![]() We knew we were tuned into something-shocked into growing up and finding our identity as women in the midst of huge social change. When the baby boomers of my generation were living through the 60s and 70s, we didn’t have a perspective on our experiences-life-altering events like the death of JFK, the Viet Nam war, the death of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, riots at the Democratic convention, students killed at Kent State, the demonstrations for civil rights, free speech, women’s rights, and mass marches to end the war. Here she is explaining anthologies to you. You might know her as the founder and president of the National Association of Memoir Writers. Meet Linda Joy Myers, who helped shape and edit Times They Were A-Changing – Women Remember the ’60s & ’70s. ![]() To help you, I asked an editor of one of my new favorite anthologies to tell you how to get your pieces in one. For these and other reasons, being part of an anthology should become one of your goals. For me, the joy is writing to a specific call for submissions. For instance, anthologies can be a home for a piece that simply does not fit anywhere else. Along with the obvious joy of allowing you to keep fine company with the authors in the book, some of the other upsides to being in a fine collection might be less apparent. BECOMING PART OF AN ANTHOLOGY is a great achievement for a writer. ![]()
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