The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010.Walter Scott Prize
, bordersbookfestival.org. Retrieved April 2012. At £25,000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the UK. The award was created by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, whose ancestors were closely linked to Scottish author

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...

, who is generally considered the originator of historical fiction with the novel ''

Waverley Waverley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Waverley'' (novel), by Sir Walter Scott ** ''Waverley'' Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott's novel * Waverley Harrison, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Stree ...

'' in 1814."New Walter Scott prize to honour historical novels"
''The Guardian'', 2 February 2010 Eligible books must have been first published in the UK, Ireland or Commonwealth in the preceding year. For the purpose of the award, historical fiction is defined as being that where the main events take place more than 60 years ago, i.e. outside of any mature personal experience of the author. The winner is announced each June at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose.

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Walter Scott Prize"Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction: The new time-travellers"
Scotsman.com, 19 June 2010 – examines a rising interest in historical fiction in relation to the new prize. {{Walter Scott, state=collapsed Awards established in 2010 2010 establishments in the United Kingdom British literary awards Historical fiction awards