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Elisabeth Storrs, author of the 'A Tale of Ancient Rome' Saga.

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On Inspiration: Interview with Kelly Rimmer

May 2, 2021 By Elisabeth Storrs 14 Comments

My guest this month is Kelly Rimmer,  the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and worldwide bestselling author of contemporary and historical fiction, including The Secret Daughter and The Things We Cannot Say. Kelly lives in rural Australia with her family and a whole menagerie of badly behaved animals. Her novels have been translated into more than two… read more

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2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize

April 12, 2021 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

I’m proud to be Chair of the HNSA’s prize committee for the 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize which is due to open on 14 April. HNSA’s generous patron, Edward Federman of the ARA Group, has increased the prize money to $100,000 making the contest the richest genre prize in Australasia. The prize has been expanded to include a category for… read more

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Inspiration comes in many flavours by MK Tod

April 11, 2021 By Elisabeth Storrs 9 Comments

Today I have the pleasure of welcoming MK Tod to share the inspiration behind her latest release, Paris in Ruins. M.K. Tod writes and blogs about historical fiction. She can be contacted on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads or on her website www.mktod.com. You can also enjoy the Paris in Ruins book trailer on Youtube. MK Tod’s previous novels, Unravelled, Lies Told in Silence, and Time… read more

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On Inspiration: Interview with Tim Ellis

February 28, 2021 By Elisabeth Storrs 5 Comments

My guest today is Tim Darcy Ellis who is a writer, physiotherapy business owner, and a professional archaeologist. He currently runs his own business, Excel Physiotherapy and Wellness (founded 2013 in Sydney), and writes historical fiction part-time. Tim studied Archaeology at the University of York (1985-88), and as a professional archaeologist, worked extensively on sites throughout England and Wales, including… read more

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On Inspiration: Interview with Nigel Featherstone

January 31, 2021 By Elisabeth Storrs 6 Comments

My guest today is fellow Australian writer, Nigel Featherstone. His war novel, Bodies of Men, (Hachette Australia) was longlisted for the $60,000 2020 ARA Historical Novel Prize, shortlisted in the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards, and received a 2019 Canberra Critics Circle Award. His other works include the story collection Joy (2000), his debut novel, Remnants (2005), and The Beach Volcano (2014), which… read more

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History Girls: The Lost Tomb: Etruscan a la Baroque

December 7, 2020 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

My recent post on the History Girls blog features the story behind a lost Etruscan tomb and a Scottish Jacobite artist, James Byres in The Lost Tomb: Etruscan a la Baroque.

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On Inspiration: Interview with Karen Brooks

July 6, 2020 By Elisabeth Storrs 12 Comments

My guest today is the lovely Karen Brooks, author of The Chocolate Maker’s Wife and The Locksmith’s Daughter among many. Karen has had a rich and varied professional life before becoming a full-time writer and the co-owner of a brewery and distillery. She was a professional actor and drama teacher, an officer in the Royal Australian Army Survey Corps; she… read more

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On Inspiration: Interview with James Conroyd Martin

May 3, 2020 By Elisabeth Storrs 17 Comments

My guest today is  James Conroyd Martin who grew up in a suburb of Chicago and attended St. Ambrose and DePaul Universities. He managed to keep writing while teaching high school English, Speech, and Creative Writing for thirty years. Retired from teaching, Martin lives in Portland, Oregon, and writes full time. After publishing Push Not the River, a novel set… read more

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On Inspiration: Interview with Anna Castle

April 2, 2020 By Elisabeth Storrs 12 Comments

My guest today is Anna Castle who writes the Francis Bacon mystery series and the Professor & Mrs. Moriarty mystery series. She has earned a series of degrees — BA in the Classics, MS in Computer Science, and a PhD in Linguistics — and has had a corresponding series of careers — waitressing, software engineering, documentary linguist, assistant professor, and… read more

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Introducing the ARA Historical Novel Prize

March 9, 2020 By Elisabeth Storrs Leave a Comment

My big news of which I’m immensely proud is that the Historical Novel Society Australasia has announced the ARA Historical Novel Prize, the richest genre prize in Australia and News Zealand. Thanks to the ARA Group, in association with New England Writers’ Centre, historical novelists will have a chance to be recognised in a class of their own. In my… read more

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What fate awaits a Roman treaty bride married to an Etruscan nobleman from a decadent world?

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As war wreaks havoc, three bold women must fight for their futures with wit and wiles.

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During a siege between age old enemies, can love and loyalty withstand the betrayal of mortals and gods?

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