The ‘Young Quills' Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places. The competition is for books that tell a story with a strong and accurate historical setting. There are two categories divided according...

Thank you to all of you who applied to take part in this year's Young Quills Awards. We had far more schools apply than we could accommodate, so some of you are bound to be disappointed. The books have been sent out to participating schools this week, and should be...

Read all the reviews of this year's books via the links at the bottom of this page. ‘Young Quills' Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places. The competition has two categories -...

Thank you to all of you who applied to take part in this year's Young Quills Awards. We had far more schools apply than we could accommodate, so some of you are bound to be disappointed. The books have been sent out to participating schools this week, and should be...

The Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction recognises the powerful role that fiction can have for introducing, informing and exciting young people about historical events, characters and places. It is the only book award as far as we know where children help produce the shortlist. See all the young readers'...

The Young Quills is a major award for children's historical fiction started by the Historical Association in 2009. The award aims to promote an enjoyment and awareness of history. We are convinced that reading historical fiction is one of the best ways to do this. To be eligible for the...

Reviews attached below The Historical Association announces the shortlist for the 2010 Young Quills Award. This  prize has two separate categories; Primary and  Secondary, although some books obviously fit into both categories. Books are selected for the shortlist by children reviewers in each category. In order to qualify for the...