About the Author

Patsy Sims is an award-winning journalist and the author of three books. She is the past director of Goucher College's MFA program in creative nonfiction.

Reviews

"What a treasure trove! The fact that these stories are all written by women makes this book even more intriguing. How wonderful to be part of this vibrant and beautiful anthology." --Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief."This is the collection I wish I'd had when I was starting out as a writer. Back then, non-fiction was the purview of men; here's an unequivocal affirmation that it no longer is." --Elizabeth Kaye, author of Lifeboat No. 8. "One of the many beauties of nonfiction as a genre is that it invites diversity in the stories it seeks to tell and, by extension, in the practitioners who tell those stories. At long last, the contributions of women as leaders in this field are being fully acknowledged."-- Madeleine Blais, author of To the New Owners. Here's the book you've been missing, the only one you'll need for the next week or two, brimming with tall tales, hairpin turns, and poignant moments, all of them true, and with deftly-captured personalities brought vividly to life in these pages.-- Melissa Fay Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock. This is an amazing collection of journalists who just happen to be female--it's a must read for any and all young writers, a much-needed road map for how to report, write, and think about stories.--Mimi Swartz, author, editor and two-time National Magazine Award winner. I'm so honored to be included in these pages with some of the true masters of our genre. I've been waiting for a book like this for longest time. The Stories We Tell belongs in the permanent collection of anyone who loves reading and writing reported stories and essays.-- Jeanne Marie Laskas, author of Concussion."I won't be here to witness it, but won't it be a fine day when anthology specifically focused on women journalists won't make any sense?"-- Adrian LeBlanc, author of Random Family.