Announcing the Shortlist for the #WalterScottPrize 2026 from Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott and the Prize.
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Ahead of the @walterscottprize.bsky.social shortlist being announced tomorrow, here are my predictions of which books will make the cut!
Set at either end of WW2, the books I’m most excited for are The Two Roberts by Damian Barr and Once the Deed is Done by Rachel Seiffert.
For this #Worldartday why not pick up "The Two Roberts" by the brilliant @damianbarr.bsky.social?
The novel, longlisted for the @walterscottprize.bsky.social, is a searing exploration of art, class, and sexuality.
Damian joins us next month, and you can too: bit.ly/DamianBarrtickets
Will be speaking about The Matchbox Girl @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @walterscottprize.bsky.social on 7th May 7.30 - 9.30 at The First Thursday #painswick Gloucestershire. Novel is about Dr Asperger - his pioneering research, his shocking crime.
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The Young Walter Scott Prize 2026 is officially OPEN FOR ENTRIES.
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Congratulations to our #YoungWalterScottPrize winners, Tasbih Sharuar with THE MAN FROM DRURY LANE and Erica Lockett-Yeung with THE PORCELAIN DRAGON.
See a list of all our winning writers via the link: tr.ee/yi3ZiSmTHe
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We’re delighted to share our Longlist 2026 poster for the #WalterScottPrize. Check out the link to download the free poster!
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Speaking about The Matchbox Girl @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social with Rosie Goldsmith at The Austrian Cultural Form 7 pm on Tuesday 17 March. Book is about Dr Asperger and his colleagues (and the rise of fascism). Book is on @walterscottprize.bsky.social longlist.
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🎉 Huge congratulations to Alice Jolly (The Matchbox Girl) and Jo Harkin (The Pretender) on being longlisted for the 2026 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction!
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Congratulations on making the long list @alicejolly.bsky.social! 👏
Very excited that 'The Matchbox Girl' @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social is on this list. Thanks @walterscottprize.bsky.social and many congratulations to all the other amazing novelists who have been longlisted.
Gave a wee interview to Attitude: 'In some ways, this is quite an old-fashioned love story that we, as a community, deserve. I didn’t want to over-emphasise the tragedy - it's there, not only because of their flaws but because of the homophobia of the time.'
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Announced yesterday, the twelve fantastic books on the longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2026 @walterscottprize.bsky.social #WalterScottPrize #books #historicalfiction #booksky
Graphic showing front covers of five books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026
They say great minds think alike... Four of the shortlisted books for the Winston Graham Historical Prize are also on the longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction announced earlier today #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #WalterScottPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚
Congratulations on making the long list @tristankhughes.bsky.social! 👏
Absolutely delighted that my novel Boundary Waters has made the longlist for the @walterscottprize.bsky.social in Historical Fiction. I'm thrilled and honoured to see it in such amazing company! www.walterscottprize.co.uk/announcing-t...
Not sure what Walter Scott would make of Bobby and Robert or indeed me, but I’m thrilled the Two Roberts has been longlisted for his namesake prize. It’s a great list and past winners are among my saints, Hilary Mantel ❤️ Congrats all and thank you judges and readers.
NEWS: Graeme Macrae Burnet’s BENBECULA longlisted for the 2026 @walterscottprize.bsky.social for Historical Fiction!
Congratulations Graeme!
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We are delighted to announce the longlist for the seventeenth #WalterScottPrize for #HistoricalFiction, run by The Abbotsford Trust.
Congratulations to all of the longlisted authors!
#longlist #booksky #histfic #sirwalterscott #booksky
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We are saddened to hear of the death of former judge and shortlistee Allan Massie. He served on the judging panel in 2010 and in 2011, when he helped shape the criteria of the Prize. His own novel End Games in Bordeaux was shortlisted for the Prize in 2016.
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Since then, Rosi has continued to support the Prizes, firstly as a judge for the Young Walter Scott Prize, then joining the judging panel for the Walter Scott Prize in 2024.
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Continuing with the #2016 trend, we’re shining a spotlight on our very own Rosi Byard-Jones with another throwback.
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Soon, we’ll be looking forward to announcing our longlist for the Walter Scott Prize...Watch this space.
We also celebrated a show stopping shortlist with:
SWEET CARESS by William Boyd
A PLACE CALLED WINTER by Patrick Gale
MRS ENGELS by Gavin McCrea
END GAMES IN BORDEAUX by Allan Massie
SALT CREEK by Lucy Treloar
When discussing his win with the Guardian in 2016, Simon said “I think our collective past should be important to everyone: if we don’t comprehend where we’ve come from, then we won’t have any idea where we are going.”
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The late Simon Mawer won with the harrowing and gripping World War Two spy novel, TIGHTROPE.
As 2016 is trending, we thought we’d share a throwback post on some highlights from a decade ago.
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The Walter Scott Prize @walterscottprize.bsky.social celebrates the best of historical fiction. I read and review the 2025 shortlist in my latest Substack:
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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
