The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
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Our passion is history. We are authors, publishers and agents of historical writing, both fiction and non-fiction, and we have created this Association to provide professional and social support to our members, and to create opportunities online and in person for our members to meet with readers, fellow writers and enthusiasts for all things historical.
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1M ago
Fortune-tellers, Fraudsters & Fallen Women With Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Stacey Halls and Beezy Marsh in conversation with A J West 16 April at The Wheatsheaf in central London Book your tickets here ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1M ago
We are delighted to announce the 2024 HWA/DDS Short Story Award is open for entries. The deadline for submissions is 1 July and the entry fee remains only £5. Visit the award page to read the terms and conditions and enter. Best of luck ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1M ago
Submissions are now open! SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN. Go the HWA Crown Awards 2024 page to submit titles for the Debut, Gold and Non-Fiction Crowns for 2024. You can see the fantastic titles which won in 2023 on Historia ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1M ago
The winners were: For the Gold Crown – The Colour Storm by Damien Dibben. For the Non-Fiction Crown – The Captain’s Apprentice by Caroline Davison and for the Debut Crown The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph Discover the books that were shortlisted, and see a gallery of pictures from the night of the awards ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
7M ago
Some fantastic books on the longlists this year! Read all about them on Historia – https://www.historiamag.com/the-2023-hwa-crown-awards-longlists ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1y ago
Hazel Gaynor, Anna Mazzola and AJ West in conversation Come to the Wheatsheaf in Fitzrovia to enjoy a free ranging conversation with three brilliant historical novelists, chaired by bestselling author Gill Paul. The Wheatsheaf 25 Rathbone Place Fitzrovia London W1T 1JB BOOK TICKETS Enjoy the talk – which will last for about an hour – then ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1y ago
Thank you so much to all our readers and judges, and to everyone who submitted. It was a fantastic year. Winner . Collapse ~ Chrissy Sturt An immediately engrossing tale of a family in Southampton in 1940. A great sense of place and character and a full and satisfying story told with economy and grace ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1y ago
The HWA Crown longlists were announced on 28 September, and what an amazing collection of debuts, novels, and nonfiction historical writing our judges have put together. Shortlists will be announced on 25 October via our twitter account @HistoriaHWA You can read about the longlisted titles here: HWA Crown Awards 2022: the longlists ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1y ago
Huge congratulations to all the longlisted writers – 2022 has proved another really strong year for the HWA DDS Short Story Competition with stories which took us from Homeric times to the 1980s. All of the stories long listed are fresh, engaging works and our final round judges have savoured each and every one ..read more
The Historical Writers Association | The official website of the HWA
1y ago
We are all lovers of history, and we are living through a remarkable moment after the death of Her Majesty the Queen and the accession of King Charles. We suspect that our members and readers will want to take some time to watch and think about this change of reigns. As a result we’ve decided ..read more