Release Day October 6, 2026
** If you are coming to Fantasycon in Glasgow, in October 2026, you can select to have your copy delivered there for free during the Luna Launch! Select "Delivery at Fantasycon 2026" at check-out.**
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Cover Art by Shauna McDonnell
Collective will take you behind the scene of anthology making. Most people cross path with anthologies through its stories, perhaps not fully aware of how such books come to life. Collective will take on the journey of creating anthologies, through the life and the experience of those who have made collaborations their expertise.
From the editors:
“As editors we’ve worked on lots of anthologies, and it occurred to us that there was very little written
about the art of curation. Collective is an attempt to redress that absence, bringing together some of the most experienced and admired 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. More than that, we’ve tried to cover different styles of anthology too, from the unthemed anthologies to writers’ group publications and ‘Best of Year’ compilations. Alongside interviews with Ellen Datlow and Steve J. Shaw, we hope these essays give some idea of the complex and unpredictable process of putting an anthology together - and act as a celebration of some of genre fiction’s unsung heroes.”
The Contributors:
Ann VanderMeer, Paul Kane, 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.
CONTENT:
Introduction - Dan Coxon and Pete W. Sutton
Curating Creativity - Ann VanderMeer
Two’s Company: Editing as a Couple - Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan
The Accidental Anthologist - Maxim Jakubowski
Interview - Ellen Datlow
Fear of the Unknown: Keeping the Non-Themed Horror Anthology Series Alive - Mark Morris
The Most Lovely of Literary Necklaces: On Editing a Themed Anthology - Teika Marija Smits
Bringing the Party: The Joy of Writers’ Group Anthologies - Neil Williamson
Handling Submissions - Allen Ashley
Interview - Steve J. Shaw
The Thrill of the Chase - Sophie Essex
It’s Never ‘Simply’ The Best: Editing The Best of British Science Fiction - Donna Scott
Editing with Purpose: Cause and Community - Lee Murray
