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.
Upcoming Dates: November 2, 1-4 pm (Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown) and February 8 (Shona Patel, Teatime for the Firefly)
Speaker: Patricia Bracewell, author of Shadow on the Crown
Food to bring: afternoon nibbles and sweets (email if you can bring)
Email Judith for directions
Click through to post to read my write-up of our last meeting and more about Patricia Bracewell.
See what I found interesting this week on the web about historical fiction, the writing life, and ancient archaeology.
Renaissance food in yummy detail, a sophisticated, lascivious pope and his gorgeous (not to mention smart and courageous) concubine, murders reflecting some fascinating if sick mental states, an ornery but lovable dwarf, a mummified saint’s hand with strong opinions—what is not to like about Kate Quinn’s foray into the world of the Borgias?
My favorite pieces from around the web this week.
A world revealed through a Bronze Age shipwreck off the southern coast of Turkey at Uluburun: treasures and trade patterns brought up from the sea floor by archaeologists.
Judith Starkston’s weekly roundup of history, archaeology, and writing wisdom from around the web.
My weekly roundup of history, archaeology and writing wisdom August 23-29.
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve signed a publishing contract for Hand of Fire with Fireship Press.
Weekly Roundup of History, Archaeology and Writing Wisdom Aug 17-23
Jessica McCann builds an emotionally engaging, heartbreaking story out of a fundamentally unfair situation in American history. A free Black woman, Margaret Morgan, and her three children are kidnapped in 1837 from their home in Pennsylvania and sold into slavery.
