Women Who Write

The poems and prose of Calliope explore universal themes with grace, evocative imagery, poignancy, and humor.

Where family legends are created - around the table. Come back with us, to the sweet aroma of fresh mown grass and backyard gardens, aprons with front pockets bursting with fresh picked apples and café curtains swaying on a breeze.

The 2011 Calliope is the 18th annual anthology published by Women Who Write. The book showcases the work of the winners of our International Short Prose and Poetry Contest, as well as the work of our members.

Holiday meals provide some of our favorite stories—we recall the Thanksgiving when the novice cook left pumpkin seeds in the pie filling, the last Christmas we had with Dad, a special Hanukkah meal or birthday party, and the way little kids put olives on each fingertip and nibble them off.

The 17th Anthology from Women Who Write

The power and whimsy of hot-air balloons. The sexy, sticky heat of a Kentucky summer evening. Pushing through pain and into dreams best lived. Those are a few of the musings explored in Calliope: the 16th Annual Anthology of Women Who Write, 2009.

Calliope, a Greek muse, inspired epic poetry and eloquent prose. The authors of this collection found inspiration in many places.