Life Partners in Writing: How Two Women of Color Found their Writing Spouses
About Place Journal: Careful/Care-Full Collaboration
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This article co-written article chronicles the 17-year writing partnership between Elmaz Abinader and Faith Adiele, two women of color who work in memoir and creative nonfiction. Structured as a relationship timeline—from "online dating" to "keeping the marriage alive"—they trace how they became what they call "life partners in writing" despite never co-authoring work together.