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Historia – the HWA
@HistoriaHWA
Historia Magazine is written and edited by members of the Historical Writers’ Association.
UK
Joined August 2015
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    Short story writers! Historical fiction authors! Remember the UK's top historical short story contest, the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition, is looking for new, unpublished stories set all or mainly in the past. Open till 1 July. Find out more: historicalwriters.org/awards/the-dor…
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    Replying to @TheMERL and @britishmuseum
    We couldn't give a duck, but we borrowed these #ducksnails from @britishlibrary's Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition bit.ly/HistoriaAngloS…
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    How many of us discovered the pleasures of historical fiction through The Eagle of the Ninth? Or any of Rosemary Sutcliff’s books? @rsutcliff #histfic
    The #TheEagleofTheNinth, first out in 1954, was one of its author Rosemary Sutcliff’s favourites: “I rather wish it weren’t, because it is quite early. I think and hope I have written better since. But it is my best beloved. Part of me was Marcus, and part was in love with him.”
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    Happy New Year!🎆 In case you're wondering what to read in 2024, Historia lists over 120 books by #HWA authors coming out this year. History, biography and historical fiction covering over 2,000 years - it's all there at bit.ly/HistoriaBooks24 #histfic #Books24
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    Our March giveaway is now open. RT to be in with a chance to win a signed hardback by Toby Clements.
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    The HWA Debut Crown Award 2022: The Spirit Engineer by AJ West  Haunting, deeply moving and witty, it looks at spiritualism during the Edwardian period through the experiences of an incredibly troubled man #HWACrowns22 #HistFic #debut
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    Happy New Year! We're starting as we mean to go on, by letting you know about 66* historical books by HWA authors to be published during 2022. They include history, biography and fiction and span two milennia bit.ly/HistoriaBooks2… *We'll add more as we hear about them
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    The winner of the #HWA Gold Crown Award for 2019 is @DianeSetterfie1 for Once Upon a River, a book of immense vivacity and charm. Huge congratulations, Diane and @TransworldBooks! #HWACrowns #HWACrowns2019 #histfic
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    Happy #HistoryWritersDay24! 📚 Many history writers, of fiction and non-fiction, are members of the #HWA, the Historical Writers' Association. HWA members have had at least 200 books published this year. Find out more about the HWA at historicalwriters.org Maybe join us!
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    And here are the winners of the 2019 #HWA Crown Awards! The Debut Crown Award goes to @LauraSRobinson for Blood & Sugar, a tightly-plotted and frightening crime story. Huge congratulations, Laura and @MantleBooks! #HWACrowns #HWACrowns2019 #histfic
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    Happy new historical book reading year!📚📚📚 Historia's round-up of almost 100 books by #HWA members being published in 2023 is up. And it'll only get bigger... bit.ly/HistoriaBooks23
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    📚👑The winner of the HWA Debut Crown Award 2023 is: The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph (Dialogue Books). "Captivating and haunting". Congratulations, Paterson! 2/5 #histfic #HWACrowns23
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    Prince Charles Edward Stuart was born #otd, 31 December, in 1720. Here are five surprising facts about him that you might not know: historiamag.com/five-surprisin… #Jacobites #BonniePrinceCharlie