Effective today, three new authors are joining Paper Lantern Writers. Please welcome Meryl Ain, Anne Beggs, and Michal Strutin! Watch our blog over...
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Edie Cay’s Boxer and the Blacksmith Wins Best Indie Book Award (BIBA)
The Best Indie Book Awards were announced, and Edie Cay’s second novel in her Feminist Pugilist Regency Romance series, When The Blood Is Up, won...
Paper Lantern Writers to Present Two Panels at The History Quill
From February 2-6, 2022, The History Quill will be hosting a convention for historical fiction writers. Each day has a specific theme, and PLW will...
Potential New Member Open House!
Paper Lantern Writers is looking for a few more members to add to our marketing collective in January 2022. Do you want to know if there’s a spot...
October Fifth Friday Book Club
SHINE with Paper Lantern Writers’ Fifth Friday Book Club will be discussing Louise Erdrich’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Night Watchman. The...
Historical Fiction Giveaway
Join us on SHINE on October 21 & 22nd for a #HistoricalFiction Giveaway. Featured authors include Dianne Beeaff, Elizabeth Bell, Mary Camarillo,...
THE BOXER AND THE BLACKSMITH Moving Up in the CIBA Awards!
The Boxer and the Blacksmith by Edie Cay has made the long list in the Chatelaine division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards. The...
THE ALOHA SPIRIT Wins Grand Prize!
Linda Ulleseit’s novel The Aloha Spirit won the Grand Prize in its division at the Chanticleer International Book Awards. This win culminates seven...
Another Award Winner!
Linda Ulleseit’s novel The Aloha Spirit won the bronze medal for Pacific West Regional Fiction at the 2021 IPPY awards! The novel tells the story of...
Winner in New Fiction in the Independent Press Awards
Rebecca D’Harlingue’s debut novel, The Lines Between Us took first place in New Fiction, and was also named a Distinguished Favorite in the...
SHINE with Paper Lantern Writers: A Facebook Group
The Paper Lantern Writers are shaking it up with a new Facebook group. We are connecting the writers and readers of historical fiction from all...
THE LINES BETWEEN US
Rebecca D’Harlingue’s novel is a finalist in the Historical Fiction category for the 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. In The Lines...
THE BOXER AND THE BLACKSMITH featured on Publisher’s Weekly Indie Spotlight
Publisher’s Weekly, the pulse of the publishing world, featured THE BOXER AND THE BLACKSMITH on their February Indie Spotlight listing. Find it here...
PLW to present FOUR SESSIONS at HNS Conference in June!
Four of the sessions at the Historical Novel Society Conference this June will be presented by Paper Lantern Writer members. The sessions are:...
FIVE Star Review from Reader’s Favorite
A LADY’S REVENGE by Edie Cay has a brand new five-star review from the large reviewing website known as Reader’s Favorite, calling the book a “rare...
FIVE NEW MEMBERS
Today Paper Lantern Writers introduces five new members to the group. We are excited to be growing, and thrilled to welcome these historical fiction...
A LADY’S REVENGE wins Golden Leaf Best First Book Award
The New Jersey Chapter of the Romance Writers of America awarded author Edie Cay the Golden Leaf Award for Best First Book of 2020 for her Regency...
PLW Historical Holiday Desserts Recipes Available Now!
Just in time for your December baking spree, PLW is thrilled to share some of our favorite historical and contemporary dessert recipes....
PLW to Participate in JOLABOKAFLOD PDX
Join us December 18 for the annual celebration of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic Yule Book Flood! While Icelanders celebrate on Christmas Eve, Portland...
PLW Book Talk!
Mark your calendars and order tickets today! Paper Lantern Writer Linda Ulleseit will give a virtual talk on Finding Women’s Voices in Historical...
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