Naiad Press

Starting in Missouri in 1973, moving to Tallahassee, Florida in 1980, and closing in June 2003, Naiad Press was the longest running lesbian publisher in the United States. Barbara Grier, Donna McBride, Anyda Marchant, and Muriel Inez Crawford founded the press. Grier and McBride stayed at the helm until the press closed. The press published romantic lesbian novels, lesbian detective fiction, J.R. Robert's bibliography of black lesbian writing, BLACK LESBIANS, and Pat Califia's lesbian sex manual SAPPHISTRY, as well as reprinting lesbian classics and translating into English the French poetry of Renee Vivien. Naiad also distributed and produced videos.