Black Womantalk was a British publishing cooperative of women of African and Asian descent founded in 1983.[1]
History edit
Based in London, Black Womantalk was "set up in 1983 by a group of unemployed Black women of African and Asian descent who felt strongly about creating the space and the means for our voices to be heard."[2] Originally there were eight members, including Olivette Cole Wilson and Bernardine Evaristo. By 1989 there were three members: Cole Wilson, Da Choong, and Gabriela Pearse.[3][4]
Most of Black WomanTalk's effort went into organising open readings and workshops for Black women writers.[3] They also released two anthologies of Black women's writing: a 1987 poetry anthology Black Women Talk Poetry, and a 1991 short story anthology, Don't Ask Me Why.
Publications edit
- Black Womantalk, Da Choong, Olivette Cole Wilson, Bernardine Evaristo and Gabriela Pearce, eds., Black Women Talk Poetry. London: Black Womantalk Cooperative, 1987. ISBN 9780399144462
- Da Choong, Olivette Cole Wilson and Sylvia Parker (eds.) Don't Ask Me Why: An Anthology of Short Stories by Black Women. London: Black Womantalk Press, 1991; ISBN 9781870400015
References edit
- ^ Julia Sudbury; Julia Chinyere Oparah (1998). 'Other Kinds of Dreams': Black Women's Organisations and the Politics of Transformation. Routledge. p. 250. ISBN 0-415-16731-0.
- ^ Black Womantalk, ed. (1987). Black Women Talk Poetry. Quoted in Susan Alice Fischer. Judging by the Cover: An ethnographic study of women and reading (PDF) (PhD). University of London, Institute of Education. p. 120.
- ^ a b Susan Alice Fischer (1989). Judging by the Cover: An ethnographic study of women and reading (PDF) (PhD). University of London, Institute of Education. pp. 120–126.
- ^ "Gabriela Pearse". Writers at Warwick Archive. Retrieved 27 July 2021.