HWA Debut Crown Award
2017

winner

The Witchfinder's Sister
by
Beth Underdown

shortlist

The Strays
by
Emily Bitto

shortlist

Mussolini's Island
by
Sarah Day

shortlist

Clinch
by
Martin Holmén

shortlist

A Rising Man
by
Abir Mukherjee

shortlist

The Solitary Woman of Shakespeare
by
James Terry

longlist

Girl Waits With Gun
by
Amy Stewart

longlist

The Translation of Love
by
Lynne Kutsukake

longlist

The Unseeing
by
Anna Mazzola

longlist

The Midnight Watch
by
David Dyer

longlist

Larchfield
by
Polly Clark

longlist

The Bear and the Nightingale
by
Katherine Arden

About the Historical Writers' Association Awards

The Historical Writers' Association (HWA) presents the Crown Awards to celebrate outstanding historical writing. Website

Years when the HWA Debut Crown Award was given

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Other Historical Writers' Association Awards given in 2017

HWA Debut Crown Award2017