A New Biographical Essay About Luanne
Wendy Stokes has written an insightful article about Luanne’s work for The Frisky, a sex-positive and feminist publication: How Luanne Smith Is Encouraging People to Talk about Their “Unmentionables.” The essay explores what drives Luanne’s thinking as she chooses themes for her anthologies. As Luanne curates works by both well-known and emerging writers, she invites […]
Taboos & Transgressions
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5 things you need to become a great author
Luanne Smith talks to Authority Magazine about what it takes to become a great author. Talk to people. A lot of writers are introverts and are used to sitting alone and writing but the more you talk to people, the more stories you have. When I lived in Philadelphia, I knew all of the panhandlers […]
Influencive Review of Taboos & Transgressions
In this interview-style review of Taboos & Transgressions: Stories of Wrongdoings co-edited by Luanne Smith, Jau Feldman relays his interview with Luanne while offering his own spin on why the stories in this anthology are important. He writes, “Whether they’re moments of empowerment through overcoming difficult situations or causing harm to others emotionally or physically, […]
Talking Junk Podcast interview
The podcasters at Talking Junk sat down with Luanne to discuss her work in curating and editing provocative, cathartic stories. They particularly discuss Taboos & Transgressions: Stories of Wrong Doings. We like to call it “Chicken Soup for the Soul with a dash of Taboo!” Listen to the podcast episode below: 0
Call for Authors: Muddy Backroads
Luanne Smith and Bonnie Jo Campbell are editing a new anthology, titled Muddy Backroads: Stories from off the beaten path. For this anthology, the editors are looking for stories that move away from the norms of daily life to explore the side roads that take us away from the known. What do your characters do […]
Runaway
Runaway: an Anthology Edited by Luanne Smith, Michael Gills, and Lee Zacharias 978-1-948692-26-7 paper 22.95978-1-948692-27-4 ebook 9.996×9, 300 pp.Fiction anthologyMarch 2020 Available from these online retailers: Excerpt from the Forward What follows in this anthology is a collection of stories, real or imagined, that have been carefully crafted into works of art on the theme […]
Reflections on the Stories We’ve Shared
I like stories to bite back at you. I want them gritty, as gravelly as Tom Wait’s voice. Go there. And all three of the anthologies you see here offer just that. When looking at running away, whether it be physically, emotionally or mentally, there’s a grimness there. Running away from what? Running to what? […]