Laura Antoniou

Laura Antoniou (born 1963) is an American novelist. She is the author of The Marketplace series of BDSM-themed novels, which were originally published under the pen name of Sara Adamson.^[1]

Antoniou is also known for her work as an editor and pioneer on the field of contemporary erotic fiction^[2] and in particular as editor of lesbian erotica antologies including the three volume Leather Women series,^[3][4] Some Women,^[5] By Her Subdued, No Other Tribute, and a collection of her own short stories and essays titled The Catalyst and Other Works. In 2011, she won the John Preston Short Fiction award from the National Leather Association for her short story "That's Harsh," published in the e-book edition of The Slave. (She also won the NLA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.)

Antoniou's fiction and her essays on alternate views of sexual roles have been cited by writers on the evolution of erotic fiction, and on the social politics of gender roles. Documentary filmmaker and author Tanya Trepanier's described Antoniou as part of a growing trend of novelists exploring hybrid forms of identity, including cultural and sexual identity, that don't fit into simple categories, using narrative storytelling as a way of understanding identities that can't be easily defined in a traditional manner.^[6] In an analysis of contemporary novelists in the area of women's erotic fiction, Carolyn Allen cites Antoniou's writings as describing the concept that all relationships between people include elements of power exchange, with one partner taking the more dominant role even in day-to-day interactions.^[3] Nikki Sullivan, lecturer in Cultural and Critical Studies at Macquarie University, in her essay Sadomasochism as Resistance? refers to Antoniou's description of sexual roles as a loose structure, due to the many choices available to the participants, with the key element being the choice of which participant guides the activities.^[5]

Partial bibliography

• Laura Antoniou, writing as Anonymous: Lady F, Masquerade, 1993, ISBN 9781563336423 (out of print)
• Laura Antoniou, Looking for Mr. Preston, Richard Kasak Books, 1995, ISBN 978-1563332883 (out of print)
• Laura Antoniou, writing as Christopher Morgan, Musclebound and Other Stories, Alyson Books, 2002 ISBN 978-1555836511 (previously published by Masquerade Books, 1996)
• Laura Antoniou, The Marketplace, Circlet Press, 2010 ISBN 978-1-88565-57-1 (originally published by Masquerade in 1993 and then Mystic Rose Books in 2000)
• Laura Antoniou, The Slave, Mystic Rose Books, 2001 ISBN 978-0964596054 (originally published by Masquerade in 1994)
• Laura Antoniou, The Trainer, Mystic Rose Books 2001 ISBN 978-0964596061 (originally published by Masquerade in 1995)
• Laura Antoniou, The Academy: Tales of the Marketplace, Ed. Karen Taylor. Mystic Rose Books, 2000 ISBN 0-964560-3-2
• Laura Antoniou, The Reunion, Mystic Rose books, 2002, ISBN 0-8645960-7-5
• Laura Antoniou, No Other Tribute: Erotic Tales of Women in Submission, Rhinoceros Books, 1997, ISBN 1-56333-603-0
• Laura Antoniou, Leatherwomen, Rosebud Books, 1998, ISBN 1-56333-598-0
• Laura Antoniou, The Catalyst and Other Works, Mystic Rose Books 2004, ISBN 0-9645960-8-3 (previously published by Masquerade Books, 1991)
• Laura Antoniou, Lori Selke (Ed.), Tough Girls: Down and Dirty Dyke Erotica, Black Books, 2001, ISBN 1-892723-12-3
• Laura Antoniou, Christina Abernathy, Erotic Slavehood: A Miss Abernathy Omnibus, Greenery Press, 2007, ISBN 1-890159-71-9

References

1. ^ Henkin, Bill; Holiday, Sybil (1996). Consensual sadomasochism: how to talk about it and how to do it safely. Daedalus Publishing. pp. 230–231. ISBN 1881943127. 
2. ^ Bright, Susie (1997). The Best American Erotica 1997. Simon and Schuster. p. 5. ISBN 068481823X. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Allen, Carolyn (1996). Following Djuna: women lovers and the erotics of loss. Indiana University Press. p. 124. ISBN 0253330238. 
4. ^ Deneuve (Curve Magazine),vol=Vol 4 (FRS Enterprises): 3. 1994. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Sullivan, Nikki (2003). A critical introduction to queer theory. NYU Press. p. 153. ISBN 0814798411. 
6. ^ Schoenhals, Martin; Joseph E. Behar (2001). Visions of the twenty first century. Global Academic Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 158684069X. 

External links

• Official website
• Interview with Laura Antoniou at BDSM: Debunking the Myths
• Review of The Marketplace at Dark Romance
• Quotes by Laura Antoniou
• List of Best BDSM Authors

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