MAGAZINE FEATURES
The Historical Novel Society publishes original articles and interviews in its members-only print magazine, the Historical Novels Review. In addition to six features per issue (along with 300+ book reviews), this quarterly publication also contains columns on debut authors, historical fiction market news, agent Q&As, historical film and television, and more. The Society previously published a magazine with longer-form HF content, called Solander. Some of the content from these print publications is available through the HNS website, but access to complete content is available only to members, so we welcome you to join us.
In general, features are commissioned by HNS editors and authored by members on their features teams, who are unpaid volunteers. If you are a member interested in joining the features team, print or web, please Contact Us.
Bleeding on the Page: Graeme Macrae Burnet and Historical Murder
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19th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewMystery & CrimeVictorian
WRITTEN BY GORDON O’SULLIVAN Benbecula (Polygon/UK, Biblioasis/US&Can.), the new novella from Scottish writer Graeme Macrae Burnet, is part of the Darkland Tales series which describes itself as “dramatic retellings of stories from the nation’s history, myth and legend.” The author... Read More
Bleakness & Beauty: Having Faith in the Process of Writing
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20th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewInterviewLiterary
WRITTEN BY ADELE WILLIS Andrew Miller has published ten novels gaining multiple awards and shortlistings; his work has come to occupy an important place in contemporary British fiction. The Land in Winter (Sceptre/Europa Editions, 2024), Miller’s most recent novel, is... Read More
ARA Historical Prize: Recognizing and Rewarding Historical Novelists
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AwardsHistorical Novels Review
WRITTEN BY ELISABETH STORRS What do Thomas Keneally and Geraldine Brooks have in common? Both are literary legends. Both have won multiple international awards. More significantly for the Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), both authors were shortlisted in its ARA... Read More
History & Film | Hamnet & Shakespeare as a Film Character
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16th CenturyHistorical Novels ReviewTudor
WRITTEN BY KRISTEN MCDERMOTT When my mother-in-law called to discuss the film Hamnet with her resident Shakespeare professor (me), she noted that, while she had read the novel the film was based on when it came out in 2020, my... Read More
Winners & … Winners: The Benefits of Writing Competitions
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20th CenturyAwardsHistorical Novels ReviewInterview
WRITTEN BY REBEKAH SIMMERS & TRACEY WARR Stella Donovan just won The Next Big Story prize of $100,000 and extolled the competition for giving her, as an unpublished writer, financial support, endorsement, connections, and confidence. Competitions for writers deliver various... Read More
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