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The announcement of the winners of the HWA Crown Awards 2021 will take place as a Youtube Premiere at 11am on 24 November. You can watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL5z40X0FCU
Full details will follow on www.historiamag.com
Many congratulations to all the shortlisted writers:
The final results are in. Huge congratulations to our winners and to the longlisted and shortlisted writers. Competition was as fierce as ever and we look forward to sharing the six shortlisted stories with you as an anthology later in the year. The longlist can be found here: http://www.historiamag.com/hwa-dd-2021-longlist/
And the winner, highly commended and shortlisted stories are:
Winner
His Mother’s Quilt by Naomi Kelsey
A gothic gem. A woman trapped in bed fights the ghosts that surround her. Tense, delicate writing. Lace woven with steel threads.
Highly Commended
Her Own Kind by Fiona Whyte
A story of sacrifice and loss, told with a gentle touch and vivid characterisations.
The Sister Time Forgot by Rachel Blackmore
A fresh narrative construction and liquid prose bring a Tudor Princess vividly to life.
Also shortlisted (and will be included in the anthology)
Twelve Years to Grow Before Dark by Hazel Turner
A great voice and superb nature writing combine in elegant simplicity
Guard of Honour by Liz Kershaw
Perfect writing and sharply observed characterisations as one man makes a choice.
The Fortune Teller by Helen Cannam
A bright and sprightly story which darkens as it unfurls through a summer’s day.
Many thanks to our final round judges – Janet Angelini, Matt Casbourne, Katherine Clements and Norah Perkins.
Read about the fantastic books longlisted for the 2021 Crowns on Historia
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: Clare Mulley (Chair, NonFiction), Jessie Childs, Dan Jones, Jagjeet Lally & Luke Pepera, Ayo Onatade (Chair, Debut), Susan Heads & Dan Bassett, Jean Fullerton (Chair, Gold), Kate Atherton, Robin Carter, Toby Clements, Nicola Cornick, Lizzie Lane, Sara O’Keefe, Natasha Onwuemezi & Frances Owen.
Submit a title to the Crown Awards, for Debut Fiction, Fiction and NonFiction
…is now at the longlist stage! Timings on the Awards page.
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 youtube.