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200 West Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301  
(850) 606-2665
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Black Women Writers

FICTION

Bunkley, Anita
Suspense
F Bun
 
Butler, Octavia E.
Science fiction
F But
 
Carrington, Roslyn (AKA Simona Taylor)
Fiction set in Trinidad
F Cam; F Tay
 
Craft, Francine
Historical fiction
F Cra
 
Danticat, Edwidge
Fiction set in Haiti
F Dan
 
Due, Tananarive
Science fiction; Suspense
F Due; Nonfiction
 
Files, Lolita
Black relationships
F Fil
 
Ford, Bette
Romance
F For
 
Forster, Gwynne
Romance
F For
 
Foster, Sharon Ewell
Black inspirational
F Fos
 
Green, Carmen
Black romance
F Gre
 
Hill, Donna
Romance
F Hil
 
Jackson, Lisa
Romance; Suspense
F Jac
 
Jackson, Sheneska
Black relationships; Humor
F Jac
 
Jackson-Opoku, Sandra
Black relationships
F Jac
 
Kitt, Sandra
Romance
F Kit
 
Lattany, Kristin Hunter
Black relationships
F Lat
               
Lewis, Shelby
Romance
F Lew
 
Little, Benilde
Black relationships
F Lit
 
Mason, Felicia
Romance
F Mas; Story Collection
 
Mickelbury, Penny
Suspense
F Mic

Neely, Barbara
Mystery
F Nee
 
Ray, Francis
Romance
F Ray; Story Collection

 


NON FICTION

Angelou, Maya
Influential Poet and Writer
Biography; Nonfiction
 
Giovanni, Nikki

Poetry
Nonfiction
 
Hurston, Zora Neale
Writer & folklore collector; Influential writer
F Hur; Nonfiction; Biography

Hooks, Bell
American culture
Nonfiction
 
Kincaid, Jamaica
Fiction set in Caribbean
F Kin; Nonfiction; Biography
 
McFadden, Bernice L.
Relationships
F McF
 
Vanzant, Iyanla
Faith; Spirituality
Nonfiction

Souljah, Sister

Black experience
F Sou; Nonfiction
 
Shange, Ntozake
Innovative feminist novels
F Sha; Nonfiction
 
Bambara, Toni Cade
Racial awareness and feminism
F Bam; Nonfiction
 
Reeves, Adrienne Ellis

Romance
F Ree
 
Riley, Mildred
Historical fiction
F Ril
 
Roby, Kimberla Lawson
Black relationships
F Rob
 

Snoe, Eboni
Romance
F Sno
 
Spencer, Camika
Black relationships
F Spe
 
Tyner, Marilyn
Black romance
F Tyn
 
Walker, Margie
Romance
F Wal; Story Collection
 
Wesley, Valerie
Mystery
F Wes
 
Woods, Paula L.
Mystery; Suspense
F Woo

Alers, Rochelle
Romance
F Ale
 
Benson, Angela
Romance
F Ben
 
Bland, Eleanor Taylor
Mystery
F Bla
 

BLACK EXPERIENCE

Briscoe, Connie
Black experience
F Bri
 
Campbell, Bebe Moore
Black experience
F Cam
 
Cary, Lorene
Black experience
F Car; Nonfiction

Cooper, J. California
Black women's experience
F Coo
 
Lauber, Lynn
Black experience
F Lau

Golden, Marita
Contemporary Black experience
F Gol; Nonfiction
 
Jones, Gayl
Brutal Black experience
F Jon

McKinney-Whetstone, Diane
Black experience
F Mck
 
McMillan, Rosalyn
Black experience
F Mcm
 
McMillan, Terry
Black experience
F Mcm; Story Collection
 
Morrison, Toni

Black experience
F Mor; Nonfiction
               
Naylor, Gloria
Black women's experience
F Nay

Nunez, Elizabeth
Black experience; Romance
F Nun
 
Porter, Connie Rose
Black experience
F Por
               
Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Black experience
F Rho; Nonfiction

Sanders, Dori
Black experience
F San
 
Sapphire
Black experience
F Sap; Nonfiction

Sinclair, April
Black experience
F Sin
                 
Walker, Alice
Contemporary Black experience
F Wal; Nonfiction

Welch-Tyson, Delorys
Black experience
F Wel
               
Youngblood, Shay
Black experience
F You
 
Ansa, Tina McElroy
Black experience
F Ans
 
Bolden, Tonya
Black experience
F Bol; Nonfiction


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