Tag Archives: Writers
Quick hit: 90 Days, 90 Reasons
TweetYou know it’s getting really mcreally real out there in this election season when writers I know and love get to organizing websites and breaking down policy points on why Obama is good for women (and all of us). Here’s George Saunders: Think about that for a second: Obama is saying that a gay woman [...]
Publishing’s perpetual problem with women among many other things.
TweetIn the wake of the Jonah Lehrer controversy, Roxanne Gay wonders if the publishing industry coddles young male writers and unpacks the fascination with our boy genius narrative: Lehrer’s success and this current humiliation, how far he had to fall, is a symptom of a much bigger problem, one that is systemic, one that continues to consistently [...]
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Feminist author Jill Johnston Dies at 81
Tweet Feminist author, columnist for the Village Voice, author of multiple books including Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution and one of the first out lesbians in the mainstream media passed away this last weekend. The Vancouver Observer writes about her playfully in a lovely obituary, Thespian lemonist, dance cricket, and irrepressible funster, Jill Johnston seemed [...]
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The Plight of the Woman Writer
TweetErin Belieu, of Vida: Women in Literary Arts, posted a really revealing article last week over at XX factor about the plight of women writers—and the news is not good. It’s the kind of info that would prompt any woman pursuing an English writing major to check out her dual degree options. The article dons [...]
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Quote of the Day: “People only say I’m angry because I’m black and I’m a woman.”