Persimmon Tree

Nan Fink Gefen · quarterly · USA

Persimmon Tree is a quarterly online literary magazine dedicated to fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art by women over sixty. Founded in 2006 by Nan Fink Gefen, it has published hundreds of works by emerging and established women writers and artists, centering voices that mainstream publishing often overlooks.

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