SHORT-TAKE ANTHOLOGIES

In narratives and poems, fifteen women share their poignant and personal views on life as an African American woman during the Harlem Renaissance. It includes the title essay by Zora Neale Hurston and "On Being Young—a Woman—and Colored" by Marita Bonner. Poems by Anne Spencer, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Angelina Weld Grimké, and more.

Six storied women of the Harlem Renaissance address the complexities and ramifications of an African American “passing” as white. The choice of narratives and women's perspectives are unique and fascinating. It includes "The Sleeper Wakes," a short story by Jessie Redmon Fauset, the author of four Harlem Renaissance novels.

For the first time in a single collection—

unique insights into the mecca of the Harlem Renaissance by the women who experienced it. A woman's perspective of Harlem, influenced by the social expectations of the time, is unique and rarely addressed.

Jessie Fauset was the Literary Editor of The Crisis and the most published woman writer of the Harlem Renaissance. This collection gives readers an opportunity to absorb the true breadth and depth of her brilliant and long overlooked poetry.

A collection of poems recognized for cash prizes and honorable mentions in annual contests held by national African American periodicals from 1925 to 1927. These are the most notable poems selected by the leading literary figures of that era. Featured poets include Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Anne Spencer, Helene Johnson, and more.

This anthology compiles all the poems written by women and published in Boston’s Harlem Renaissance literary journal, The Saturday Evening Quill. A defining feature of this landmark publication was its inclusivity: half of its contributors were women.

In two volumes, Essential Short Stories by Women of the Harlem Renaissance presents the best short stories by distinguished women writers—from those who have earned more widespread attention to those who haven’t yet but are just as deserving. Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Jessie Redmon Fauset, and more

In two volumes, Essential Short Stories by Women of the Harlem Renaissance presents the best short stories by distinguished women writers—from those who have earned more widespread attention to those who haven’t yet but are just as deserving. Marita Bonner, Mae Cowdery, May Miller, and more

Powerful one-act plays by three of the most daring and talented women writers of the Harlem Renaissance, all recognized in prestigious literary contests of the era.

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Angelina Weld Grimké, the daughter of a former slave and the great-niece of white abolitionists, struggled with her repressed bisexuality. Her poems are powerful discourses on love, loss, longing, and racial identity. 

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Marita O. Bonner broke the mold of traditional storytelling with her lyrical and sometimes experimental writing style. These are her short stories and narrative essays. 

Three of her plays are included in Prize Plays by Women of the Harlem Renaissance, Volumes 1 and 2.  —COMING SOON

Perhaps the best known woman writer of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston burst onto the Harlem scene in 1925. These short stories reflect the dynamic start of Hurston’s celebrated writing career.

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Anita Scott Coleman, a prolific and award-winning writer, added her unique and important perspective of the American southwest to the canon of Harlem Renaissance literature.

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The Early Stories of Dorothy West

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