Erastes
Erastes started to write homoerotic historical fiction because he 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
Books
- Standish - Standish A homoerotic Regency romance. To be published Summer/Autumn 2006 by PD Publishing
- Transgressions A homoerotic saga set in the turbulent years of the English Civil War - seeking a publisher
- Junction X Work in progress!
Short Stories
2007
- Matelotage - to be published in Alyson Books' Pirate Anthology
- Whatever the Risk - to be published in "Distant Horizons" by Haworth Press
- Lucky - published in "Love in a Lock up" by Starbooks
- In the Dark - published in Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007 by Alyson Books
2006
- Petard - to be published by Clean Sheets
- Ten Kisses - published in Connections by Iris Print
- My Best Customer - published in Travelrotica by Alyson Books
2005
- His Story Teller - runner up in Torquere Press' "Do it yourself" competition
- Bright Souls re-published by Alyson Books in Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005
2004
- Sin of the Tongue published in the Blasphemy anthology by Torquere Press
- Lifeline published in the Chance Encounters anthology by Torquere Press
- Bright Souls published in the Monsters anthology by Torquere Press
Memberships
Erates is the gay editor for Steamy Audio and is a staff writer on Bookpuppy. He's a member of the Erotica Readers and Writers Assocation and the Historical Novel Society.
He's also a member of Manloveromance, a writers' co-operative dedicated to bringing m/m writing to more people's notice.
Other Information
Erastes/Eromenos
In the pederastic tradition of Classical Athens, the eromenos (Greek ἐρόμενος, pl. "eromenoi") was an adolescent boy who was in a love relationship with an adult man, known as the erastes (ἐραστής). The relationship was typically of a pedagogical nature and while it was also typically affectionate and passionate it was not necessarily sexual.
