Eric. Z Weintraub is the author of the novel South of Sepharad, published by History Through Fiction. The novel  is currently a finalist for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in Adult Historical Fiction. Eric lives in Los Angeles.

Robin Henry is an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach and holds an MLS (Library Science) and MA in Humanities. She has previously served on book award committees and as a writing contest judge for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She has strong feelings about the Oxford comma, is a hot beverage enthusiast, and a total history nerd—she can’t wait to read your story!

Alina Adams is the NYT best-selling author of soap-opera tie-ins, figure skating mysteries, and romance novels. Her historical fiction, "The Nesting Dolls," follows three generations of a Soviet Jewish family from Odessa, USSR to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, while My Mother's Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region shines a light on a little known aspect of Jewish history.

Jillian Forsberg holds a master’s degree in public history from Wichita State University. Her research on little-known historical events led her to discover the true story behind her first novel, The Rhino Keeper. You can find Jillian gardening, browsing the closest antique mall, or reading every label at a museum. She lives in Wichita, Kansas, with her husband, child, and pets.

Colin Mustful is an author, historian, and founder of History Through Fiction, an independent press publishing historical fiction. He is the author of five historical novels related to the complicated treaty-making and settlement periods of Minnesota history when Native peoples were displaced from their lands. He has a Masters degree in history and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing with a concentration in publishing. He is also a freelance book editor.

J. E. Weiner is a writer and novelist based in Northern California. Her debut novel, The Wretched and Undone, a trope-defying Southern Gothic tale set in the Texas Hill Country and inspired by real people and actual events, is forthcoming from HTF Publishing in January 2025. Her previous work has appeared in the literary journals Madcap Review, Five Minutes, and HerStry, as well as the recent grit lit anthology Red-Headed Writing (Cowboy Jamboree Press, 2024). Weiner is a founding member of the Pacific Coast Writers Collective, and while living and writing in blissful exile on the West Coast, her heart remains bound to her childhood home, the Great State of Texas.

After graduating with a BA in English, Ian Tan spent the COVID-19 pandemic judging for Ink & Insights, a different writing competition. His first freelance editing project in 2021 was on the fictionalized memoir Running As Fast As You Can by Dr. John Graham, and he had since moved on to edit three more historical fiction novels, respectively set in World War II Scotland, 14th-century Italy, and 1830s Old West America. In between these gigs, Ian enjoys finding new authors on the shelves, watching nature documentaries and early 2000s animation films. He is currently working on his own ecofiction and immigrant fiction novel.

Grace E. Turton is a historical content specialist with an MA in Social History and BA in History & Media from Leeds Beckett University. Grace specialises in British and Italian history but loves reading and researching about all aspects of history. In her free time, you can find her exploring the Yorkshire Dales with her dog Bear, watching classic films and playing rugby league. Grace is passionate about keeping history alive and believes that an integral part of this is maintained through History Through Fiction’s purpose.

Anthony Earth, an international lawyer and foreign policy expert, has advised global governments and organizations. A first-generation American, he studied at the University of Kansas, Oxford, and Harvard. He writes on legal and political issues, recently exploring outer space law and policy. Born in Texas, he was raised in Kansas.

Jeanine Boulay is a poet, fiction writer, and educator. A five-time New York Public Library Cullman Center for Teachers Fellow and three-time Academy for Teachers Fellow, Boulay has studied under Uwem Akpan, Ian Frazier, Karen Russell, and others while developing “Mrs. Price” and other stories in her recently completed collection. Boulay’s short stories examine how women navigate historically significant moments of American life, while exploring how personal transformation intersects with social change. A Brooklyn educator for twenty years, Boulay now serves as a school administrator and lives in Princeton, Massachusetts, with her husband, two energetic boys, and their pet axolotl.

Marlie Parker Wasserman writes historical crime fiction, after a career on the other side of the desk in publishing. She has written The Murderess Must Die (2021), Path of Peril (2023), Inferno on Fifth (2023), and the forthcoming First Daughter. Marlie lives with her husband in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Sierra Kaag is an American writer and researcher based in northern England. With a keen interest in historical narratives and the personal and cultural significance of objects, her fiction and creative nonfiction explore themes of belonging and the experience of place. Her writing is informed by the years she has spent living and working (and learning and translating) in the United States, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

A.K. McCutcheon is a Latina writer based in Southern California. Her writing is influenced by her world travels (she dreams of returning to Egypt one day), and her passion for novels and films set in bygone eras. She was thrilled to be published in History Through Fiction’s first print anthology in March 2025. Earlier work has appeared in Elegant Literature, On The Premises, and other literary locales. She lives with her husband in a hilltop home stacked with too many books to read in one lifetime.

Sara E. Leslie is a historical fiction reader and writer currently based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has studied creative writing at the University of Florida and the Juniper Institute at UMass Amherst, and has had short work published in The Ryder magazine. She is currently working on a novel set in post-World War 1 Indianapolis. 

Kennedy Cole graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a BFA in creative writing and a Certificate in Publishing. Currently interning at Blair Publisher, Kennedy writes novels and works at Chick-fil-A. Their work appears in Oakland Arts Review, Carolina Muse, and more. Kennedy enjoys heavy metal, horror films, and gaming.

An author of historical novels, K.M. Butler explores the shared humanity between modern readers and their ancestors. His works include The Raven and the Dove, The Welsh Dragon, House Aretoli, and The Thief and the Nightingale. He enjoys hockey, British dramas, and he resides in Pennsylvania with his family.

Ellen is a secondary English teacher from Perth, Western Australia, whose bookshelf is almost entirely filled with historical fiction. She has written for Night Parrot Press, History Through Fiction, and is the author of Jeanne de Belleville: The Lioness of Brittany. She is the winner of History Through Fiction’s first annual short story contest with her story The Hills that Hold Me.

Nalina Cherr is a rising Junior at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She's majoring in Life Science Communications, and is particularly passionate about making science accessible and approachable. She's written for the Badger Herald, as well as the Wisconsin Energy Institute, where she works as a communications intern You can find her in your local library, reading up on sourdough starters, or in your local biofuel laboratory, asking scientists about yeast.