Questions tagged [anthologies]

This tag should be used for questions about anthologies, such as when asking about the process of compiling an anthology or finding an agent or publisher for your anthology.

This tag should be used for questions about anthologies, such as when asking about the of compiling an anthology or finding an or for your anthology.

You should mention whether you are collecting works or someone else, and what the criteria for the collection will be, such as whether you are collecting stories from a certain author.

An anthology is a collection of literary works, such as a collection of short stories from a certain writer or a collection of short stories with a certain topic. Anthologies are often regarded as an important part of the publishing of , such as when compiling a list of poems from a certain time range to show a certain "generation" of poets.

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Writing Structure - Building an Anthology Outline

I have been struggling to figure out how to outline a story (script). I would like to make an Anthology where it starts off with my main character placing the setting, and then over the course of the story adding in other characters that support and…
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Is an anthology a valid NaNoWriMo entry?

I'm considering taking my first run at NaNoWriMo. 50,000 connected words of beginning-to-end narrative is a little more than I'm used to, so I was considering writing a series of novella-length pieces and tying them together with a common theme (say…
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Editing an Anthology or Compilation

I'm interested in putting together an anthology --a work containing some original material, but also lengthy excerpts and/or full text of previously published material by other authors, from a variety of sources. Assuming I'm pursuing publication by…
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What's the best way to publish a small anthology of poetry?

As the title said I'm seeking advice for publishing a small anthology of poetry. I have 28 poems and may possibly be adding somewhere between 3-9 more (for a grand total of 31-37). I personally know this would end up being quite thin and small of a…
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What will be the copyright situation if I self-publish an anthology of my unpublished short stories?

If I'm planning on self-publishing an anthology of unpublished short stories that I wrote, do I also need to copyright each story, or will the entire anthology's copyright suffice for each story?
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What is the "acid test" for a nonfiction anthology?

I'm asking this on Writing.SE because I'm doing a short presentation on "What is an anthology," and I'm not sure how to answer the question "Why is X an anthology and Y is not?" Merriam Webster defines "anthology" as: A collection of selected…
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What's the correct title for someone doing the layout, additional content, and getting agreements from the writers and artists?

I recently participated in an ekphrastic event where a number of poets wrote poems inspired by paintings from a couple of artists. We've decided to create an anthology based on the paintings and poems and my fledgling small press will be the…
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How to cite a letter in an anthology using MLA?

Does anyone know the proper way to cite a private letter printed in an anthology when using MLA? For example, I need to cite the letters from Queen Victoria to her daughter, Princess Fredrick William. I have a basic setup, but I'm unsure if this is…
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