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== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
 
* [http://www.erastes.com  Erastes' Website]
 
* [http://www.erastes.com  Erastes' Website]
* [http://erastes.lcom/blog Erastes' Blog]
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* [http://erastes.com/blog Erastes' Blog]
  
 
== Novels ==
 
== Novels ==
  
* [http://www.pdpublishing.com/standishendpage.htm Standish] - [[Standish]] A homoerotic Regency romance. Published on 15th November 2006
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* [[Junction X]] A love story between a closeted, married man and the boy next door. Set in surburban England of the 1960's, Junction X holds a mirror up to our modern times for comparison. To be published by [[Cheyenne Press]] in November 2011
  
Available at: [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1933720093/qid=1146366860/sr=1-10/ref=sr_1_10?v=glance&s=books&tag2=pdpubinc-20 Amazon USA] [http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1933720093/qid=1128991616/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1?tag2=pdpubinc0a-20 Amazon Canada] [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1933720093/qid=1128992032/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_8_2?tag2=pdpubinc04-21 Amazon UK] [http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/1933720093/sr=11-1/qid=1164145822/ref=sr_11_1/503-3986115-9595131 Amazon Japan] [http://www.amazon.de/Standish-Erastes/dp/1933720093/sr=11-1/qid=1164146691/ref=sr_11_1/028-3233815-5831704 Amazon Germany] [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&isbn=1933720093#pDetails Barnes & Noble]
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* [[Mere Mortals]] Set in the Norfolk Broads, England, Mere Mortals is a gothic mystery. Published by [[Lethe Press]] in Spring 2011  Available on [http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Mortals-Erastes/dp/1590210433/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1301331802&sr=8-1/ Amazon] and in bookshops
  
* [[Transgressions]] A homoerotic saga set in the turbulent years of the English Civil War to be published by [[Running Press]] in April 2009. Available on [http://www.amazon.com/Transgressions-M-Romance/dp/0762435739/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227874271&sr=1-1/ Amazon] and in bookshops
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== Novellas ==
 
 
* [[Mere Mortals]] Set in the Norfolk Broads, England, Mere Mortals is a gothic mystery. To be published by [[Lethe Press]] in Spring 2011
 
  
== Novellas ==
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* [[Muffled Drum]] to be published by Carina Press on July 4th 2011. Set in 1866 amid the Prussian-Austrian war. Coming soon.
  
 
* [http://erastes.com/writings/books/tributary/ Tributary] Published by [[Noble Romance Publishing]] as part of the [https://www.nobleromance.com/ItemDisplay.aspx?i=126 Last Gasp anthology]  
 
* [http://erastes.com/writings/books/tributary/ Tributary] Published by [[Noble Romance Publishing]] as part of the [https://www.nobleromance.com/ItemDisplay.aspx?i=126 Last Gasp anthology]  
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* [http://erastes.com/writings/books/frost-fair/ Frost Fair] - Published by [[Cheyenne Press]] in print and [[Bristlecone Press]] (Gay Regency)
 
* [http://erastes.com/writings/books/frost-fair/ Frost Fair] - Published by [[Cheyenne Press]] in print and [[Bristlecone Press]] (Gay Regency)
  
* [http://erastes.com/writings/books/chiaroscuro/ Chiaroscuro] A novella based in 19th Century Florence about an artist who becomes obsessed with his sitter - Published in [http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/night-moves/prod_104.html Night Moves]by Aspen Mountain Press. Also available on Amazon.
 
  
 
== Short Stories ==
 
== Short Stories ==
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*The Blue Train - published in Riding the Rails by Bold Stroke Books
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*Right Hand Man - published in Unmasked II, more erotic tales of gay superheroes by STARbooks.
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*Whatever the Risk - published in the Queer Dimensions anthology by Queered Fiction
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*The Snow Queen - published in the I DO anthology by MLR Press
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*Drug Colours published in Lethe Press' "Best Gay Short Stories"
 
*Drug Colours published in Lethe Press' "Best Gay Short Stories"
  
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== Memberships ==
 
== Memberships ==
  
Erastes is the Director of the [http://www.eroticauthorsassociation.com Erotic Authors Association] and a member of the [http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org Historical Novel Society] She's the owner of [http://speakitsname.wordpress.com Speak Its Name] - the only resource on the web dedicated to gay historical fiction
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Erastes was the Director of the [http://www.eroticauthorsassociation.com Erotic Authors Association] for 3 years and is a member of the [http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org Historical Novel Society] She's the owner of [http://speakitsname.wordpress.com Speak Its Name] - the only resource on the web dedicated to gay historical fiction
  
 
== Other Information ==
 
== Other Information ==
  
 
Erastes is represented by [http://schiavoneliteraryagencyinc.blogspot.com/Professor James Schiavone of the Schiavone Literary Agency]
 
Erastes is represented by [http://schiavoneliteraryagencyinc.blogspot.com/Professor James Schiavone of the Schiavone Literary Agency]

Revision as of 08:56, 28 June 2011

Erastes is a penname of a female author who lives in Norfolk, She started to write gay historical fiction because she couldn't find any other than the very few that were on the market, such as Gaywyck by Vincent Virga and the novels of Mary Renault.

On the Web

Novels

  • Junction X A love story between a closeted, married man and the boy next door. Set in surburban England of the 1960's, Junction X holds a mirror up to our modern times for comparison. To be published by Cheyenne Press in November 2011
  • Mere Mortals Set in the Norfolk Broads, England, Mere Mortals is a gothic mystery. Published by Lethe Press in Spring 2011 Available on Amazon and in bookshops

Novellas

  • Muffled Drum to be published by Carina Press on July 4th 2011. Set in 1866 amid the Prussian-Austrian war. Coming soon.


Short Stories

  • The Blue Train - published in Riding the Rails by Bold Stroke Books
  • Right Hand Man - published in Unmasked II, more erotic tales of gay superheroes by STARbooks.
  • Whatever the Risk - published in the Queer Dimensions anthology by Queered Fiction
  • The Snow Queen - published in the I DO anthology by MLR Press
  • Drug Colours published in Lethe Press' "Best Gay Short Stories"
  • Show Don't Tell - published in March 2008's MEN Magazine.
  • Right Hand Man - to be published in “Superqueeroes”
  • Ribinks - published in The Drabbler Magazine
  • His Story Teller - runner up in Torquere Press' "Do it yourself" competition
  • Sin of the Tongue published in the Blasphemy anthology by Torquere Press
  • Lifeline published in the Chance Encounters anthology by Torquere Press

Memberships

Erastes was the Director of the Erotic Authors Association for 3 years and is a member of the Historical Novel Society She's the owner of Speak Its Name - the only resource on the web dedicated to gay historical fiction

Other Information

Erastes is represented by James Schiavone of the Schiavone Literary Agency