Calliope's Collection of Mystical Mayhem

by Abigail Wild, Emily St. Marie (Illustrator), J.C. Flynt (Editor)

Calliope, the muse and Zeus’s daughter, loves a good story. Throughout time Calliope has been whispering in writers' ears, helping them come up with beautiful poetry. She has struck again. Calliope has searched the globe for the perfect authors and poets to write fanciful stories for you! These tales will have you laughing, crying, and smiling with joy. You’ll ride with dragons, concoct potions with witches, trick leprechauns, and wonder with fairies.

This anthology is perfect for those magical readers from middle school through adulthood. Bring a little magic to your life!

This middle grades anthology features stories and poetry from all over the world. Writers and poets Emily St. Marie, Ian Tan Ying, C.L. Galan, Ayo Gutierrez, Desiree L. Balota, Lydia Pebly, Kelly Webber, Elizabeth James, Alexandra Z. Lazar, Emerson Rose Craig, Lissa James, Stefan May, Jhemar Lagata, Eileen Zou, Olivia Luan, Jocelyn Yuan, Victoria Winters, Christine Young, Lavender Burns, Patrick Read, Jacob Baia, J.L. Scott, S.E. Reed, Melissa Mendelson, Riley Kilmore, Eliza Stopps, A.J. Kilmer, and Alice De Crowley.

343 pages, Paperback

Published June 9, 2022

About the author

Abigail Wild loves immersing herself into stories to help new authors turn their words into art. She started as a visual artist, attaining her B.A. in Graphic Design, however after years of designing book covers, she dreamt of becoming an author herself. She went back to school and earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching of Writing.

An educator at heart, she not only teaches literature but also runs online creative writing workshops for adults through Cable Creek Publishing. She serves as the director of the Young Writers Workshop and Young Filmmakers Workshop at Messiah University. She is also a judge in the Ink & Insights Creative Writing Contest, giving detailed feedback to help new authors become published. Abigail has put her creative spirit to use as a novelist, editor, writing coach, and ghostwriter.

Reviews

[Lavender Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

As one of the contributing authors for this collection, I had high hopes when I began reading the rest of this mystical collection, and I was anything but disappointed.
Many of these stories are sprinkled with bits and pieces that remind me of the stuff I read when I was a little girl.
Seriously great for all ages! I even read some to my three year old!

[Sam Rockhill · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very cute book. There was a great balance of poetry and prose, and the creative whimsy of the stories is something I think a lot kids would really like. Some of the stories deal with real issues kids might face like grief, parental fighting, bullying, and self confidence but in a very approachable way.