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GRANDE DAME LITERARY POSTS

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The Myth of Bravery

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Except for cougars. Cougars will kill you. So will cancer. My grandmother shoved aside her...

The Scenic Route

The twelve of us gathered outside Lake McDonald Lodge for introductions, a circle of female faces that would surely shift on the trail...

Free to a Good Home

Janice’s nostrils are hopping with the smell of rot, sharp and cruel as chemical smoke. “The kitten has passed,” Janice says to the...

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ABOUT GDL

White Hydrangeas

Traditionally, a Grande Dame is an older woman who is well-respected in her community. At Grande Dame Literary, we believe there is a Grande Dame in every woman. Age is irrelevant.
Women's voices are important. Women's opinions and thoughts are equal to all and second to none.
Lift your vibrant voice and write.
Be heard. Grande Dame Literary is listening.
Women supporting women who write.
Write. We are here for you.

GENRES WE ACCEPT

SHORT STORIES STORY-STYLE MEMOIR POETRY

LITERARY CHICK-LIT
UPMARKET WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY
COMEDY, DRAMEDY, ROM-COM
ROMANCE
DRAMA
MAGICAL REALISM
HUMOROUS
MYSTERY, SUSPENSE, THRILLER, MURDER
just not too gory
FOOD, ANYTHING WITH FOOD
NO GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS OF ABUSE
NOTHING DIVISIVE OR DISCRIMINATORY

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