Mapping Me: A Landscape of Women’s Stories – hot off the ePress – published on Smashwords, in iBookstore and Barnes & Noble. Soon to be published on Amazon.
Click here for: Mapping Me on Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/426415
An international anthology of short stories, poetry and artwork by women from across the globe. Mapping Me features 40 writers and artists from India, Botswana, Scotland, Ireland, USA, UAE, New Zealand, Gaza and more – exploring the invisible threads that exist between women as they map the geography of their lives.
We are privileged to feature the following contributors:
Bibi Asgher, Jesus, New Zealand (artist)
Sarah Bainbridge, A Kind of Small Animal, New Zealand
Linda Breault, Udagejar, Canada
Batsirai E. Chigama, Inside The Ring – The Diary, Zimbabwe
Cathleen Cohen, Jumping Rope In The Dark, USA
Gillian Craig, This, Scotland
Manal Deeb, From There, USA (artist – Cover art)
Debotri Dhar, Two Ways to Deal with the Death of a Loved One, India
Denise Donaldson, A Bra Story, New Zealand
Jenni Fagan, The Snow Holt, Scottish writer living in London, England
Sia Figiel, Happy Birthday Li’L Eagle, Samoan writer living in USA
Shweta Ganesh Kumar, The Matrimonial Clock, El Salvador
Cheryl Gilbert, There is always a harp, Netherlands
Kim Goldberg, Desoto Love, Canada
Brigitte Haberland, Forbidden Fruits, Surya Namaskar, Mauritius (artist)
Tania Haberland, My Grandmother’s Art, currently living in Italy
Farha Hasan, Full Arms and Underarms, USA
Danijela Hlis, Fear, Australia
Abha Iyengar, Tiny Atom, India
Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, Honest Diary, London, England
Beatrice Lamwaka, Village Queen, Uganda
Sherrye Landrum, Grandmothers’ Games, Hawaii, USA
Karen Lazar, Miriam, South Africa
Jessica Loomis, Serepta, New Zealand (author and artist)
Sharanya Manivannan, Holding The Man, India
Cindy Maresic, Deployment, USA
Claudia Morales McCain, Untitled, 2008, USA (artist)
Traci Meek, My Toe Over The Line, New Zealand (artist)
Courtney Sina Meredith, Wolf Menuet, (of Samoan, Mangaian and Irish descent) from New Zealand currently based in London, England
Ira Mitchell Kirk, Take A Chance, New Zealand (artist)
Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Nightfeed, Ireland
Cheryl S Ntumy, The Mother, Ghana
Shabnam Piryaei, Paper Confessions, Iranian-American, USA
Zara Potts, Bloodless, New Zealand
Shahilla Shariff, Undersea, Hong Kong
Sarah Snowneil Ali, Anything But, United Arab Emirates
Somaya El Sousi, Thoughts In The Dark, Gaza, Palestinian Territories
Kate Spencer, Pick Up Speed, USA
Michèle Vassal, Soiled Years, France
Gloria J Wimberley, Mama Wearies Then Brightens, USA
“For the first time in a while she didn’t fight nor cry nor flee”
Pick Up Speed by Katie Spencer (USA)
(16 years old at the time the story was written)
“Books saved me and my sanity. I found my wings in books. They enabled me to fly and soar above the sadness that was my life.”
Happy Birthday Li’l Eagle by Sia Figiel (Samoa)
Mapping Me cover art by Manal Deeb – www.manaldeeb.com
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