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In honour of historical novelist, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, the HNSA is offering the chance for a previously unpublished author from Australia or New Zealand to receive a mentorship from Wendy J Dunn to develop a completed first draft of an unpublished historical fiction manuscript for young adults.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
Here’s a wonderful way to cap off 2023! Simon & Schuster Australia is very kindly offering a giveaway of 10 copies of Ariel Lawhon’s new release, The Frozen River. The first 10 commenters will be the lucky winners of The Frozen River. From the bestselling author of Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical
Missed the HNSA 2023 Conference? Here’s your chance to catch up with post conference recordings. You can access 20 fabulous sessions across our two stream program. These will be available to view on demand until midnight on 29 February 2023. You can find full program details here. Online and In-Person conference attendees can view the sessions via their existing ticket at no
Two years in the planning. Two days of celebration! The HNSA Conference was a blast and a terrific time was had by all. We’re so glad our community could finally catch up again in person and the ether. We’re proud to have brought you a hybrid conference with all sessions livestreamed to an online audience.
HNSA is committed to assisting aspiring writers to reach their potential. With this in mind, we’re delighted to introduce pitching appointments to our 2023 conference program. Here’s your chance to pitch your manuscript to a stellar list of industry professionals. Our pitch takers include Annette Barlow (Allen & Unwin), Tara Wynne (Curtis Brown Australia), Meredith
Tickets are now on sale for our 2023 HNSA Conference to be held on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2023 at the Southern Sydney Event Centre at Hurstville, conveniently located close to Sydney Airport and Hurstville Station. Take advantage of our early bird registration discount which ends on 20 September 2023. THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS We’ve decided
