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Home Blog POST TOPICS Sisters of the Pen

Sisters of the Pen

Karin Kallmaker's posts about other sapphic writers, particularly the foremothers of sapphic fiction, like Dorothy Allison and Lee Lynch. Women we all should be so lucky to know.

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It’s Unexpectable! Audio and Virtual Events and Stuff and Things

Karin Kallmaker 04/30/2020 Because I Said So, Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen, Unforgettable 0 Comments

A live reading, a podcast, and a virtual convention panel. It’s the new normal – we can be together until we can be together.

#Interview#readingClare LydonCurve Virtual LGBTQI Festival
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So I Had This Idea 2019 – From Idea to Published Work

Karin Kallmaker 06/25/2019 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 2 Comments

You are not doing the writing thing wrong! Come hear the journeys of 5 authors who did it their way at the So I Had This Idea Panel. #GCLS2019

#GCLS2019#lesfic#lesfickery#wlw#WomenWriting#WriterPride
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Dorothy Allison: Burning Hot Hope

Karin Kallmaker 07/15/2018 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 16 Comments

Dorothy Allison and Hannah Gadsby have something in common. I saw the connection, after preparing to present the Trailblazer Award to Allison at #GCLS2018. My thoughts and the presentation are included in this blog.

#feministAwesome WomenDorothy AllisonHannah Gadsby
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So I Had This Idea 2018 – From Idea to Published Work

Karin Kallmaker 06/20/2018 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 0 Comments

There are many right ways to finish a novel. At #GCLS2018 you can hear the stories of authors who transformed an idea into a finished work.

#f/f#GCLS2018#lesfic#lesfickery#wlw#WomenWriting#WriterPride
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Thank You Courtney Milan – Representation is Our Job

Karin Kallmaker 02/09/2018 Craft of Writing, My Lady Lipstick, Sisters of the Pen 1 Comment

Courtney Milan doesn’t know me, but I’m going to thank her anyway. Why representation is my job because writing is my superpower.

#Courtney!!!#representationmatters#weneeddiversebooksCourtney Milan
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