A Collaboration of Bodies: How Publishing in an Anthology Can Expand Your Literary Community

By Nina B. Lichtenstein

I was thrilled when my essay, “Belly,” was accepted to the anthology Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness, edited by Diane Gottlieb. 49 writers contributed to the final version of Awakenings. This made me both excited—so much body writing, the theme of my memoir— and feeling like a very small fish in a big sea of talented writers.

We were all encouraged to spread the word of our forthcoming publication, with a professional marketing sheet from the publishe...