Anthologies

Created, Edited, & Published by Eden Orlando

through Paradise Community Arts.

Click on each book for a link to preview & purchase.

The Rogue Valley Oregon Wildfires Anthology (2021)

This 110-page anthology features the work of 23 writers and artists on their experiences during the Almeda Fire in the Rogue Valley in September 2020. Contributors and other community members gathered together to share in a cathartic experience to share their work in October 2021 at Lithia Park in Ashland. You may view the entire publication online or purchase for the cost to print ($12) at blurb.com. You may also purchase at Golden Grove Collective in Ashland, OR.

The Rogue Valley Pollinator Anthology (2022)

This second anthology in The Rogue Valley Anthology series, edited by Eden Orlando and Kristina Lefever (volunteer President of PPRV), features the work of 65 contributing writers, artists, and activists on the subject of local, native pollinators. This 316-page book focuses on native butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, hummingbirds, bees, the European honey bee, ecology, activism, and children's activities. Editors and contributors alike participated in a two-month gallery show at Catalyst Ashland from May through June 2022 and were interviewed by Ashland News and KTVL/News-10. Editors were interviewed on the radio with Jefferson Public Radio (JPR). Editor Eden Orlando was featured in SOPBS's "The Work of Art" by Vanessa Finney in September 2022. Proceeds from the sale of the anthology benefit Pollinator Project Rogue Valley. You may purchase the anthology by visiting PPRV's website, going in-store to their Phoenix, OR location, at Catalyst Ashland in Ashland, OR, or at Old World Artifacts in Ashland, OR.