Kevin Jared Hosein wins 2024 Walter Scott Prize for ‘many-layered tale’ of 1940s colonial Trinidad
13th June, 2024
The Caribbean writer Kevin Jared Hosein has won the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for his novel Hungry Ghosts, which tells the story of marginalised Hindu communities in Trinidad during the 1940s when, in the words of the author, ‘British colonial rule was loosening’ and ‘Trinidad was starting to be reborn’. The judging… Read More »
Shortlist interview: Tom Crewe
11th June, 2024
In the last of our six shortlist interviews, Tom Crewe answers our questions about The New Life and how he wrote it. How do you feel about being shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction? Do you consider yourself an historical novelist? I’m delighted. I don’t consider myself a historical novelist, since the… Read More »
Shortlist interview: Tan Twan Eng
11th June, 2024
Shortlisted author and previous Scott Prize winner Tan Twan Eng tells us more about The House of Doors. How do you feel about being shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction? Do you consider yourself an historical novelist? It’s heart-warming, but it’s also tense and exciting! It’s an immense honour: the prize is… Read More »
Shortlist interview: Kai Thomas
5th June, 2024
In the fourth of our shortlisted author interviews, Kai Thomas tells us more about his book In The Upper Country. How do you feel about being shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction? Do you consider yourself an historical novelist? My novel being shortlisted for this prize triggers waves of elation, disbelief, and… Read More »