Molly Antopol

I've been religiously reading the O. Henry Prize anthologies every year since college, when I first began trying to write stories. Many of the authors whose work I cherish the most were people I first learned about through The O. Henry Prize Stories - and then I'd go search for their books.

American Writer

Kathryn Schulz

As a kid, I lived almost entirely inside books, and eventually the books started returning the favor. A lot of my internal world feels like an anthology, or a library. It's eclectic and disorganized, but I can browse in it, and that hugely shapes both what and how I write.

American Journalist

James Wolcott

Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself lobbying for a writer I enjoy reading regularly to hole up in Heidegger's hut for four or five years to bring forth a mountain.

American Critic

Jeff Vandermeer

Cross-pollination and 'contamination' is really important to the health of fiction, and sometimes it's a literal conversation, too, in that writers who might never otherwise meet and talk do so because of our anthologies.

MaryJanice Davidson

When I first quit my day job, I was terrified. I called my editors and said I'm trying to make a go of this, and they threw every contract at me they could. And for two years, I had a book or an anthology out every month.

American Author

James Laughlin

We don't attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, or to have any particular sequence. We just put in things that we like, and then we try to alternate the prose and the poetry.

American Poet

William Ernest Henley

Now, to read poetry at all is to have an ideal anthology of one's own, and in that possession to be incapable of content with the anthologies of all the world besides.

English Poet

Kenneth Scott Latourette

The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.

American Historian

Eugenio Montale

However, poetry does not live solely in books or in school anthologies.

Italian Poet

Tituss Burgess

I collect musical theatre anthologies. I have a whole library of them.

American Actor

An anthology often includes works from multiple writers, showcasing different styles or perspectives.

Varied Authors

Works in an anthology are curated to revolve around a specific theme, subject, or period.

Unified Theme

Anthologies are common in classrooms to expose students to a variety of writings on one topic.

Educational Use

An anthology can also be a personal collection of one author's works, often showcasing their evolution.

Single Author Collection

A single-author anthology serves as a highlight of an author's career, potentially spanning many years.

Career Overview

Each episode in an anthology series presents a unique, standalone story, with a fresh cast and plot.

Unique Stories

Anthology series can cover a range of genres, from horror to sci-fi, without a continuing storyline.

Diverse Genres

Each story in an anthology series is independent, so you can watch episodes in any order.

Independent Narratives

 I felt compassion for her. My heart got softer." Here's the thing. When we're writing a Gracenote, you're not trying to get published in a poetry anthology.