Last month, the longlist for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction was announced, and that's now been whittled down to reveal the shortlist:
Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay
A Place Called Winter
Mrs Engels
End Games in Bordeaux*
Tightrope
Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar
The shortlisted authors have been invited to take part in a panel discussion on historical fiction at The Borders Book Festival in Melrose on Saturday, 18th, June, and the winner will be announced that day.
*See this post.
Thank you for the shortlist. Now to try to hunt them down!
Posted by: Mystica | 24 March 2016 at 05:09 AM
Sorry not to see Sarah Moss on the shortlist.
Posted by: Claire | 24 March 2016 at 07:53 AM
Good luck, Mystica!
Posted by: Cornflower | 24 March 2016 at 10:47 AM
Yes, and interesting that Kate Atkinson's not there either.
Posted by: Cornflower | 24 March 2016 at 10:48 AM
That sounds a bit nerve-wracking for the authors who seem to be expected to be good public speakers as well as good writers today.
Posted by: Freda | 25 March 2016 at 06:04 PM
You're right, Freda, there's no hiding place these days!
Posted by: Cornflower | 25 March 2016 at 06:05 PM