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Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2021

The 2021 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction went to The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel. 5 books made the shortlist and 11 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantelsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenvillesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrellsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williamssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Tolstoy Estate by Steven Contesource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. A Treacherous Country by K. M. Kruiminksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnahsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Hinton by Mark Blacklocksource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremainsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Mr Beethoven by Paul Griffithssource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurdsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

First awarded 2010. Longlists first made public in 2015 (per the prize's 2015 longlist announcement); 2015-2025 list longlist, shortlist and winner, 2010-2014 shortlist and winner only. All years from walterscottprize.co.uk: 2010-2014 from the Previous Shortlists page, 2015-2025 from each year's longlist, shortlist and winner announcements.

Organization: Walter Scott Prize. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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