2024 Longlist announced as Prize ‘comes home’ to Abbotsford
22nd February, 2024
The 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Longlist is announced, alongside timely news of a change of management to The Abbotsford Trust. The twelve novels in contention for the £25,000 prize are: THE NEW LIFE Tom Crewe (Chatto & Windus) A BETTER PLACE Stephen Daisley (Text Publishing) HUNGRY GHOSTS Kevin Jared Hosein (Bloomsbury) FOR THY… Read More »
The YWSP Shortlist has been announced!
20th February, 2024
We’re delighted to announce the stories shortlisted for this year’s YWSP. Keep an eye on our social media channels using #WalterScottPrize, for news of the category winners. Congratulations to this year’s shortlisted young writers! Shortlisted entries in the 16 to 19 age category THE NEWSPAPERS TOLD OF HIS DEATH by Alexa Baumann, Southampton FAMILY PORTRAIT by… Read More »