Left Write Edited Transcripts 1981 by Abbott Steve Editor Nellie Wong (1 results)

70p., 7x8.5 inches, transcripts, photos, very good booklet in stapled red pictorial wraps. Somewhat scarce, only 9 entries in OCLC as of Aug 2026. Transcripts of the now legendary conference, conceived by Steve Abbott and Bruce Boone, that was a major event in the birth of the New Narrative movement. Held in the wake of Reagan's election, Left/Write embodied New Narrative's desire to bring disparate communities, perspectives, and writers together. Some three hundred people attended. Sessions include Black writing (Deborah Major, et. al.), Chicano Latino writing (Juan Felipe Herrera, Alejandor Murguia and others), gay writing (Leslie Simon et al.), Native American writing (Wendy Rose, Maurice Kenny and others), and various contributions from Steve Abbott, Nellie Wong, Robert Chrisman, Judy Grahn, Diane DiPrima et alia.…