Nancy K. Bereano is the former editor and publisher of the groundbreaking, award-winning lesbian and feminist press, Firebrand Books which published many significant women authors including Dorothy Allison, Alison Bechdel, Leslie Feinberg, Jewelle Gomez, Judith Katz, Audre Lorde, Minnie Bruce Pratt, and Festival co-organizer and distinguished poet, Cheryl Clarke.