Historia Magazine

The magazine of the Historical Writers Association

  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Reviews
    • New Books
    • TV, Film and Theatre
    • One From The Vaults
  • Latest Releases
  • Columns
    • Doctor Darwin’s Writing Tips
    • Watching History
    • Desert Island Books
  • Awards
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Historia in your inbox

HWA Crowns winners interviews: Jane Healey

28 March 2021 By Harriet Stevens

Jane Healey’s The Animals of Lockwood Manor won the 2020 HWA Debut Crown Award, which celebrates new voices in historical fiction. In this atmospheric gothic tale of family madness, long-buried secrets and hidden desires, a young woman is given the task of safeguarding a natural history collection as it is transported out of London during […]

The HWA Crown Awards in an unusual year

5 December 2020 By Imogen Deacon

This year’s HWA Crown Awards coverage in Historia has an exciting boost: guest contributions by four students from Bath Spa University who are studying publishing and journalism. They add fresh voices to Historia’s content and we hope that working with us will be useful to all four of them in their future careers. Our first […]

The winners! The HWA Crown Awards 2020

25 November 2020 By Editor

At last, the winners of the HWA Crown Awards for 2020 are announced! After months of reading and making tough decisions, the judges have chosen the winners of the HWA Gold, Non-fiction and Debut Crown Awards out of a very strong submissions list. HWA Chair Imogen Robertson says: “We’re so sorry we aren’t able to […]

Historia interviews, 2020 Crown Awards shortlists: Elizabeth Macneal

14 November 2020 By Frances Owen

Elizabeth Macneal’s acclaimed first novel, The Doll Factory, is shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award for 2020. Historia talks to her in the third in our series of interviews with historical writers shortlisted for HWA Crown awards. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? […]

Historia interviews, 2020 Crown Awards shortlists: Anita Frank

12 November 2020 By Frances Owen

Anita Frank’s first novel, The Lost Ones, is shortlisted for the 2020 HWA Debut Crown Award. She tells Historia about her love of history, the inspiration for her book – including big houses, spiritualism and the First World War – and passes on some tips for new writers. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices […]

Historia giveaway! HWA Debut Crown Award 2020 shortlist

25 October 2020 By Editor

Historia’s running three HWA Crowns giveaways in the run-up to the 2020 Crown Awards announcement on 25 November. The first is for all six books on the Debut Crown shortlist. The Historia Debut Crown 2020 giveaway is open until 11.59pm on 3 November, 2020. The two winners will each receive all six books in the […]

Historia interviews: Laura Shepherd-Robinson

1 November 2019 By Editor

The fourth in Historia’s series of interviews with writers shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Crown awards is with Laura Shepherd-Robinson. Her acclaimed novel, Blood & Sugar, is set in London and Deptford in the 18th century and is shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have […]

Historia giveaway! HWA Debut Crown Award shortlist

7 October 2019 By Editor

Historia’s holding three giveaways this October in the run-up to the 2019 Crown Awards. The first is for all six books on the Debut Crown shortlist

Next Page »

Search

Latest Releases

Nora by Nuala O’Connor

10 April 2021

Templar’s Acre by Michael Jecks

8 April 2021

Hell Gate by Jeff Dawson

8 April 2021

See more new releases

Let’s stay in touch

Sign up for our monthly email newsletter:

Or follow us on social media:

Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook

Editor’s Picks

A Plague on your Business by Michael Jecks: part 1

16 July 2020

Unforgettable legacies of the East India Company

7 December 2019

The Women of the Knights Templar

9 April 2018

Popular Topics

16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 2020 Ancient Rome Andrew Taylor Anglo-Saxons author interview biography book review Catherine Hokin Competition Debut Crown Elizabeth Fremantle Emma Darwin Giveaway historical fiction history HWA HWA Crown Awards HWA Non-Fiction Crown Imogen Robertson interview Katherine Clements Matthew Harffy medieval new release paperback research review Second World War Shortlist short stories the writing life Tudors TV drama TV review Vikings World War II writing writing advice writing tips WWII

The Historical Writers’ Association

Historia Magazine is published by the Historical Writers’ Association. We are authors, publishers and agents of historical writing, both fiction and non-fiction. For information about membership and profiles of our member authors, please visit our website.

Read more about Historia or find out about advertising and promotional opportunities.

ISSN 2515-2254

Recent Additions

  • Catherine of Braganza, the neglected Queen
  • Nora by Nuala O’Connor
  • HWA Crowns winners interviews: Toby Green

Search Historia

Contact us

If you would like to contact the editor of Historia, please email editor@historiamag.com.

Copyright © 2014–2021 The Historical Writers Association