My name is Meredith Allard, and I’m an author, editor, reader, and curious researcher. On my blog, I share posts on everything from news about my books to writing tips and tricks I’ve learned over more than 20 years as an author, historical research, historical recipes, and books I’m reading. Although fiction remains at the heart of my work, my interests have always extended beyond writing novels. I love exploring the history and the philosophy behind the stories we tell—the books people read, the food they ate, the traditions they followed, and the ordinary details of daily life.
I’m best known for the paranormal historical Loving Husband Trilogy and the Victorian novel When It Rained at Hembry Castle, which IndieReader named a Best Historical Novel. My prequel, Down Salem Way, earned the B.R.A.G. Medallion and was a semi-finalist for the Chaucer Award in Early Historical Fiction.
My latest novel, The Professor of Eventide, a standalone novel in the Loving Husband Series, is a Gothic literary mystery set at an elite college where three murders draw a professor into a carefully constructed design—one that forces him to confront both the past he cannot outrun and a nature he has long concealed.
I’ve also written two nonfiction books for writers. Painting the Past: A Guide for Writing Historical Fiction was a #1 New Release on Amazon in Authorship and Creativity Self-Help. The Swirl and Swing of Words: Embracing the Writing Life was also named a #1 New Release on Amazon in Authorship, Creativity Self-Help, and Authorship Reference. My short stories and articles have appeared in journals such as Moondance, Muse Apprentice Guild, The Paumanok Review, Wild Mind, The Maxwell Digest, Writers Weekly, ViewsHound, The Honor Society, The Huffington Post, Introvert, Dear, and Anne R. Allen’s blog.
In 2000, I founded The Copperfield Review, an award-winning literary journal for readers and writers of historical fiction, and I remained the executive editor until the journal closed in 2023. I’ve been a guest speaker at The History Quill’s Conference for Writers of Historical Fiction and Rachel Thompson’s Lit Mag Love course.
I received my BA and MA degrees in English from CSU Northridge and my PhD in Education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I’ve taught writing to students ages five to 75, and I’ve taught education, creative writing, and writing historical fiction courses through Learning Tree University, UNLV, the UNLV Continuing Education Extension Program, the Henderson Writers Group, and the Las Vegas Writers Conference.
I read everything from history to literary fiction, and from the classics to philosophy. I love baking, cooking, reading, journaling, and spending time in coffee shops. I’m a Los Angeles Dodgers fan and an amateur food historian, and when I’m not writing, reading, researching, or cooking meals from the past, I can usually be found in the hills of Southern Nevada with my cats and a cup of coffee.
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