Erastes is the penname of a female author who lives in Norfolk, UK. She drew her inspiration to write historical fiction from works such as Gaywyck by Vincent Virga and the novels of Mary Renault. Erastes is the Director of the Erotic Authors Association and a member of the Historical Novel Society. She is the moderator of Speak Its Name, an influential blog dedicated to gay historical fiction.
Born in Essex, England in 1959, Erastes attended Southend High School for Girls.
Erastes has been writing since 2003, and has had two novels, four novellas and over 20 short stories published, which have appeared in anthologies by Alyson Books, Cleis Press, Starbooks and many others.
She specialises in gay historical fiction and works hard to bring attention to the genre. She owns Speak Its Name, the only review site to concentrate on gay historical fiction and is a member of The Macaronis, a group of like-minded authors.
Her second novel, "Transgressions," was one of the flagship releases by Running Press in their M/M Historical Romance line which is being marketed directly at the existing romance market.