Lucy E.M. Black (she, her, hers) studied creative writing at the undergraduate level and later earned an M.A. in nineteenth-century British fiction. She has also studied at the Sage Hill School of Writing, the Humber College School of Writing, and the University of Toronto Creative Writing Programme. Her short stories have been published in Cyphers Magazine, under the gum tree, the Hawai’i Review, Vintage Script, The Antigonish Review and other journals and magazines. The Marzipan Fruit Basket, a debut collection of her short fiction, was released by Inanna Publications in June 2017. Her first novel, Eleanor Courtown, a work of historical fiction was published by Seraphim Editions, October 2017. Stella's Carpet, a novel about intergenerational trauma, was published by Now or Never Publishing, October 2021. The Brickworks, a work of historical fiction, was released by Now or Never Publishing in October 2023. Lucy's next book, Class Lessons: Stories of Vulnerable Youth will be released by Demeter Press October 2024. Lucy lives with her partner in the lakeside town of Port Perry, Ontario, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island, First Nations.
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a) The underpinnings of a novel. How I integrated historical research into my novel, Eleanor Courtown. Eleanor Courtown is a historical fiction detailing the true story of a poisoning in Cartwright Township in 1870.
b) The underpinnings of a novel. How I integrated research into my novel, Stella's Carpet. The book is a historical fiction that explores intergenerational trauma. The book covers the WWII period of history as well as the Fall of the Shah.
c) The underpinnings of a novel: How I integrated research about brickmaking and bridges into my novel, The Brickworks. The book covers the 1879 Fall of the Tay Bridge, Scotland through until 1910.
Story Starters: How to use artifacts to begin writing. For novice writers. TBD
