Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Longlist 2017 Announced

The Walter Scott prize was founded in 2010 to celebrate quality, innovation and longevity in historical fiction. Longlisted works must reflect the subtitle ‘sixty years since’ of Scott’s most famous work, Waverley, in that the majority of the storyline must have taken place at least 60 years ago.

The award is handed out at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose, Scotland in June each year and the winner receives £25,000 with shortlisted authors each receiving £1,000 each.

The longlist is announced today and in March we can expect the shortlist with the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical fiction announced in mid June at the Borders Book Festival, Melrose. Here are the longlisted books:

A Country Road, A Tree US
A Country Road, A Tree UK

The Noise of Time US
The Noise of Time UK

Days Without End US
Days Without End UK

Crane Pond US
Crane Pond UK

The Dark Circle US
The Dark Circle UK

Vanishing Futurist US
Vanishing Futurist UK

The Good People US
The Good People UK

Minds of Winter US
Minds of Winter UK

The Essex Serpent US
The Essex Serpent UK

The Last Painting of Sarah de Vos US
The Last Painting of Sarah de Vos UK

Golden Hill US
Golden Hill UK

Mothering Sunday US
Mothering Sunday UK

The Gustav Sonata US
The Gustav Sonata UK