The workshop's mission is simple: to encourage and inspire writers in the same way that celebrated columnist and author Erma Bombeck '49 found encouragement and inspiration at the University of Dayton ...

Erma Bombeck had a way with words. She could evoke laughter, tears, while sharing the tales of being an everyday suburban housewife in the Midwest. She touched the lives of millions through her ...

Erma Bombeck, born Erma Louise Fiste, attended the University of Dayton, graduating with a degree in English in 1949. A regular contributor of humorous columns to school publications during both ...

Police have arrested a Sydney author on child abuse material charges following global outrage over her book entitled: “Daddy’s Little Toy.” Christian charity marketing executive Lauren ...

The Bombeck Family Learning Center recently celebrated its first Erma Bombeck Spirit Week to celebrate the life and legacy of Erma Bombeck, the humorist and writer, and advocate for family and ...

such as “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End” and a night of improv with The Second City troupe. The Temple’s comedy about Bombeck relates the life of the iconic American columnist and humorist ...

If you missed the April 4-6, 2024, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop ... Jacquelyn Mitchard New York Times bestselling author of 23 novels for adults and teenagers. Her first novel, The Deep End of the ...

The next Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop will take place March 26-28 ... 2024 attendee. “I’ve been to 300 author events, big and small, if I’ve been to one, in my many years of this game and NOT ONE ...

We’re thrilled to invite you to a daylong virtual workshop featuring a special, tailored keynote address from the New York Times bestselling author — pre-recorded and crafted exclusively for the Erma ...

Erma Bombeck’s smiling face is in the heart of the University of Dayton campus on a historical marker from the Ohio Bicentennial Commission and Ohio Historical Society. The marker, located outside St.

Our Generous Sponsors Thanks to a generous gift from the Bombeck family and in-kind support from the Marriott at the University of Dayton, the Erma Bombeck Writers ... She’s a Los Angeles-based author ...

The Erma Bombeck Writing Competition is hosted every two years by the University of Dayton and the Washington-Centerville Public Library in Centerville, Ohio, where Erma wrote the books and columns ...