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Props for a friend's work brings it in range, though. I've met Steven a couple of times. He's a good, thoughtful brother so if you need or want LGBTQ references he's a good place to start.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sep. 20, 2007
Contact: Steven G. Fullwood
stevengfullwood@yahoo.com

Fire & Ink, Incorporated proudly announces the publication of Carry the Word: A Bibliography of Black LGBTQ Books. Co-published by Vintage Entity Press and RedBone Press, Carry the Word is a seminal reference work comprised of more than 600 titles by and about black Same-Gender-Loving (SGL) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer-identified (LGBTQ) writers and culture. All proceeds from sales of Carry the Word will benefit Fire & Ink, supporter and advocate for SGL writers of African descent.

Edited by Steven G. Fullwood and Lisa C. Moore, with an introduction by Reginald Harris (author 10 Tongues, Three Conditions Press), Carry the Word also features interviews and reviews of established and emerging black gay and lesbian authors, including Sharon Bridgforth, Samiya Bashir, Doug Cooper-Spencer, Rashid Darden, June Jordan, Samuel Delany, Alexis De Veaux and Thomas Glave.

“It is the hope of Fire & Ink,” writes Reginald Harris in the introduction, “that libraries and bookstores will use [Carry the Word] to assist in expanding their collections; that scholars will use it as an aid to their research and curriculum development; and that readers will use it to discover books they may have missed and discover new authors to explore.”

Steven G. Fullwood, co-editor and compiler of Carry the Word, is an archivist at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. He founded the Black Gay and Lesbian Archive (BGLA) to aid in the preservation of black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, same-gender-loving, queer, questioning and in the life history and culture. Fullwood is also publisher of Vintage Entity Press, a New York-based house featuring innovative work by an assortment of poets, fiction writers, academics and essayists. (http://vepress.com/)

Lisa C. Moore, co-editor and compiler of Carry the Word, is founder of RedBone Press, which publishes award-winning work that celebrates the culture of black lesbians and gay men, and work that further promotes understanding between black gays and lesbians and the black mainstream. www.redbonepress.com

Reginald Harris, compiler of Carry the Word, is help desk and staff training manager for the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. Recipient of Individual Artist Awards for poetry and fiction from the Maryland State Arts Council, his poetry, fiction, reviews and articles have appeared in numerous journals and web sites, including African-American Review, Blithe House Quarterly, and the Best Black Gay Erotica, Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade, and Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 years of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Writing anthologies.

For ordering information, please visit www.vepress.com.