Putting a book out into the world is always a team effort, but even more so with an anthology. I am enormously grateful to the following people:
Hilary Van Dusen, for her wonderful enthusiasm and guidance throughout this process. Miriam Newman, for her insightful line edits. Betsy Uhrig, for her brilliant copyediting. Nathan Pyritz, for the lovely interior design. James Weinberg, for the stunning cover design. Jamie Tan, for helping the book to find its readers. Jim McCarthy, for his stalwart support and excellent editorial matchmaking. April Genevieve Tucholke, for suggesting that I should try editing an anthology in the first place. Andrea, Beth, and Marie, for immediately saying yes, for title brainstorming, and for believing in me. Dhonielle Clayton, for her helpful notes on my story. Jill, for answering my random midnight copyediting questions and the occasional flailmail. Jenn, for being the best friend a girl could ask for. Steve, for fielding countless “Come read this — which sounds better?” editorial questions and for loving me even when I’m on multiple deadlines. My parents and grandparents, for instilling in me a love of history and for buying me all the books I wanted.
And especially: Jillian, Marie, Leslye, Andrea, Caroline, Beth, Marissa, Ying, Elizabeth, Saundra, Katy, Lindsay, Kekla, and Robin, for writing me such wonderful stories and then trusting me to edit them. It’s been such a pleasure to work with all of you.