Our Voices, 1995 Williamson County Literary Review - the following Williamson County authors are included in this volume of short stories, essays, and poems:
Ruth A. Bloing
Nancy Fletcher-Blume
Lucas B. Boyd
Stephen Cavitt
Donnie Clemons
Louise Colln
Richard B. Davies
Gary Frazier
Margaret Fuller
Kristin Hammer
Randy Hammer
James Richard Hanback
Evelyn Frank Hanna
Angela Humphrey
Nancy Day Hutcheson
Shawnda Leigh James
Terri Wood Jerkins
Mel Maurer
Beverley Overbey
Bill Peach
Marion Bolick Perutelli
David Petschulat
Lynn Phillips
Kathy Rhodes
I. Scott Sawyer
Kimberly Antoinette Cotham Smith
Jim Gray Strickland
Marcia E Williams
Wanda Andrews Wright
Discovering by Writing, 1996 - Members of Writing, Etc, a writing group that meets every two weeks at the College Grove Senior Enrichment Center, put their insights and memories to paper in the forms of essays, poetry, memoirs, and fiction.
Lections and Other Pieces Along Our Paths, 1997
Our Voices, 1997 Williamson County Literary Review - the following Williamson County authors are included in this volume of short stories, essays, and poems:
Dan Armfield
Barbara Bouthier
Alan W Bowen
Reginald A. Bowes
Doris Boyce
Lucas G. Boyd
Matt Brown
Linda Bull
Kecia Burcham
Louise Colln
Nancy Fletcher-Blume
Janis Foster
Gary Frazier
Margaret Fuller
Evelyn Frank Hanna
Stephen T. Harvey
Kay Hodge
Caroline Glyn Horner
Cate Howard
Susie Sims Irvin
Heidi Sara Jamar
Michell Scott Karnes
Erika Leigh Kendrick
Stephanie Mae Kindrick
Mary Elizabeth Marley
Debby Mayne
Jim McGregor
Janet McKeown
Jennifer L. Muller
Joyce A. O'Hara-Lee
Beverly Overbey
Bill Peach
Sela Pearson
Marion Perutelli
Michelle M. Poag
Rober M. Ranchino
Joan Lund Reesman
Kathy Hardy Rhodes
Scott Sawyer
J.D. Sibley
Clay Stafford
Kathryn L. Steele
Cindy Sterling
R.M. Thaler
Rita Wood Venable
Jean Brown Waggener
C. Sybil Waldrop
Mark Thomas Whitten
Tim Wibking
Marcia E Williams
Wanda A. Wright
1998 Through 2000
Our Voices, 1998 Williamson County Literary Review - the following Williamson County authors are included in this volume of short stories, essays, and poems:
Dan Armfield
Barbara Bouthier
Lucas G. Boyd
Judy Bumbalough
Louise Colln
Warren Denney
Susan Fisher
Nancy Fletcher-Blume
Marian Gospodarek
Joseph Griffey
Cate Howard
Kellie Jaffrey
Janet McKewon
Barbara Moscato
Joyce O'Hara-Lee
Marian Perutelli
Kathy Hardy Rhodes
J. Scott Sawyer
J. D. Sibley
Clay Stafford
Kathryn Steele
L. K. Browning
Jean Brown Waggener
Mark Whitten
Tim Wibking
Marcia Williams
Wanda Wright
Seasons of the Heart, 1998
Morning Light: Meditations to Awaken the Dawn, 1999 - twelve men of the Empty Hands Fellowship contributed to this inspirational book based on an album by Steve Green. They wrote from their various traditions and individual styles, and the result is a reflection of much of the religious life of Franklin-intense, various, and filled with love. The authors include:
Elder Walter M. Amos, Junior
Michael Card
Denny Denson
Steve Green
Reverend Benjamin W Johnson, Senior
William Lane
Tom Moucka
Scott Roley
Hewitt Sawyers
Bob J. Smith
Reverend C. Michael Smith
Reverend Chris Williamson
Dew South, 2000 - pooled their work and created two volumes:
Essayists
A group of novelists
Ink
Inspirational writers
Memoir writers
Poets
Wordsmiths
Hands to Heart, 2000
The Poets of St. Paul's: An Anthology, 2000 - fifteen poets, all present or past members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church contributed to this anthology. The editors divided the book into sections such as "Spiritual Experience," "Nature," and "Families." The first section consists of poems on the architectural features of St. Paul's sanctuary; the last section is a group of light-hearted pieces.
2001 Through 2003
Patchwork: An Uncommon Quilt of Words, 2001 - an anthology of four Williamson County authors who pooled their poetry, essays, and memoirs to form a book suited to its title:
William Fletcher Allen
Florine Robinson
Marilyn Mitchell
W Keith Sloan
Crockett Character, 2002 - Crockett Elementary School librarian, Julia Andrews, organized this effort to produce a book. Each class, kindergarten through fifth grade, had the following list of words given them as subjects: responsibility, caring, perseverance, citizenship, trustworthiness, and courage.
Chocolate for a Woman's Soul Volume II, 2003 - an anthology of 77 stories by different authors compiled by Kay Allenbaugh, creator of the best-selling Chocolate series, includes "The Wedding Hankie" by Williamson County author Kathy Hardy Rhodes.
Writings from the Heart, 2003
2006 Through 2009
Muscadine Lines: A Southern Anthology, 2006 - Kathy Rhodes of Franklin is the Contributing Editor of an anthology of 28 writers, based on the online magazine Muscadines Lines : A Southern Journal. The following eleven Williamson County authors are included in this volume of short stories, essays, and poems:
Nancy Fletcher-Blume
Louise Colln
Susie Dunham
Joyce A. O. Lee
S R. Lee
Ginger Manley
Ben Norwood
Marion Bolick Perutelli
Kathy Rhodes
C. K. Speroff
Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Gathering: Writers of Williamson County, 2009 - Kathy Rhodes of Franklin and Curry Alexander-Powers of Nashville are editors of this anthology celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Williamson County Council for the Written Word (CWW). Kathy Knight of Franklin provided final edit and layout. The book is primarily a collection of short fiction and creative non-fiction written, edited, and published by Williamson County's own. Gathering is endorsed by John Siegenthaler and exhibits works of new and known talents including those of a music legend and a New York Times best-selling author. Contributing authors are CWW members and Hall of Fame honorees:
Christopher Allen
Nancy Allen
Madison Smartt Bell
Angela Britnell
Suzanne Brunson
Chance Chambers
Louise Colln
James Crutchfield
Dorris Callicott Douglass
Susie Dunham
Linda McClure Dunn
Nancy Fletcher-Blume
Tom T. Hall
Robert Hicks
Susie Sims Irvin
Madison Jones
Laurie Michaud-Kay
S R. Lee
Ginger Manley
Olive Mayger
Carroll Moth
Bill Peach
Currie Alexander Powers
Kathy Hardy Rhodes
James E Robinson
David B. Stewart
Jim Taulman
Paula Wall
Rick Warwick
Mary Ann Weakley
Alana White
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People, 2009 - 101 Stories about Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Other Challenges. Includes a story by Christopher Allen, former resident of Franklin.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings, 2009 - 101 Stories of Gratitude, Fortitude, and Silver Linings. This follow-on to "Tough Times, Tough People" includes a story by Ginger Manley of Franklin.