Join us this February 27th at 6:30pm for a conversation with three authors changing up what it means to write historical fiction, and the powerful act of writing ourselves into it.
About the authors:
Emma Hinds:
Emma Hinds is a queer playwright and author living and working in Manchester. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of St Andrews. She focuses on historical narratives, female voices, and Queer stories. Emma’s debut novel, The Knowing, is an exploration of female trauma in the vivid and cruel world of the Victorian freak show.
Elle Machray:
Elle Machray grew up in Birmingham to Welsh-Caribbean and Scottish parents, and is now based in Edinburgh. Remember, Remember is Elle's debut novel. It has been longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Prize, judged by Hilary Mantel, and named a Best Debut Novel of 2024 by the Observer.
In the fleeting moments between writing and working, you can find them creating content on social media about books, history and the never-ending quest for inspiration.
@elle.andthebooks
Nat Reeve
Nat Reeve is a novelist from Gower, currently finishing a PhD in Victorian art, literature and queerness at Royal Holloway, University of London. In academical guise, they mostly write about Elizabeth Siddal causing havoc with medieval objects, or horrible geese invading Pre-Raphaelite artworks. They have also been known to edit, perform in and direct Victorian plays and operas, to the sideburn-stricken bafflement of their audiences. Their debut novel Nettleblack was published by Cipher Press in 2022, with a sequel to follow in 2024.
Ally Wilkes
Ally Wilkes, the Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of All the White Spaces and Where the Dead Wait, grew up in a succession of isolated—possibly haunted—country houses and boarding schools. After studying law at Oxford, she went on to spend eleven years as a criminal barrister. Her short stories have appeared in Nightmare Magazine, Three Crows, and numerous anthologies, and her novel-length work focuses on queer identities in the context of historical adventure stories. Ally now lives in Greenwich, London, with an anatomical human skeleton. You can follow Ally on Twitter @UnheimlichManvr or on Instagram @AV_Wilkes.
