News Archive: March 2019

2019 Academy Recommends list announced

6th March, 2019

The Walter Scott Prize Academy is delighted to announce its list of recommended books for 2019.  The Academy comprises people at the centre of literary life in the UK and Commonwealth countries– from bookshop owners and directors of literary festivals to book bloggers and booktubers.  The ‘Academy Recommends’ list is supplementary to the Longlist, and the… Read More »

Tenth Walter Scott Prize Longlist announced

6th March, 2019

The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, now in its tenth year, is delighted to announce its longlist! The Longlist of twelve is: Little  by Edward Carey (Gallic Books) A Long Way From Home  by Peter Carey (Faber) After The Party  by Cressida Connolly (Viking) Washington Black  by Esi Edugyan (Serpent’s Tail) The Western Wind… Read More »