My latest Substack on hot summers then and now. fmackintosh.substack.com/p/heated-his...

Heated History

How one transatlantic writer is getting her books out into the world

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Very happy with this new 5-star review of Ancestral Virgins! "From the opening paragraph to the last line, Ancestral Virgins pulls the reader in and carries you along for a ride… The writing is taut and lean, and … the stunning conclusion feels cinematic to its core…"

Very pleased that my flash fiction "How Different Atoms Handle Light" about a spaced-out Vietnam vet and his deceptively chill roommate is back up on the newly revived @Ellipsis_Zine website! 🎉 www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/how-...

How Different Atoms Handle Light by Fiona J. Mackintosh

Flash Fiction: How Different Atoms Handle Light

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Afternoon exploring white space w David Schuman, great panel w @scooterwriter.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social & Fiona Mackintosh, spending time w flash superstars @judehwriter2.bsky.social @kathyfish.bsky.social @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social

Love listening to @jupiterjonz.bsky.social @scooterwriter.bsky.social & Fiona Mackintosh talk about their historical NiFs. Do you go down rabbit holes with research? Oh whole warrens, says Jupiter. @flashficfestuk.bsky.social

Delighted by a new 5-⭐️ review for Ancestral Virgins! "Mackintosh does not shy away from the raw, earthy details of life...Without flinching, she takes us behind closed doors and leads us into new territory. These characters… will remain with me for a long time.” www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

Another 5 ⭐ review for Ancestral Virgins - woohoo! "Once you decide to read this book, make sure to have all three parts on hand, and clear your calendar, because you won't want to put it down." Thank you so much Linda!!! @lmbayley.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Linda M. Bayley@lmbayley.bsky.social · last mo.

Read my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Fiona J. Mackintosh's Ancestral Virgins (Parts 1-3) here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @fionajanemack.bsky.social

"She already knew the restless ache of wanting someone who was gone forever. An ache that rubbed like a new boot on a raw heel. New skin would grow over it in time, but the soft place was always there underneath." - @fionajanemack.bsky.social , Ancestral Virgins Part 2 Oof. So perfectly expressed.

Just one day until the Zoom Launch of Ancestral Virgins, @fionajanemack.bsky.social Debut Novel. Get your free ticket. Hope to see you! #historicalfiction #historicalnovel #comingofage #socialchange #brothersandsisters #familysecrets #forbiddendesire #scandal open.substack.com/pub/debbivoi...

Just one day until the Zoom Launch of Ancestral Virgins, Fiona J. Mackintosh's Debut Novel

Booking still open for Saturday June 27th at 8pm BST (3pm EST)

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Congratulations Fiona and looking forward to your launch

fionajanemack@bsky.social@fionajanemack.bsky.social · 2mo ago

IT'S PUBLICATION DAY!!! open.substack.com/pub/fmackint... #historicalfiction #historicalnovel #comingofage #socialchange #brothersandsisters #familysecrets #forbiddendesire #scandal #PreWWI #london #nottingham #bildungsromans

Attention any UK peeps who wish to buy Ancestral Virgins. Amazon UK is quoting ridiculously long delivery dates, which I hope will soon be fixed. For now, I suggest heading over to the websites for Waterstones or Foyles. www.waterstones.com/.../term/anc... www.foyles.co.uk/search?term=... Thanks!

IT'S PUBLICATION DAY!!! open.substack.com/pub/fmackint... #historicalfiction #historicalnovel #comingofage #socialchange #brothersandsisters #familysecrets #forbiddendesire #scandal #PreWWI #london #nottingham #bildungsromans

It's Publication Day!!!

How I wrote Ancestral Virgins and got it into print

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Latest episode of my journey towards publication! With a shout-out to the one and only @judehwriter2.bsky.social @judehiggins.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/fmackint...

Learning to Flash

How writing tiny stories gave me back my mojo and helped me find my tribe

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Come celebrate with me! Last few days to register for the Zoom launch of Ancestral Virgins! This coming Saturday, June 27 starting at 3pm (US)/ 8pm (EST) and OVER IN TIME FOR THE ENGLAND v PANAMA MATCH! Click here to register for free: www.tickettailor.com/events/dubli...

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Fiona J Mackintosh - Zoom Launch of Ancestral Virgins Trilogy - Sat June 27th 8pm BST (3pm EST) – Zoom, Sat 27 Jun 2026 -

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Today my advertising postcards arrived looking rather snazzy. And I had the thrill of seeing my books up on the websites of Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Foyles, and Blackwell's! (They're also up on Amazon and Bookshop.org.) I still can't quite believe that publication day is a week tomorrow! 🫣😱🤩

My latest Substack post continuing my tale of struggle and woe in my dealings with the publishing industry.

Delighted to have a piece featured in the FlashFlood from the UK's National Flash Fiction Day! It's my attempt to analyze how Andrew Wyeth created his beautiful tempera painting Pentecost. 🎨

National Flash Fiction Day@natflashfictionday.bsky.social · 2mo ago

FlashFlood: 'Pentecost' by Fiona J. Mackintosh #nffd2026

My latest Substack on falling down a rabbit hole of research on a remarkable Anglo-Tahitian family in the 19th century and landing an agent at last.... (Image: Princess Titaua of Tahiti, 1870) open.substack.com/pub/fmackint...

Please join me to celebrate the publication of my historical novel Ancestral Virgins on Saturday, June 27th (8pm UK/3pm EST). I'll introduce you to Celia Mapperley and May Hallam and hopefully leave you wanting more! Details of how to register below- it's FREE! #comingofage #familysecrets #scandal

Debbi Voisey@dublinwriter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ancestral Virgins, a #PreWWI #historicalnovel trilogy of #forbiddendesire amid #socialchange by @fionajanemack.bsky.social is released June 26th. Zoom launch June 27th 8pm BST (3pm EST) FREE tickets, more details, and pre-order link for all 3 volumes at: www.tickettailor.com/events/dubli... #scandal

Look what came yesterday! My book looks so pretty in all three volumes! #ancestralvirgins #historicalnovel #historicalfiction

My latest Substack post on trying to get my first novel published back in the day. fmackintosh.substack.com/p/belfast-ca...

I knew it! 🎉

G. Willow Wilson@gwillow.me · 3mo ago

Good news, everyone www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/h...

My latest Substack on the actress Gladys Cooper, whose photo graces the cover of my forthcoming historical novel, Ancestral Virgins. substack.com/@fionamackin...

You are cordially invited to the zoom launch of my novel Ancestral Virgins on Saturday, June 27th (8pm BST/3pm EST). Details below! 🎉

Debbi Voisey@dublinwriter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ancestral Virgins, a #PreWWI #historicalnovel trilogy of #forbiddendesire amid #socialchange by @fionajanemack.bsky.social is released June 26th. Zoom launch June 27th 8pm BST (3pm EST) FREE tickets, more details, and pre-order link for all 3 volumes at: www.tickettailor.com/events/dubli... #scandal

You can read about the inspo for the story and the Goose Fair, an annual Nottingham tradition going back to the Middle Ages. Fiona's got a flair for historical fiction and a 3 volume historical novel, Ancestral Virgins, coming out in June 📖 westword.substack.com/p/author-ins...

Author Insight: Fiona J. Mackintosh

The story behind the story...

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Great story by @fionajanemack.bsky.social - layered, great setting & family dynamics "Lennie knew the nights of the Goose Fair were special. There was a fizz about, like a bottle of ginger beer stopped by a thumb. Lampposts lit the dusky streets like stage lights." westword.substack.com/p/patrimony

Patrimony

A Short Story by Fiona J. Mackintosh

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You are cordially invited to attend the zoom launch for my novel Ancestral Virgins on June 27th. Details below for registering for free tickets. Hope you can come! 🎉

Debbi Voisey@dublinwriter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ancestral Virgins, a #PreWWI #historicalnovel trilogy of #forbiddendesire amid #socialchange by @fionajanemack.bsky.social is released June 26th. Zoom launch June 27th 8pm BST (3pm EST) FREE tickets, more details, and pre-order link for all 3 volumes at: www.tickettailor.com/events/dubli... #scandal

Beyond proud to unveil the covers of the 3 volumes of my forthcoming historical novel Ancestral Virgins! The paperback and ebook versions are available to pre-order here: (books2read.com/rl/ancestral...). I can’t wait to share this story with you!

My latest Substack post about false starts and new beginnings in the years before I took my writing seriously. Please do subscribe to receive news of all my forthcoming publications and events! It's 100% FREE and always will be! open.substack.com/pub/fmackint...

My Life Before Writing

Picture an ambitious young woman with a drive to succeed and an instinctive belief in her ability to make a mark.

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Haven’t had any flash fiction news to report for a while so I'm delighted to be included in the FlashFlood journal for 2026. My story Pentecost (based on this Andrew Wyeth painting) will appear at around 6pm (UK time)/1pm US time) on Saturday, June 13th, the UK's National Flash Fiction Day.