moore plunges us into mid-seventeenth century Britain in this fascinating book.
Black Tudors: The Untold Story Hardcover Miranda Kaufmann
(One world Publications)
Kaufmann presents the reader with ten vivid true-life stories of black Britons revealing their lives and experiences while filing in some serious historical blanks in Tudor history.
The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England Graham Robb (Picador)
Part investigation, part travel book and part personal quest this book is a remarkable tale of a piece of land on the border between Scotland and England. Graham Robb’s book is a treat for the general reader and historical scholar alike.
Hearts And Minds: The Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote Jane Robinson (Doubleday)
Hearts and Minds tells the story of the Great Pilgrimage: a six-week protest march in 1913. Robinson tells the stories of these remarkable women and the sacrifices they made skilfully weaving in the wider issues behind it and the extraordinary change these marchers helped to effect.
A History of Rome in Seven Sackings Matthew Kneale (Atlantic Books)
With a combination of enormous verve and admirable scholarship novelist Matthew Kneale alights on seven crux moments in Rome’s 2500-year history, and through them tells a terrific story of destruction, resilience and transformation, while drawing a series of vivid and seductive portraits—social, political, cultural, architectural, even olefactory— of the city over time. Popular history at its absolute best.
Pie and Mash Down the Roman Road Melanie McGrath (Two Roads)
Dodging all the cliches, McGrath does a remarkable job of excavating the lives of the owners, employees and customers of G. Kelly’s Pie and Mash Shop, to produce a fresh and constantly surprising portrait of working-class life in the East End over a century, from 1917 to 2017. A triumph of acute, empathetic but unsentimental observation, her crisp prose throws light on uncelebrated lives with thrilling forensic detail.
HWA Debut Crown
The Wicked Cometh Laura Carlin (Hodder & Stoughton)
A pitch-perfect Victorian sensation novel, jam packed with dark London streets, missing children, mysterious diaries and ghastly secrets.
Estoril Dejan Tiago-Stankovic (Apollo)
Assured, surprising and complex, this poignant story of divided loyalties among the extraordinary residents of a hotel in neutral Portugal during the Second World War reads like a rediscovered classic.
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton (Raven Books)
Beginning with a man waking up confused and frightened in an Agatha-Christie-esque house party where everyone seems to know his name, this feverish whodunnit is a uniquely gripping and mind-bending read.
The Sealwoman’s Gift Sally Magnusson (Two Roads)
In this remarkable family saga, Ásta’s journey from Iceland to Algiers and back again turns her — and our — understanding of the seventeenth-century world upside down. It is a tale that is sometimes humorous, often terrifying, but always deeply humane.
The Lightkeeper’s Daughters Jean E. Pendziwol (W&N)
A moving inter-generational story of a family living on the Great Lakes. The narrative back-and-forth from the present to the past is beautifully controlled and the revelation of the secrets at the heart of the novel perfectly timed.
The Woolgrower’s Companion Joy Rhoades (Chatto & Windus)
The harsh landscape, racial tension and overt sexism of war-time Australia is wonderfully evoked in this absorbing story of a woman trying to save her sprawling sheep farm in the face of greed, small-town pettiness and family tragedy.
The Parentations Kate Mayfield (Point Blank)
A deliciously uncanny novel that wonderfully evokes eighteenth-century Iceland and Victorian London as it unspools a twisted tale of giants, mysterious earthquakes, centuries’ old sisters and the search for eternal life.
Deposed David Barbaree (Twenty7)
Reading like the Man in the Iron Mask on the Tiber, this historical thriller sets your pulse racing, while brilliantly evoking the violence and intrigue of Ancient Rome.
The Optickal Illusion Rachel Halliburton (Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd)
Populated by a cast of celebrated eighteenth-century painters jockeying for fame and fortune, this delightful tale of high art and low fraud is a celebration of the alchemy of painting and the dangers of unbridled ambition.
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock Imogen Hermes Gowar (Harvill Secker)
A rich cast of characters are thrown together by the discovery of what just might be a real mermaid, in this genuinely fresh take on eighteenth-century London, filled with powerful women, hapless businessmen and vivid set pieces.
Bitter Francesca Jakobi (W&N)
A psychologically penetrating portrait of a mother struggling to come to terms with her past, while trying to rebuild a broken relationship with her adult son. Jakobi convincingly reveals the complex ways in which exile and abandonment echo down the decades.
The Magician’s Lie Greer Macallister (Legend Press)
A wonderful cat-and-mouse thriller set in a carnivalesque world of magicians and exotic dancers, in which nothing is quite what it seems. It’s thrilling opening sets the tone for a pacy and suspenseful read.
Ben Fergusson, Chair of judges said: “It was a huge honour to be asked to chair the HWA Debut Crown 2018. Susan Heads, Ayo Onatade and I were astounded by the quality of submissions that we received and enchanted by a list that swept us off to Iceland, Ancient Rome, wartime Portugal, Victorian and Georgian London, Algeria, Australia and beyond. There were many wonderful titles that, heartbreakingly, didn’t make the longlist, meaning that these twelve books genuinely represent an exceptional selection of debut novels that we would heartily recommend to all lovers of historical fiction.”
For further information, please contact Lucy Santos, administrator for the Historical Writers’ Association at admin@historicalwriters.org or on 07950226999.
Notes for editors:
The HWA Debut Crown has been running since 2012. The HWA Non-Fiction Crown and the HWA Gold Crown were first launched in 2017.
The HWA Sharpe Books Gold Crown Judges are:
Elizabeth Fremantle – Chair
Richard Foreman
Elizabeth Buchan
Tony Riches
Robin Carter
Imogen Robertson
Rukhsana Ahmad
The HWA Non Fiction Crown Judges are:
Miranda Carter
Jason Goodwin
Saul David
Lucy Santos
The HWA Debut Crown Judges are:
Ben Fergusson
Ayo Onatade
Susan Heads
About the HWA:
The Historical Writers’ Association are authors, publishers and agents of historical writing, both fiction and non-fiction. The HWA was created to provide professional and social support to our members, and to created opportunities online and in person for our members to meet with readers, fellow writers and enthusiasts for all things historical. Our chair is the author Imogen Robertson, who took over from founding chair Manda Scott in 2015.
www.historicalwriters.org
About Sharpe Books
Sharpe Books is a leading independent publisher of historical fiction. Although it mainly publishes established authors – such as Michael Jecks, Peter Tonkin and Sarah Gristwood – Sharpe Books are actively seeking submissions from new authors. Sharpe Books also specialise in publishing backlist titles and literary estates. Please visit their website for further info. http://sharpebooks.com/
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, agents, authors and fans were in attendance to see the winners take home the coveted prize.
The HWA Debut Crown was won by Beth Underdown for The Witchfinder’s Sister published by Viking Books.
The judging panel, chaired by author Emma Darwin commented:
“In The Witchfinder’s Sister, Beth Underdown has imagined her way into a society’s collective madness, and recreated it in a terrifying and utterly convincing story.”
Next was the announcement for the HWA Non Fiction Crown which was won by Jerry Brotton for This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World published by Allen Lane Books.
The judging panel was chaired by author Clare Mulley who said:
“Jerry Brotton’s exceptional book, This Orient Isle, is the winner of the Historical Writers Association Non-Fiction Crown 2017. In revealing the extent and nature of Elizabethan England’s relationship with the Islamic world, This Orient Isle restores a forgotten narrative to our history in a way that resonates powerfully today. This is original, intelligent and compelling history with huge impact.”
Finally the winner of the 2017 HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown was announced as
Ian McGuire for the North Water published by Simon and Schuster.
The judges, chaired by Toni Senior, said:
“The North Water is a tale of murder and despair on board a nineteenth century whaling ship, and it reeks of blubber and blood. As a feat of historical imagination it is extraordinary; as a novel it is stunning. Like the Arctic waters it describes, this book is violent and unsettling, yet unforgettably beautiful.”
Annie Whitehead was also congratulated for winning the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story competition – sponsored by the Dorothy Dunnett Society – for her unpublished short story A Poppy Against the Sky. The two Highly commended authors were Majella Cullinane for End of the Rope and Sarah Evans for Us girls.
Imogen Robertson, Chair of the HWA, said
“We are delighted with the success of this year’s awards celebrating the range and quality of historical writing in the UK including both established stars and up and coming authors. It’s been wonderful to discover these fantastic books and spread the word among fans of historical writing about the many and varied writers producing such excellent work. Many thanks to our sponsors and congratulations to the winners.”
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 Commended
End of the Rope – Majella Cullinane
Us girls – Sarah Evans
Shortlisted
Guilty until Proven Innocent – Daphne Breen
Haint Blue – Helen Cairns
The Moresco – Bella D’Arcy Reed
Blind, blind – Allan Drew
Signor Pietro’s Pigeon – Elizabeth Hopkinson
White Feather Girl – Avril Joy
The Damson Orchard – Liz Kershaw
Steer the Dark Skies Blue – Niamh MacCabe
Finish the Course – Anna Mazzola
All I Have Done Is Survive – Richard Smyth
Imogen Robertson, chair of the Judging panel said:
“I was astonished and delighted by the range and quality of the stories we received. It was extremely difficult to pick our winners from such a strong field and I was deeply impressed by the fresh and engaging voices, superb writing and story-telling skills on display. I’m sure Dorothy Dunnett would have enjoyed them thoroughly and I am very pleased to see so many excellent writers at work on historical fiction.”
Pamela Gordon – Judge
“The response to the competition was splendid and the standard of entries very high. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to read the stories and take part in the selection of the worthy winners. The Dorothy Dunnett Society is happy that republication of her historical novels has created the occasion also to celebrate the work of contemporary writers of historical fiction.”
Norah Perkins – Judge
“It has been a great honour to read the stories entered for the inaugural Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Prize – and very hard to whittle them down to a shortlist, though we were unanimous in our choice of winner. It is a vibrant crop of stories, from around the world and from ancient times to recent history, and I’m sure Dorothy would have been delighted to see so many brilliant writers carrying on in her footsteps.”
The winning author and the two highly Commended authors have been invited to receive their awards at the HWA Award Ceremony on the 7th November 2017 in London. Hosted historian, novelist, and broadcaster Kate Williams this award ceremony will also see the announcement of the winners of the 2017 HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown, HWA Non-Fiction Crown, and the HWA Debut Crown.
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