Sista! Anthology

FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD - BEST LGBTQ ANTHOLOGY

Edited by Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, John R. Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair, our groundbreaking new anthology explores the challenges, joys, heart-aches, rewards and experience of same-gender-loving women of African African-Caribbean descent with connections to the UK - including bi women, transwomen and mixed race women.

Contributors include Andreena Bogle-Walton ~ babirye bukilwa ~ Chardine Taylor-Stone ~ Christina Fonthes ~ Clementine Ewokolo Burnley ~ Delphine Spencer ~ Doreene Blackstock ~ Eileen Bellot ~ Germaine Joseph ~ Gray Akotey ~ ‘Jenn’ ~ Jennifer Daley ~ Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor ~ Kayza Rose ~ Kesiena Boom ~ Lettie Precious ~ Mica Hamilton ~ Mojisola Adebayo ~ Monica Beadle ~ ‘Nea Semba’ ~ Olivette Cole-Wilson ~ Phyll Opoku-Gyimah ~ PJ Samuels ~ Remi Graves ~ Sokari Ekine ~ Roxanne Simone ~ Roxene Anderson ~ Rue Gumbochuma ~ Tamara McFarlane ~ Valerie Mason-John ~ Yrsa Daley-Ward.

Hear Phyll read from and discuss Sista! at Africa Writes 2018 here.

Read a fascinating in-depth revew from Rewrite here.

You can buy this text from the following outlets:

UK: Waterstones / Amazon

US: Barnes & Noble / Amazon

Do check out this moving clip featuring Phyll Opoku-Gyimah on ITV:

READER REVIEWS

★★★★★

'An anthology of prose, poetry and fiction, it would be unfair to single out any of the contributors as they are all excellent. I hope this book gets the wide audience it deserves.'

★★★★★

'A big contribution to our understanding of Caribbean and African queer women. Loved this unique collection of queer black women’s stories. Would highly recommend it to anyone who wants an honest and raw insight into the lives of Caribbean and African queer women.'

★★★★★

'Even though it demanded every last bit of my attention, I read Sista! in increments to give my mind the necessary time to digest the ideas contained, to sit with a complex emotional balance of the personal and the political. In years to come I hope Sista! makes its way onto reading lists and resources for women, because this anthology deserves a place in the Black feminist canon — it’s the sort of rare and wonderful book with the power to trigger revelations.'

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