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Historia – the HWA
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Historia Magazine is written and edited by members of the Historical Writers’ Association.
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    Historia – the HWA
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    Apr 14
    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the UK's top historical short story contest, the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition, is looking for new, unpublished stories set all or mainly in the past.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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    Jan 4, 2019
    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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    Mar 20, 2024
    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
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    Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-92)
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    Mar 19, 2024
    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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    Jan 1, 2024
    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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    Mar 3, 2016
    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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    Nov 23, 2022
    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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    Historia – the HWA
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    Jan 2, 2022
    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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    Nov 6, 2019
    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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    Jan 4, 2019
    Replying to @HistoriaHWA @TheMERL and 2 others
    Or are they #snailducks? You'd probably know.
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    Historia – the HWA
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    Oct 5, 2024
    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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    Nov 6, 2019
    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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    Jan 1, 2023
    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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    Nov 22, 2023
    📚👑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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    Dec 31, 2022
    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
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