👑📚The HWA Crown Awards shortlists are almost here!
📙18 books
📘3 categories: Gold, Debut, Non-fiction
They'll be revealed on 14 October.
All details will be in Historia, too.
Look out for this hashtag #HWACrowns26

In case you missed them:
The 12 books longlisted for the 2026 HWA Gold Crown Award.
Which one/s have you read?
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Find out more about all the longlists at
historiamag.com/hwa-crowns-2026-longlists

Oh, how exciting to see this longlisted! 🤩 I loved proofreading this one – huge congratulations to @historylauren.bsky.social 🙌

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If you're tempted to buy any of these books (and who wouldn't be?), they're all in our bookshop account at uk.bookshop.org/shop/Histori...
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👑📚They're out!
The HWA Crown Awards 2026 longlists have been announced.
Historia has information about all 36 books, their publishers, and the judges’ comments.
Go to historiamag.com/hwa-crowns-2026-longlists
#HWACrowns26

👑📚The HWA Crown Awards longlists are announced today!
They'll be in Historia by 12 noon - I'll post the link then.
36 of the best recent history and historical fiction books.
Follow #HWACrowns26
#historicalfiction #history

👑📚Don't miss the HWA Crown Awards longlists!
36 outstanding recent historical fiction and non-fiction books.
Announced on Wednesday, 16 September.
You'll be able to read about them all in Historia.
If you love history, be there!
Watch out for the hashtag! #HWACrowns26