Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture Camping & Outdoor Activities is rewarded with the strength

is rewarded with the strength to keep in touch with the wounded parts of herself and to grow beyond the scars by stretching the confines of history

and a catalyst for productive change

Then they shared a kiss

and understanding our relationships to ourselves

Featuring twenty-two stories by twenty-two authors

Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture Camping & Outdoor Activities is rewarded with the strengthHonorable Mention, 2024 William Sanders Scarborough Prize, Modern Language Association One Sunday afternoon in February 1977, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and several other Black women writers met at June Jordan's Brooklyn apartment to eat gumbo, drink champagne, and talk about their work. Calling themselves "The Sisterhood," the group which also came to include Audre Lorde, Paule Marshall, Margo Jefferson, and others would get