F138. Ten Years of Feminist Lit: Moving Beyond Representation

F151, Oregon Convention Center, Level 1
Friday, March 29, 2019
9:00 am to 10:15 am

Paper Darts began ten years ago in Minneapolis. As one of the only women-run lit magazines in the country, Paper Darts represents a unique, independent model in the publishing industry. While always implicitly political with majority women writers, over the years PD has shifted its mission to be explicitly intersectionally feminist. The panel discusses the importance of moving beyond representation by curating content that challenges sexist and racist tropes often perpetuated in indie lit.

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Moderator:

Sagirah Shahid is a Black American Muslim poet.

Lizzy Shramko is the outreach coordinator at Paper Darts and a communications specialist for justice-oriented nonprofits. She has a graduate degree in gender studies and her writing has been published in Bitch, City Pages, Greenroom Magazine, and more.

Meghan Murphy is currently the Editor-In-Chief of Paper Darts magazine and press.

Maya Beck is a 2015 Givens Foundation Fellow, 2017 VONA alum, 2017 We Need Diverse Book mentee, 2017-18 Loft Mentor Series Fellow, 2018 Tin House Workshop alum, and Paper Darts Story Editor whose work is published or forthcoming in LitHub, Mizna, PANK, NAT BRUT, Water~Stone Review, and more.

Jessica Eckerstorfer is a Filipina American writer, artist, and feminist. She is the current Arts Editor for Paper Darts magazine, and an MFA Fiction candidate at Columbia College. Her professional background is in arts nonprofit education. She firmly believes in arts accessibility.

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F138. Ten Years of Feminist Lit: Moving Beyond Representation

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