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Christy L. Clothier
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Lydia Davis

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Ann Dernier
Ani DiFranco
Debra Esarey
Karen Falkenstrom
Deborah Fries

Maggie Golston
Mary Gordon
Jorie Graham
Debra Gregerman

Annie Guthrie

Niki Herd
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Linda Hogan

Marie Howe

Victoria A. Hudson

Terry Hurley

Holly Iglesias

Jeremy Ingalls

Bobbi Dykema Katsanis
Dolores Kendrick

Anna Osinska Krawczuk
Sandra Lim

Elline Lipkin

Tedi López Mills
Audre Lorde

Nancy Mairs

Elizabeth K. McDonald
Nancy Mendoza
Cynthia Miller
Jane Miller

Rena J. Mosteirin
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Martha Ostheimer

Heather Paxton
Marge Piercy

Khadijah Queen
Adrienne Rich
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Sappho

K.G. Schneider
Frances Sjoberg
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Martha Stanton

Gertrude Stein

Elaine Little Tuman
Brenda Ueland
Spring Ulmer

Sylvia Um

Rachel Vigil

Joni Wallace
Faith Wilding

Monique Wittig

Tiphanie Yanique
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Welcome

POWDER: THE TRAILER

Produced by Visionaries Filmworks

Click here to view the video book trailer for Powder

 

POWDER: THE BLOG

Anna Osinska Krawczuk on the fight for recognition

Click here to read the Powder blog and leave your comments about the book

 

PERSEPHONE SPEAKS

A Women & Literature Blog

 

Holly Iglesias, author of

Souvenirs of a Shrunken World:

"The Largest Locomotive on Earth"

 

Kore has been publishing women’s literary art as an imperative since 1993, after choosing a name which symbolizes the idea that women are agents of change. Kore (kor-ay) is Greek for "daughter" and another name for Persephone—the goddess taken into the underworld whose re-emergence above ground caused the changing of seasons. We hope the writings we bring to light elicit change, both for writer, reader, and the bigger, collective public mind. By providing this forum for established and emerging voices, as well as writers fundamental to history, we are seeking to keep alive change-making expressions of literary passion, experiment, and collaboration.

As a community of literary activists devoted to bringing forth a diversity of voices through works that meet the highest artistic standards, Kore Press publishes women's writing that deepens awareness and advances progressive social change.

 

The deadline for entry into the

2009 Short Fiction Award has been extended to January 15! Click here to learn more about this contest.

 

Upcoming Events

A schedule to help you keep tabs on your favorite Kore writers and events!

 

Poets & Writers

PW has an extensive list of contests and venues for your work.

 

In the Media

 

KORE PRESS HONORED

The United States Local Business Association Recognizes Kore as Tucson's best publisher for 2008.

 

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Edited by Lisa Bowden

and Shannon Cain

Powder: Writing by Women

in the Ranks, from Vietnam to Iraq

with a foreword by Helen Benedict

NEW! Click here to have a copy of Powder sent to the Congressmember of your choice!

Visit our Powder news page.

 

The Invisible City

Don't miss this 5-week experimental arts lab, hosted by Kore Press and NEW ARTiculations Dance Theater! Also, see The Invisible City's blog!

 

WINNER OF THE 2008

FIRST BOOK AWARD

selected by Harryette Mullen

Holly Iglesias

Souvenirs of a Shrunken World

Available now!

Full notes on the text

 

THE GRRLS LITERARY ACTIVISM PROJECT

Advancing Social Change through Education

NOW Accepting Applications for the Spring 2009 Workshop!

WINNER OF THE 2008

SHORT FICTION AWARD

selected by Lydia Davis

 

Rena J. Mosteirin

Nick Trail's Thumb

Available now!

POET PROFILES

Deborah Fries appreciates

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