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"Look at things: where do they come from, and why are they like this?" Handy advice for #youngwriters from Adrian Duncan, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE GEOMETER LOBACHEVSKY (Serpentstail)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw5OPeDomT4/
#HistoricalFiction #booktok #creativewriting #AdrianDuncan #TheGeometerLobachevsky #ywsp @bookstodon #amwriting
If you're part of the African, Caribbean, South, East, or South East Asian #diaspora, join #WalterScottPrize shortlisted Devika Ponnambalam, author of IAM NOT YOUR EVE, as she offers free creative writing workshops throughout October in #Edinburgh. Learn more:
#DevikaPonnambalam #WritingCommunity #WritingWorkshops @bookstodon
Discover whether this year's shortlisted #authors kept readers' needs in mind when writing their novels. Fascinating insights from our #WalterScottPrize Colloquium at @bordersbookfest
The event, hosted by the Duke of Buccleuch, saw 2023 shortlisted authors Devika Ponnambalam, Adrian Duncan, Fiona McFarlane, Elizabeth Lowry, Lucy Caldwell and Simon Mawer take part in a panel session followed by a session Sally Magnusson, which dove deeper into the practice of historical novelists.
"Get to know the physical detail of the period that you would like to write about." Wise advice for young writers of historical fiction from Elizabeth Lowry, whose novel THE CHOSEN was shortlisted for this year's #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction
@bookstodon #Writing #youngwriters #YoungWriter #ywsp #amwriting
Happy birthday to Sir Walter Scott, born on this day 15 August 1771. Our #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction was founded to honour his achievements as founding father of the historical novel.
#sirwalterscott #history #writingprize #walterscottprize #historicalfiction #bookish #writersofinstagram #bibliophile #fiction #bookish #bordersbookfestival #borders #melrose #abbotsford #scottishborders #scotland
Have you read THE NARROW LAND (Atlantic Books) by Christine Dwyer Hickey? The novel, which won the eleventh #WalterScottPrize, explores the marriage of the artists Edward and Jo Hopper.
Find a list of discussion questions for reading groups >> http://bit.ly/WSPnarrowland
@bookstodon #tbr #booktok #ChristineDwyerHickey #HistoricalFiction #histfic #shortlist #bookrec #bookishcommunity #bookclubs #literary #literaryfiction #edwardHopper #JoHopper #LiteraryAward #BookPrize
Love this advice for young writers of #HistoricalFiction from our 2023 #WalterScottPrize winner Lucy Caldwell, author of THESE DAYS (@faberbooks): remember, your characters are living on the cutting edge and know nothing of the future. See more tips for young writers in our YouTube playlist
https://bit.ly/YWSPadvice
#books @bookstodon #LucyCaldwell #TheseDays #NorthernIreland #ww2 #writingCommunity #creativewriting #youngwalterscottprize
Congratulations to Lucy Caldwell, winner of the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize 2023 for Historical Fiction with THESE DAYS (FaberBooks). "Through the visceral shock of the 1941 Belfast Blitz the reader learns exactly what war means," the judges said. Learn more:
https://www.walterscottprize.co.uk/lucy-caldwell-wins-2023-walter-scott-prize-for-these-days/
Enjoy new short fiction from #WalterScottPrize winner Lucy Caldwell, author of THESE DAYS, on BBC Radio 4: "Daphne" >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001n21r
#fiction #writingCommunity #authors #LucyCaldwell #ShortStories
Lucy Caldwell's #WalterScottPrize winning THESE DAYS (Faber Books) includes the story of the real Doreen Bates: listen to Lucy's fascinating chat with Doreen's daughter Dr. Margaret Esiri - with thanks to the podcast A Wee Bit of War @wartimeni
https://wartimeni.com/audio/episode-06-the-diaries-of-doreen-bates/
#war #worldwar2 #LucyCaldwell @histodons #history #books @bookstodon #TheseDays
Congratulations Louise Harper, our lucky newsletter subscriber who's just won a full set of #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction shortlisted books!
Q: Who do you think will take home the £25,000 Prize tomorrow?
THESE DAYS by #LucyCaldwell
THE GEOMETER LOBACHEVSKY by #AdrianDuncan
ACT OF OBLIVION by #RobertHarris
THE CHOSEN by #ElizabethLowry
THE SUN WALKS DOWN by #FionaMcFarlane
ANCESTRY by #SimonMawer
I AM NOT YOUR EVE by #DevikaPonnambalam
Teha'amana, who posed for and was child wife of artist Gauguin, inspired author Devika Ponnambalam to write her debut novel, #WalterScottPrize shortlisted I AM NOT YOUR EVE (Bluemoose) http://bit.ly/WSPdevikasl
#history #histfic #19thcentury #Tahiti #writingCommunity #gauguin #ArtHistory @histodons @bookstodon #historicalFiction #DevikaPonnambalam #IAmNotYourEve
Have you finished our #WalterScottPrize shortlist in advance of this week's announcement of the winner? Thanks to Cathy for her thoughtful reviews. Catch up with ANCESTRY (Abacus Books) and THE GEOMETER LOBACHEVSKY (Tuskar Rock)
Who will win the #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction? Thanks Border Telegraph for helping us get ready for our announcement this Thursday. Seven shortlisted authors are in the running for the £25,000 prize, the 14th in our history. Learn more:
https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/23577903.will-win-walter-scott-prize-historical-fiction/
"My wife returned from visiting the library in the Bowes Museum in County Durham, where she had randomly pulled a history book about the Coiners from the shelf." Read the origins of Benjamin Myers's #WalterScottPrize winning THE GALLOWS POLE, now on BBC Two http://bit.ly/WSPslmyers
#TheGallowsPole #HistoricalFiction #LiteraryFiction #history #ShaneMeadows #BenjaminMyers
@meer_salt Isn't it magnificent? So fresh and real. The novel won our £25,000 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction back in 2018 -- definitely worth a read, if you love the series!
Discover how author Simon Mawer's fascination with his family's history, and the unknown stories of 19th-century ancestors, led to his #WalterScottPrize shortlisted historical novel ANCESTRY (LittleBrownUK) in this exclusive interview http://bit.ly/WSPmawersl
#histfic #SimonMawer #HistoricalFiction #LiteraryFiction #books #booktok
You could win our 2023 shortlist -- just subscribe to our newsletter! Plus, you'll be first to hear news, events and opening dates about the #WalterScottPrize and #YoungWalterScottPrize for writers 11-19. Sign up now and we'll add you to the list bit.ly/WSPnewslet
#histfic #writingCommunity #HistoricalFiction #books #giveaway #fiction #bookstodon
Learn how a story about the 17th century's greatest manhunt inspired Robert Harris to write his superb #WalterScottPrize shortlisted novel ACT OF OBLIVION (Hutchinson Heinemann) in this exclusive interview http://bit.ly/WSPharissl
#17thcentury #ColonialAmerica #writingCommunity #regicide #CharlesI @histodons @bookstodon #historicalFiction #RobertHarris #ActOfOblivion
Read winning fiction from this year’s Young #WalterScottPrize writers, now online. Plus, all stories will be published in our print Anthology, with beautiful drawings by book illustrator Tom Morgan-Jones. Congratulations to all our writers! http://bit.ly/YWSP22winfull
#YWSP #HistFic
"Research involved hours spent in libraries...I also rode camels, climbed hills, and learned from the Indigenous owners of the Flinders, the Adnyamathanha." Read more from author Fiona McFarlane on the genesis of her #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE SUN WALKS DOWN (Allen & Unwin) http://bit.ly/WSPfionasl
#ww2 #Australia #writingCommunity @histodons @bookstodon #historicalFiction
The Walter Scott and Young Walter Scott Prizes are deeply saddened to announce the death of patron and founder, the Duchess of Buccleuch. We will feel her loss intensely, as will the historical fiction writers of the future whom she supported so generously http://bit.ly/WSPmain
#WalterScottPrize #DuchessofBuccleuch #YoungWalterScottPrize #amwriting #HistoricalFiction #histfic
"I often begin with images that then become fiction." Discover more about the writing process of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted #AdrianDuncan, author of THE GEOMETER LOBACHEVSKY (@SerpentsTail) Have you read it yet?
http://bit.ly/WSPadriansl
#HistoricalFiction #1950s #Ireland #writingCommunity @histodons @bookstodon #IrishFiction #TheGeometerLobachevsky
"Teha’amana was [#Gaugin's] child bride in #Polynesia, the same age as his eldest daughter." Enjoy this review of #DevikaPonnambalam's #WalterScottPrize shortlisted I AM NOT YOUR EVE (Bluemoose Books) by the winner of our longlist giveaway (she writes such thoughtful reviews! 📗💕)
https://bookphace.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-am-not-your-eve-devika-ponnambalam.html
@histodons #histfic #HistoricalFiction #historical #history #ArtHistory #BookPrize #literary
Have you read #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE SUN WALKS DOWN (Allen & Unwin) yet by #FionaMcFarlane? Enjoy this review by Claire Mossud in #HarpersMagazine https://harpers.org/archive/2023/02/new-books-february-2023/
Family and friends celebrated Hilary Mantel's life this week in a ceremony in #London: we remember Hilary as a tremendous and generous talent, twice winner of the #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction. See more here:
"I fell in love with language again." What a beautiful encounter between Natalie Marchant and our #WalterScottPrize winning The Long Take (Picador) by Robin Robertson, introduced by Kirsty Wark: the story behind the new album https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/18/natalie-merchant-on-returning-to-music-after-losing-her-voice-10000-maniacs
@bookstodon #historicalfiction #NatalieMarchant #music #books #bookstodon #poetry
"When you’re writing about your family, there is an invisible web of emotion that subliminally brings all the words together." Enjoy this review of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted #ANCESTRY (Little, Brown UK) by #SimonMawer https://bookphace.blogspot.com/2023/04/ancestry-simon-mawer.html
@bookstodon #histfic #bookrec #tbr #Books #history #historicalFiction
With THESE DAYS (Faber Books) shortlisted for the #WalterScottPrize, author Lucy Caldwell talks to us about research, inspiration, and how her 8-year-old son and writing in lockdown made her realise #history was being made in the present time: bit.ly/WSPlucysl
#ww2 #Belfast #writingCommunity @histodons @bookstodon #historicalFiction
"The reader is left to consider some hard-hitting parallels of Australian settlement to American westward expansion." Thanks to Brodie Curtis for this thoughtful review of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE SUN WALKS DOWN (Allen & Unwin Books) by Fiona McFarlane in Historical Novel Society https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-sun-walks-down/
#historicalFiction #histfic #books #bookstodon #tbr #amreading
@Unbound Congratulations to Alice! She was previously on our #WalterScottPrize longlist.
Discover the #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction shortlist 2023: books exploring martyrdom, self-knowledge, remorse, exile, art's human price, complex relationships under an unsettling sun and the impossibility of knowing exactly who we are >> http://bit.ly/WSPsl23
Writers, did you know that Moniack Mhor offers a dedicated course this autumn on writing #historicalfiction? Tutors include #WalterScottPrize shortlisted Andrew Miller. Learn more https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/2337-historical-fiction/
Photo: Moniack Mhor
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#amwriting #histfic #history #writingprize #walterscottprize #bookish #writersofinstagram #bibliophile #fiction #bookish #writingcommunity #moniackmhor #highlands #scotland #AndrewMiller
Here's inspiration for young writers in your life. Get your free copy of our Young #WalterScottPrize anthology, printed each year with our winning, shortlisted and highly commended writers. Just put your details into our contact form (UK only): bit.ly/WSPcontact
The excitement is building already! Have you seen this sneak preview of #BordersBookFestival in the Scottish Borders including a special event by two-time #WalterScottPrize winner #SebastianBarry, plus our 2023 prizegiving? Do join us if you can. https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/23384614.early-peek-borders-book-festival-headliners/
Did you know we're giving away a full copy of the #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction longlist 2023? Enter over on Instagram - visit our longlist post and follow the instructions to enter before 14 March 2023. UK/Ireland only. To enter now, visit> https://www.instagram.com/p/Coo3LGqg7uN/
Longlist time! We're so excited to reveal longlisted titles for the 2023 #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction. Twelve novels are in contention for the £25,000 prize, with settings spanning the globe and the centuries. Huge congratulations to all publishers and authors! You can see more on our website http://bit.ly/WSPll23
A lovely opportunity for #HilaryMantel fans: you could win a special edition of WOLF HALL, our first ever #WalterScottPrize winner, with this competition over at @Thebookerprizes to rename their trophy
Have you read Colm Tóibín's #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE MAGICIAN? Colm is also the current Laureate for Irish Fiction and is a hugely busy man, so we were delighted that he sat down with us for an exclusive Q&A earlier this year, talking about the genesis of this novel about Thomas Mann. You can watch the whole video here http://bit.ly/WSPcolmqa
#theMagician #ColmToibin #ThomasMann #amwriting #historicalFiction #books #writingCommunity #history #writingprize #IrishLaureate @bookstodon
Here's a gorgeous one for your gift-giving list: 2022 #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction winner NEWS OF THE DEAD by James Robertson. He gave us the most wonderful interview about his writing process -- fascinating to hear that it was during late edits that James decided to change the story of Charles Gibb (the largest part of the book) to read as diary entries. Watch the full interview -> http://bit.ly/WSProbqa
#Books #tbr #History #BookPrize #JamesRoberton #literature #literary #book
Today I am mostly doing holiday photo shoots for the books that were shortlisted for this year's #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction. There's so little good light on December days, I need to do this quickly. This is the book that won, James Robertson's NEWS OF THE DEAD, but they will all get this treatment. I'm the social media manager for the prize.
@WalterScottPrizes @bookstodon #NewsOfTheDead #JamesRobertson #bookish #HistoricalFiction #histfic #bookrec #Bookwyrm
Hello to new followers! Today we've enjoyed looking through this list of Irish writers' picks of the year, including those from The Laureate For Irish Fiction, Colm Tóibín, who was also shortlisted for this year's #WalterScottPrize with THE MAGICIAN - via Irish Times Books https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2022/11/26/writers-favourite-books-of-2022/
#irishwriters #colmtoibin #booksoftheyear #boty #irishtimes #bookstodon
@canongatebooks hello! Delighted to find Canongate here. I'm managing social media for @WalterScottPrizes so we'll be sure to follow you from there, too.
#publishing #CanongateBooks #literature #WalterScottPrize #bookish #bookstodon #Edinburgh #London
@Markkielty @jessthornebooks Mark did you read GRACE by Paul Lynch? A Famine novel but so much more: lots of echoes of Irish mythology. It's brilliant... was shortlisted for the #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction & I think it was the Kerry Group book of the year.
An #introduction from us at the #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction. It's one of the world's most prestigious #literaryprizes and in its fourteen years has awarded over £300,000 to writers and brought over 150 great #historical novels to wider attention, including to #bookgroups. We also run the #YoungWalterScottPrize, a creative writing prize for those 11-19. We post about #bookprizes #history #writingtips and more. Say hello and tell us - what are you reading now, #histfic or otherwise?
@samatlounge Sam, relieved and unsurprised to find you here! I'm a #middlegrade author with Scholastic living in Scotland, and I manage social media for the #walterscottprize for #historicalfiction. I post about #bookrecs for children, mostly in #MG with some #youngadult. Especially hoping to connect with #librarians and #teachers who love great #kidlit.
My #introduction is aimed at #booktwitter folk including #kidlit (I'm a children's author of middle-grade) and #historicalfiction people (I manage social media for the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize. I post bookrecs and #garden pics aplenty. Say hi & what you're reading now! My CR: BROOKLYN.