Ann Bannon
Ann Weldy (born September 15, 1932), better known by her pen name Ann Bannon, is an American author. She is known for writing six lesbian pulp fiction novels known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. The books talked about lesbian identity and she became known as the "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction".[1]
Ann Bannon | |
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 Ann Bannon in 1983. Photo by Tee Corinne. | |
| Born | Ann Weldy September 15, 1932 Joliet, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, professor, associate dean |
| Period | 1957–present |
| Genre | Lesbian pulp fiction LGBT history |
| Notable works | Odd Girl Out, I Am a Woman, Women in the Shadows, Journey to a Woman, Beebo Brinker |
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Ann Bannon Media
Bannon in 1955, just as Odd Girl Out was being completed
Original Gold Medal Books cover of Odd Girl Out, published in 1957
Cover of Beebo Brinker by Bannon
Bannon giving a presentation at the Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, Washington in 2002
References
- ↑ Costello, Becca (June 20, 2002). "Pulp friction". Sacramento News & Review. http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=12449. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
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