HISTORICAL WRITERS FORUM
Social Media
The Historical Writers Forum is a Facebook community where writers of any competence in their writing career can seek advice and support from their fellows in a safe and helping milieu. Some of its members collaborate a couple of times a year in a themed approach blog hop and this is where you will find news about the latest hop. If you are interested in joining our Facebook group please pop along to Historical Writers Forum
Books
Each year we release an historical fiction anthology based on a theme and invite those who have not yet been published to join in a new project.
Historical Writers Forum
Hauntings
Fear is as old as time itself. Chilling Tales that will take you through a labyrinth of historical horror. Foreword written by Sharon Bennett Connolly, author of Defenders of the Norman Crown.
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You will encounter a tormented Roman general.
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A Norse woman who must confront her terrifying destiny.
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Meet a troubled Saxon brother, searching for his twin's murderer.
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A young nurse tries to solve the mysteries of an asylum for the insane.
Down the passages of time, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn wander through a haunted garden and elsewhere, a lost slave girl is the soul survivor of a mass slaughter.
Join ten talented authors as they take you on a journey of historical horror, from Roman times to Tudor times to Napoleonic and the 20th century.
Hauntings is not for the feint hearted!
Alternative Endings
We all know the past is the past, but what if you could change history?
We asked eight historical authors to set aside the facts and rewrite the history they love. The results couldn’t be more tantalising.
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What if Julius Caesar never conquered Gaul?
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What if Arthur Tudor lived and his little brother never became King Henry VIII?
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What if Abigail Adams persuaded the Continental Congress in 1776 to give women the right to vote and to own property?
Dive in to our collection of eight short stories as we explore the alternate endings of events set in ancient Rome, Britain, the United States, and France.
A Short Story Anthology of Historical What Ifs
Masterworks
Strolling through an art gallery gives art appreciators a glimpse at the heart of creativity artists from across time and distance have poured onto canvas, into clay, through wood, metal, and stone. Art inspires us and helps us connect with emotions and ideas. But have you ever wondered what inspired the artists themselves? Perhaps it was a loved one, a moment of suffering or despair, a celebration, or a victory. Have you ever wondered what stories these works tell?
We asked the authors of the Historical Writers Forum these questions, to imagine what stories might be revealed in the history of famous works of art. Through their short stories, you will be transported back in time to the magnificence of works of art from ancient Mesopotamia to nineteenth century America, exploring the people, events, and emotions that may have inspired incredible works of art.