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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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Our Happy Hours – How LGBT People Thrive(d) and Survive(d)

Karin Kallmaker 11/03/2017 Anthologies, Sisters of the Pen 1 Comment

I’m proud to be a contributor to Our Happy Hours – a personal, historical, political anthology that celebrates the culture where we thrive and survive.

#LGBTHistory#LGBTSolidarity#PulseMassacre
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The Lesbian Talk Show – Gateway and Classic Lesbian Fiction

Web Sprite 06/02/2017 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen

Sheena at the Lesbian Review talks to Karin Kallmaker about gateway and classic lesbian books like The Persistent Desire, Stoner McTavish, and On Strike Against God.

#Interview#lesbianprideThe Lesbian Review
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So I Had This Idea 2017 – From Idea to Published Work

Karin Kallmaker 05/28/2017 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen 0 Comments

Ask a hundred writers “how’d you finish that book?” and you’ll get 97 different answers and 3 people who’ll wander off muttering.

#GCLS#lesfic#lesfickery#WomenWriting#WriterPride
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Reblog: Laurie R. King “Moving Forward”

Karin Kallmaker 01/21/2017 LIFE + STYLE, Sisters of the Pen 3 Comments

I am grateful to Laurie R. King for expressing beautifully how I am feeling today about moving forward. Please go read.

#WriterPrideLaurie R. King
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Lesbian Storytelling in the New Dark Times – Laurel Bookstore Feb 19

Karin Kallmaker 01/08/2017 Events and Appearances, Sisters of the Pen

Calendar it now: Laurel Bookstore, Oakland, 2/19 4 pm, Lesbians. Really all you need to know right there. Lesbian writers talking about doing what we do in the Dark Times.

#BookstoresRock#LaurelBookstore#lesbianpride
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    Unforgettable is vintage lesbian romance, continuing Kallmaker's string of well-written, thoughtful stories about women surviving difficult times and coming into their own.
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    Both author and narrator are such professionals, they made this audiobook a great experience. Highly recommended.
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