SARATOGA SPRINGS — A grant from Saratoga Arts is enabling a local author to publish an anthology that will bring forth women’s voices from the past. Stories written by women living in New York state about their foremothers will be selected for a book entitled, “Before They Were Our Mothers: Voices of Women Born Before Rosie Started Riveting.”
As the editor of this anthology, Patricia A. Nugent, author of the book “They Live On: Saying Goodbye to Mom and Dad,” is seeking true stories in a mother’s voice about a certain time in her life before she becomes a wife and mother. Submissions should showcase how she asserts herself at a time when women’s voices are often silenced; her success against the odds; or her disappointment over unrealized aspirations.
An eight-person editorial board will review all submissions meeting the guidelines. Authors chosen will be invited to participate in a creative writing seminar and a book launch party in Saratoga Springs before the end of the year. They will also receive a copy of the published book.
All submissions are due by May 31. More specific guidelines should be reviewed at www.journalartspress.com/before-they-were-our-mothers. For more information, Nugent can be reached at pnwrites1@gmail.com or 518-265-3283. She lives in Hadley, New York.
