HEROINES
AN ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT FICTION AND POETRY
For a time, it seemed that a great storehouse of women’s treasure had been forever lost; the stories of heroines who had awoken to the call to adventure, and faced down challenges, in order to bring the gifts born through their trials into the world. The Heroines Anthology tells tales from before time began. Its stories travel alongside some of the forgotten women of history, and it imagines its heroines all the way into the unknown territory of the future.
With a focus on reclaiming the stories of women in history and reimagining the heroines of legend, fairytale and mythology in ways that are both resonant and startlingly new, The Heroines Anthology presents a challenging and soulful collection that interrogates the traditional power dynamics of classic literature, while touching on the deeper questions of women's true nature.
Heroines: An Anthology Of Short Fiction and Poetry Volume Four includes writing by
Wes Lee, Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon, Verity Laughton, Brittany Riley, Sarah Temporal, Beth Spencer, Romy Tara Wenzel, Kathryn Reese, Paris Rosemont, Rachael Mead, Jan Napier, Alisha Brown, Jane Frank, Sara C. Motta, Emily Tsokos Purtill, Alicia Sometimes, Lin Blythe, Clare Testoni, Emma Darcy, Emily Paskevics, Kathryn Simons, Jude Aquilina, Janeen Samuel, Kyla St Jaye, Kerry Munnery, Arielle Bodenstein and Rachel Flynn
“Absorbing...
lyrical, intimate and thought provoking ”
Heroines: An Anthology Of Short Fiction and Poetry Volume Three includes writing by
Maeve Henry, Eunice Andrada, Anthea Yang, Fiona Lynch, Isabella Luna, Beth Spencer, ‘Medsusa's Daughters’, Rita Tognini, Jaya Penelope, Dasha Maiorova, Brenna Gautam, Nicky Zhang, Romy Tara Wenzel, Louise Pieper, Raksha Muthukumar, Marija Poljak, A. B. Young, Lieu Chi Nguyen, Rebecca Dale, Kristen Mair, Sikwasa Van Zutphen, Judi Morison, Emma Ashmere & Anne-Louise Rentell
“Evocative, compelling ... rich and varied ...
The anthology fills in spaces where women’s voices have been swallowed and reclaims the autonomy that is rightfully theirs.”
Heroines: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Poetry - Volume 2 includes the work of award-winning and emerging writers including:
Julie Watts, Anna Jacobson, Therese Doherty, Jan Napier, Alicia Gilmore, Anne Walsh, Barbara Taylor, Jena Woodhouse, Louise Pieper, Hannah Wheeler, Clio Davidson-Lynch , Rita Tognini, Pamela Hart, Kim Waters, Julie Bozza, Toni Brisland, Deanne Leber, Louise Hopewell, Jayne Fenton Keane, Linda Godfrey, Toni Brisland, Wes Lee, Margaret Bradstock, Kate O’Neill, Freddy Iryss & Jane Frank.
“I just devoured this! I loved the stories. Just wonderful. In sum, the collection feels refreshing, even invigorating, and definitely earns five stars from me.”
Heroines: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Poetry - Volume One features
Toni Brisland, Aislinn Batstone, Emily Brewin, Sue Clennell, Kerryn Coombs Valeontis, Eileen Chong, Therese Doherty, Jane Frank, Laura E. Goodin, Maddie Godfrey, Maria Haskins, Annika Herb, Julie Kearney, Elise Kelly, Kathyrn Lyster, Tamara Lazaroff, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Catherine Moffat, Jaya Penelope, Joyce Parkes, Louise Pieper, Sarah Rice, Gail Willems & Jena Woodhouse.
“All in all, Heroines ticked off every sphere of interest I have in literature: strong female writers and characters, danger, romance, passion, and a penchant for not playing by the rules.”