Christian McEwen

McEwen is the editor of two lesbian anthologies, Naming the Waves: Contemporary Lesbian Poetry and, with Sue O'Connell, Out the Other Side: Contemporary Lesbian Writing, both published by Virago Press in the U.K. (1988), and Crossing Press in the U.S.A. (1989).

She has also edited Jo’s Girls: Tomboy Tales of High Adventure, True Grit & Real Life (Beacon Press, 1997), and, with Mark Statman, The Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing (Teachers & Writers, 2000).

A collection of her poems, In the Wake of Home, was published by Meadowlark Press in 2004.

McEwen teaches poetry to teachers through the Creative Arts in Learning Program at Lesley University. She also works as a writer-in-the-schools through the Teachers & Writers Collaborative and ALPS (Alternative Literary Programs). (09/09)

Tomboys!
A film by Julie Akeret and Christian McEwen, 2004, 28 min., Color
Are tomboys tamed once they grow up? This lively and inspiring documentary explodes that archaic myth with the stories of proud tomboys of all ages: A...