Surrey International Writers' Conference

2007 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2007 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

Cecelia Holland, Author

Cecelia Holland has been writing since she was 12 years old. Since then, she's spent a good deal of every day writing. She writes historical fiction, because, history seems to hold an endless fund of material. "I like novels, because they are long and wide and deep. Every once in a great while, I try to write a poem, and, now and then, I write a short story, but I prefer novels."

Since having her first story, The Firedrake, published in 1966, Cecelia has written a lot, read a lot and raised three wonderful daughters. She lives in northern California, in the country. Once a week, she teaches creative writing at Pelican Bay state Prison, 2 hours away in Crescent City, and, every day, takes care of a small menagerie of little animals.

Workshop(s)

History as a Platform for Contemporary Issues (workshop) Join best selling historical fiction authors as they discuss how modern issues creep into books about the past.

Research Rules (workshop) When should the research stop and the writing begin? Can you write and research at the same time? Learn an expert’s view of everything you need to know about the perils of researching and writing fiction.

Holistic Historicals -- What is the value of historical fiction? (workshop) Where does historical fiction fit on today's bookshelves? And what is the difference between historical fiction and historical fantasy?