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Dispatches from Lesbian America

An anthology of stories by lesbian authors

Released — February 25, 2017

Now Available

Dispatches from Lesbian America

After three years of work, we are proud to present this new anthology of 42 stories by lesbian authors, the majority of whom are living in the U.S, but also including one Canadian, one woman from the Netherlands, one from Aotearoa/New Zealand and one from Australia.

Dispatches from Lesbian America is a collection of short fiction and memoir from contemporary writers, some newly emerging and some well-known. Unique in recent lesbian anthologies, these thoughtful stories address themes meaningful to us in the modern world.

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Literary Events for Pride Month, June, 2019

You are invited to join us!

Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 7pm
Solano Pride Center
600 Marin Street, 2nd floor
Vallejo, CA 94590

Saturday, June 22, 2019, 2-4pm
Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library
2940 Benvenue Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 981-6280

Saturday, June 29, 2019, 2-4pm
Dimond Branch Public Library
3565 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 482-7844

All readings are scent free and wheelchair accessible.

Book Launch

Pictured here is the book launch for Dispatches from Lesbian America, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at the Frank Bette Center for the Arts in Alameda, just a few miles outside Oakland, California. The author at the podium is Joan Annsfire, reading from her short memoir Rough Drafting.

The evening was a powerful chance for our lesbian literary voices to be heard and appreciated firsthand. The arts center was filled to capacity. In fact, we were standing room only. It was an exciting evening! The publisher, Bedazzled Ink, was on hand and copies of our anthology were being sold.

The editors of "Dispatches from Lesbian America"

The Editors

Giovanna Capone

Giovanna is currently working on a full-length documentary film about Italians in America, specifically the existence of the Italian social clubs in northern California…

Xequina Maria Berber

Xequina is a storyteller, writer, artist and school librarian. Most recently, she is the author of The Mermaid Girl…

Cheela Romaine Smith

Cheela Romaine Smith is a crusty old dyke cartoonist, webmaster, tattooist, and long-term journal-keeper from….

Giovanna’s additional books include:

In My Neighborhood

by Giovanna Capone

In My Neighborhood contains both poetry and prose. It’s a lyrical, humorous, and provocative first book documenting Giovanna Capone’s search for a political and personal identity as an Italian-American raised in an old world traditional family, who later claims herself as a lesbian and a political activist…

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Hey Paesan!

Writing by Lesbians and Gay Men of Italian Descent

Edited by Giovanna (Janet) Capone, Denise Nico Leto, and Tommi Avicolli Mecca

An anthology of writing by Italian/Sicilian-descended lesbians and gay men in North America, Hey Paesan! is the first-ever look at the homophobia, silence and invisibility faced by members of an ethnic group that have been stereotyped as mafiosi and femme fatales. It’s a long overdue contribution…

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