A book lies open on a table next to a mug. Golden light sparkles in the background. Text overlayed on the image reads: Historical Novel Prize 2025, Submissions open.

2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize

The $150,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize is open for submissions in two categories – Adult and Children &Young (CYA) Adult. $100,000 will be awarded to the Adult category winner, with an additional $5,000 awarded to each of the remaining two shortlisted authors. In the CYA category, the winner receives $30,000, while the two short listers receives $5,000 each.

The prize is open to authors who are citizens or residents of Australia and New Zealand. Novels must have been first published between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.

Submissions close 11 June 2025 5pm AEDT.

Learn more via the Historical Novel Society Australasia website here.

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About Sarah Giles

Sarah is a writer and PhD candidate at Swinburne University researching the possibilities of the contemporary short story cycle exploring women’s experiences of isolation, mental illness and relational agency. Her writing has been published in ACE IV, The Writing Mind, The Incompleteness Book, TEXT Journal and Lip Magazine among others. Sarah teaches creative writing at Swinburne University, volunteers as Social Media Coordinator for Q-Lit Festival and serves as a member of the Executive Committee of Management for the Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP).