The 2020 shortlist is announced
31st March, 2020
The Walter Scott Prize’s eleventh shortlist is out! The six book on the shortlist are: THE NARROW LAND by Christine Dwyer Hickey (Atlantic) THE PARISIAN by Isabella Hammad (Jonathan Cape) TO CALAIS, IN ORDINARY TIME by James Meek (Canongate) SHADOWPLAY by Joseph O’Connor (Harvill Secker) THE REDEEMED by Tim Pears (Bloomsbury) A SIN OF… Read More »
The 2020 longlist is announced
9th March, 2020
The 2020 Walter Scott Prize longlist has been announced! The twelve books in contention for the £25,000 prize are: THE NARROW LAND by Christine Dwyer Hickey (Atlantic) THE PARISIAN by Isabella Hammad (Jonathan Cape) HOW WE DISAPPEARED by Jing-Jing Lee (OneWorld) TO CALAIS, IN ORDINARY TIME by James Meek (Canongate) THE OFFING by Benjamin Myers… Read More »
New Chair of Judges for WSP
9th March, 2020
Prize sponsor the Duke of Buccleuch has announced the appointment of a new Chair of Judges for the Walter Scott Prize. Katie Grant, who has been on the judging panel since 2017, succeeds Alistair Moffat, who has stepped down as Chair after ten years. The Duke expressed warm thanks for Alistair Moffat’s skilful chairmanship, and… Read More »