http://womenwriters.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Women Writers GuideSite. en-us 2006-01-10T10:48:37-05:00 http://about.com/ http://z.about.com/d/lg/rss.gif http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/234368.htm About.com is discontinuing the Women Writers site this week. I want to thank you all for your support over the past four years. Take care, and keep supporting women's literature!... womenwriters 2006-01-10T10:48:37-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/233004.htm All of the Quotations of the Week from 2005 have been archived. You can find these inspirational quotes from women writers here.... womenwriters 2006-01-05T11:13:57-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/233006.htm "I've always felt that my part of the job was to analyze and criticize in the hope that other people might use my work to forge solutions." For more quotations from women writers, visit Quotations of the Week.... womenwriters 2006-01-05T11:13:01-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/232679.htm From The New York Times' Best-Seller Lists, here are books by women writers who made it into the Top 5 of each major category this week. Hardcover Fiction: 3. S is for Silence, by Sue Grafton 5. Amazing Peace, by... womenwriters 2006-01-04T12:13:55-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/232117.htm Ten recommended contemporary and classic picks for children and young adults, including Bridge to Terabithia, The Castle in the Attic, and Curious George.... womenwriters 2006-01-02T14:22:04-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/232090.htm With the ever-present popularity of the Harry Potter movies and books, J. K. Rowling is an author on a lot of people's minds. Here is a short biography about this British author.... womenwriters 2006-01-02T12:16:46-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/232083.htm It's a new year, which means another round of Weekly Inspirations. Weekly Inspirations is a free e-mailed newsletter sent out each week with a meditation on an aspect of life and writing, including a short assignment that will help keep... womenwriters 2006-01-02T11:44:19-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/232082.htm About Women Writers is always looking for reviews of books by women authors. Any genre, any time period -- if the book was written by a woman, it's fair game. You don't have to be a woman to write a... womenwriters 2006-01-02T11:37:56-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/231158.htm "The soul should always stand ajar. Ready to welcome the ecstatic experience." For more quotations from Women Writers, visit Quotations of the Week.... womenwriters 2005-12-29T12:58:06-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/230873.htm From The New York Times' Best-Seller Lists, here are this week's rankings for women writers and their work in the Top 5 of each major category. Hardcover Fiction: 2. S is for Silence, by Sue Grafton 4. Amazing Peace, by... womenwriters 2005-12-28T19:39:04-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/230251.htm Today is Boxing Day, a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas in Great Britain and Canada. Traditionally, it was the day the hired help be given their presents, and also possibly the day priests would open their church's charity boxes... womenwriters 2005-12-26T11:58:08-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/230054.htm No matter what you celebrate, have a happy and safe holiday season!... womenwriters 2005-12-25T12:21:43-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/229436.htm "The truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is dull without it." For more quotations from Women Writers, visit Quotations of the Week.... womenwriters 2005-12-22T11:11:11-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/229121.htm From The New York Times' Best-Seller Lists, here is how women writers are ranking this week in the Top 5 of each major category. Hardcover Fiction: 1. S is for Silence, by Sue Grafton 4. Predator, by Patricia Cornwell 5.... womenwriters 2005-12-21T12:09:17-05:00 http://womenwriters.about.com/b/a/228557.htm Katrina Kittle discusses the inspiration behind her latest novel The Kindness of Strangers, which includes frank talk about sexual abuse.... womenwriters 2005-12-19T12:17:28-05:00