anthology
noun
a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject.
anthologies
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pluralof anthology.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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He also has written reviews and essays for a variety of magazines, anthologies and online publications, most recently the "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" essay collections for Ghost Show Press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He got his start writing short stories in horror and fantasy comics anthologies for DC and Marvel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
He wrote introductions and appreciations, edited anthologies and reissues, taught in writing programs, recommended candidates for artist residencies, advised the Guggenheim Foundation on fellowship recipients and informally brokered the advancement of innumerable authors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
He has also helped raise the profile of other poets: He has edited two poetry anthologies and, since 2020, has been the poetry editor of The Nation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The bookshelves, window sills, radiators, and all other flat surfaces are piled high with anthologies of plays, copies of scripts, and videotapes and sound tracks of Broadway productions.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
