Laura Antoniou

Laura Antoniou

Laura Antoniou (born 1963) is an American novelist. She is the author of The Marketplace series of BDSM-themed novels, which were originally published under the pen name of Sara Adamson.[1]

Antoniou is also known for her work as an editor and pioneer on the field of contemporary erotic fiction[2] and in particular as editor of lesbian erotica anthologies including the three volume Leather Women series,[3][4] Some Women,[5] By Her Subdued, No Other Tribute, and a collection of her own short stories and essays titled The Catalyst and Other Works. In 2011, she won the John Preston Short Fiction award from the National Leather Association for her short story "That's Harsh," published in the e-book edition of The Slave. (She also won the NLA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.)

Antoniou's fiction and her essays on alternate views of sexual roles have been cited by writers on the evolution of erotic fiction, and on the social politics of gender roles. Documentary filmmaker and author Tanya Trepanier's described Antoniou as part of a growing trend of novelists exploring hybrid forms of identity, including cultural and sexual identity, that don't fit into simple categories, using narrative storytelling as a way of understanding identities that can't be easily defined in a traditional manner.[6] In an analysis of contemporary novelists in the area of women's erotic fiction, Carolyn Allen cites Antoniou's writings as describing the concept that all relationships between people include elements of power exchange, with one partner taking the more dominant role even in day-to-day interactions.[3] Nikki Sullivan, lecturer in Cultural and Critical Studies at Macquarie University, in her essay Sadomasochism as Resistance? refers to Antoniou's description of sexual roles as a loose structure, due to the many choices available to the participants, with the key element being the choice of which participant guides the activities.[5]

Partial bibliography

References

  1. Henkin, Bill; Holiday, Sybil (1996). Consensual sadomasochism: how to talk about it and how to do it safely. Daedalus Publishing. pp. 230–231. ISBN 1-881943-12-7.
  2. Bright, Susie (1997). The Best American Erotica 1997. Simon and Schuster. p. 5. ISBN 0-684-81823-X.
  3. 1 2 Allen, Carolyn (1996). Following Djuna: women lovers and the erotics of loss. Indiana University Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-253-33023-8.
  4. Deneuve (Curve Magazine) (FRS Enterprises) 4: 3. 1994.
  5. 1 2 Sullivan, Nikki (2003). A critical introduction to queer theory. NYU Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-8147-9841-1.
  6. Schoenhals, Martin; Joseph E. Behar (2001). Visions of the twenty first century. Global Academic Publishing. p. 217. ISBN 1-58684-069-X.

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