Maria Alvarez Stroud
A Writer with a Passion for Historical Fiction
Meet Maria
Throughout her varied career, Maria has made a name for herself in three sectors: public, private and non-profit. In each position she held she wrote, often using story telling to help bring about change and share new perspectives. Now as a writer she hopes to do the same. When she’s not writing or reading, you’ll find her traveling or spending time outdoors, taking a hike, biking or riding a horse.
Maria’s passion for historical fiction began in college, and has stuck ever since. Having devoured historical novel after novel, she felt the pull to write and decided her father’s unknown journey was the place to start. As she now embraces her passion she hopes to to not only tell stories that help us understand and feel the obstacles of different times, but to truly share unique
voices that are often
unheard.
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Are you a historical fiction enthusiast?
I’m looking to gather enthusiasts; people who are interested to stay in the loop about the novel, about future novels, about historical fiction you might want to read - especially stories about a vanished past that bears on our immediate present. Novels that help us understand who we are, how we look at the world; they’re my favorite. Sign up for my quarterly newsletter!
Or maybe you have a question or solely want to chat. I’d love to hear from you. Simply click below to send me a message. I’ll let you know I received it and I promise I won’t become a nuisance.
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Reading Groups and More!
Are you a member of a reading group and want to have a conversation about the book or about exploring your own histories? I’d love to join you or better yet, we could work together to organize a workshop to do both. Having written two novels based on my family’s history, I can share resources with you to kickstart your effort for a small fee. Americans are often well aware of our country’s history and know the circumstances of their ancestors coming to America. And yet, may lack the insights of who their ancestors truly were and how they faced those circumstances.
This workshop is designed to help participants take a deeper dive into reflecting, through the eyes of a particular ancestor, what life was like, who they were and how that maybe reflected in the next generation and in you. Workshops can be one to three hours long depending on how deep you’d like to go.
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