Rock, Paper, Swords! will be acting as a roving podcast at the conference.
Listen in for a preview here.
Steven A. McKay and Matthew Harffy will be the dedicated podcasters at the conference with “Access All Areas” passes. They will capture the buzz and atmosphere of the event with behind-the-scenes chats, candid interviews with attendees, reports on the sessions and interviews with the fabulous speakers.
Matthew Harffy is the author of action-packed, historically accurate novels. He has published nine novels in the Bernicia Chronicles series, set in seventh century Britain. The Times called Matthew’s standalone novel, Wolf of Wessex, “a treat of a book”. His newest series, A Time for Swords, is set at the dawn of the Viking Age and follows the adventures of monk-turned-warrior, Hunlaf. Matthew lives in Wiltshire, with his wife, their two daughters and a slightly mad dog.
Steven A. McKay was born in Scotland in 1977 and always enjoyed studying history. He decided to write his Forest Lord novels, which rebooted the Robin Hood legend, after seeing a house called “Sherwood” when he was out at work one day. Since then he’s started a new series, the Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles, and is currently working on a trilogy about Alfred the Great. In 2021 the Xbox/Playstation game HOOD: Outlaws and Legends was released, heavily featuring Steven’s writing, a project he called a “dream come true”. He lives with his wife and two children at the western end of the Antonine Wall and used to be in a heavy metal band although he usually just plays guitar in his study these days. Apparently the neighbours love him…
The Historical Novel Society UK 2024 conference 