Happy endings : lesbian writers talk about their lives and work /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brandt, Kate A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tallahassee, Florida : The Naiad Press, Inc., 1993.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Lesbians' writings, American > History and criticism > Theory, etc. American literature > Women authors > History and criticism > Theory, etc. Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century. Authors, American > 20th century > Interviews. Lesbians > United States > Intellectual life. Lesbians > United States > Interviews. Women authors, American > Interviews. Lesbians in literature. Authorship Écrits de lesbiennes américains > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc. Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc. Femmes et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Lesbiennes > États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle. Lesbiennes dans la littérature. Art d'écrire. authorship. Authors, American. Authorship. Lesbians. Lesbians > Intellectual life. Women and literature. Women authors, American. United States. Schriftstellerin Lesbe Aufsatzsammlung USA. 1900-1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Interviews.

Table of Contents:

Lesbian writers talk about their lives and work. "It was made clear to me that writing was not something I was supposed to do." Telling tales, telling truths / Dorothy Allison ; "I don't want to spend all my life fighting" / Kitty Tsui ; A question of identity / Cherrie Moraga
Bridging generations. "The whole world changed" / Joan Nestle ; Writing since the 1950s and still going strong / Valerie Taylor ; Lesbian storyteller / Lee Lynch
Everybody's favorite authors: from Laura, Beth, and Beebo to Lane, Diane, and Kate. A 1950s icon rediscovered / Ann Bannon ; Writing for a community / Katherine V. Forrest
Book and magazine publishers: "freedom of the press belongs to she who owns the presses." Lesbian book publishers. Climbing the Ladder to success: Naiad Press / Barbara Grier ; Changing the world: Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press / Barbara Smith ; Hope, joy, optimism, and publishing: WIM Publications / SDiane Bogus
A magazine of one's own. "America's gayest magazine": the first U.S. lesbian periodical / Lisa Ben ; Spreading the word: keeping connected with Feminist Bookstore News / Carol Seajay ; New dyke in town: the rapid rise of Deneuve / Franco ; Midwife to the culture: HOT WIRE / Toni Armstrong Jr. ; Inventing Aché: a journal for lesbians of African descent / Lisbet
Lesbian writers talk about their passions. No more ivory towers: art and politics. "I feel powerfully connected to the struggles" / Jewelle Gomez ; Standing up to the literary academy / Minnie Bruce Pratt ; "I'm there because I have certain beliefs" / Sarah Schulman
The craft, and passion, of writing. Reluctant pioneer / Willyce Kim ; Writing from the heart / Leslea Newman ; "I wrote this book because I wanted to read it" / Terri de la Pena.