{"id":40553,"count":8,"description":"The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walterscottprize.co.uk\/\">Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction<\/a> is a prestigious literary award established in 2010 to recognise excellence in <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/historical-fiction\/\">historical fiction writing<\/a>. The prize is named after Sir <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/people\/walter-scott\/\">Walter Scott<\/a>, the renowned Scottish author and historical novelist. The annual prize is awarded to the author of the best historical fiction book published in the previous year in the UK, Ireland, or the Commonwealth. The prize aims to celebrate the art of historical fiction, and to encourage writers to bring the past to life through compelling storytelling. The winning book receives a cash prize of \u00a330,000, making it one of the most significant awards in the historical fiction genre.","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/books\/walter-scott-prize-for-historical-fiction\/","name":"Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction","slug":"walter-scott-prize-for-historical-fiction","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/40553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=40553"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?tags=40553"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?tags=40553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}