Dixie Browning Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0164

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Dixie Browning Papers consist of edited manuscripts and galleys by Dixie Browning writing under her own name, as well as co-writing under the name Bronwyn Williams (with her sister Mary Burrus Williams), dating from 1999-2002.

Dates

Creation: 1987-2002, undated

Extent

1.11 Cubic Feet (3 archives boxes.)

Scope and Contents

The Dixie Browning Papers consist of edited manuscripts and galleys by both Dixie Browning and Bronwyn Williams, dating from 1999-2002. Also included in the collection is a small sampling of editor's production and style sheets and promotional material. Correspondence is very limited, consisting of only a few letters from editors, which have been kept with the appropriate manuscript.

The materials in this collection will provide researchers with a look at the process of writing and revising category romance novels.

Biographical / Historical

Romance writer Dixie Browning (born 1930) is a prolific author who has published more than 80 contemporary and historical romance novels. She has also written historical novels, written with her sister Mary Burrus Williams under the pen name of Bronwyn Williams.

Browning began her writing career in 1976 with a weekly newspaper column and from there moved on to romance writing. She says that she has had no formal training to be an author, only a love of good stories.

Browning's book Unreasonable Summer (1980) was one of the first authors to be published under the Silhouette brand name. White Witch (1988), written with her sister under the Bronwyn Williams, was one of the first books published by Harlequin under its historical line.

She has given a number of workshops for the Romance Writers Association and has won a number of awards for her writing including a RITA from the Romance Writers of America in 1983 for Renegade Player, three Maggies for best historical of the year, seven top awards from the North Carolina Press Club and five first place awards from the National Federation of Press Women.

In addition to being a published author, Browning is an accomplished watercolor artist. She also helped organize the North Carolina Watercolor Society and served as its first president. She currently lives in North Carolina.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.