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Debut Crown Opens for Submissions!

14 November 2016 By Editor

Debut Crown Opens for Submissions!

The HWA is delighted to announce that the 2017 HWA Debut Crown is open for submissions. The HWA Debut Crown is a literary award for debut historical fiction awarded by the Historical Writers’ Association. It will be awarded to the what is, in the judges’ estimation, the best debut historical novel first published in the […]

Cecilia Eckbäck Wins The Debut Crown!

22 October 2016 By Editor

Cecilia Eckbäck Wins The Debut Crown!

Cecilia Ekbäck wins the 2016 HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown for her novel Wolf Winter. 

Historia Interviews: Cecilia Ekbäck

12 October 2016 By Editor

Historia Interviews: Cecilia Ekbäck

In the last of our Debut Crown interview series, Historia talks to Cecilia Ekbäck about her shortlisted novel, Wolf Winter. The HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? Throughout the years, I’ve been fortunate to live in many different countries. Learning the local history has […]

A Weekend of History

6 October 2016 By Tom Harper

A Weekend of History

Tom Harper, Harrogate History’s Programming Chair, tells us what to expect at this year’s festival. London’s burning. Nero fiddles. In the shadow of the iron curtain, and in occupied France, spies swap secrets and betrayals. Revolution brews in Paris and Moscow, tanks rumble through the Ardennes, while dragons circle over the Iron Throne of Westeros.  […]

Historia Interviews: Chris Moore

5 October 2016 By Editor

Historia Interviews: Chris Moore

We talk to Chris Moore about his HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown shortlisted novel, The Hoarse Oaths of Fife. The HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? Always. My dad was one of those guys who stops in the street to gawk every time he comes […]

Win the Debut Crown Shortlist!

30 September 2016 By Editor

Win the Debut Crown Shortlist!

Win all six HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown shortlisted novels – the best new historical fiction!  We’re giving away a bundle of all six novels. Just follow the instructions below to enter. And because we’re feeling generous, you’ve got four chances to win: 1. Sign up to the Historia mailing list. We promise not to send […]

Historia Interviews: Gavin McCrea

21 September 2016 By Editor

Historia Interviews: Gavin McCrea

Historia talks to Gavin McCrea, author of the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown shortlisted novel, Mrs Engels. The HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? I’m now 38 and I really only became interested in history in a conscious way a few years ago, when I […]

Historia Interviews: Louise Brown

14 September 2016 By Editor

Historia Interviews: Louise Brown

Historia talks to Louise Brown, author of the HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown shortlisted novel, Eden Gardens. The HWA Goldsboro Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? I can say with certainty that I’ve been interested in history since I was nine years old. In 1972, I was […]

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