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'''Erastes''' is the [[pen name]] of a female author from the United Kingdom, known for writing [[gay]]-themed historical and romantic fiction.<ref>{{cite news|title=M/M Good? Unreal tries out some man-on-man romance novel action|url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2009-03-11/news/m-m-good-unreal-man-on-man-romance-novel-action/|accessdate=14 December 2010|newspaper=[[Riverfront Times]]|date=11 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Provenzano|first=Jim|title=Pop lit|url=http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=books&article=475|accessdate=14 December 2010|newspaper=[[Bay Area Reporter]]|date=9 December 2010}}</ref><ref name=globeandmail>{{cite news|title=What women want: Gay male romance novels|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/what-women-want-gay-male-romance-novels/article565992/|accessdate=12 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=Feb 11, 2011}}</ref>
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Erastes initially began writing gay fiction after initially having started writing [[slash fiction]] set in the [[Harry Potter]] universe.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wilson|first=Cintra|title=W4M4M?|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/2010/08/17/w4m4m?page=full|magazine=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref> She was also a director of the Erotic Authors Association (EAA), and the association flourished until 2010, when she handed the EAA over to new management.<ref name=globeandmail />
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'''Erastes''' is the [[penname]] of a female author<ref>{{cite news|title=M/M Good? Unreal tries out some man-on-man romance novel action|url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2009-03-11/news/m-m-good-unreal-man-on-man-romance-novel-action/|accessdate=14 December 2010|newspaper=[[Riverfront Times]]|date=11 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Provenzano|first=Jim|title=Pop lit|url=http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=books&article=475|accessdate=14 December 2010|newspaper=[[Bay Area Reporter]]|date=9 December 2010}}</ref> who lives in [[Norfolk]], [[UK]]. She drew her inspiration to write historical fiction from works such as [[Gaywyck]] by [[Vincent Virga]] and the novels of [[Mary Renault]]. Erastes is the Director of the [[Erotic Authors Association]] and a member of the [[Historical Novel Society]]. She is the moderator of [[Speak Its Name]], an influential [[blog]] dedicated to gay historical fiction.


Her best-known works include ''Frost Fair'', a bestselling novella published by [[Cheyenne Publishing]] in 2009, and ''Transgressions'',<ref name=globeandmail /> a novel that was released in 2009 by [[Running Press]] in their M/M Historical Romance line and was a shortlisted nominee for a [[2010 Lambda Literary Awards|2010 Lambda Literary Award]] in the gay romance category.<ref>[http://www.lambdaliterary.org/winners-finalists/05/10/2010-awards-finalists-winners/ 22nd Lambda Literary Awards]. [[Lambda Literary Foundation]], May 10, 2010.</ref>
==Biography==
Born in Essex, England in 1959, Erastes attended Southend High School for Girls.


==Bibliography==
Erastes has been writing since 2003, and is multi-published with many novels, novellas, and short stories with publishers such as [[Alyson Books]], [[Lethe Press]], Starbooks and many others.
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===Novels===
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* ''Standish''. A homoerotic Regency romance (2006)
* ''Transgressions'' (2009)<ref>{{cite news|last=West|first=Lindy|title=Is That a Bellows in Your Tunic?|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/is-that-a-bellows-in-your-tunic/Content?oid=1634459|newspaper=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Burt|first=Brandon|title=What Do You Call A Gay Bodice-Ripper?|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/blog-61-what-do-you-call-a-gay-bodice-ripper.html|publisher=[[City Weekly]]|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>
* ''Mere Mortals'' (2011)


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===Novellas===
She specialises in gay historical fiction and works hard to bring attention to the genre. She owns ''Speak Its Name'', the only review site to concentrate on gay historical fiction and is a member of ''The Macaronis'', a group of like-minded authors.
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* ''Hard & Fast'', anthology: Speak Its Name, published by [[Cheyenne Publishing]], 2009, {{ISBN|0-9797773-6-4}} {{ISBN|978-0979777363}}

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* ''Frost Fair'', published by [[Cheyenne Publishing]], 2009, {{ISBN|0-9797773-2-1}} {{ISBN|978-0-9797773-2-5}}
Her second novel, "Transgressions," was one of the flagship releases by [[Running Press]] in their M/M Historical Romance line and was a finalist for a 2009 [[Lambda Award]].
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* ''Tributary'', anthology: The Last Gasp, published by [[Noble Romance Publishing]], 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-60592-209-6}}

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==Novels==

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* ''Standish''. A homoerotic Regency romance, [[PD Publishing]], 2006, ISBN 1-933720-09-3, ISBN 978-1-933720-09-8
* ''Transgressions'', [[Running Press]], 2009, ISBN 0-7624-3573-9, ISBN 978-0-7624-3573-9
* ''Mere Mortals'', [[Lethe Press]], 2011, ISBN ISBN 978-1-59021-043-7
* ''Junction X'', [[Cheyenne Publishing]], to be published November 2011.

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==Novellas==
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* ''Hard & Fast'', anthology: Speak Its Name, published by [[Cheyenne Publishing]], 2009, ISBN 0-9797773-6-4 ISBN 978-0979777363
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* ''Frost Fair'', published by [[Cheyenne Publishing]], 2009, ISBN 0-9797773-2-1 ISBN 978-0-9797773-2-5
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* ''Tributary'', anthology: The Last Gasp, published by [[Noble Romance Publishing]], 2010, ISBN 978-1-60592-209-6
* ''Muffled Drum'', published by [[Carina Press]] 2011, ASIN: B005078OKG
* ''Muffled Drum'', published by [[Carina Press]] 2011, ASIN: B005078OKG


==Short stories==
===Short stories===
* "Whatever the Risk", anthology: ''Queered Dimensions, Queered Fiction''
* Collection of short stories to be published by [[Lethe Press]] to be announced
* ''Whatever the Risk'', anthology: Queered Dimensions, Queered Fiction
* "The Blue Train", anthology: ''Riding the Rails'' ([[Bold Strokes Books]])
* ''The Blue Train'', anthology: Riding the Rails by Bold Stroke Books
* "Drug Colours", anthology: ''Best Gay Short Stories'' ([[Lethe Press]])
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* "Show Don't Tell", ''MEN Magazine'', March 2008
* ''Drug Colours'', anthology: Best Gay Short Stories, [[Lethe Press]]
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* "Fire & Ice", anthology: ''J is for Jealousy'' ([[Cleis Press]])
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* ''Show Don't Tell'', MEN Magazine, March 2008
* ''Fire & Ice'', anthology: J is for Jealousy, [[Cleis Press]]
* "Lifeline", anthology: ''Cruise Lines'' ([[Alyson Books]])
* ''Lifeline'', anthology: Cruise Lines, [[Alyson Books]]
* "Drug Color", anthology: ''Where the Boys Are'' (Cleis Press)
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* "Ribinks", ''[[Drabbler]] Magazine''
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* ''Drug Colors'', anthology: Where the Boys Are, Cleis Press
* "The Bird", anthology: ''Fast Balls'' (Alyson Books)
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* ''Ribinks'', [[Drabbler]] Magazine
* ''The Bird'', anthology: Fast Balls, Alyson Books
* "Matelotage", anthology: ''Treasure Trail'' (Alyson Books)
* ''Matelotage'', anthology: Treasure Trail, Alyson Books
* "Lucky", anthology: ''Love in a Lock Up'' (Starbooks)
* ''Lucky'', anthology: Love in a Lock up, Starbooks
* "In the Dark", anthology: ''Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007'' (Alyson Books)
* ''In the Dark'', anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007, Alyson Books
* "My Best Customer", anthology: ''Travelrotica'' (Alyson Books)
* ''My Best Customer'', anthology: Travelrotica, Alyson Books
* "Ten Kisses", anthology ''Connections'' ([[Iris Print]])
* ''Ten Kisses'', anthology Connections, [[Iris Print]]
* "Bright Souls", anthology: ''Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005'' (Alyson Books)
* ''Bright Souls'', anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005, Alyson Books
* "Sin of the Tongue", anthology: ''Blasphemy'' ([[Torquere Press]])
* "I Will", anthology ''With This Ring I Thee Bed'', (Spice, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: WITH THIS RING I THEE BED|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/ring-i-thee-bed|publisher=RT Book Reviews|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>
* ''Sin of the Tongue'', anthology: Blasphemy, [[Torquere Press]]
* ''Right Hand Man'', anthology: Superqueeroes (announced)


==Representation==
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Erastes is represented by the Schiavone Literary Agency, Inc.

==Other projects==
According to the writer's website, she is currently working on a novel loosely based on Hamlet, set in 1921 called "I Knew Him."


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.erastes.com Erastes' Website]
* {{official website|http://www.erastes.com|Official website}}
* [http://erastes.livejournal.com Erastes' Blog]
* {{official website|http://erastes.livejournal.com|Official blog}}
* [http://www.speakitsname.com Gay Historical Reviews]
* [http://www.eroticauthorsassociation.com Erotic Authors Association]
* [http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org Historical Novel Society]


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Latest revision as of 07:44, 17 July 2024

Erastes is the pen name of a female author from the United Kingdom, known for writing gay-themed historical and romantic fiction.[1][2][3]

Erastes initially began writing gay fiction after initially having started writing slash fiction set in the Harry Potter universe.[4] She was also a director of the Erotic Authors Association (EAA), and the association flourished until 2010, when she handed the EAA over to new management.[3]

Her best-known works include Frost Fair, a bestselling novella published by Cheyenne Publishing in 2009, and Transgressions,[3] a novel that was released in 2009 by Running Press in their M/M Historical Romance line and was a shortlisted nominee for a 2010 Lambda Literary Award in the gay romance category.[5]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Standish. A homoerotic Regency romance (2006)
  • Transgressions (2009)[6][7]
  • Mere Mortals (2011)

Novellas

[edit]
  • Hard & Fast, anthology: Speak Its Name, published by Cheyenne Publishing, 2009, ISBN 0-9797773-6-4 ISBN 978-0979777363
  • Frost Fair, published by Cheyenne Publishing, 2009, ISBN 0-9797773-2-1 ISBN 978-0-9797773-2-5
  • Tributary, anthology: The Last Gasp, published by Noble Romance Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-60592-209-6
  • Muffled Drum, published by Carina Press 2011, ASIN: B005078OKG

Short stories

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  • "Whatever the Risk", anthology: Queered Dimensions, Queered Fiction
  • "The Blue Train", anthology: Riding the Rails (Bold Strokes Books)
  • "Drug Colours", anthology: Best Gay Short Stories (Lethe Press)
  • "Show Don't Tell", MEN Magazine, March 2008
  • "Fire & Ice", anthology: J is for Jealousy (Cleis Press)
  • "Lifeline", anthology: Cruise Lines (Alyson Books)
  • "Drug Color", anthology: Where the Boys Are (Cleis Press)
  • "Ribinks", Drabbler Magazine
  • "The Bird", anthology: Fast Balls (Alyson Books)
  • "Matelotage", anthology: Treasure Trail (Alyson Books)
  • "Lucky", anthology: Love in a Lock Up (Starbooks)
  • "In the Dark", anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2007 (Alyson Books)
  • "My Best Customer", anthology: Travelrotica (Alyson Books)
  • "Ten Kisses", anthology Connections (Iris Print)
  • "Bright Souls", anthology: Ultimate Gay Erotica 2005 (Alyson Books)
  • "Sin of the Tongue", anthology: Blasphemy (Torquere Press)
  • "I Will", anthology With This Ring I Thee Bed, (Spice, 2011)[8]

References

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  1. ^ "M/M Good? Unreal tries out some man-on-man romance novel action". Riverfront Times. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  2. ^ Provenzano, Jim (9 December 2010). "Pop lit". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "What women want: Gay male romance novels". The Globe and Mail. Feb 11, 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. ^ Wilson, Cintra. "W4M4M?". Out. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. ^ 22nd Lambda Literary Awards. Lambda Literary Foundation, May 10, 2010.
  6. ^ West, Lindy. "Is That a Bellows in Your Tunic?". The Stranger. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. ^ Burt, Brandon. "What Do You Call A Gay Bodice-Ripper?". City Weekly. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Review: WITH THIS RING I THEE BED". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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