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Collective gathers some of the most experienced and acclaimed editors currently working in genre fiction to discuss the practicalities of what they do, from pitching ideas to publishers, to deciding on the sequence the stories should appear in.
Focusing on the art of curation, it also explores the many different styles of anthology, including unthemed anthologies, writers' group publications, and 'Best of Year' compilations.
Together, these essays and interviews give some idea of the complex and unpredictable process of putting an anthology together - and act as a celebration of genre fiction's unsung heroes.
Featuring: Ann VanderMeer, Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan, Maxim Jakubowski, Ellen Datlow, Mark Morris, Teika Marija Smits, Neil Williamson, Allen Ashley, Steve J. Shaw, Sophie Essex, Donna Scott, and Lee Murray.
Dan Coxon
Dan Coxon is an award-winning editor and writer based in London. He has been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Awards and the British Fantasy Awards (six times), with Writing the Uncanny (co-edited with Richard V. Hirst) winning the British Fantasy Award for Best Nonfiction 2022. His anthology Being Dad won a Saboteur Award in 2016. His short stories have appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including Shakespeare Unleashed, Beyond the Veil, Fiends in the Furrows III, and Great British Horror 7: Major Arcana. He runs a proofreading and editing service, working with both publishers and private clients.
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