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Virginia Woolf and Jean Rhys have a lot in common. Find out more at April 7 Zoom lecture from Virginia Woolf Society of Turkey. bloggingwoolf.org/2026/04/09/f... #VirginiaWoolf #JeanRhys @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social

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In exhibit "Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press," priceless Hogarth Press originals are on display at Charleston in Firle now through Sept. 9. #VirginiaWoolf #HogarthPress

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Donate to GoFundMe account to protect Virginia Woolf's literary legacy and her Talland House view before the Monday, March 30 deadline. bloggingwoolf.org #VirginiaWoolf @ivws.bsky.social @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social @woolfsalon.bsky.social

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Legal costs prohibit further action to save Talland House view, but measures preserving Woolf’s legacy are considered For years, Virginia Woolf readers and scholars around the globe have fought against development plans that threatened the view of the Cornwall coast and Godrevy Lighthouse from Talland House in St.…

Legal costs prohibit further action to save Virginia Woolf's Talland House view, made famous by her 1927 novel "To the Lighthouse." But measures preserving her legacy are considered. wp.me/p5Yfi-63I #VirginiaWoolf #StIves #PollyCarter @nationaltrust.org.uk

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View of Godrevy Lighthouse goes unsaved — for now In mid-January, we reported on the most recent plan to construct a multi-million dollar flat project that would obstruct the view of the Cornwall coast and Godrevy Lighthouse from Talland House in …

View from Talland House made famous by Virginia Woolf's 1927 novel "To the Lighthouse" set for obstruction by multi-million dollar flat project in St. Ives, Cornwall. wp.me/p5Yfi-638 #VirginiaWoolf #TallandHouse

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Global call for participants in forum on Virginia Woolf: Sound and Rhythm in Translation at June conference Virginia Woolf scholars from Brazil invite participants from all over the world to submit a proposal to the open forum Virginia Woolf: Sound and Rhythm in Translation, in preparation for the 35th A…

Global call for participants in forum on "Virginia Woolf: Sound and Rhythm in Translation" at June Woolf conference in Istanbul wp.me/p5Yfi-62W #VirginiaWoolf

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Erasing Virginia Woolf’s words to create poetry A year or so ago, on the recommendation of a friend, I bought Sarah J. Sloat’s Hotel Almighty, a book of erasure poems born from Stephen King’s novel Misery. Each page bears not only Sloat’s erasur…

See how Kristin Czarnecki erases Virginia Woolf's words to create poetry -- and a new appreciation of Woolf's words -- from "Mrs. Dalloway" wp.me/p5Yfi-61O #erasurepoetry #VirginiaWoolf

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Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold Naoise Dolan, Anne Griffin and Ailbhe Malone in conversation

Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold

Join Naoise Dolan, Anne Griffin & Ailbhe Malone in conversation, in collaboration with @dublinbookfest.bsky.social.

Ancient Irish myth, retold — bold women reclaiming their stories.

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Study Woolf and the Natural World with @LitCamb Virginia Woolf and the Natural World will be the focus of this year’s Literature Cambridge summer course, which will be held twice — once online and once in person. The live online course wil…

Ever want to learn about Virginia Woolf and nature? You can -- either live online or in person. Sign up for "Virginia Woolf and the Natural World" online in July or in person in August with @litcamb.bsky.social wp.me/p5Yfi-60T #VirginiaWoolf

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Donate to restore Virginia Woolf’s shawl It was Christmas 1933 and Ottoline Morrell gave Virginia Woolf an embroidered silk shawl as a gift. It still exists today as the only remaining piece of Woolf’s clothing, and the National Tru…

You can donate to restore Virginia Woolf's fragile embroidered silk shawl, the only piece of her clothing remaining today. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Vc

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Virginia Woolf’s reception in Korea is topic Jan. 22 Virginia Woolf’s reception in South Korea will be the topic for the third session of the A Room of One’s Own Around the Globe seminar on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. CET on Zoom.

Virginia Woolf's reception in South Korea is topic of Jan. 22 online seminar wp.me/p5Yfi-5YD #VirginiaWoolf #ARoomOfOne'sOwn #SouthKorea

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Save the view from Talland House, setting for Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse Developers are at it again. As in 2015, and 2003, they are planning a multi-million dollar flat project that would obstruct the view from Talland House in St. Ives, Cornwall, which was the setting …

Save the view from Talland House, inspiration & setting for Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," which R.L. Southern Ltd. will ruin by building tall 12-flat structure. Contact St. Ives Town Council to protest! wp.me/p5Yfi-5Xy @ivws.bsky.social @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social #MaggieHumm #VirginiaWoolf

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Tracking Virginia & Leonard Woolf on Dec. 28 over the years One hundred years ago today, on Dec. 28, 1925, Virginia Woolf headed to London to join her husband Leonard after spending Christmas at Charleston. Except for 1925 and 1926, the Woolfs spent their C…

Tracking Virginia and Leonard Woolf on Dec. 28 over the years wp.me/p5Yfi-5Xj #VirginiaWoolf #Monk'sHouse

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Since Christmas is coming . . .

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Session on Woolf and animal studies today on Zoom Today, the Virginia Woolf Society of Turkey presents a new talk in its Woolf Seminar series, featuring Jeanne Dubino on “Virginia Woolf’s Life and Writing: The Embodiment of Animal Studies.”…

Free Zoom session today on Virginia Woolf, writing, and animal studies with Jeanne Dubino, beginning at 7 p.m. Turkey time, 11 a.m. EST, thanks to @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social wp.me/p5Yfi-5WZ #VirginiaWoolf #JeanneDubino

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Happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen from Virginia Woolf Today is the 250th birthday of the celebrated British author Jane Austen, an author that Virginia Woolf held in great esteem, as evidenced by the fact that references to Austen are all over Woolf&#…

Happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen from Virginia Woolf, who held Austen in great esteem, as evidenced by the fact that references to her are all over Woolf's writing. wp.me/p5Yfi-5WN #JaneAusten #VirginiaWoolf @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social

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News about Virginia Woolf scholars Here are just a handful of news bits about Virginia Woolf scholars. I know there are more. So if you have one, please add it as a comment below this post. Or send it to me by clicking on the email …

Virginia Woolf scholars are always up to something -- earning awards, publishing new books, etc. Get the scoop. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Wq #VirginiaWoolf @fernham.bsky.social @plathpoem.bsky.social

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The Gordon Square Society's "Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury Festival" is this weekend in Antwerp. wp.me/p5Yfi-5W1 #VirginiaWoolf

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Woolf Salon #32: Common Reader at 100 on Dec. 5 The upcoming Woolf Salon on Friday, Dec. 5, will celebrate The Common Reader at 100, Virginia’s book-length work of literary criticism collecting 20 essays which she introduces with a short p…

Join the Woolf Salon #32 for a discussion of "The Common Reader at 100" this Friday, Dec. 5, via Zoom. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/12/02/w...

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Zoom in for two Woolf events this week Two Virginia Woolf events will take place this week, one on Thursday, one on Friday, and both on Zoom. The first discusses the reception of Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own in Brazil. The se…

Zoom in for two Virginia Woolf events this week -- discussions of "A Room of One's Own" 11/20 and "Night and Day" 11/21. Free on Zoom. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Uu #VirginiaWoolf @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social @valerie-favre.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social

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Sexual abuse — from Virginia Woolf to the Epstein survivors Yesterday, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, who were as young as age 14 when they were first sexually abused and trafficked, released a powerful PSA that featured their childhood photos. It made the n…

Sexual abuse -- from Virginia Woolf to the Epstein survivors. Believe women. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/11/18/s... #VirginiaWoolf #Epstein #BelieveWomen

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See all 34 hand-set Hogarth Press books in Belgium When I sat next to Ben Majchrowicz at the 34th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, he showed me a treasure.

See all 34 hand-set Hogarth Press books at exhibit in Belgium wp.me/p5Yfi-5RW #VirginiaWoolf #HogarthPress

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New play “I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Too” in London now There are five days left to see a new play, “I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Too,” which is playing through Nov. 9 at Barons Court Theatre in London.

Five days left to see a new play, "I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Too," playing now through Nov. 9 at Barons Court Theatre in London. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Sa

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Jonty chats to English literary critic and Virginia Woolf biographer, Hermione Lee, in this must-listen episode for Woolf fans and all classic literature lovers alike!

The best part? You can tune in now, wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

#virginiawoolf #biography #writingcommunity

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In England this month? Head to Charleston to hear about "Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel" by @markhussey.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/11/02/c...

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"Writing is still like heaving bricks over a wall."
--Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
From a letter she wrote to E. M. Forster on 21 January 1922

#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #virginiawoolf

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Virginia Woolf had a lot to say about reading -- and thinking -- too. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/23/f...

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Virginia Woolf and Transnational Perspectives from EUP In the 18 years that Blogging Woolf has been in existence, few things Woolfian have excited me more than writing a chapter about this blog for The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and Transnat…

Now out from @edinburghup.bsky.social is "Virginia Woolf and Transnational Perspectives," with contributions form writers in 5 continents and 14 regions -- including Brenda Silver. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Ro #VirginiaWoolf

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Charleston event celebrates centenary of Mrs Dalloway If you’ll be in England this month, you have the opportunity to travel to Charleston for a special event with Mark Hussey and his new book, Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel. The details Wh…

Charleston event celebrates centenary of Mrs Dalloway w/ talk by @markhussey.bsky.social about his new book, Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel wp.me/p5Yfi-5RO #VirginiaWoolf

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VW Society of Turkey presents session on Woolf, Beauvoir I had not thought much about Virginia Woolf and Simone deBeauvoir’s life writing until I decided to write a paper connecting their wartime diaries with those of writer Iris Origo.

I shared this on Blogging Woolf. Looking forward to it! wp.me/p5Yfi-5QX

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