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Joan M. Drury

American writer and feminist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1945 to 2020 · aged 75

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.

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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.

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 2020 · aged 75