# Joan M. Drury

> Joan Drury was an American novelist, book publisher, book seller, and philanthropist. She owned Spinsters, Ink, a publishing company that focused on books by women, especially those identifying as lesbian. She was the author of a series of mystery novels featuring a lesbian protagonist, Tyler Jones, and owned and operated a bookshop, Drury Lane Books, in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Drury won several awards for her services to publishing as well as for her own writing, including a Lambda Literary Award. She was also a philanthropist who sponsored writers' retreats, and created the National Lesbian Writer’s Award.

*American writer and feminist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joan-m-drury

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1945-02-02
- **Died:** 2020-11-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Joan Drury was an American novelist, book publisher, book seller, and philanthropist. She owned Spinsters, Ink, a publishing company that focused on books by women, especially those identifying as lesbian. She was the author of a series of mystery novels featuring a lesbian protagonist, Tyler Jones, and owned and operated a bookshop, Drury Lane Books, in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Drury won several awards for her services to publishing as well as for her own writing, including a Lambda Literary Award. She was also a philanthropist who sponsored writers' retreats, and created the National Lesbian Writer’s Award.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 30.3

## Sources
- [Joan Drury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Drury)
- [Joan Drury](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Drury)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94658145)

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