Polly Joan and Andrea Chesman, in their Guide To Women's Publishing, say: "No one phrase can capture the essence of Earth's Daughters...It comes in all shapes, contains all manner of art...specializes in surprise."
Back Issues are available by individual copies or in collector's sets.
All issues are edited by the collective unless otherwise noted.Any three issues, except Fine China (#39/40) or Girlfriends (#43/44): $19.00 including postage and handling. $22.00 for libraries and institutions. Overseas and bulk rates available upon request. If we are out of an issue, we will select an alternate. Fine China and Girlfriends may be obtained for $8.00 each. A limited number of Collector's Sets are available for $300 each. Make checks to Earth's Daughters. Send requests to:
Earth's Daughters
P.O. Box 41, Central Park Station
Buffalo, NY 14215
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#66: Up & Down 6 X 9". 52 pages perfect bound.
Cover drawing, ryki zuckerman.
Issue dedicated to the memory of ED editor Patricia Colvard and
this was the last issue on which she worked. Writers were asked
to submit work related in any way to the theme. Contains diverse work
and settings from balloons to stairs. |
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#65: Coffee & Cigarettes 8.5 x 11" perfectbound. 92 pages. A celebration of the life and work of Robin Kay Willoughby, a member of the collective since the 1970's (Issue #7). Contains published and previously unpublished pieces representing her creative poetic genius, including an 11 page analysis of Stephen King's novels published on-line. Includes photographs, poems by her friends and an introduction by Kastle Brill. |
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#64 Contact 56pp,,
5.5 X 8.5 perfect bound, cover by Kastle Brill from a concept by Joan
Ford, edited by the collective and Trudy Stern |
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#63 General Issue/The Willow Tree 83 pp 5.25" by 7.5", perfect bound, Cover by Kastle Brill, edited by the collective |
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#62 Dressed to Kill and Take Me to Your Leader One issue, two covers, two themes, both covers and themes derived from pulp magazines of the 30's to 50's.covers by Kastle Brill & ryki zuckerman. 6" x9"30 pp, edited by the collective. NB. 61 & 62 were mailed together |
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#61 Index of Issues 39 thru 62 8.5 X 11, edited by Pat Colvard
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# 59-60 Western New York: ED Thirtieth Anniversary Issue We have
received submissions from writers now living in Western New York
and from many whose hearts have remained here though they may live
elsewhere. A gem for your collection. Perfect bound, 8 1/2 X 11,
60 pages |
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#58 The Garden Tastes
of the out-of-doors from one season to the next. Saddle-stitch, 5 1/2
X 8 1/2, 41 pages. |
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# 57 2001: An Earth Oddyssey Time marches on, and ED with it. Perfect
bound, 5 3/4 X 8 1/2, 45 pages. |
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# 56 Left Left
alone, left over, left wing, left behind: anyway you want to look at
it. Saddle-stitch, 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 40 pages. |
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#55 Short Stuff A
short book stuffed with short stuff. Saddle-stitch, 4 1/2 X 10, 17 pages. |
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#54 Potluck A
delicious tour through kitchens and refrigerators. Come join us for
a treat. Perfect bound, 8 1/2 X 11, 64 pages. |
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#53 Work Though
women's work is never done, this is a good beginning. Perfect bound,
8 1/2 X 9, 46 pages. |
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#52 Mask Women
in all their guises: front, aft and other. Saddle-stitch, 8 1/2 X 11,
39 pages. |
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#51 Wild Thing An
issue based on women and animals, their loves, their losses and other
related ideas. Perfect bound, 8 1/2 X 11, 49 pages. |
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#50 Landscape A
focus on the out-of doors, with a slant toward ecology. Perfect bound,
5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 47 pages. |
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#49 General Admission A
non-thematic issue devoted to work that people sent us that we liked.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9, 53 pages. |
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#48 On Closer Inspection Experiences and reflections looked at again - closely.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9, 46 pages. |
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#47 The Ages of Women An issue of prose and poetry about womens'
experiences of different ages and stages. Perfect bound, 6 x 9, 52
pages. |
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#46 Outside the Inner Circle: Voices of the Excluded Submissions by
and about culturally diverse groups or individuals often not heard
from. Perfect bound, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 52 pages. Available only in collector's
set. |
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#45 Doppelganger Works dealing with a remembered twin, false or real. Perfect bound,
5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 43 pages. |
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#43-44 Girlfriends A double issue of poems and prose devoted to friendships among women.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9, 94 pages. Photographs contributed by members of
the collective. |
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#42 All Over The Map Poems and prose evoking the magic of remembered places.
Saddlestitch, 6 x 9, 44 pages. |
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#41 Child Solicited poems celebrating the child in each of us and the children
we have known. Saddlestitch, 6 x 9, 30 pages. |
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#39/40 Fine China: Ed 20th Anniversary Issue Selections of the best of
Earth's Daughters poetry, artwork and prose from 20 years of publication.
Perfect bound, 6 x 9, 229 pages. Springhouse Editions. |
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#38 The Index Edited
by Bonnie Johnson. Complete index of Earth's Daughters issues # 1
to #37, arranged by issue, by author or artist and by title of work.
Strip bound, 8.5 x 11, 62 pages. |
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#37 Less Is More How
much meaning can be conveyed in 14 lines or less? An unusual issue in
format and content. Perfect bound, 6 x 6, 54 pages. |
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#36 Over The Transom The best unsolicited manuscripts received in recent years.
Saddlestitch, 6 x 9, 54 pages. |
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#35 My Lips Are Sealed An issue dealing with secrets. Cover by Kastle Brill. Perfect
bound, 6 x 9, 54 pages. |
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#33/34 Lost In The Woods Edited by Bonnie
Johnson and Camille Cox. This issue deals with the interaction of humans
and their environment. Cover and design by Camille Cox. Perfect bound,
6 x 9, 128 pages. |
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#31/32 Kindred Men...Fathers, Sons And Others Edited by Jimmie
Canfield and Bonnie Johnson. Work exploring the female perception of
intimate familial relationships. Cover design by Camille Cox. Perfect
bound, 7 x 10, 86 pages. |
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#30 Eye Of The Beholder Edited by Kastle
Brill and Geri Grossman. Aspects and roles of beauty and the confrontation
with the feminine aesthetic. Cover art from sculpture by Camille Cox.
Saddlestitch, 5.5 x 8.5, 47 pages. |
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#29 Plays By Gabrielle, Maria And Jennifer Burton "Litany of the Clothes" and "Rita's
Haircut" from Heartbreak Hotel, Scribners, 1986. "Litany of the Clothes" was
winner of Earth's Daughters playwrights competition in 1983. Saddlestitch,
5.5 x 8.5, 33 pages. |
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#28 Women Editors Edited
by ryki zuckerman and Pat Donovan. Saddle-stitch, 5.5 x 8.5, 26 pages.
Work by the editors of 11 different publications including Calliope,
Cafe Solo, Prairie Schooner, Tramontane, and Rhino. Cover by Robin Kay
Willoughby. |
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#27 It's A Political Issue Edited by Bonnie
Johnson. Tabloid format, 11 x 17, 16 pages. This powerful issue explores
topics of political significance to women in poetry, prose, satire
and concept art. Design by Kastle Brill and Robin Kay Willoughby. |
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#25/26 Another Comforter Edited by Nita Penfold and Robin Kay Willoughby.
Perfect bound, 5.5 x 8.5, 60 pages. Poetry and fiction probing the
feminine in the divine All art by Zana. |
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#24 A Few Good Men Open-end calendar, edited by Kastle Brill and
Pat Donovan. Poetry by ten select men; rubber stamp art by select
members of the collective and the men. Available only in collector's
set. |
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#23 A Delicate Fire An invitational issue edited by Jimmie Canfield
and Geri Grossman. Perfect bound, 7 x 10, 64 pages. This beautiful
issue has a burgundy cover with silver printing and graphics, and
is printed on natural paper with burgundy ink. Poetry and prose celebrating
joy in relationships by Ann Goldsmith, William Matthews, Marge Piercy,
Ed Sanders, collective members and many others. Cover by Kastle Brill.
Available only in collector's set. |
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#22 Woman Driver Edited
by Bonnie Johnson and Bonita Penfold Raquet. Perfect bound, 8.5 x
5.5, 64 pages. Poetry and fiction on women behind the wheel as fact
and metaphor. Common Ground: "'Woman Driver' is a wonderful concept, well put together
and effective." Cover and half-title photographs courtesy of the
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society; cover design by Kastle
Brill. |
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#21 "It Is 1984, After All" Calendar Edited by Robin
Kay Willoughby and Bonita Penfold Raquet. Poetry and graphics best
described by one member of the collective: "see eight women crack up before your very
eyes!" The
calendar can be removed, making the issue timely for any year. |
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#19/20 Busting Up Is Hard To Do Edited by Bonnie
Johnson. Double issue of 112 pages. Perfect bound, 7 x 7. E. R. Mann
in Common Ground: "Here's
a book for anyone who ever lost, got angry and survived, or almost
didn't survive; lost themselves or found themselves and lived to
tell about it . . . it is a collection of exciting, deep and female
experiences." Stamp Art cover and half-title by Robin Kay Willoughby. |
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#18 Evolving Edited
by ryki zuckerman. Saddle-stitched, 5.5 x 8.5, 48 pages. Poetry and fiction
on the topic of personal evolution, in whatever direction that might
lead. Individual works are highlighted by creative graphics. Cover and
pages alternate in four colors of paper; cover design by ryki zuckerman. |
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#17 Graphics And Rubber Stamp Art Calendar Edited by Kastle Brill.
Spiral-bound 8.5 x 14. Poetry and graphics month by month with tear
off calendar pages. Poetry and graphics by members of the collective,
past and present. Cover by Kastle Brill. Available only in collector's
set. |
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#16 Earth's Daughters Lost Mss Edited by ryki zuckerman.
6 strips 7 x 24 each, rolled into a storage tube. Format inspired by
the Dead Sea Scrolls, also lost for many years. Poetry by Aloff, Bass,
Birtha, Cohen, lifshin, Rollwagen-Chamberlain; graphics/backispiece
by ryki zuckerman. Available only in collector's set. |
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#14/15 Houses And Intimate Spaces Edited by Bonnie Johnson. Saddle-stitched
5.5 x 8.5 double book, containing two sets of 40 pages each. Poetry
and fiction by Birtha, Eilertsen, lifshin, Porte, Rosen Fine, members
of the collective, and many others. Frontispieces by Kastle Brill,
cover by Robin Willoughby. |
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#13 Letters To My Daughter by Judith Minty. Chapbook, saddle-stitched,
7 x 8, 24 pages. Marilyn Zorn in Great Lakes Review: "A genuinely original
and distinguished work in the burgeoning literature of the relationship
between women and their daughters." Cover design by Yvonne Hoarty
of Design Network; published in cooperation with Mayapple Press. |
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#12 As If Anything Could Grow Back Perfect by Toni Ortner-Zimmerman. Chapbook, saddle-stitched,
7 x 8, 14 pages. Ortner-Zimmerman is author of more than a dozen
books and chapbooks; her work has appeared in several anthologies and
numerous small magazines. Cover design by Design Network; published
in cooperation with Mayapple Press. |
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#10/11 Omnibus Edited
by Robin Kay Willoughby. Saddle-stitched, 8.5 x 11, 87 pages. Poetry
and prose on a multitude of topics (working title "Omnibus"), particularly
love/sex relationships. Earth's Daughter's largest issue yet with
59 contributors of poetry, fiction, graphics and photographs, including
lifshin, Talbert, Kertesz, Siska, Felton and Rosen Fine. Frontispiece
and centerfold by Kastle Brill, also poems and graphics by the collective:
Brill, Canfield, Johnson, Kerman, Perry, Walsh, Willoughby, Zuckerman. |
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#9 Mothering by Judith Kerman. 76 pages. Book-length
prose poem by the author of Obsessions and The
Jakoba Poems. |
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#8 Mothers, Daughters, And Grandmothers. 72 pages. It contains
poetry and prose touching on women in their family relationships. Poems
by Lewandowski, lifshin, Piercy and others, a short story by Barbara
Wolfson, and graphics by Robin Roy Rubin, Barbara Schaefer, and Tina
Young. Also photographs and poems from the collective. |
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#7 Broadsheet Edited
by Kastle Brill. Three 11 x 17" broadsheets by Diane DiPrima, Elaine
Rollwagon Chamberlain and Jane Chreighton, design by Chamberlain
and Brill. |
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#5/6 General Collection Of Poems And Graphics Edited by Judith Kerman,
Janice MacKenzie, Lillian Robinson and Judith Treible. Paper,
64 pages. Includes xerographs by Trieble and poems by Olga Broumas, lyn
lifshin, Marge Piercy and many others. |
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#4 Robinson On The Woman Question by Lillian Robinson. Chapbook,
16 pages. Feminist poems disguised as a political pamphlet. |
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#3 The Box A
paper doll with poetry on the opposite side that converts into a box. It
arrives flat and has the addition of a bra to be used when company comes.
Available only in collector's set. |
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#2 Seven
large illustrated broadsheets with drawings, wood engravings and mobile constructions.
Available only in collector's set. |
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#1 Twelve loose sheets
in a folder with poems by Denise Levertov, Marge Piercy and others,
line drawings by Ruth Geller. Available only in collector's set. |
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