Joan Drury

Joan Drury

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1945 - 2020

Occupation

Writer, Publisher

Notable Achievements

Lambda Literary Award

Description

Award-winning writer of lesbian mystery novels, including the Tyler Jones series and the novel 'Those Jordan Girls. Silent Words' (1996). Founder of Spinster Ink publishers (sold to Hovis Publishing in 2001) and Drury Lane Books. Lambda Literary Foundation awarded Drury an award for service in publishing in 1994. Sponsor of Norcroft: A Retreat for Women, a writer’s retreat on Minnesota’s North Shore.

See Also

• Founders of LGBTQ Book Publishers
• LGBTQ Mystery and Horror Writers
• Prominent LGBTQ Deaths in 2020

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2020/11/drury/
• https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/Obituary/article/84857-joan-drury-author-publisher-bookseller-dies.html
• https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/89157.Joan_M_Drury

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