Essential Short Stories by Women of the Harlem Renaissance presents the best short stories by distinguished women writers-from those who have earned more widespread attention to those who haven’t yet but are just as deserving. This informed and comprehensive collection is a combination of the stories by women most admired during the Harlem Renaissance and those most studied since then.
* Includes a list of all the short stories by women recognized in national Harlem Renaissance literary contests. *
The acknowledgment and admiration of fiction by women of the Harlem Renaissance is growing rapidly. Their stories encompass unique premises and perceptions and, taken as a whole, they balance the historically male-dominated perspectives in Harlem Renaissance literature. Their captivating narratives reveal insights and perspectives unique to the women who experienced the Harlem Renaissance. Through their presence, perseverance, and talent, these women played a crucial role in the historical progress of Black women’s literature.
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Preface
Introduction
VOLUME 1
SANCTUARY
Nella Larsen
MARY ELIZABETH
Jessie Redmon Fauset
WEDDING DAY
Gwendolyn Bennett
HOPE DEFERRED
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
SPUNK
Second Prize, Short Story, 1925 Opportunity Contest
Zora Neale Hurston
THE TYPEWRITER
Second Prize (tie), Short Story, 1926 Opportunity Contest
Dorothy West
DRAB RAMBLES
First Prize, Literary Art and Expression, 1927 Crisis Contest
Marita O. Bonner
THREE DOGS AND A RABBIT
Third Prize, Short Story, 1925 Crisis Contest
Anita Scott Coleman
VOLUME 2
TO A WILD ROSE
Best Short Story by a Negro Student, The Crisis, 1923
Ottie B. Graham
DAYS
Second Prize, Literary Art and Expression, 1927 Crisis Contest
Brenda Ray Moryck
THERE NEVER FELL A NIGHT SO DARK
Second Prize, Short Story, 1925 Crisis Contest
Marie Louise French
MADEMOISELLE ‘TASIE
Eloise Bibb Thompson
BATHESDA OF SINNERS RUN
Maude Irwin Owens
THE FOOLISH AND THE WISE
Leila Amos Pendleton
MAMMY 136
Adeline F. Ries
DOOR-STOPS
May Miller
LAI-LI
Mae V. Cowdery
BONUS STORIES
GOLDIE
Angelina Weld Grimké
SUBVERSION
Edythe Mae Gordon
HE MUST THINK IT OUT
Florida Ruffin Ridley
APPENDIX A
Short Stories by Women Recognized in The Crisis and Opportunity
Literary Contests, 1925-1927
APPENDIX B
Other Short Stories by…
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