Will be Foyles Bookshop Charing Cross Road at 7 on 1 April for the announcement of winner Republic of Consciousness Prize (I am a judge). Come along and hear the readings. Books on the short list also recognised by The Booker Prizes International Women's Prize and Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction foyles.co.uk/events/republi…

Have you explored the twelve books longlisted for this year's £25,000 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction? Find out more about each title here. Don't forget you can enter to win a full set of the longlist -- see Instagram for details. loom.ly/WrKr2Go

My talk next Friday with Angharad Hampshire for York Literature Festival 📚 about her prize-worthy novel #TheMare is almost SOLD OUT!!!🤩thanks to York St John University Fox Lane Books 🦊 Northodox Press 📖 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 💖 Last few tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/york-literat…

Our judges for the #YoungWalterScottPrize have been absorbed in your entries for this year's Prize. Watch out for the announcement of the winners on 19 March! #ywsp #youngwriter #youngwriters #booktok #histfic #historicalfiction

Congratulations to Christine Dwyer Hickey and Sebastian Barry, whose #WalterScottPrize winning novels THE NARROW LAND (Atlantic Books) and DAYS WITHOUT END (@faberbooks) have just been named on the @IrishTimesBooks100 Best Irish Books of the 21st Century ☘️

Congratulations to this year's winners of the #YoungWalterScottPrize! Katherine White (left) wins in 11-15 age group with A Bog; A Blaze, and the 16-19 years category winner is Sophie Berry (right), with her story The Red Road. Learn more bit.ly/YWSPwin25 #booktok

Congratulations to Harriet Baker, 2018 winner of the Elizabeth Buccleuch Prize (formerly the Tony Lothian Prize), who's just been named The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust Young Writer of the Year for her book RURAL HOURS. loom.ly/Nch-Cog.

"Historical fiction...offers both justice to the people of the past, and insight into the present." If you love #historicalfiction, today's Scotsman Magazine features a magnificent tribute to the genre, including its importance for young writers and insights from past winners.

Oh! Very suitable! There’s currently a discussion in Indonesian book twitter about how important/unimportant historical fiction is, esp in the countryms current political situation.

We're giving away the entire Longlist for the 2025 #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction, but hurry, entries close 31 March. See pinned post on Instagram and you'll be in with a chance to win these 12 superb novels. loom.ly/D4j87ZM #booktok #histfic

Our Prize for young writers is now open for entries! Rosi Byard-Jones, one of the first-ever winners, is now a judge for both the #YoungWalterScottPrize for writers 11-19 and for the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction. Learn how to enter at ywsp.co.uk

Robust discussions about the year's finest #historicalfiction are part of every #WalterScottPrize shortlisting meeting, and 2025 is no exception. Who do you think will be on the shortlist for the £25,000 Prize? Watch for the announcement coming 15 April. #booktok #histfic

"You bet money on him that he's going to find a way out of this...his own self-hatred actually stops him escaping at times that he could." Mark Rylance speaks of playing Thomas Cromwell in Hilary Mantel's #WalterScottPrize winning THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT loom.ly/YO1Iwec

Our Shortlist is announced tomorrow for the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize from Abbotsford, home of historical fiction. Who do you think will be on this year's list? Here's a final look at the contenders:

Announcing the Shortlist for the £25,000 #WalterScottPrize 2025 from Abbotsford, home of great historical fiction. Learn more about the shortlisted books at loom.ly/zu12Mh0 #booktok #histfic

Thanks Edinburgh Reporter for this feature on our #WalterScottPrize Shortlist 2025: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/04/shortl…

"The best historical fiction is not dry fact – it also tells us how the past felt." Thanks to The Bookseller for this feature on the #WalterScottPrize Shortlist 2025 from @Abbotsfordscott loom.ly/mdUGD9Q #booktok #histfic #historicalfiction

Young writers, our ultimate guide to competitions for young creative writers provides super opportunities for your writing. Some deadlines are closing soon, including the Author of Tomorrow. bit.ly/YWSPult24 #creativewriting #youngwalterscottprize #amwriting #ywsp

Come see us in June! The £25,000 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction is awarded live at the opening gala event of the Borders Book Festival Thursday 12 June 2025. This is a marvellous event -- the excitement is electric. Get your ticket now tikt.link/waltersc