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The past two months have been a whirlwind of activity for BLF Press! Last month, we traveled to Chicago for the Golden Crown Literary Society conference, where Lez Talk: A Collection of Black Lesbian Short Fiction was a Goldie finalist, and our founder Stephanie Andrea Allen, who also co-directs the Black Lesbian Literary Collective with Lauren Cherelle, co-facilitated a workshop on creating sustainable writing communities for lesbians of color.
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Greetings!
Today, April 5, 2017, marks the one-year anniversary of BLF Press's first release, Lez Talk: A Collection of Black Lesbian Short Fiction. So much has happened with Lez Talk over the past year, including profiles on the Ms. Magazine blog, Huffington Post, and meeting so many of you while we were on tour with the book.
When I started BLF Press in 2014, I wasn't sure what direction our work would take, I just knew that I wanted to create a space where Black lesbian and queer voices would be honored, and it was my good fortune that our first title was a cacophony of Black lesbian literary voices. Since then, we've published another anthology, as well as my collection of short stories, and we've got more exciting work on the horizon.
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Greetings!
I have lots of news this issue, but I am most excited to share with you the cover for Krystal A. Smith's debut collection of speculative fiction, Two Moons. The talented artist Mirlande Jean-Gilles created the original piece for us and we are thrilled. Let us know what you think.
The title will be available for pre-sale May 1, 2017, and has an anticipated release date of June 20, 2017.
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Greetings!
Spring has "sprung" here in the South and it's hard to believe that we're nearly halfway through 2016. Where did the time go?
If you're in the area, please join us this Friday (May 20th) in Atlanta, GA at Charis Books and More for the next stop on the Lez Talk Book Tour. Claudia Moss, Lauren Cherelle, and Krystal A. Smith will be reading and signing copies of the anthology, so be sure to stop by to chat with some of your favorite Black lesbian authors.
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