Erica Friedman, president of Yuricon and ALC Publishing, was
interviewed by Suzanne Corson, a contributing writer at the popular
lesbian culture website.

Friedman founded Yuricon, a celebration of yuri in anime and manga in
2000, and ALC Publishing, North America's only of 100% yuri publisher
in 2003. In 2005, she co-chaired Yuricon in Tokyo, and Onna! which
took place in October in Newark, NJ. In 2004, ALC Publishing printed
the first volume of "Shoujoai ni Bouken: The Adventures of Yuriko", an
illustrated novel, penned by Friedman and illustrated by Kelli Nicely.
In the article, Friedman discusses the History of Yuricon and ALC
publishing and Yuricon's upcoming event, the 2007 "Yurisai" event.

To learn more about Yuricon or ALC Publishing, or to register for the
2007 event, please visit http://www.yuricon.org or email
yuricon@hotmail.com.

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