Historical Novel Society Australasia
Where history meets imagination
2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize
Thanks to our Foundation Partner, the ARA Group, the prize awards $100,000 to the Adult category winner, with an additional $5,000 awarded to each of the remaining two shortlisted authors. In the CYA category, the winner receives $30,000, while the two short listers receive $5,000 each.
Submissions open: 19 March, 2025
Submissions close: 11 June, 2025
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2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize
With prize monies worth $150,000, the ARA Historical Novel Prize is the richest individual literary award in Australia and New Zealand, thanks to our Foundation Partner, the ARA Group. Submissions open: 19 March and Submissions close: 11 June.
E. J. Corbett Mentorship to be announced on 12 February 2025
In honour of historical novelist, Elizabeth Jane Corbett, the HNSA will announce the winner of the 2025 EJ Corbett Mentorship on 12 February 2025. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear the result.
About the HNSA
The Historical Novel Society Australasia is recognised as the home of the historical fiction genre in Australasia as the third arm of the international Historical Novel Society.
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The HNSA promotes the writing, reading and publication of historical fiction, especially in Australia and New Zealand, through its biennial conferences held since 2015. Our events showcase the best literary talent and enable readers, writers and publishing professionals to celebrate the genre.
To mark our 10th anniversary, HNSA is rebranding the conference as a festival with a new name and new look. The two day event will be held on at Parramatta Town Hall, Sydney.
Save the date of 1-2 November 2025!
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