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ENTRIES FOR THE 2022 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE NOW OPEN

  Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with Australia’s leading essential building and infrastructure services provider ARA Group, is excited to announce that entries for the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize are now open. The ARA Historical Novel Prize is the richest genre-based literary award in Australasia, incorporating both an Adult category and a

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Mirandi Riwoe’s Stone Sky Gold Mountain Wins the Inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize

The inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize has been awarded to Brisbane-based Mirandi Riwoe for her novel Stone Sky Gold Mountain published by University of Queensland Press. You can watch the video broadcast of the awards ceremony via the HNSA YouTube channel or click on the video below. The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in partnership with

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You’re Invited to the 2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize Award Ceremony

We’re announcing the winner of the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize at 7.30pm (AEDST) on Tuesday 10 November. We’d love you to join us to celebrate the news. Hosted by Brooke Boney, the award ceremony will be held by both video broadcast and live stream via the HNSA YouTube channel. To be one of the first

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2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize Shortlist: Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe

The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), alongside ARA Group, recently announced the 2020 shortlist for the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize. Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe was one of the novels featured in the shortlist. Mirandi Riwoe recreates the experiences of two Chinese siblings struggling to survive on the North Queensland goldfields in 1877. Richly imagined

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2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize Shortlist: Shepherd by Catherine Jinks

The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), alongside ARA Group, recently announced the 2020 shortlist for the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize. Shepherd by Catherine Jinks was one of the novels featured in the shortlist. One of Australia’s most well-known writers for children and young adults, Catherine has written a riveting, fast-paced adult historical thriller that brings the brutality

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2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize Shortlist: Interview with Sienna Brown

The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), alongside ARA Group, recently announced the 2020 shortlist for the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize. Master of My Fate by Sienna Brown was one of the novels featured in the shortlist. Debut historical novelist, Sienna Brown, tells an unknown coming-of-age survival story about a Jamaican slave transported to New South Wales

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ARA Historical Novel Prize shortlist celebrates the rich tapestry of Australia’s history

The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), alongside ARA Group, has today announced the 2020 shortlist for the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize.   The 2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize shortlist is: Master of My Fate by Sienna Brown (Penguin Books Australia): Debut historical novelist, Sienna Brown, tells an unknown coming-of-age survival story about a Jamaican

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2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize Longlist: The Yield by Tara June Winch

HNSA, in partnerships with ARA Group, recently announced the eight talented authors, and their outstanding novels, selected in the 2020 longlist for the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize. The Yield by Tara June Winch was one of the novels featured in the longlist. We chat with Tara below about what being longlisted means to her and

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2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize Longlist: Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas

HNSA, in partnerships with ARA Group, recently announced the eight talented authors, and their outstanding novels, selected in the 2020 longlist for the inaugural ARA Historical Novel Prize. Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas was one of the novels featured in the longlist. In the video below (available via the HNSA Youtube channel), we chat with Christos about what

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