No Margins: Canadian fiction in lesbian

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Elegant tomboys, academic femmes, and small-town kisses; encounters on the road and in the bar; questions arising from an in-between culture; cane stalks, sake, fresh-cut flowers, home insemination and hotel-room orgasms - crossing race, culture, and gender constraints, "No Margins" leads the reader through the lushness of lesbian life and the vastness of the Canadian experience. This is a stellar short-fiction collection featuring fifteen of Canada's finest contemporary writers - all of whom include lesbian identity as one piece of their selves and their work. These highly acclaimed authors were selected to convey the places Canadian lesbians currently inhabit and the future we are forging. The contributors have included artist's statements to accompany their work, sharing the creative process and speaking on the politics of lesbian writing. This is an unprecedented anthology, reflecting an esteemed gathering of lesbian writers who are currently shaping Canadian literature. Contributors are: Anne Fleming; Ann-Marie MacDonald; Daphne Marlatt; Dionne Brand; Elizabeth Ruth; Emma Donoghue; Jane Eaton Hamilton; Karen X Tulchinsky; Larissa Lai; Luanne Armstrong; Lydia Kwa; Marion Douglas; Marnie Woodrow; Nicole Brossard; and Shani Mootoo. Front cover......Page 1 no margins pages......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 Introduction Susan Knutson......Page 7 Editor Notes......Page 14 Luanne Armstrong......Page 15 Dionne Brand......Page 33 Nicole Brossard......Page 48 Emma Donoghue......Page 62 Marion Douglas......Page 86 Anne Fleming......Page 102 Jane Eaton Hamilton......Page 122 Lydia Kwa......Page 146 Larissa Lai......Page 154 Ann-Marie MacDonald......Page 174 Daphne Marlatt......Page 194 Shani Mootoo......Page 204 Elizabeth Ruth......Page 222 Karen X. Tulchinsky......Page 240 Marnie Woodrow......Page 266 Bibliographer Notes......Page 280 Selective Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Literature with Lesbian Content......Page 282 Biographies......Page 314 Acknowledgements......Page 316 Back cover......Page 317