Black Womantalk Explained
Black Womantalk was a British publishing cooperative of women of African and Asian descent founded in 1983.[1]
History
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
- Black Womantalk, Da Choong, Olivette Cole Wilson, Bernardine Evaristo and Gabriela Pearce, eds., Black Women Talk Poetry. London: Black Womantalk Cooperative, 1987.
- 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;
Notes and References
- Book: Julia Sudbury. Julia Chinyere Oparah. 'Other Kinds of Dreams': Black Women's Organisations and the Politics of Transformation. 1998. Routledge. 0-415-16731-0. 250.
- Book: Black Womantalk . Black Women Talk Poetry . 1987. Quoted in Susan Alice Fischer . PhD . Judging by the Cover: An ethnographic study of women and reading . . 120 .
- Susan Alice Fischer . PhD . Judging by the Cover: An ethnographic study of women and reading . . 1989 . 120–126 .
- Web site: Gabriela Pearse . Writers at Warwick Archive . 27 July 2021 .