Caroline Goldberg Igra is a freelance writer, an art historian, a triathlete, and a mother. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, but maintains a clear footprint in her native Philadelphia. She has published numerous art historical articles, several exhibition catalogs, and a book on J.D. Kirszenbaum chosen as one of Slate Magazine's Best Books that year. Her nonfiction has been featured in several online journals, including Away Journal, Mothers Always Write, Pandemic Journal, and Another Chicago Magazine. Her first novel, Count to a Thousand, was published in 2018. Her second, From Where I Stand, was published in January 2022 by Koehler Publishing.

In her debut memoir From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete: A Portrait of a Non-Athletic Triathlete (August 2022, Meyer & Meyer Sport), Hilary JM Topper documents her journey of becoming an endurance athlete in her 40s and beyond while also surviving daily life obstacles: operating her own small business and working 60+ hours per week, mothering two children, caregiving for aging parents, responding to deaths of family members and friends, juggling COVID-19 complications, and more.

WE RIDE UPON STICKS (Vintage, 2020), a novel about a women's varsity field hockey team, popped up on just about every search I conducted on "women's sports fiction." So, it was a must-read. I'm delighted that it lived up to the literary hype.

Interview with Beth Lehr, Franchise Manager at KickHouse York: “I've done it all: I have certifications and TRX, Barre, personal training…but kickboxing is definitely my favorite.”

Name: Paula Miller

Sports: Marathon and ice swimming, but I spent about 6 years mountain biking, 4 years rock-climbing, 11 years men's and women's ice hockey

Age: 48

Occupation: Archaeologist

Location: Lancaster, PA

Louise is a highly accomplished swimmer and teacher who is a certified US Masters Level 3 coach and Adult Instructor and American Red Cross certified WSI Water Safety Instructor.

Holly Maitland-McKenna paused at the shallow end of the Penn State Harrisburg pool to speak with one of her many visitors. She wore a rash guard over a swim suit and her chlorinated, goggle-marked eyes looked tired. At that point, she had been swimming for almost 19 hours straight, since 8 p.m. the night before.

Sportswomen’s stories rarely appear in popular culture and the media, and those that do exist often portray women using sexist language and images. This means that when athletes turn to stories of sportswomen for inspiration and guidance, they are left with stories riddled with sexism, if they can find them at all. But if athletes share their sports experiences in their own words and are encouraged to do so free of sexist language and images, sportswomen can create a new understanding and meaning of women in sports for themselves and other athletes. Sports Stories Press aims to provide women with a safe and supportive environment in which to tell their stories, and I encourage all of you to share!

WHEELER (2016), book 1 of the Wheeler Series, caught our attention because its protagonist is a competitive sportswoman and the author, Sara Butler Zalesky, is an independent author and amateur cyclist. In these aspects, it closely matches the type of book and author that Sport Stories hopes to publish, share, and promote.

There are a growing number of memoirs from professional and elite sportswomen, a growing number of sports fiction books for a Young Adult audience, and even an uptick of women's sports history books. But one of the main reasons I wanted to create Sports Stories Press is because there's a lack of fiction with sportswomen protagonists written for an adult audience and a lack of memoirs about amateur sportswomen. Sport Stories Press seeks to rectify this gap.