Interview of Karin Kallmaker for Q Syndicate by Joy Parks
A Fish Out of Water – The Little Mermaid with Lesbians
The original “The Little Mermaid” needed changes. A heroine who lived for starters. And lesbians, it really needed lesbians.
To the Girly-Girls Who Like Girls
If you’re a young femme in school and you really want the purple shoes, the fabulous purse and the supermodel hair, but the gay kids give you a hard time for not looking gay enough — that gets better too.
Lacking in Graciousness and Generosity? So Be It.
I sell my work for money, like a dentist or a house painter. I am a professional. That means I won’t work for someone else to profit while I get nothing. That’s not what professionals do. If that means I’m not gracious or generous, so be it.
“Women’s Fiction” – A Sign or an Answer to Sexism in the Book Industry?
Novelist Joanne Harris finds her books labelled “women’s fiction” frustrating. Why do these labels exist – a perspective from a lesbian writer in a small market.