Vera Panova
VERA PANOVA was a Soviet novelist, journalist, and playwright. In her childhood, she eased the emotional burden of poverty by immersing herself in writing. She began her career as a journalist,...
Victoria Benedictsson
Victoria Benedictsson was a Swedish author and playwright. Growing up on a farm in Sweden, she showed an early interest in the arts. At 21 years old she married a 49 year old postmaster and became...
Viña Delmar
VIÑA DELMAR, born ALVINA LOUISE CROTER, was a screenwriter, novelist, author of short stories, and playwright. She rose to fame in the late 1920s with the publication of her suggestively titled...
Viola Herms Drath
VIOLA HERMS DRATH was a German-American playwright, author, diplomat, and socialite. She learned English while attending boarding school in Scotland. Her first play, Farewell Isabella, was...
Violet Targuse
VIOLET TARGUSE, née HEALEY, has been described as “probably New Zealand’s most successful and least acclaimed one-act playwright.” She only began writing plays in the final years of her life....
Virginia Fox Brooks
VIRGINIA FOX BROOKS was an American actress, translator, journalist, and playwright. She was born in 1893 to theatre manager Joseph Brooks, immersing her in the arts from a young age. She moved to...
Virginia Moreno
VIRGINIA MORENO was a Filipina writer, poet, and playwright. Known as “The High Priestess” or the “The Empress Dowager of Philippine Poetry,” her work encompassed a range of literary genres,...
Virginie Ancelot
VIRGINIE ANCELOT was a French playwright, novelist, memorialist, and painter. From 1824-1875 she hosted one of Paris’ most influential literary salons which welcomed writers like Victor Hugo and...