The Women Who Hate Me. New York: Long Haul Press, 1983.
Trash. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1988.
The Women Who Hate Me: Poetry, 1980-1990. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1991.
Bastard Out of Carolina. New York: Dutton, 1992. (Paperback edition from Plume, 1993.)
Skin: Talking about Sex, Class, & Literature. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1994.
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure. New York: Dutton, 1995.
Cavedweller. New York: Dutton, 1998.
Allison's work has been translated into multiple languages with numerous editions. These editions are not enumerated here.