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Feminist Fiction

Classic Authors | Contemporary Authors | Mystery Writers | Feminist Science Fiction Authors | Feminist Poets

Classic Authors
Jane Austen Information Page Includes annotated text of Austen's classic novels, as well as quotes, letters, and some light-hearted Jane Austen humor. Charlotte Bronte Author of "Jane Eyre", "Villette", and other Victorian novels. Willa Cather Information about Willa Cather, author of pioneer novels featuring strong women like "My Antonia". Includes Willa Cather events, and publications by and about Cather. Emily Dickinson This site, dedicated to the famous New England poet, includes a biography, poems online page, answers to frequently-asked questions, articles, and information on the Emily Dickinson International Society. Charlotte Perkins Gilman Early feminist author of The Yellow Wallpaper and Herland. Zora Neale Hurston This page dedicated to the novelist/anthropologist includes an anecdote of how one reader discovered Hurston, story excerpts, photos, information, essays, and links. Edith Wharton American author of "Age of Innocence," "House of Mirth," and other novels.	Anne Bronte Poet Anne Bronte's life and poetry are highlighted in this web page. Also included in this page is a bibliography relating to the Bronte sisters. Emily Bronte This web page devoted to the 19th century poet include a biography, samples of Emily's poetry, and poetry links. The Kate Chopin Project Created by an honors English class, this site contains a biography and several annotated excerpts of Chopin1s classic stories and novels, such as "The Awakening." George Eliot Information on the life and writings of George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans -- author of Middlemarch and other novels. Radclyffe Hall This short biography and list of works by this famous lesbian author is on The Knitting Circle site, the Lesbian and Gay Staff Association of the South Bank University, London. Gertrude Stein Another short biography from The Knitting Circle site. Virginia Woolf This comprehensive resource for "woolfians" contains links to sites about the famous author's life and works, photos, and essays.
Contemporary Authors
Isabel Allende Latina American writer. Lisa Alther This web page provides a guide to Alther's background, with pictures, interviews, critiques and descriptions of books. Maya Angelou Biographical information, list of books, and links for this poet, dramatist and autobiographical writer. A.S. Byatt Antonia Susan Byatt has written six novels, including Booker-prize winning Possession. Edwidge Danticat This page comes from voices from the gap-- a site dedicated to creating visibility to authors who are women of color. This page features a biography, list of works and others links to Danticat-Haitian author of "Krik?Krak" and "Breath,Eyes, Memory." Annie Dillard Author of "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" and "An American Childhood." Louise Erdrich Salon interview with Native American poet and author. Barbara Kingsolver Official website of popular author of "The Bean Trees," "Animal Dreams," "Pigs in Heaven," and "The Poisonwood Bible." Terry McMillan This African-American best-selling author of Waiting to Exhale gives a short interview about the making of the movie based on the novel. Toni Morrison Noble Prize-winning author of "Beloved" and other African-American- and woman-focused novels. Gloria Naylor Novelist, works include "The Women of Brewster Place." Maria Louise Pool This Victorian lesbian author wrote novels about women set in New England and the South. This site contains a detailed biography and novel excerpts. Jane Smiley Author of "A Thousand Acres" which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1991. Alice Walker This site of this activist/womanist author contains a biography, annotated excerpts of her works, a list of works, quotes, and interviews. Rebecca Wells Author of "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." Banana Yoshimoto A fan's devoted site to this Japanize author of "Kitchen."	Dorothy Allison Southern feminist, lesbian author of "Bastard Out of Carolina", "Trash", "Skin" and "Two or Three Things I Know for Sure." Julia Alvarez Best-selling Dominican-American author of "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents," "In the Time of the Butterflies," and "Yo!" Margaret Atwood Canadian author of "Cat's Eye," "The Handmaid's Tale," and other novels, as well as an extensive collection of short stories, all with strong women protagonists. Sandra Cisneros List of books and biographical information about this chicana author of "House on Mango Street" and "Women Hollering Creek and Other Stories". This web site provides links to other hispanic authors. Joan Didion Author of "After Henry" web page features a biography, information on works,and links to other sites. Andrea Dworkin The site dedicated to the controversial feminist writer dispels some myths about her beliefs and samples her fiction works, interviews and speeches. Leslie Feinberg Activist, author and speaker of the transgender movement. Hir "Stone Butch Blues" is a must-read. Maxine Hong Kingston Chinese-American author of "The Woman Warrior" and other works. Anchee Minn Chinese author of "Red Azalea" writes about political and social issues during Maoist China. Bharati Mukherjee This Indian-American author seeks to record the experiences of the "new immigrant." Marge Piercy Everything you've ever wanted to know about Marge Piercy, poet and author of "Woman on the Edge of Time," including her resume, list of books and reviews, reading schedule, and more. Anna Quindlen Anna Quindlen is a former columnist for the New York Times. Amazon.com describes her writing as, "personal, humorous, and thought-provoking." Author of "One True Thing" and "Living Out Loud." Amy Tan Interviews with and articles about the author of "The Joy Luck Club," "The Kitchen God's Wife," and "The Hundred Secret Senses."
Feminist Mystery Writers
Eleanor Taylor Bland Eleanor Taylor Bland's sleuth is Marti MacAlister, an African-American woman homicide detective in Illinois. Nicola Furlong Mystery writer whose works feature female athletic detective characters. Sparkle Hayter Mystery author. Susan Holtzer: The Mysterious Wolverine Mystery novelist, including the "Ann Arbor" mystery series. Lia Matera This author of the Willa Jansson series has a site that includes information about booksignings, articles, and recommended links for entertainment and research. Terris McMahan Grimes Presents Sister Sleuth This mystery novelist1s site explores mysteries written for and about people of color. Includes an interview with Grimes and information about her new novel. Sarah Paretsky Sara Paretsky is one of the best known women mystery authors, whose private detective V.I. Warshawski and gritty Chicago-based mysteries broke ground for women in the previously all male hard-boiled mystery game. Starhawk Starhawk is the author of some suspenseful new age/science fiction feminist novels: "The Fifth Sacred Thing" and "Walking to Mercury." Polly Whitney Author of adventurous roller-blading mysteries.	Rita Mae Brown Southern feminist writer, her works include the "Sneaky Pie Brown" mystery series and the "lesbian classic" "Rubyfruit Jungle." Sue Grafton This is the official site of the alphabetical mystery writer. Take a survey, read her biography, or search her books from "A" is for Alibi to "O" is for Outlaw. This site won the People's Choice Web Site award. Joan Hess Feminist mystery novelist, her works feature Claire Malloy, a bookseller, and Arly Hanks, Chief of Police of Maggody, Arkansas. Margaret Maron The site of this Edgar Award winning mystery novelist includes a biography and book information. Sharyn McCrumb This suspense novelist is the author of the Elizabeth McPhearson mysteries and the Ballad novel series. Annette Meyers Author of the Smith and Wetzon series about two Wall Street headhunters, and co-author, with her husband Martin, of a historical series written under the pen name Maan Meyers. Sandra Scoppettone This mystery/suspense author is best known for her Lauren Laurano series, which features a lesbian private investigator. Her site includes a biography, interview, summary of current projects, calendar of appearances, and reviews of other writer's books. Marilyn Wallace: A Wallace Sampler This suspense writer is also the editor of the Sisters in Crime Anthologies.
Feminist Science Fiction Authors
Marion Zimmer Bradley Site of fantasy magazine and information about author. Ursula K. LeGuin Site of science fiction writers including LeGuin. The site features interviews, links and a consise works list of fantasy for children and adults. Constance Penley Penley writes about sex and sexism within the world of science and technology.	Octavia Butler Visit the home page devoted to African-American science fiction writer Octavia Butler for a bibliography, links to a biography, and commentary. Robin McKinley This site includes letters by the author, a biography, summaries of her books and surveys by readers. Sherri S. Tepper Fantasy author of "The Awakeners" series.
Feminist Poets
Maya Angelou James Baldwin writes,"You will hear the regal woman, the mischievous street girl; you will hear the price of black woman's survival and you will hear of her generosity. Black, bitter, and beautiful, she speaks of our survival" of Maya Angelou's poetry. Elizabeth Bishop "Elizabeth Bishop was vehement about her art--a perfectionist who didn't want to be seen as a 'woman poet.'"(amazon.com) Lucille Clifton African-American poet with a raw and powerful writing style. June Jordan This page features biography and a list of publications of this essayist, poet and professor at UC Berkeley. Alice Fulton See a biography, reviews of Fulton's books, a listing of her awards, the text of her poems, links to other works on the Internet, and interviews. TriQuarterly, Contemporary Literature, and The Writer's Chronicle. Marianne Moore This web site features pictures, a biography, and the poems of Marianne Moore. Marge Piercy Piercy's site of her work and interviews. Sharon Olds Feminist poet who writes about her family. Mary Oliver Accessible poems about nature. Sonia Sanchez Sanchez uses her words to create a bridge between gender, race and age.	Ellen Bass Writes about sexual abuse in both Spanish and English. Gwendolyn Brooks An African-American poet whose works include "we real cool." Louise Erderich Native American poet and author. Nikki Giovanni This site includes a chronological biography, list of published works and recordings, and details on Giovanni's awards and honorary degrees. Carolyn Forche Links to poetry about human rights. Audre Lorde Woman Lesbian Black Poet Mother Teacher Robin Morgan Author and founder of "Sisterhood Is Global." Sylvia Plath Author of "Bell Jar" and "Ariel" poems. Mary Oliver Accessible poems about nature. Adrienne Rich Groundbreaking lesbian feminist poet. Sapphire Author of "American Dreams." Ntozake Shange Poet who choreographed her poems.