Sinister Wisdom

Sinister Wisdom

Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural, lesbian literary & art journal by and for lesbians. The magazine is the oldest surviving lesbian literary journal; now more than 30 years in print. SW ispublished quarterly in Berkeley, California and provides free subscriptions to incarcerated and institutionalized women as well as reduced-price subscriptions for lesbians with limited/fixed incomes.

History & Mandate

Founded in 1976 by Harriet Ellenberger (Desmoines) and Catherine Nicholson in Charlotte, North Carolina [Ellenberger, 1991, pg.8] , Sinister Wisdom features only lesbians' work, and is particularly interested in writing, art or photography that reflects diversity of experiences: lesbians of color, ethnic Lesbians, Jewish, Arab, old, young, working-class, poverty class, disabled, and fat lesbians. Author Caryatis Cardea referred to the magazine as a work of "political honor...a commitment to acknowledge the power of language and the privilege of being published...the recognition of multiple struggles, and the accordance of mutual respect among a cultural diversity of lesbians [Cardea, 1991, pg.7] This magazine is now edited in Sebastopol, California by Fran Day.

election of Contributors

* Audre Lorde
* Gloria Anzaldúa
* Chrystos
* Adrienne Rich
* Andrea Dworkin
* Joan Nestle
* Tee Corinne
* Susan Griffin
* Carolyn Gage
* Marilyn Frye
* Pat Parker
* Minnie Bruce Pratt
* Joanna Russ
* Barbara Smith
* Joy Harjo
* Julia Penelope
* Ann Allen Shockley
* Paula Gunn Allen
* Judith K. Witherow

Former editors and publishers

* Harriet Ellenberger (aka Desmoines) and Catherine Nicholson (1976-1981)
* Michelle Cliff and Adrienne Rich (1981-1983)
* Michaele Uccella (1983-1984)
* Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1983-1987)
* Elana Dykewomon (1987-1994)
* Caryatis Cardea (1991 -1994)
* Akiba Onada-Sikwoia (1995-1997)
* Margo Mercedes Rivera-Weiss (1997-2000)
* Fran Day (2000 to present)

ee also

* Lesbian feminism
* Lesbian literature
* Lesbian organizations
* List of Lesbian Periodicals, Journals and Magazines, Past and Present

References

* Ellenberger, Harriet, 'Sinister Wisdom' 43/44 15th Anniversary Retrospective, 1991, pg. 8
* Cardea, Caryatis, 'Sinister Wisdom' 43/44 15th Anniversary Retrospective, 1991, pg. 7

External links

* [http://www.sinisterwisdom.org/index.htm Sinister Wisdom]


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