S267. At the Margins, at the Intersections: Black Queer Literature, Writing, Publishing
Saturday, April 2, 2016
4:30 pm to 5:45 pm
Audre Lorde, E. Lynn Harris, and James Baldwin, among others, set the path for embracing Black Queer identities in writing. As contemporary writers who identify as, or write about, Black LGBTQ communities, we're consciously embracing identities that intersect, and that are also at the margins of society. Join us as we discuss the contributions of Black Queer writers past and present, and explore what it means to embrace writing at the intersections, yet at the margins, in current times.
Participants
Moderator:
Frederick Smith is author of three novels, Play It Forward, Right Side of the Wrong Bed (a Lambda Literary finalist), and Down for Whatever. He works with college students around cultural and gender identities, and is a doctoral student in education leadership for social justice.
Sheree L. Greer
Rebekah Weatherspoon
Fiona Zedde is the author of several novellas and novels of lesbian love and longing, including the Lambda Literary Award finalists Bliss and Every Dark Desire. Her novel, Dangerous Pleasures, was winner of the About.com Readers’ Choice Award for Best Lesbian Novel or Memoir of 2012.
