In 2026, Sinister Wisdom will be celebrating its 50th anniversary! As part of our celebration, we have been working on a tribute series called the "Croning Project" since 2017.

If you would like to enjoy these tributes to our history, both links and PDF copies of these tributes have been included for download.

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MEET THE WRITERS!

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Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz is an Assistant Professor and Head of Reference at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. She is the LGBTQ studies library liaison, serves as s a volunteer coordinator at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, and has even co-edited a special issue of Sinister Wisdom! For additional information, visit her website: https://shawntasmithcruz.com/

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Mecca Jamilah Sullivan holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Temple University, and a B.A. in Afro-American Studies from Smith College. In her fiction, she explores the intellectual, emotional, and bodily lives of young black women through voice, music, and hip-hop inflected magical realist techniques. For additional information, visit her website: http://www.meccajamilahsullivan.com/

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Nadine Rodriguez is a queer, non-binary Cuban-American writer and photographer. They were born and raised in Miami, Florida but currently live in Marquette, Michigan. They are an MFA candidate for Fiction at Northern Michigan University, an Associate Fiction Editor for Passages North, and a co-editor for us here at Sinister Wisdom. For additional information, visit their website: https://www.nadine-rodriguez.com/