Edited by Claudia Tate

Forwarded by Tillie Olsen

Through candid interviews, some of American literature's greatest luminaries highlight critical linkages between their work and their unique vantage points as black women. Responding to questions about why and for whom they write, and how they perceive their responsibility to their craft, to others, and to society, the featured playwrights, poets, novelists, and essayists provide a window into their pathbreaking creativity. 

Black Women Writers at Work has long been out of print and is now finally available for a new generation with urgent messages for readers and writers today. 

Featuring Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis DeVeaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margaret Walker, Sherley Anne Williams.