MEET OUR JUDGE In honour of historical novelist, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, the HNSA is delighted to be running the EJ Corbett Mentorship Contest which offers the chance for a previously unpublished author from Australia or New Zealand to receive a mentorship with Wendy J Dunn to develop an unpublished historical fiction manuscript for young adults. Last week
In honour of historical novelist, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, the HNSA is delighted to be running the EJ Corbett Mentorship Contest which offers the chance for a previously unpublished author from Australia or New Zealand to receive a mentorship with Wendy J Dunn to develop an unpublished historical fiction manuscript for young adults. The contest is
Have you written the next The Book Thief or Sacred Hearts but need help polishing it? In honour of historical novelist, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, the HNSA is offering the chance for a previously unpublished author from Australia or New Zealand to receive a mentorship with Wendy J Dunn to develop a completed first draft of
The Historical Novel Society Australasia, in partnership with the ARA Group, Australia’s leading essential building and infrastructure services provider, announced the winners of the ARA Historical Novel Prize 2024 at a celebratory event at NSW Parliament House on Wednesday, 23 October. Offering the richest individual literary prize in Australasia, with a prize pool of $150,000, the
Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with Australia’s leading essential building and infrastructure services provider ARA Group, is excited to announce the Shortlists for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. Selected from over 130 entries, the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize Shortlists demonstrate the power of the historical fiction genre to recover lost, overlooked
Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with Australia’s leading essential building and infrastructure services provider ARA Group is excited to announce the longlists for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. This year’s longlists demonstrate the depth of talent of historical novelists with books that explore a diverse range of themes, eras and cultures. From
In honour of historical novelist, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, the HNSA is offering the chance for a previously unpublished author from Australia or New Zealand to receive a mentorship from Wendy J Dunn to develop a completed first draft of an unpublished historical fiction manuscript for young adults. key dates Submissions open: 6 November 2024 Submissions
The next episode in our Imagining the Past podcast season is with Lauren Chater. Our host, Greg Johnson, chats with Lauren about all things beautiful, including the research and writing of her new novel, The Beauties, a seductive story of rivalry and artistic passion in Charles II’s court. about lauren chater Lauren Chater is the
THE RICHEST LITERARY PRIZE IN AUSTRALIA AND nEW ZEALAND As entries open for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize, The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with founding sponsor ARA Group, are pleased to announce a significant increase in the prize money for the award to $150,000– placing it as the richest individual literary
BULLETIN – THIS GIVEAWAY HAS BEEN EXPANDED Due to the overwhelming response to this giveaway, Pan McMillan is offering 5 more books with signed bookplates and 5 unsigned copies. Commenters who’ve posted after the first 5 contestants will now go into a draw to be determined by Random.com. Here’s a wonderful way to kick off
