Women's fiction

Women's fiction

Women's fiction is an umbrella term for a wide-ranging collection of literary sub-genres that are marketed to female readers, including many mainstream novels, romantic fiction, "chick lit," and other sub genres.

External links

* [http://www.womensfictionfestival.com/_en/ The International Women's Fiction Festival]
*Craig, Lisa. " [http://www.writing-world.com/romance/craig.shtml Women's Fiction vs. Romance: A Tale of Two Genres] ."

See also

* Gynocriticism
* List of modernist women writers
* List of women's magazines
* List of women writers
* Women's writing in English
* Chick lit


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