Walter Scott Prize
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We're the world's foremost literary prize for historical fiction & run the Young Walter Scott Prize. http://linktr.ee/WalterScottPrizes
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
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
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?
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
Francesca Kay author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social says sensory detail is vital when writing #historicalfiction. Do you know a young writer who should enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize? Learn more https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Francesca Kay author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE BOOK OF DAYS @swiftpress.bsky.social says sensory detail is vital when writing #historicalfiction. Do you know a young writer who should enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize? Learn more https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
Angharad Hampshire, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE MARE, says putting yourself into the shoes of your characters is essential when you’re writing historical fiction. Young writers, enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize by 31 October: loom.ly/7gJ82-w #amwriting
October 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Angharad Hampshire, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE MARE, says putting yourself into the shoes of your characters is essential when you’re writing historical fiction. Young writers, enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize by 31 October: loom.ly/7gJ82-w #amwriting
Excellent advice to writers entering this year’s #YoungWalterScottPrize from Kevin Barry, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE HEART IN WINTER @canongate.co.uk. Writers 11-19, enter the Young Walter Scott Prize before 31 October: https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
October 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Excellent advice to writers entering this year’s #YoungWalterScottPrize from Kevin Barry, author of #WalterScottPrize shortlisted THE HEART IN WINTER @canongate.co.uk. Writers 11-19, enter the Young Walter Scott Prize before 31 October: https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
The brilliant and much-missed Hilary Mantel, who twice won the #WalterScottPrize for her Cromwell trilogy books, offers this advice to young writers approaching #historicalfiction for the first time. Writers aged 11-19 can enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize now. Learn more https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The brilliant and much-missed Hilary Mantel, who twice won the #WalterScottPrize for her Cromwell trilogy books, offers this advice to young writers approaching #historicalfiction for the first time. Writers aged 11-19 can enter the #YoungWalterScottPrize now. Learn more https://loom.ly/7gJ82-w