Anthology
The Gettysburg Writers Brigade Anthology is a celebration of creativity, talent, and storytelling, proudly produced each year by the dedicated members of the Brigade. This anthology showcases the diverse voices of our community, featuring poems, short stories, essays, and more, all written by the talented individuals who call the Brigade home. Each submission reflects our collective passion for the written word, capturing a wide range of experiences, emotions, and perspectives. As a group, we believe in the power of words to connect, inspire, and provoke thought, and the anthology is a testament to our shared commitment to storytelling.
2024 Anthology: Hearts of Valor, Voices of Courage
This fourth anthology in our collection is filled with fiction and nonfiction stories by authors from the Brigade.
In past anthologies, the Brigade has written tales focusing on the pivotal Civil War Battle of Gettysburg or on the town of Gettysburg itself. In a slight, but intriguing, departure, this anthology expands the Gettysburg-centric theme to encompass “courage and valor.”
Here are but a few examples:
A woman mourns the loss of her husband as she raises her child in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Deep in Vietnam, under fire from all sides, a Marine staff sergeant deftly guides his patrol to safety.
An alcoholic finds the inner strength and the external catalyst he needs to turn his life around.
An idyllic first date goes horribly wrong and forces a young woman to make a daring rescue.
Events of a controversial war shape the relationship between a protesting sister and her soldier brother.
Hearts of Valor, Voices of Courage covers courage and valor in its many forms, each with its own perspective. Come with us on a journey meant to inform, entertain and inspire.
2023 Anthology: On Hallowed Ground
Gettysburg has been called the most famous small town in America. The story of the battle that turned the tide of the Civil War has immortalized it. However, it is also the home to generals, artists, athletes, and president. The name and the story have inspired books, art, and movies.
In On Hallowed Ground, the third anthology from the Gettysburg Writers Brigade, the members of the group explore new stories about Gettysburg and its people with mysteries, laughs, and a sense of adventure.
This is Gettysburg from new viewpoints and in new voices that show how this small town has captured their imaginations.
2022 Anthology: For the Love of Gettysburg
Gettysburg inspired President Abraham Lincoln to pen a few hundred words that became one of the most-famous speeches in America. Now the town has inspired 13 members of the Gettysburg Writers Brigade to write new tales about the most-famous small town in America.
For the Love of Gettysburg is a collection of fiction and nonfiction about Gettysburg. Beyond that, it is a collection of the love the authors have of a place that means so much to them.
Col. Rex Rucker must unravel the deadly designs of a plantation heiress and Confederate conspirator before President Lincoln is assassinated at Gettysburg.
Young Pennsylvania College students hastily form an untrained regiment that rushes off to confront the enemy.
Eden and Atlas are Union Spies on the trail of an ancient magical technology which threatens to dissolve the United States civilization in a steampunk story about the Battle of Gettysburg.
After an accident, Margo believes that the battlefield dead have come back asking for help before the veil between life and death is torn open.
The untold truth of Lee's most desperate gambit at the Battle of Gettysburg, told by the unlikeliest of heroes.
This is Gettysburg from new viewpoints and in new voices, and For the Love of Gettysburg is how Gettysburg inspired these authors.
2021 Anthology: Four Score & Seven Stories Ago
Gettysburg is where President Abraham Lincoln gave his most famous speech. It is also where he wrote parts of the Gettysburg Address.The town and its history have inspired many other writers to express their feelings and dreams on paper, whether is a nonfiction examination of the historic battle, a story of a restless spirit in town, or poetry about the people. Gettysburg has inspired many authors, including the members of the Gettysburg Writers Brigade. Four Score & Seven Stories Ago is a collection of fiction and nonfiction about Gettysburg. Eleven talented members of the Gettysburg Writers Brigade have created stories related to the most-famous small town in America.
Sgt. Francis Cassidy and Cpl. Paddy Quinn have looked danger and death in the face while fighting with the Union Army. Their friendship and love of their fellow soldiers of the “Irish Volunteers” now takes them to the Battle of Gettysburg, where they must meet their destiny.
Nestled in the rows of flat grave markers in the Gettysburg National Cemetery lies a veteran of World War II who may be one of the few that knows the true story of the Kennedy assassination.
The death of a father sends a Gettysburg family into crisis. Dark secrets from the past come back to complicate the life of a son struggling to help.
The small garden of her Gettysburg farm was often busy with guests, mostly the ghostly type, and then someone from Abigail's past surfaced there... as she dug him up in her flower bed.
Hometown hero or traitor? One Civil War soldier’s views of life, family, and friends in Gettysburg, inspired by true events.
This is Gettysburg from new viewpoints and in new voices, and Four Score & Seven Stories Ago is how Gettysburg inspired these authors.
