Elana Dykewomon (1949-2022) was a Jewish lesbian-feminist activist, award-winning author, editor, and teacher. Her first novel, Riverfinger Women (published in 1974), was chosen for The Publishing Triangle's list of 100 best lesbian and gay novels. Best known for her Lambda award-winning historical novel, Beyond the Pale, Dykewomon also received the 2009 Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist's prize. The editor of Sinister Wisdom from 1987-1994, she lived in Oakland, CA until her death in 2022.