Dorothy Allison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dorothy Allison

poet, novelist, critic

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1949

Place of Birth: Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Profession: writer, poet, novelist, feminist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dorothy Allison (born April 11, 1949) is an American writer from South Carolina whose writing focuses on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism and lesbianism.
She is a self-identified lesbian femme.
Allison has won a number of awards for her writing, including several Lambda Literary Awards.
In 2014, Allison was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.