Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction

Each year The Historical Association runs the Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction, a competition for published historical fiction for children and young adults.

The aim of the award is to seek out books which:

  • - Are a ‘good read’, engaging the imagination of the young reader.
  • - Have good historical content and factual information.
  • - Have history as a component of the story, not just a convenient backdrop or setting.
  • - Inspire young readers to find out more about that historical period or people.