Academics and avid fans of female British writers have a new scholarly online resource called Orlando, based at the Universities of Alberta and Guelph. The unique “textbase,” published by Cambridge ...

A chance encounter with Frances Burney's 1778 novel, Evelina, sent rare book dealer Rebecca Romney on a yearslong quest to find the women writers who influenced Jane Austen's work. One of Romney's ...

Contributions by women writers and directors to British TV have gone in the wrong direction over the past six years, according to an alarming report from the broadcaster-backed Diamond project.

Nearly 800 people were in attendance for Literary Women’s annual Long Beach Festival of Authors, which showcased a cohort of newcomers and veteran female authors from a variety of genres. The group ...