William Ryan on reading, writing and researching the Holocaust for his HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown shortlisted novel, The Constant Soldier. Your previous Captain Korolev novels have been very successful but you’ve moved away from historical crime with The Constant Soldier – why the change? Well, originally it was a crime novel – but it […]
Historia Interviews: Ian McGuire
Historia talks to Ian McGuire about the pleasures and challenges of writing historical fiction and his Gold Crown shortlisted novel, The North Water. The North Water is quite a step away from your previous novel, Incredible Bodies. Why the move to historical fiction? After I finished Incredible Bodies, which was a comedy set in the […]
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Historia Interviews: Rachel Rhys
Dangerous Crossings, shortlisted for the HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown Award, is the first foray into historical mystery for Rachel Rhys, who also writes psychological thrillers as Tammy Cohen and contemporary drama as Tamar Cohen. We caught up with her to talk about moving into historical fiction, terrible first drafts and the time Napoleon went […]
Historia Interviews: Giles Kristian
We talk to Giles Kristian about Viking longships, writing routines and his HWA Endeavour Ink Gold Crown shortlisted novel, Wings of the Storm. You’re probably best known for your two Viking trilogies. Have you always been interested in Viking history? My mother is Norwegian and I spent a lot of time growing up on the […]
HWA Crown Shortlists 2017
The Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) are delighted to announce the books that have been shortlisted for their 2017 Gold, Debut and Non-Fiction Crowns. We’re very proud of these shortlists and the outstanding quality of the books selected. These are all works which inspired the judges with their passion, conviction and superb story-telling. They take us […]