Announcing the Winners of the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in conjunction with its generous sponsor ARA Group, is delighted to announce the winners of the richest individual literary prize in Australasia with prize monies of $155,000 across the Adult, Readers’ Choice, and the Children & Young Adult categories.
Announcing the Shortlists for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in conjunction with its generous sponsor ARA Group, is delighted to announce the shortlists for the richest individual literary prize in Australasia with prize monies of $150,000 across the Adult and the Children & Young Adult categories.
Announcing the Longlists for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in conjunction with its generous sponsor ARA Group, is delighted to announce the longlists for the richest individual literary prize in Australasia with prize monies of $150,000 across the Adult and the Children & Young Adult categories.
Meet our judge, Dr Rachel Nightingale
Today we’d like you to meet our judge, Dr Rachel Nightingale who kindly answered some questions about her approach to young adult fiction and judging the contest.
What is young adult historical fiction?
There is no hard and fast definition of young adult (YA) fiction but for the purposes of the contest, the novel is aimed at a readership age group between the ages of 12 and 18.
2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize Winners Announced
The Historical Novel Society Australasia, in partnership with the ARA Group, Australia’s leading…
2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize Shortlists Announced
Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with Australia’s leading essential building…
