Judith Starkston

Judith Starkston has spent too much time exploring the remains of the ancient worlds of the Greeks and Hittites. Their myths and clashes inspire her fiction and open gates to magical realms. She has degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She loves myths and telling stories, and her novels imbue fantasy with the richness of ancient worlds. The first book in her Trojan Threads Series, Hand of Fire was a semi-finalist for the M.M. Bennett’s Award for Historical Fiction. Priestess of Ishana, the first in her historical fantasy Tesha series, won the San Diego State University Conference Choice Award. Judith is represented by Richard Curtis.

marble statue of Theseus killing the Minotaur

Writer’s Life—Marketing, In Archaeology & Lit: Medieval Forensics and Best Mythology Books

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

Writing marketing copy is a pain but useful. Archaeology & literature: medieval forensics from Sarah Woodbury and 50 best Greek mythology books

Line drawing of 2 ancient Egyptians preparing a mummy

Free Fantasy Books; In Archaeology, Modest Mummies & Greasing Stonehenge

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019

100+ free fantasy books to choose. In archaeology, newly excavated modest mummies and the mystery of pig grease at Stonehenge.

Photographic Water Sculpture in Millennial Park Chicago

Editing & Visiting Chicago; In Archaeology, Mittani Empire Palace Revealed & History of Writing Exhibit

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019

Working on developmental edits and travels in Chicago. In archaeology a rare Mittani Empire palace revealed and an exhibition about the history of writing at the British Library