And thanks to everyone involved in the organisation of the awards ceremony at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery. A brilliant evening in a stunning location #Cornwall #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #booksky 💙📚 www.instagram.com/reel/DVzKZzG...

Copy of Seascraper by Benjamin Wood resting on a grey silk background with logo of the Winston Graham Historical Prize in the bottom lefthand corner

Congratulations to Benjamin Wood, winner of the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 for his wonderful novel Seascraper #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #Seascraper #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Graphic showing front covers of the five books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

Right, the judging's done for this year's Winston Graham Historical Prize. The winner will be announced tomorrow evening at the awards ceremony at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery. Who's your money on? #Cornwall #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #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 💙📚

Stack of four hardcover books spines outward plus Kindle showing front cover of a fifth. All books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

Right, time to switch to judge mode and start rereading the five wonderful novels on the shortlist for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026. Winner announced on 12th March at the Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery in Truro #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

The Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 Shortlist The shortlist for this year's Winston Graham Historical Prize - Cornwall’s answer to The Booker - was announced earlier today. The shortlisted novels are: The Two Roberts by Damian Barr (Canongate)Helm by Sarah Hall (Faber & Faber)The Pretender by Jo Harkin (Bloomsbury)Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (Penguin Random House)Time of the Child by Niall Williams (Bloomsbury) I'm thrilled to be a member of this year's judging panel alongside Chair of the Judges award-winning writer Charlotte Hobson, distinguished academic and Winston Graham’s daughter-in-law Peggotty Graham, authors Wyl Menmuir and Patrick Gale, and editor and arts administrator Sravya Raju. 

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Graphic showing the covers of the five books shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026

The shortlist for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 was announced earlier today. Congratulations to the authors. Now it's over to me & my fellow judges to choose a winner from these five fantastic books #books #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚

Calling all fans of historical fiction... the shortlist for the Winston Graham Historical Prize will be announced tomorrow! #books #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #WinstonGrahamHistoricalPrize #booksky 💙📚

Judges announced for the Winston Graham Historical Prize, 2026 - Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery Three stellar literary names join the Winston Graham Historical Prize judging panel this year, as the quest continues for the very best new historical fiction by UK-based authors. Two returning judges...

I have the most exciting news... I'll be a member of the judging panel for the Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026. Look out for the shortlist in January and announcement of the winner in March #books #winstongrahamhistoricalprize #historicalfiction ⏳️📚 #booksky 💙📚
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The Winston Graham Historical Prize 2026 @Cornwall_Museum @ardevor #WGHPrize It's a busy time of year for literary prizes, whether it's the announcement of winners (The Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction, The Booker Prize), the publication of longlists and shortlists, or the closing dates for submission of entries (The Women's Prize for Fiction/Nonfiction 2026, The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2026). Also in the latter category is…

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