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Dorothy Allison

For the Australian actress, see Dorothy Alison. For the detective, see Dorothy Allison (psychic). For the Scottish singer, see Dot Allison.
Dorothy Allison
Allison at the 2011 Miami Book Fair
Allison at the 2011 Miami Book Fair
Born (1949-04-11) April 11, 1949 (age 75)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • novelist
EducationFlorida Presbyterian College (BA)
Florida State University
The New School for Social Research (MA)
Subjectclass struggle, child and sexual abuse, women, lesbianism, feminism, and family
Literary movementFeminism
SpouseAlix Layman
Children1
Website
www.dorothyallison.com

Dorothy Allison (born April 11, 1949) is an American writer from South Carolina whose writing focuses on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism and lesbianism.[1] She is a self-identified lesbian femme.[2] Allison has won a number of awards for her writing, including several Lambda Literary Awards. In 2014, Allison was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.[3]

  1. ^ Jetter, Alexis (December 17, 1995). "The Roseanne of Literature". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Ed. Burke, Jennifer Clare (2009). Visible: A Femmethology Vol. 2. Homofactus Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0978597351.
  3. ^ "Dorothy Allison". The Fellowship of Southern Writers. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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