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 […]
Historia Interviews: Jerry Brotton
We talk to Jerry Brotton about his HWA Non-Fiction Crown shortlisted book, This Orient Isle. The HWA Non-fiction Crown celebrates the best in historical non-fiction writing. When did you first become interested in history? Since schooldays I’d always been interested in where history met literature, art and politics. My first degree was at Sussex University, a […]
Historia Interviews: Abir Mukherjee
We talk to Abir Mukherjee about his path to publication, colonial India and his Debut Crown shortlisted novel, A Rising Man. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? I’ve been fascinated by history for as long as I can remember – everything from Biblical history […]
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 […]
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: James Terry
We talk to HWA Debut Crown author James Terry about family history, the Wild West and his shortlisted novel, The Solitary Woman of Shakespeare. The HWA Debut Crown celebrates new voices in historical fiction. Have you always been interested in history? I must confess, with some embarrassment, that history is not one of my great passions. […]
September Giveaway!
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