Drawing from her experience conceiving of and co-editing two anthologies, Amy Roost will discuss the essential elements for producing a captivating nonfiction anthology. Learn how to define the theme of your anthology, identify your target audience, set goals for your project, recruit and select contributors, announce a call for submissions, review and select entries, ensure a diverse group of contributors, invite contributors with high profiles, design a cover, organize content, ensure consistency, get author agreements, choose a publishing route, and promote your anthology to readers.
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AMY ROOST is the editor of two feminist anthologies: Fury: Women's Lived Experiences During the Trump Era (Pact Press, 2020), and (Her)oics: Women's Lived Experiences During the Pandemic (Pact Press, 2021). Her flash nonfiction essay "The Wait(ress)" was published in A Harp in the Stars: An Anthology of Lyric Essays. Roost earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific University and  has bylines in multiple publications including, Ms. Magazine, Narratively (2019 Editor's Choice), Writers Magazine, Dame, Next Avenue, Publisher's Weekly, and Guideposts.