This month we’ve got a real treat for history fans. We’re giving away a bundle of six books from Pen & Sword, including new titles from historians Lindsay Powell and Naomi Clifford. Just follow the instructions below to enter. You’ve got four chances to win and can enter using any or all of the options: 1. Sign […]
History at the Magpie
History at the Magpie is a monthly panel event with a social buzz for lovers of books, history and good beer. It’s a chance to get together with fellow readers and authors to hear about the best new historical writing, then discuss it all over a drink afterwards. Note our new venue this month – […]
Win Tickets to Alison’s Weir’s Book Launch!
Win a pair of tickets to the launch of the stunning third book in Alison Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series, Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen publishes on 3rd May 2018. The third book in the Six Tudor Queens series, it draws a finely detailed and enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third queen. […]
History by the River April 18
History by the River is a monthly panel event with a social buzz for lovers of books, history and good beer. It’s a chance to get together with fellow readers and authors to hear about the best new historical writing, then discuss it all over a drink afterwards. Three acclaimed writers, three remarkable stories, one […]
History by the River March 18
History by the River is a monthly panel event with a social buzz for lovers of books, history and good beer. It’s a chance to get together with fellow readers and authors to hear about the best new historical writing, then discuss it all over a drink afterwards. With the hottest historical debut talent of […]
Short Story Competition 2018 Opens for Entries.
Prizes: £500, publication in the Whispering Gallery and on www.historiamag.com, mentoring session from author and agent, tickets to receive your award at the HWA Crowns Ceremony in London (November 2018). Two Highly Commended entries will also receive mentoring and invitations to the award ceremony in London. Can you transport a reader into the past? Can you tell a […]
Short Story Competition Winners Announced!
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 […]
History by the River September 2017
History by the River is a monthly panel event with a social buzz for lovers of books, history and good beer. It’s a chance to get together with fellow readers and authors to hear about the best new historical writing, then discuss it all over a drink afterwards. NB: you can’t actually see Tower Bridge […]