Black Writers Matter Contributor(s): French, Whitney (Editor), Cooper, Afua (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0889776164 ISBN-13: 9780889776166 Publisher: University of Regina Press OUR PRICE: $23.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Canadian - Literary Collections | American - African American |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A collection of new writing on the Black Canadian experience An anthology of African-Canadian writing, Black Writers Matter offers a cross-section of established writers and newcomers to the literary world who tackle contemporary and pressing issues with beautiful, sometimes raw, prose. As editor Whitney French says in her introduction, Black Writers Matter "injects new meaning into the word diversity [and] harbours a sacredness and an everydayness that offers Black people dignity." An "invitation to read, share, and tell stories of Black narratives that are close to the bone," this collection feels particular to the Black Canadian experience. |
Contributor Bio(s): French, Whitney: - The founder and co-editor of From the Root Zine, Whitney French has been published in Descant Magazine, anthologized in The Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry, and is the host and facilitator of the Writing While Black creative writing studio Whitney lives in Toronto. |