Category Runners-Up

Congratulations to the Category Runners-Up who made it through two rounds of judging in this year’s closely fought competition.

Ancient–10th-century Historical Fiction

Silver: Caratacus, My King by Emily Bernhard (US)

Bronze (tie): Each One’s Mad Desire by Tiffany Percival (Canada)

Bronze (tie): Legionary’s Dawn by Daniel Bull-Mittens (UK)

Honourable Mentions:

The Weaver of Ur by Margaret Alene Morse (US)

Cartimandua by Amanda Cockrell (US)

Junia: The Forgotten Apostle by Robin Cohn (US)

11–16th-century Historical Fiction

Silver: Stone of Heaven by Lucy Ferriss (US)

Bronze: Chronicle of the Palm: The World Inverted by Kathy Curnow (US)

Honourable Mentions:

The Limner’s Daughter by Sarah Sorkin (US)

That Which Remains by Peter Carthmhaoil (UK)

When Kings Go Off to War: The True Story of Ivanhoe by Patricia Bernstein (US)

Stone Fruit by Emily Prince (UK)

17th–19th-century Historical Fiction

Silver: A Murder of Crows by Juno Baker (UK)

Bronze: Smooth Stones: The Tale of the Pirates of Beaver Island by Joan Donaldson (US)

Honourable Mentions:

An Odd Surprising Cluster by Emma Mitchell (UK)

Goodfellowe; or, The Tragical Comedy of a Boy, A Lion, a Dog and a Spy by Melissa Bissonette (US)

Thorn of Plimouth by Catherine Hughes (US)

Hood Sky by Vanessa Croft (New Zealand)

20th-century Historical Fiction

Silver: Parable of an Irish Girl by Rose Servitova (Ireland)

Bronze: Blood Ties by Susan Lanigan (Ireland)

Honourable Mentions:

The Lookout by Bonnie Blaylock (US)

The Mist Between by Hazel Howe (UK)

The Wind of God by Peter Mallett (UK)

What to Do After Firing by Maria de Luca (UK)

Historical Romance

Silver (tie): Her Husband by Proxy by Kat Chant (Ireland)

Silver (tie): The Fable of Penchet by DJ Sands (UK)

Bronze: The Banished Baker’s Forgotten Recipe by Heather Walrath (US)

Honourable Mentions:

Walking on Air by Charlotte Betts (UK)

Whiskey Shores by Elizabeth Singer (US)

Yours Ever by Jasmina Svenne (UK)

Historical Crime

Silver: Renaissance by Mark Ezra (UK)

Bronze: Graydon House by G. M. Malliet (US)

Honourable Mentions:

Cradle of Storms by M. A. Winslow (US)

The Ballad of Mercy Lark by J. A. Lovelock (UK)

What the Eye Does Not See by Joy Jordan-Lake (US)

Lady Coppers by Clare Langley-Hawthorne (US)

Biographical Historical Fiction

Silver: Billy by Sherry Jones (US)

Bronze: Poor Mad Little Sinner by Lisa Verge Higgins (US)

Honourable Mentions:

Margaret by Angela Dean (UK)

A Footnote to the Tragedy at Sand Creek by Margo Laurie (UK)

Snow on the Desert Sands by Jozzie Stuchell Velesig (US)

The Brief Reign of Princess Julia Grant by D. Kamra (US)

Historical Adventure

Silver: Accidental Ally by Jean Cooper Moran (France)

Bronze: Strong as My Bones by Rian Connors (Canada)

Honourable Mentions:

Newgate Nell by Alison Allen (UK)

Bearded Gods by Joshua J. Smith (US)

Dust of Gold by Joe Whitehead (UK)

The Undoing of Hannah Beck by Debra Eckert (US)

Historical Fantasy/Timeslip/Alternative History

Silver: Strange Portents by Ashlin O’Sullivan (Ireland)

Bronze: Grisette by Laura Madeleine (UK)

Honourable Mentions:

The Seventh Mermaid by Melissa Addey (UK)

The Painted Noose by Clive Dowling (UK)

Persephone by Susan Pieters (Canada)

The Life and Lost Times of Anna Maria Garthwaite by Victoria Haslam (UK)

Children’s and Young Adults’ Historical Fiction

Silver: The Folliot Hounds by Helen Edwards (UK)

Bronze (tie): Fair Stood the Wind by Derek Rhodes (UK)

Little Skeletons by Mayra Calvani (Puerto Rico)

Honourable Mentions:

Heart of the Midway by Quinette Cook (US)

The Whispers of Harrow’s Scar by Nicola F. Daley (UK)

Daughters of Rowan by Hannah Watson (US)