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 »