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Andrew Miller has won the 2025 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction with THE LAND IN WINTER ( @sceptrebooks.bsky.social ), his novel set in a remote English community during the long, hard winter of 1962/63.
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“I found that I couldn’t write a sentence of fiction with the name 'William Shakespeare' in it without getting really distracted." Shakespeare is named in the film HAMNET, but Maggie O'Farrel explains why she chose not to do so in the novel. Have you read it yet? https://loom.ly/oXYli3c #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM
“I found that I couldn’t write a sentence of fiction with the name 'William Shakespeare' in it without getting really distracted." Shakespeare is named in the film HAMNET, but Maggie O'Farrel explains why she chose not to do so in the novel. Have you read it yet? https://loom.ly/oXYli3c #booksky
Maggie O’Farrell’s #HAMNET, shortlisted for the 2021 #WalterScottPrize, comes to screens next month. We begin our archive delve with O’Farrell telling the story behind the tragedy of the Shakespeares' son, starting with an insight into their marriage. See the full interview
https://loom.ly/oXYli3c
https://loom.ly/oXYli3c
December 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Maggie O’Farrell’s #HAMNET, shortlisted for the 2021 #WalterScottPrize, comes to screens next month. We begin our archive delve with O’Farrell telling the story behind the tragedy of the Shakespeares' son, starting with an insight into their marriage. See the full interview
https://loom.ly/oXYli3c
https://loom.ly/oXYli3c
The screen adaptation of #HAMNET, from our 2021 shortlist, is coming to the UK in January. Over Christmas, we’ll be sharing some not-to-be-missed interviews with Maggie O'Farrell from our very own #walterscottprize archive. Watch this space for details, coming soon.
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The screen adaptation of #HAMNET, from our 2021 shortlist, is coming to the UK in January. Over Christmas, we’ll be sharing some not-to-be-missed interviews with Maggie O'Farrell from our very own #walterscottprize archive. Watch this space for details, coming soon.
Author Yael van der Wouden on the history behind THE SAFEKEEP (Viking), a history that, for the most part, was discussed only within small Jewish communities in the Netherlands. We’re profiling our entire 2025 #WalterScottPrize list this season. Have you read them all? #booksky
December 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Author Yael van der Wouden on the history behind THE SAFEKEEP (Viking), a history that, for the most part, was discussed only within small Jewish communities in the Netherlands. We’re profiling our entire 2025 #WalterScottPrize list this season. Have you read them all? #booksky
Yael van der Wouden describes her #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE SAFEKEEP (Viking). The novel, which also won the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social, features exquisite writing and an unforgettably prickly heroine. Have you read it? #booksky
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Yael van der Wouden describes her #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE SAFEKEEP (Viking). The novel, which also won the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social, features exquisite writing and an unforgettably prickly heroine. Have you read it? #booksky
“Lots of big, social questions are just starting to be seriously thought about...things are going to change very radically.” Andrew Miller on the history that inspired his #WalterScottPrize winning novel THE LAND IN WINTER (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social) #booksky
December 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“Lots of big, social questions are just starting to be seriously thought about...things are going to change very radically.” Andrew Miller on the history that inspired his #WalterScottPrize winning novel THE LAND IN WINTER (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social) #booksky
The Great Freeze of the winter 1962/3 is the setting for our superb #WalterScottPrize winner 2025, THE LAND IN WINTER by Andrew Miller (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social) Two couples are put to the test by isolation and the challenges set by the relentless cold. #booksky
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Great Freeze of the winter 1962/3 is the setting for our superb #WalterScottPrize winner 2025, THE LAND IN WINTER by Andrew Miller (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social) Two couples are put to the test by isolation and the challenges set by the relentless cold. #booksky
Author Angharad Hampshire of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE MARE was fascinated by a seldom-explored part of #history: the role of female camp guards in perpetrating Nazi violence during the Holocaust. Look out for THE MARE publishing in a new edition in 2026. #booksky
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November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Author Angharad Hampshire of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE MARE was fascinated by a seldom-explored part of #history: the role of female camp guards in perpetrating Nazi violence during the Holocaust. Look out for THE MARE publishing in a new edition in 2026. #booksky
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Truth and lies, remembering and forgetting are themes explored in THE MARE, author Angharad Hampshire's harrowing #WalterScottPrize shortlisted novel about a former concentration camp commandant whose past catches up with her. A new edition will be available in 2026: https://loom.ly/2IXgjVo #booksky
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Truth and lies, remembering and forgetting are themes explored in THE MARE, author Angharad Hampshire's harrowing #WalterScottPrize shortlisted novel about a former concentration camp commandant whose past catches up with her. A new edition will be available in 2026: https://loom.ly/2IXgjVo #booksky
In GLORIOUS EXPLOITS Ferdia Lennon uses a contemporary Irish voice for his ancient Syracusian characters, a distinguishing feature of the book that surprised his first readers. Learn more from the author and see an exclusive interview at https://loom.ly/EZ8G8Wo #booksky
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In GLORIOUS EXPLOITS Ferdia Lennon uses a contemporary Irish voice for his ancient Syracusian characters, a distinguishing feature of the book that surprised his first readers. Learn more from the author and see an exclusive interview at https://loom.ly/EZ8G8Wo #booksky
It’s 412 BC in Syracuse, and a production of Euripides’s Medea is being planned, using Athenian prisoners of war. If you haven’t read Ferdia Lennon's GLORIOUS EXPLOITS, a treat awaits you. See exclusive interviews with all our #WalterScottPrize shortlisted authors: https://loom.ly/EZ8G8Wo #booksky
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It’s 412 BC in Syracuse, and a production of Euripides’s Medea is being planned, using Athenian prisoners of war. If you haven’t read Ferdia Lennon's GLORIOUS EXPLOITS, a treat awaits you. See exclusive interviews with all our #WalterScottPrize shortlisted authors: https://loom.ly/EZ8G8Wo #booksky
Francesca Kay’s #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social brings readers through a fascinating historical period: it's 1546, and reformists are enforcing the ban on prayers for the dead. Learn more https://loom.ly/uH2Ai88 #booksky
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Francesca Kay’s #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social brings readers through a fascinating historical period: it's 1546, and reformists are enforcing the ban on prayers for the dead. Learn more https://loom.ly/uH2Ai88 #booksky
It’s 1540s, and a dying man’s final wish to have a chantry chapel built in his memory goes against the edict of the king. Hear author Francesca Kay on the story behind her #WalterScottPrize novel THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It’s 1540s, and a dying man’s final wish to have a chantry chapel built in his memory goes against the edict of the king. Hear author Francesca Kay on the story behind her #WalterScottPrize novel THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social #booksky
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Publishers, publicity peeps, take note, I'm back in the saddle for Wigtown Book Festival 2026. Please send catalogues, AI sheets, proofs. Using Programme@Wigtownbookfestival.com email again (after a year off). Writers, please have publishers get in touch! www.wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/welcome...
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Lee is a well-known figure in Scottish literature and media. Her role with will involve curating the 2026 Wigtown Book Festival programme.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Publishers, publicity peeps, take note, I'm back in the saddle for Wigtown Book Festival 2026. Please send catalogues, AI sheets, proofs. Using Programme@Wigtownbookfestival.com email again (after a year off). Writers, please have publishers get in touch! www.wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/welcome...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Delighted to announce we will be publishing.
_A Dream To The Sleeping Soul_ by Devika Ponnambalam
Spring 2027.
This is Devika's second novel with us
Her debut _I Am Not Your Eve_ was shortlisted for 3 prizes
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_A Dream To The Sleeping Soul_ by Devika Ponnambalam
Spring 2027.
This is Devika's second novel with us
Her debut _I Am Not Your Eve_ was shortlisted for 3 prizes
@walterscottprize.bsky.social
@rsliterature.bsky.social
Saltire
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November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Delighted to announce we will be publishing.
_A Dream To The Sleeping Soul_ by Devika Ponnambalam
Spring 2027.
This is Devika's second novel with us
Her debut _I Am Not Your Eve_ was shortlisted for 3 prizes
@walterscottprize.bsky.social
@rsliterature.bsky.social
Saltire
@thebookseller.com
_A Dream To The Sleeping Soul_ by Devika Ponnambalam
Spring 2027.
This is Devika's second novel with us
Her debut _I Am Not Your Eve_ was shortlisted for 3 prizes
@walterscottprize.bsky.social
@rsliterature.bsky.social
Saltire
@thebookseller.com
@gavreads.co.uk Thank you for spreading the word! We are so excited for our 2026 list.
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@gavreads.co.uk Thank you for spreading the word! We are so excited for our 2026 list.
Kevin Barry’s #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE HEART IN WINTER (@canongate.co.uk) itself has a fascinating history. It would take 22 years from when Kevin first researched and drafted the novel until it found its final form. Have you read it? #booksky
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Kevin Barry’s #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE HEART IN WINTER (@canongate.co.uk) itself has a fascinating history. It would take 22 years from when Kevin first researched and drafted the novel until it found its final form. Have you read it? #booksky
Publishers, thank you! Our #WalterScottPrize submissions window may have closed for this year, but we might just have to wedge our door open to make space for the bumper crop of entries as we unbox. Watch for our longlist announcement coming next February.
#historicalfiction #booktok #literaryprize
#historicalfiction #booktok #literaryprize
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Publishers, thank you! Our #WalterScottPrize submissions window may have closed for this year, but we might just have to wedge our door open to make space for the bumper crop of entries as we unbox. Watch for our longlist announcement coming next February.
#historicalfiction #booktok #literaryprize
#historicalfiction #booktok #literaryprize
Discover Kevin Barry’s #WalterScottPrize shortlisted #THEHEARTINWINTER (@canongate.co.uk). All this season we’re spotlighting the superb Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2025, perfect for avid readers on your Christmas list. Have you read THE HEART IN WINTER?
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Discover Kevin Barry’s #WalterScottPrize shortlisted #THEHEARTINWINTER (@canongate.co.uk). All this season we’re spotlighting the superb Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2025, perfect for avid readers on your Christmas list. Have you read THE HEART IN WINTER?
Our #WalterScottPrize winner THE LAND IN WINTER is now available to US readers from @europaeditions.bsky.social This magnificent novel is also shortlisted for @thebookerprizes.com. Have you read it yet?
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our #WalterScottPrize winner THE LAND IN WINTER is now available to US readers from @europaeditions.bsky.social This magnificent novel is also shortlisted for @thebookerprizes.com. Have you read it yet?
Enjoy @thebookerprizes.com feature on #WalterScottPrize winner #AndrewMiller and his novel THE LAND IN WINTER (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social) which is shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize.
https://loom.ly/lxIRkYc
https://loom.ly/lxIRkYc
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Enjoy @thebookerprizes.com feature on #WalterScottPrize winner #AndrewMiller and his novel THE LAND IN WINTER (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social) which is shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize.
https://loom.ly/lxIRkYc
https://loom.ly/lxIRkYc
Publishers, you have until 31 October to send us your best historical fiction for consideration for the #WalterScottPrize 2026.The submissions deadline is almost upon us, and the shelves are very nearly full... https://loom.ly/6f5mw0k
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Publishers, you have until 31 October to send us your best historical fiction for consideration for the #WalterScottPrize 2026.The submissions deadline is almost upon us, and the shelves are very nearly full... https://loom.ly/6f5mw0k
Andrew Miller, author of #WalterScottPrize winning THE LAND IN WINTER, offers this advice to young writers. Don't forget, it’s the last chance for writers aged 11 to 19 to submit to the #YoungWalterScottPrize. Enter by post, before 31 October. Learn more: https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Andrew Miller, author of #WalterScottPrize winning THE LAND IN WINTER, offers this advice to young writers. Don't forget, it’s the last chance for writers aged 11 to 19 to submit to the #YoungWalterScottPrize. Enter by post, before 31 October. Learn more: https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
Ferdia Lennon offers his advice to writers 11-19 entering this year’s #YoungWalterScottPrize. Ferdia wrote the marvelous #WalterScottPrize shortlisted GLORIOUS EXPLOITS, set in Syracuse in 412 BC. Learn how young writers can enter this year’s prize https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
October 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Ferdia Lennon offers his advice to writers 11-19 entering this year’s #YoungWalterScottPrize. Ferdia wrote the marvelous #WalterScottPrize shortlisted GLORIOUS EXPLOITS, set in Syracuse in 412 BC. Learn how young writers can enter this year’s prize https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w