title: Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: An A-to-Z Guide
author: Laurie Champion
description: Into the crowded field of biographical reference sources comes a new work from Greenwood, covering women writers who have written the majority of their works since 1945. Some authors, such as Toni Morrison, are established authors, while others, such as Sandra Cisneros, are still building their reputations. The writers are racially and ethnically diverse. However, the editors have not clearly explained the criteria they used in choosing authors, stating the women selected have all made "significant contributions to the contemporary literary scene." Except for a few, such as Judy Blume and Sara Paretksy, all are literary authors, but why Amy Hempel and Linda Hogan were chosen over Susan Isaacs, Sue Miller, or Rosellen Brown is never made clear. Genre authors are generally excluded except for Paretsky.
zlib_text: **PRAISE FOR LAURA GRIFFIN AND HER NOVELS**
  
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