The Historical Novel Society of Australia has recently announced their shortlist, which is listed below and taken from the website. The ARA Historical novel is worth $150, 000.
$100,000 will go towards the winner of the adult category, and the two shortlisted authors will get $5,000 each. The winner of the children’s and young adult category will get $30,000 and the two shortlisted authors will get $5,000 each.
This prize is open to novels that have taken place at least 50 years ago by Australian or New Zealand authors who are citizens or residents.
The longlist is as follows, and has been taken from the website:
ADULT CATEGORY LONGLIST
The longlisted titles for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Adult Category are:
The Unearthed by Lenny Bartulin (Allen & Unwin)
Women & Children by Tony Birch (University of Queensland Press)
The Beauties by Lauren Chater (Simon & Schuster)
A Better Place by Stephen Daisley (Text Publishing)
Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville (Text Publishing)
The Visitors by Jane Harrison (HarperCollins Publishers)
The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester (Hachette Australia)
Edenglassie by Melissa Lukashenko (University of Queensland Press)
To Sing of War by Catherine McKinnon (HarperCollins Publishers)
The judging panel for the Adult Category includes Tony Maniaty (Chair), Meenakshi Bharat, Sienna Brown, Catherine Chidgey and Michael Williams.
CYA LONGLIST
The longlisted titles for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Children and Young Adult Category are:
Secret Sparrow by Jackie French (HarperCollins Publishers)
The Detective’s Guide to Paris by Nicki Greenberg (Affirm Press)
Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim (Allen & Unwin)
Spies in the Sky by Beverley McWilliams (Pantera Press)
Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad (ABC Books: An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
The Fortune Maker by Catherine Norton (HarperCollins Publishers)
Only Two: The Loss of the Loch Ardby Jackie Randall (Self-published)
The judging panel for the CYA Category includes Anna Ciddor (Chair), Danielle Clode and Lystra Rose.
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