#HNSLondon14 Short Story Award – submissions invited
We would like to invite submissions for the 2014 Historical Novel Society Conference Short Story Award. This prestigious competition is open to all delegates at #HNSLondon14 and the closing date: 15th August 2014 extended to 31st August 2014. Up to 2500 words : historical set : open theme : e-submissions only Prizes: £100 and the HNSLondon14 Short Story Cup Please CLICK HERE to submit your entry via the Short Story Award Submission...
Conn Iggulden
Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. Stormbird is the first book in his brilliant new series set during the Wars of the Roses, an extraordinary period of British history. The hardback received glowing praise across the media and the second in the series, Trinity, is out this October. His previous two series, on Julius Caesar and on the Mongol Khans of Central Asia, describe the...
Jerome de Groot
Jerome de Groot teaches English Literature at the University of Manchester. He is an expert in the field of Popular History and his work looks at all facets of contemporary historical fiction. He is the author of Royalist Identities (2004), Consuming History (2008) and The Historical Novel (2009). His new book, Remaking History, will come out in 2015....
Elizabeth Chadwick
Elizabeth Chadwick wrote her first historical novel (unpublished) when she was fifteen and immediately decided that it was what she wanted to do for a career. Seventeen years later she got her wish when her novel The Wild Hunt was plucked from leading literary agent Carole Blake’s slush pile and went on to win a Betty Trask Award which was presented to her by HRH Prince Charles. She has since written another 20 novels, including The...
Conn Iggulden to be Keynote Speaker at HNSLondon14
We are delighted to announce that Conn Iggulden will be giving a keynote address at HNSLondon14.