Every year, a handful of lucky women get to go to Hedgebrook - a rural writer's retreat on peaceful Whidbey Island in Washington State.

Sep 30, 2008 - Sarah Turner

A name well known in British magazines is Lynne Hackles, a columnist who can turn her writing fingers to numerous styles of journalism and prose

Aug 14, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

Roberta Grieve's success as an author has not been easy. After two decades of rejection, her work is extremely successful and her advice is 'never give up'

Jul 27, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

Short story writing is gaining huge popularity once again. This writer has been successful in seeing her numerous stories published in magazines worldwide

Jun 20, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

Jean Bowden is one of our most prolific authors with more than 100 books to her name, published under 10 pseudonyms during 50 years' writing career

May 31, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

Karen Bowman's book Essex Girls has received an appreciative audience at a time when the topic has met with derision.New books are due for publication soon

May 26, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

Elizabeth Lord is an English writer who, after abortive attempts at publishing her books, achieved huge success following a distressing life experience

Apr 30, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

On lists of popular modern writers the novelist Joan Moules is usually in the best selling category. Her industry and energy is admired by her readers.

Apr 26, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

The English author Frances Clamp has enjoyed success in many fields of writing. She is now president of one of Britain's oldest continuous writing circles.

Apr 2, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

Wendy Hughes is a successful contemporary journalist and author working on Welsh/American newspaper columns alongside her fictional work.

Mar 23, 2011 - Sylvia Kent

Great organizations that provide support, community, and valuable tools for women writers

Jan 28, 2011 - Marcelle Heath

While the women of the Beat movement did not receive the same attention of the mass media as the men, they were equally important in defining the generation.

Dec 5, 2009 - Jennifer Berube

Women can benefit from expressing their thoughts and feelings in words. Different forms of writing can bring positive health benefits, including lowered stress levels.

Aug 18, 2008 - Jennifer Gerics

Little Women is one of the most popular American novels of all time and its longevity shows no signs of waning.

Jun 4, 2009 - Samantha Markham

French women helped spread the enlightenment through their salons, where French philosophes mixed with the most brilliant thinkers of Europe.

Jan 16, 2008 - Lorri Brown

Balzac's approach in the depiction of his female characters sharpened the quest for human dignity.

Nov 12, 2010 - Egberto Almenas

Medieval women loved books, with romances about knightly heroes, their formidable foes, and the fair maidens who inspired their deeds among the most popular

Feb 21, 2011 - Linda Olson