The ARA Historical Novel Prize awards $50,000 to the Adult category winner, with an additional $5,000 to be awarded to each of the remaining two shortlisted authors. In the CYA category, the winner will receive $30,000, while the two short listers will receive $5,000 each.

Winners of the 2026 ARA Historical Prize are:

The winners will be announced on 15th October.

Adult Winner:

Winner of YA Category:

Shortlist for the 2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize are:

The shorlist will be announced on 23rd September, 2026.

Adult category

Children and young adult category