Erma Bombeck, a beloved humor writer, used relatable anecdotes about everyday life to connect with millions. Her columns and ...

Playwrights Allison and Margaret Engel have a special relationship with Erma Bombeck. Growing up in Chagrin Falls, the twin sisters viewed the nationally syndicated columnist and beloved humorist — ...

If Erma Bombeck were alive today, what on earth would she say about the current state of world? In Dear Erma Bombeck in Heaven — What the Hell?! (Flint Hills Publishing), Jillian Van Hefty dares to ...

LATHAM, N.Y. – It was probably impossible to grow up during the latter half of the last century and not see a clipping of Erma Bombeck posted somewhere in the house. Her newspaper column put a ...

Donna Boen, Miamian alumni magazine editor, and Dale Ehrlich, instructor in the ACE program, each received an honorable mention in the 2018 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. Washington Centerville ...

Author and podcaster Sona Movsesian spoke at this year's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop in Dayton. CONTRIBUTED Winners of the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, from left: Vivian Sade, of Churubusco, ...

Dayton native Erma Bombeck was well known for her humorous newspaper column that ran in hundreds of papers across the country. The University of Dayton is now the official repository of Bombeck's ...

We are in a particularly fruitful era for funny female essayists. Jenny Lawson, Sloane Crosley, Samantha Irby, Lindy West, among others, are all doing brilliant work illuminating the world with acute ...