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Sinister Wisdom

Sinister Wisdom Celebrates 36 Years of Lesbian Publishing! Fund Our Publishing! Tribute issue to Adrienne Rich and the launch of Sinister Wisdom Classics!

Sinister Wisdom Celebrates 36 Years of Lesbian Publishing! Fund Our Publishing! Tribute issue to Adrienne Rich and the launch of Sinister Wisdom Classics!

Sinister Wisdom Celebrates 36 Years of Lesbian Publishing! Fund Our Publishing! Tribute issue to Adrienne Rich and the launch of Sinister Wisdom Classics!

Sinister Wisdom Celebrates 36 Years of Lesbian Publishing! Fund Our Publishing! Tribute issue to Adrienne Rich and the launch of Sinister Wisdom Classics!

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Sinister Wisdom

Sinister Wisdom, a multicultural lesbian literary & art journal, celebrates 36 years of continuous publishing in 2013. Founded in 1976 in Charlotte, NC, Sinister Wisdom publishes three issues a year. Each issue features lesbian-feminist essays, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.

In mid-November, Sinister Wisdom will publish Sinister Wisdom 87, the final issue of 2012. Sinister Wisdom 87 is dedicated to Adrienne Rich; Rich co-edited Sinister Wisdom with her partner Michelle Cliff from 1981 until 1983. Sinister Wisdom 87 features an array of prominent lesbian writers remembering and reflecting on Adrienne Rich's life and legacy.

In 2013, in addition to publishing three regular issues of Sinister Wisdom, Sinister Wisdom will launch Sinister Wisdom Classics, a series of iconic books by lesbian-feminist writers. Sinister Wisdom will return these books to print as a way to nurture and stimulate dialogue within the lesbian community. 

To do this work, Sinister Wisdom needs your help. Become a subscriber to Sinister Wisdom today. Make a gift to support Sinister Wisdom.

Over the past 36 years, Sinister Wisdom has published 86 issues. Sinister Wisdom is a vital space for dialogue and creativity. Sinister Wisdom nurtures and supports a vibrant lesbian community. Become a part of Sinister Wisdom by making a gift today.

Ways to Support Sinister Wisdom

During this fall fundraising campaign, Sinister Wisdom needs to raise $8,700. This commemorative among--celebrating the 87th issue of Sinister Wisdom--is essential to Sinister Wisdom. We have an ambitious publishing agenda for the balance of 2012 and all of 2013. Your gift to Sinister Wisdom will support publishing Sinister Wisdom 87, the next issue dedicated to Adrienne Rich, launching the Sinister Wisdom, and the three issues of Sinister Wisdom planned for 2013.Consider making a gift of $100, which includes a two-year subscribtion to Sinister Wisdom. You will receive Sinister Wisdom 87 as the first issue of your subscription and every single issue we publish in 2013.

Sinister Wisdom Matters! Lesbians Matter!

After 36 years, Sinister Wisdom has a long tradition of publishing in the lesbian-feminist community. Through each issue of the journal, Sinister Wisdom affirms that lesbians matter--lesbian ideas, lesbian words, lesbian creativity. Your support of Sinister Wisdom today means that you care about lesbians, too. Your support means that you appreciate the intricate and on-going efforts of Sinister Wisdom to excavate, preserve, and disseminate lesbian-feminist culture.

Other Ways You Can Help

What we need from you most of all today is financial support. Become a supporter through this campaign. Become a subscriber to Sinister Wisdom. Share this page with your friends and family and ask them to support Sinister Wisdom.

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