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The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd

18 February 2021 By Editor

1815, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia. Mount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing thousands. Sent to investigate, ship surgeon Henry Hogg can barely believe his eyes. Once a paradise, the island is now solid ash, the surrounding sea turned to stone. But worse is yet to come: as the ash cloud rises and covers the sun, […]

HWA Crowns winners interviews: Andrew Taylor

1 February 2021 By Poppy Evans

Andrew Taylor is a historical crime novelist and won this year’s HWA Gold Crown Award for his book The King’s Evil. The novel is set in the late 17th century and is the third in his James Marwood series. Andrew talks to Historia about his book, the inspiration behind his main character and his favourite […]

Historia giveaway! The 2020 HWA Gold Crown Award shortlist

22 January 2021 By Editor

Historia’s final HWA Crowns giveaway is for all six books on the 2020 Gold Crown shortlist. It’s your chance to win six of the most outstanding historical novels published last year. And you’ve got up to four chances of winning. The Historia HWA Gold Crown 2020 giveaway is open from 2pm on 22 January, 2021, […]

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 […]

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