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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=http://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>
'''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>


Erastes, a heterosexual woman who has been married to a man for over 15 years,<ref name=globeandmail /> initially began writing gay fiction after initially having a start writing [[slash fiction]] set in the [[Harry Potter]] universe.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Cintra|title=W4M4M?|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/2010/08/17/w4m4m?page=full|publisher=''[[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 />
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 />


Her best known works include ''Frost Fair'', a bestselling novella published by [[Cheyenne Publishing]] in 2009, and ''Transgressions'',<ref name=globeandmail /> a novel which 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>
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>

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==Novels==


==Bibliography==
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===Novels===
* ''Standish''. A homoerotic Regency romance (2006)
* ''Standish''. A homoerotic Regency romance (2006)
* ''Transgressions'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=''[[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>
* ''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)
* ''Mere Mortals'' (2011)


==Novellas==
===Novellas===
* ''Hard & Fast'', anthology: Speak Its Name, published by [[Cheyenne Publishing]], 2009, ISBN 0-9797773-6-4 ISBN 978-0979777363
* ''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
* ''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
* ''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''
* "Whatever the Risk", anthology: ''Queered Dimensions, Queered Fiction''
* "The Blue Train", anthology: ''Riding the Rails'' (Bold Stroke Books)
* "The Blue Train", anthology: ''Riding the Rails'' ([[Bold Strokes Books]])
* "Drug Colours", anthology: ''Best Gay Short Stories'' ([[Lethe Press]])
* "Drug Colours", anthology: ''Best Gay Short Stories'' ([[Lethe Press]])
* "Show Don't Tell", ''MEN Magazine'', March 2008
* "Show Don't Tell", ''MEN Magazine'', March 2008
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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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

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  • 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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