Historical Fiction Confidential

Historical fiction is having a moment again in the literary world. Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and writer Dean Cycon in this craft workshop “Historical Fiction Confidential” on Saturday, December 7, from 10:30am – 12:00pm at the Lilly Library in Florence, MA. This workshop will look at the different types of HF, discuss effective research for primary and secondary sources, explore and explode some of the myths of the marketplace, and examine marketing strategies and avenues for HF. Participants are requested to bring along examples of their favorite HF works so that as a group we can share what we like and don’t like in HF.

Dean Cycon is a noted author/lawyer/social entrepreneur who has given himself permission to plunge into the world of HF. His award-winning first novel, Finding Home (Hungary, 1945), was the first to explore the return of Jewish concentration camp survivors to their homes after liberation. His second will be out in January, A Quest for God and Spices, is a literary romp through the geopolitical, religious and mercantile terrain of medieval Europe in search of the mysterious Prester John. With five more works in progress, Dean aspires to be the oldest working novelist some day, or at least until his life is the subject of historical fiction.

Lilly Library is located at 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA 01062. Registration is not required to participate in this workshop.