The Guardian Lares assemble to promote “Death and the Poet”.

The Barcelonoir trilogy is back out on submission - wish me luck, especially if you've read the first two and want the chance to finish the series!

Today on #StuartSpring we have an episode wherein Steven Veerapen busts myth after myth about the Scottish monarch who always deserves a second look and a second chance - Mary Queen of Scots #KeepItStuart #StuartSaturday open.spotify.com/episode/3JYBU1…

A brilliant idea! 😊

Been given the OK to give a plug for this now. Along with five other tales, a short story of mine will be performed on stage in London. Details in the link below.

Today is #InternationalMuseumDay so why not celebrate at the only museum in the world that's dedicated to the literature, life and legacy of #JohnMilton? Our collection includes first editions of his influential political pamphlets as well as his poetry.

👀🧍‍♀️Standing by!

I'm delighted to say that I've signed with Sharpe Books to publish the Barcelonoir trilogy: CATFISH ALLEY, CASANOVA STREET and DIAMOND BOULEVARD. Thrilled to share an imprint with Roger Morris - Death Of A Princess Julie Maxwell Fiona Forsyth and Anna Legat You can read all three this summer!

“help me to a candle, and pen, ink, and paper…” 💛 Malvolio The SaveAs Writers Competition is open ✍️ and seeking international talent in #fiction and #poetry🤍 The theme, celebrating #Turner250 is..#JMWTurner ‘Facing the Storm’⚡️!🌊 🎨#Turner’s #Shakespeare Cliff, Dover c1825

"Iris all hues, Roses, and Gessamin Rear'd high thir flourisht heads between, and wrought Mosaic.." (Paradise Lost, Book IV, 698-700) Our irises are looking beautiful right now, and we're open this bank holiday (2-5pm, last entry 4.30pm) for you to admire them Chalfont St Giles

I was lucky enough to be asked to write a post for Brook Allen, author of the Antonius trilogy. Brook asked for something on the death of Augustus, yay! brookallenauthor.com/post/blog-the-…

I've been busy. Made an animation inspired by the Brown Wimpenny track Rusty Gully. Full version here: youtube.com/watch?v=MbB-3f…

🎉 To celebrate 15 years of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize - & 60 years of the College - we have created a special Prize Anthology! 📚 Explore the Prize's impact, and hear from authors & judges at lucy.cam.ac.uk/fiction-prize-…

Blog Tour Guest Post by Fiona Forsyth, Author of Death and the Poet (The Publius Ovidius Mysteries Book 2) tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/06/blog-t… Fiona Forsyth Cathie Dunn – historical fiction & history #CoffeePotBookClub #HistoricalFiction

#ShamelessPlug: I have a tale in the new Gothic Fantasy anthology, WERE WOLF, by Flame Tree Press Team , and it is available to purchase now. Best deal in the UK seems to be on Amazon right now. Link below.

Ovid gives a recital in Tomis - there is a hint of this in his exile poetry and I often wonder what the Tomitans thought about it. With thanks to The Historical Fiction Company! thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/blog-tour…

Welcome to the court of James VI and I: a short film from National Galleries of Scotland Featuring some wonderful scholars of Jacobean history. And also me. 🙈 Also also, go see the exhibition in Edinburgh because it’s banging! 🎉 youtu.be/jLYBWdzIFiI?fe…

Our friends at UnitedBricks have produced for us a range of Civil War figures, ideal for LEGO and 17th Century enthusiasts alike! They include a pikeman, musketeer, officer, Charles I and Cromwell figures - they're now available to order online at: shop.cromwellmuseum.org/products/civil… 😀

Apparently, I made it onto a longlist! (Nobody told me!) aspectsofhistory.com/the-spymasters…

Received my contributor copy of Were Wolf, the new Gothic Fantasy anthology from Flame Tree Press Team, and what a fine and beautiful thing it is. #werewolves #horrorshortstories #fullmoonfever #horrorfamily