''Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women'' is an American literary magazine published in

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. The journal was established in 1976 and by 2012 had published the work of some 4,000 female authors. The journal's publishing arm, CALYX Books, has published 40 titles to date. ''Calyx'' publishes poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, art, and reviews.

Publication history

''Calyx'' was the collective vision of four women in Corvallis, Oregon that attempts to discover emerging writers—including work by women of color, young and old women, lesbian and bisexual women, cisgender and transgender women, and non-binary and genderfluid people.Feminist Voices & Visions: CALYX Exhibit Text.
/ref> Established in 1976, ''Calyx'' is a bi-annual publication.

Notable contributors

Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include '' The Poisonwood Bible'', the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and '' Animal, Vegetable, Mira ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born Grace Ngozi Adichie; 15 September 1977) is a Nigerians, Nigerian writer of novels, short stories, poem, and children's books; she is also a book reviewer and literary critic. Her most famous works include ''Purple ...

Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels '' How the García Girls Lost Their Accents'' (1991), ''In the Time of the Butterflies'' (1994), and ''Yo! ...

Natalie Goldberg Natalie Goldberg (born January 4, 1948) is an American popular author and speaker. She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice. Life Goldberg has studied Zen Buddhism for more than thirty years and practiced with ...

* Sharon Olds

Footnotes

External links

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An Interview with Margarita Donnelly, Director of CALYX
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