Anthologies

This is #microfiction. Stories told in a handful of sentences, a bare few paragraphs. Inside are worlds, lives, tragedies, and triumphs. Each condensed to its barest essence, able to be read in minutes. But their power is not deflated. These stories will shock, amuse, delight, horrify, inspire. They will stay with you. Crafted by dozens of today's sharpest writers, this is 200 CCs of distilled literature, ready to be mainlined. Includes stories by Scarlett R. Algee, Nicholas Antoniak, Elizabeth Archer, Davian Aw, Michael Balletti, Amanda Bergloff, R.L. Black, Mickie Bolling-Burke, Nikki Boss, Constantine de Boudox, Karen Bovenmyer, Maureen Bowden, Tara Bradford, J. Bradley, Anne Lawrence Bradshaw, Laura J. Campbell, Shenoa Carroll-Bradd, Pamela Hobart Carter, Gregg Chamberlain, Vajra Chandrasekerea, Alex Creece, Carrie Cuinn, Christina Dalcher, Dominic Daley, Danielle Dreger, Alethea Eason, Allison Epstein, Brendan Foley, Ron Gibson Jr., Will Gilmer, Georgene Smith Goodin, Alex P. Grover, Sophie Hammond, Anna Hawkins, Charles Hayes, Russell Hemmell, Kyle Hemmings, Jinapher J. Hoffman, Liam Hogan, Simon Hole, Isobel Horsburgh, Katta Hules, Adiba Jaigridar, Soren James, Rita Jansen, Anne E. Johnson, Sierra July, Jeaninne Escallier Kato, Maxine Kollar, Stephanie Kraner, Jena Krumrine, Nolan Liebert, Daniel Lind, E.N. Loizis, L.L. Madrid, Erick Mancilla, Ruchira Mandal, Alison McBain, Kathryn McBride, Ville Meriläinen, James A. Miller, Kris Miller, Sean Mulroy, Joseph Musso, Garth Pettersen, Alice Pow, R. S. Pyne, Howard Rachen, Ahimaz Rajessh, Eliza Redwood, Alexandra Renwick, Alyson Rhodes, Laura Roberts, C.C. Russell, Casi Scheidt, Holly Schofield, Dimple Shah, T. L. Sherwood, Steve Spalding, William Squirrell, Tasha Teets, Clive Tern, Natalia Theodoridou, Monika McGreal Viola, Christopher Walker, Deborah Walker, Jessica Walker, Jake Walters, Anne Elizabeth Weisgerber, Megan Wildhood, and Sheri White.

Rethink the way you approach writing in this “honest, useful craft book that all fledgling writers need” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) from fourteen diverse authors that demystifies craft and authorship based on their experiences as writers of color—perfect for fans of Fresh Ink and Our Stories, Our Voices . So, you’re thinking of writing a book. Or, maybe you’ve written one, and are wondering what to do with it. What does it take to publish a novel, or even a short story? If you’re a writer of color, these questions might multiply; after all, there’s a lot of writing advice out there, and it can be hard to know how much of it really applies to your own experiences. If any of this sounds like you, you’re in the right place: this collection of essays, written exclusively by authors of color, is here to encourage and empower writers of all ages and backgrounds to find their voice as they put pen to page. Perhaps you’re just getting started. Here you’ll find a whole toolkit of advice from bestselling and award-winning authors for focusing on an idea, landing on a point of view, and learning which rules were meant to be broken. Or perhaps you have questions about everything beyond the first draft: what is it really like being a published author? These writers demystify the process, sharing personal stories as they forged their own path to publication, and specifically from their perspectives as author of color. Every writer has a different journey. Maybe yours has already started. Or maybe it begins right here. Contributors include: Julie C. Dao, Chloe Gong, Joan He, Kosoko Jackson, Adiba Jaigirdar, Darcie Little Badger, Yamile Saied Méndez, Axie Oh, Laura Pohl, Cindy Pon, Karuna Riazi, Gail D. Villanueva, Julian Winters, and Kat Zhang.