Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Department
Italian
Language
English
Publication Title
Voices in Italian Americana
Abstract
In 1980, seven gay writers -- Christopher Cox, Robert Ferro, Michael Grumley, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, Edmund White, and George Whitmore -- formed a literary club in New York called the Violet Quill, with the goal of reading their works in progress to one another. Although the group met only a handful of times, the Violet Quill deserves attention for providing its members with a support system at a time when writing gay novels was rare and courageous.
Recommended Citation
Lanzilotta, Luca. "Italy and the Violet Quill: A Conversation with Edmund White." Voices in Italian Americana 28, no. 1 (2017): 47-61.
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Creative Writing Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Place and Environment Commons
Comments
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