Delarivier Manley (c.1663-1724) was the foremost woman writer in the age of Queen Anne; Manley’s writing earned her popularity in her time and critical condemnation in the centuries after her death. In revisiting her written works, this collection seeks to assert Manley’s literary importance and to showcase important and nuanced new ways of thinking about her work. Essays that look at Manley’s political journalistic writings and shorter fictions, as well as scandal fictions, novels, and plays are particularly welcome. Please contact the editors with questions or potential topics.

Please send completed essays of 5,000-8,000 words along with a brief abstract to the editors at manleybook@gmail.com no later than July 15, 2012. Essays should include notes and bibliography and follow MLA formatting guidelines. We expect to deliver the completed manuscript to the publisher by December 2012.