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Paul Eluard, “Dominique Present Today”, Selected Poems (trans. Gilbert Bowen)

Fragments of Sappho, circa 630 - 580 BC. Translated by Anne Carson.

Category List: World War II AU

Fandom please enjoy this WWII themed fic list!

Allied by @balfey and @curlsgetdemgurls

It’s WWII, France is under German occupation. Claire Beauchamp, french by marriage, must house a soldier named James Fraser, Scottish by birth, who finds himself fighting with the enemies. Things aren’t always as they seem and as the war rages on, both Jamie and Claire must fight for what they believe in and ultimately learn to be allies.

At the End of All Things by @diversemediums and @takemeawaytocamelot

Nurse Claire Beauchamp finds herself in a sticky situation in the middle of World War II. Captain James Fraser is there to get her back to her base, safe and sound. What happens in their time alone will surprise them both.

Birds of a Feather by  mricj

In April of 1940 a wounded soldier and an outsider, James Fraser, and a WWII nurse, Claire Randall, meet for the first time.

Blue Waltz by @prairiefarmgirl

WWII AU: Nurse Claire Beauchamp gets to know Colonel James Fraser at a USO during R&R and quickly falls for him. But when they are separated during D-Day, she meets up with a mystery soldier that also steals her heart.

Bombs and Cigarettes by Jensregals

When world war two comes crashing down on the French town of Le Havre, Claire Beauchamp Randall and her fragile marriage crumble. Germans occupy her town and threaten her every move, but can one make all the pain go away?

Casualties of War by @curlsgetdemgurls

Claire has a relationship with another female nurse during the war.

For the Love of a Soldier by @writtenthroughtime  

Also known as 1940s Claire and Jamie, it’s an AU set in the 1940s with Jamie a Scottish soldier and Claire a nurse meeting during WWII.

Here in the Dark by Sabaxoxoxo

A teeny tiny barely-even-ficlet about Claire’s ponderings on a night during the war, before The Stones.

In the Eye of a Hurricane by @three-drink-amy

Six months after the end of the war, Jamie Fraser is still trying to readjust. He’s in the for the shock of his life one rainy night when who should show up at his home, but the nurse who saved his life, Claire Randall. Since they last parted, they’ve both learned how much the war changed them and those around them. Together, they’ll learn the dangers facing them after the war might be just as deadly.

The Librarian by @balfey

After the end of the war, Claire Beauchamp accepts a librarian position in the small town of Inverness. Yearning for new beginnings and a place to finally call home. Little does she know the ghost of the past lingers in Scotland, along with a certain red-haired soldier she is still trying to forget.

The Last All-Clear by @bonnie-wee-swordsman​

From the tumblr prompt: Imagine if Jamie travelled through the stones, but instead of finding Claire in Boston he found himself having arrived years too early, when the War was still happening and Claire had yet to meet him… What would he do?

Saorsa by @scapegrace74-blog 

A novel that re-imagines Outlander while trying to answer the question - what might have happened if it was Jamie who went through the stones to meet Claire in the 1940s? The sub-title should probably be: Outlander Run Through the Blender.

Save Tonight by @balfey

Stationed in France, Claire Beauchamp, a combat nurse, crosses paths with Lieutenant James Fraser. They spent one night together, stamping each other’s hearts for the rest of time.

Strawberry Wine by @desperationandgin

On her last summer holiday before beginning nursing school, Claire meets Jamie Fraser of Lallybroch and their lives inevitably twine.

A String of Pearls by @cagedbirdsong

With his country caught in the throes of the second world war, Jamie Fraser enlists in the Royal Air Force. He expects a few solid years of travel and excitement, of chasing Germans and winning battles. But what he expects and what he gets are two different things. From the blooms of romance after a Friday night tryst to the muddy back roads of England, our young pilot is in for a lot more than he signed up for.

tomorrow, when the world is free by thestarrystarryknight

In 1943, Claire Fraser takes in a French orphan named Claudel, who lost his home, family, and all but his name when his village was bombed a year earlier. With her husband away fighting in Italy, Claire does the best she can to maintain some semblance of a home and family for the small child even as everything she holds dear is upended by the war. A modern(ish) au, about life, love, and family during wartime.

An Endless Night / Vergangenheit by @phoenixflames12

Captain James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser, late of the 51st Highland Division and prisioner in Oflag VII Cprison Camp, Salzburg writes home to his wife Claire in a desperate attempt to remember his homeland.

Librarian’s Note: be sure to read the Extended Scenes and ficlets that accompany this AU.

Brittany Lavery is an associate editor at Graydon House (here is a link to the Twitter thread where she answers a lot of questions).

Here are some key takeaways:

They only publish Adult Fiction (no YA, middle-grade, or children’s)

Inkyard Press, their sister imprint, is going to be doing a similar open call in August for YA novels across all genres (link to Twitter thread)

No sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or nonfiction

It DOES include queer lit!

Romance/romantic women’s fiction can be sent to HQN Imprint who are doing a similar open call (link to Twitter thread), but the editors acquire manuscripts for both imprints and will make sure it gets to the right place

They are open to international Black writers + Black writers of any gender

While they will only make an offer for completed manuscripts, they still look at unfinished manuscripts and may request to see more material

According to Melanie Fried, editor at Graydon House, here’s what’s hot right now: