When a flood decimated the offices of SouthWest Writers (SWW), moving wasn’t optional—it was mandatory. Months later, its treasury still depleted, SWW’s president asked for fund-raising ideas at a Saturday meeting. “Let’s publish a Book!” came the response from a long-standing member in the hundred-plus audience, and The Storyteller’s Anthology was born.
Editor Peggy Herrington and her staff worked hard to select, edit, and publish SWW’s first anthology of members’ work. Forty-six SWW members in seven categories were chosen out of hundreds of submissions.
The anthology includes an Introduction by Anne Hillerman and a short story by David Morrell. The Storyteller’s Anthology was a Finalist in the 2014 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards.
Buy a Copy
The Storyteller’s Anthology is available on Amazon in eBook and paperback. Revenue from the sale of the anthology will be used to pay for organizational programs such as high quality speakers and presenters at our meetings, classes, and workshops.
To read the contents, click here.
ARTS TALK Television Interview
On March 31, 2014, Sherri Burr interviewed Peggy Herrington and Jonathan Miller for her ARTS TALK television show. Watch as Jonathan and Peggy discuss the inspiration and motivation behind The Storyteller’s Anthology.
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The SouthWest Writers’ Anthology, Part 1
The SouthWest Writers’ Anthology, Part 2
History of the Anthology
In 2013, the SWW office on Morris experienced a flood of antediluvian proportions causing a move to new quarters. SWW’s expenses from the flood and the resulting move caused an operating cash shortfall.
In an effort to provide relief, a committee defined the parameters of an anthology of writings and images by SWW members to be available as a family-friendly electronic and printed tome.
Our goal was to make both the printed book and eBook available before the 2013 winter holidays. All funds raised by this project, including royalties, go directly to SWW.
All SWW members were invited to submit up to 4,000 words on any family-friendly topic – fiction or nonfiction, previously published or not – for possible publication in this anthology. Submissions in electronic format (Word .doc or text) were accepted until Midnight Mountain Time, August 15, 2013. We also asked for art and photographs in color or black-and-white.
The anthology committee evaluated all entries. Copyediting (e.g. correcting grammar and spelling) was provided at no charge, while submissions requiring more extensive editing were charged a fee of $25.00. All funds, even for editing, went directly to SWW.
When SWW members submitted to this anthology, they only gave permission to print that work. All submissions still belong to the members, copyright and all. SWW will be rewarded with the proceeds of the eBook and print versions to help cover the cash shortfall from the flood.