Author: M. E. Kerr
Alternate names: Marijane Agnes Meaker; M. J. Meaker; Vin Packer; Ann Aldrich; Mary James
Born: 27 May 1927
Died: 21 Nov 2022
Bio: American writer who, along with Tereska Torres, was credited with launching the lesbian pulp fiction genre, the only accessible novels on that theme in the 1950s.

Pen names and subjects:

- M.E. Kerr - young-adult fiction
- Vin Packer - mystery and crime novels, including Spring Fire.
- Ann Aldrich - nonfiction books about lesbians
- Mary James - books for younger children.