The names of these women-writers are widely known in Russia, their works are in short lists of prestigious Russian literary awards Collected together the allow a reader to look at the world from women"s point of view. Among contributors are: A. Andronova, I. Bogatyreva, K. Buksha, A. Ermakova, A. Genieva, N. Kliuchareva, P. Kliukina, A. Kozlova, M. Kucherskaia, I. Mamaeva, A. Matveeva, A. Starobinets, and M. Stepnova.