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Four-book shortlist revealed for Walter Scott Prize For Historical Fiction

The judges of the Walter Scott Prize For Historical Fiction have announced the shortlist of four books going forward for the £25,000 writing prize. Featuring two Scots, an Irishman and an Irish-Trinidadian, the shortlist is the first in the prize’s ...

12 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Sir Walter Scott’s desk seal expected to fetch up to £18,000 at auction

Sir Walter Scott’s desk seal, likely to have been the one used in correspondence to King George IV, is to go under the hammer this week where it could sell for as much as £18,000. The item is just one of the 100 seals with Scottish connections set ...

15 May 2023 at 13:23

Longlist of 12 announced for Walter Scott book prize

Twelve novelists have been longlisted for a £25,000 award named after a famous writer. The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction judges will narrow the 12 down to a shortlist in May. The winner will then be announced in mid-June at the ...

22 Feb 2024 at 09:00

Scotland

Walter Scott Prize shortlist nominees announced

Nominees for a prestigious award named after one of Scotland’s best-known authors have been announced. The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction was first awarded in 2010 to Hilary Mantel for Wolf Hall. Among the shortlisted writers ...

04 Apr 2023 at 09:00

Scotland

Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist announced

The six-book shortlist for this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been revealed, with the winner due to be announced at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose on June 13. This year’s shortlist features authors from ...

01 May 2024 at 09:00

Belfast writer announced as winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023

Belfast writer Lucy Caldwell has won the 2023 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction at the Borders Book Festival being held in Melrose. She scooped the £25,000 prize for her novel These Days, a story about loss and love set ...

15 Jun 2023 at 21:03

Rare desk seal owned by Sir Walter Scott fetches £13,860 at auction

A rare desk seal which once belonged to Sir Walter Scott has been sold at an auction for £13,860. The antique from Abbotsford House in the Scottish Borders was sold along with around 100 other seals with Scottish connections ...

19 May 2023 at 16:25

Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy manuscript going on show at National Library

Hidden from all but a few scholars and saved from being sold off at auction, Sir Walter Scott’s manuscript of his novel Rob Roy is set to go on show to the public for the first time in at least 100 years. Written in the ...

03 Jan 2023 at 11:00

Scotland

Shortlist for prestigious book award unveiled

The shortlist for a prestigious book award named after a Scottish author has been revealed. Six books written by authors from England, Ireland and the Netherlands have made it to the final bout in the annual Walter ...

15 Apr 2025 at 09:00

Scotland

Longlist of 12 announced for Walter Scott book prize

Twelve novelists have been longlisted for a £25,000 award named after a famous Scottish writer. The judges of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction will narrow the 12 down to a shortlist in May. The winner ...

18 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Longlist of 12 announced for Walter Scott book prize

18 Feb 2025 at 09:00

Historical fiction prize announces first all-British shortlist

A prestigious historical fiction prize has revealed its first all-British shortlist, with the judges saying “above all, our five authors are storytellers”. The five-book shortlist for the 2026 Walter Scott ...

16 Apr 2026 at 09:00

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