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- founded in 2010 rewards "writing of exceptional quality with a setting of Sixty Years since" (i.e. majority of the events described in the book takes place at least 60 years prior the publication). The prize recognizes historical novels written by an author from the UK, Ireland or the Commonwealth first published in the preceding year.
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At £ 25,000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the UK. [2] The award was created by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, whose ancestors were closely linked to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, who is generally considered the originator of historical fiction with the novel Waverley in 1814. [3]
YearAuthorTitleStory And Setting2024Murder mystery and end of colonialism in ...2024Absolutely and ForeverBroken relationships in 1960s London and ...2024In the Upper CountryUnderground Railroad refugees resettle in ...2024My Father's HouseJews and POWs escape from the Gestapo in ...The winner receives £25,000 and shortlisted authors each receive £1,500. Since it was founded sixteen years ago by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Prize has awarded over £400,000 to writers and brought over 160 great novels to wider public attention.
The winner receives £25,000 and shortlisted authors each receive £1,500. The Judging panel is chaired by Katie Grant, and comprises James Holloway, Elizabeth Laird, James Naughtie, Saira Shah and Kirsty Wark.
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction founded in 2010 rewards writing of exceptional quality with a setting of Sixty Years since (i.e. majority...
- List of Previous Winners and Shortlists
- The Walter Scott Prize Readers’ Guides
- Tenth Anniversary Resource Packs
You can find a full list of the previous winners and shortlists since 2010 by clicking on this link: WSP previous winners and shortlists 2023
Below are readers’ guides for all the winners of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. They feature information, questions and discussion points, some created by the authors themselves, to help individuals and book groups get inside the characters, stories and settings of the extraordinary novels which have won the Walter Scott Prize for H...
To mark the Prize’s tenth anniversary in 2019, we created a press pack giving more information on the Prize and its history, which can be downloaded here, along with a poster celebrating the ten winning books. WSP 10th anniversary poster WSP 10 YEARS PRESS PACK
Aug 29, 2019 · The best historical novels are those so immersive and natural in tone that their period setting is a 'by-the-way,' says Katharine Grant, the novelist and judge for the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction. Here she discusses the six brilliant books that made the 2019 shortlist.
Jun 2, 2021 · The Walter Scott Prize seeks to highlight the very best of historical fiction—and in 2021, we find the shortlist dominated by Australian writers.
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