{"product_id":"black-writers-matter-revised-edition-9780889778740","title":"Black Writers Matter: Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Black Writers? African, Bluesy, Classical, Disrespectful, Erudite, Fiery, Groovy, Haunting, Inspiring, Jazzy, Knowing, Liberating, Militant, Nervy, Optimistic, Pugnacious, Quixotic, Rambunctious, Seductive, Truculent, Urgent, Vivacious, Wicked, X-ray sharp, Yearning, Zesty. And so, they matter!\" --George Elliott Clarke\u003cbr\u003eAn anthology of African-Canadian writing, \u003ci\u003eBlack Writers Matter \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a cross-section of established writers and newcomers to the literary world who tackle contemporary and pressing issues with beautiful, sometimes raw, prose. As editor Whitney French says in her introduction, \u003ci\u003eBlack Writers Matter\u003c\/i\u003e \"injects new meaning into the word diversity [and] harbours a sacredness and an everydayness that offers Black people dignity. \" An \"invitation to read, share, and tell stories of Black narratives that are close to the bone,\" this collection feels particular to the Black Canadian experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench, Whitney:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The founder and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFrom the Root Zine, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhitney French \u003c\/b\u003ehas been published in Descant Magazine, anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003eand is the host and facilitator of the Writing While Black creative writing studio Whitney lives in Toronto.","brand":"University of Regina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50387017629970,"sku":"9780889778740","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_795c582a-c023-40fe-b898-313bea4817e5.jpg?v=1728866881","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-writers-matter-revised-edition-9780889778740","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}