Shortlist Spotlight: Jo Harkin
12th May, 2026
The first of our Shortlist Spotlights is on Jo Harkin, who talks to the WSP about her first historical novel The Pretender. Q: How do you feel about being shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction? Do you consider yourself an historical novelist? I’m incredibly thrilled to have been shortlisted for such a… Read More »