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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
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"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
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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
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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/
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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
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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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
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"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
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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?