Announcements
Happy Launch Day – Lucienne Boyce, To the Fair Land
September 5, 2012
This evening at the Orangery in Bristol we’re delighted to announce that Lucienne Boyce‘s debut novel is launched! Lucienne was…
Looking for a new UK reviews editor
August 16, 2012
One of our reviews editors is stepping down – so we are looking for a replacement. We’re looking for someone…
C. C. Humphreys moves to Century for Restoration duo
August 8, 2012
Chris Humphreys is to leave Jon Wood’s stable at Orion to work with Century and Arrow supremo, Selina Walker. The…
Which historicals will win this year at the RITAs?
July 24, 2012
This year a number of historical novels have been nominated for the annual RITA Awards, sponsored by the Romance Writers…
Call for Proposals for the 2013 HNS North American Conference – deadline extended
July 21, 2012
Deadline for submissions has been extended to September 15, 2012. The 2013 HNS North American Conference Board is pleased to…
Write Across the Golden Gate – 2012 Writing Contest
July 2, 2012
The Marin branch of the California Writers Club is delighted to announce their 2012 Fiction and Nonfiction prose contests. First prize in…
The Re-Enactor magazine (it’s free!)
June 21, 2012
The Re-Enactor magazine, devoted to all things re-enactment, is one of the great free resources in the history and historical…
Sebastian Barry’s On Canaan’s Side wins 2012 Walter Scott Prize
June 16, 2012
The Irish author Sebastian Barry has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for his ‘epic and intimate’…
Launch day for The Queen’s Vow – A novel of Isabella of Castille, by C. W. Gortner
June 12, 2012
A loud fanfare for C.W. Gortner today, and the US launch of The Queen’s Vow (in the UK we have to…
Wolf Hall: TV miniseries to be written by Peter Straughan
June 7, 2012
I just read on the Reuters site that Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall is being developed for a television miniseries written…
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