diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 766928f..0be0b14 100755
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Collate:
     'class-projects_stage.R'
     'new.R'
     'edit.R'
+    'email_authors.R'
     'file_management.R'
     'getters.R'
     'header.R'
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 3f156a1..887a4c2 100755
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export(delete_project)
 export(edit_affiliation)
 export(edit_author)
 export(edit_project)
+export(email_authors)
 export(export_project)
 export(header)
 export(ideas)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 432013e..35afe70 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ## Major updates:
 - `new_project()` now copies a single template project folder within *.templates* instead of assembling multiple template components into a file. This allows users to customize project folders to a very high degree. Thus, `new_project()` has fewer arguments, having only `template_folder` insofar as template-related arguments.
 - Consequently, header/title page YAML text is NOT written automatically into .Rmd files when they are created by `new_project()`. Users must run `header()` and copy the resulting text into desired *.Rmd* files.
+- Added the function email_authors(), which opens a new email for the currently open project (or, a specified project).
 
 ## Minor updates:
 - There are now separate arguments in `new_project()` and `copy_project()` for specifying the new project's folder name. It can be distinct from a project's `short_title` and its `id` number.
diff --git a/R/email_authors.R b/R/email_authors.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8783674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/email_authors.R
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+
+#' Write an email to project authors
+#'
+#' Invokes \code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}("mailto://[author emails]")} for
+#' a specified project, or for the currently open project if \code{project} is
+#' left as \code{NULL}.
+#'
+#' The success of this function depends on the platform and the specified
+#' \code{browser}. See the \strong{Details} and \strong{URL schemes} sections of
+#' \code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}()}.
+#'
+#' If \code{project = NULL}, the function selects the project in the
+#' \code{\link{projects}()} table whose \code{path} is equal to
+#' \code{rstudioapi::\link[rstudioapi]{getActiveProject}()}.
+#'
+#' @param project Project \code{id} or unambiguous substring of the project name
+#'   from the \code{\link{projects}()} table. Defaults to \code{NULL} (see
+#'   \strong{Details}).
+#' @param browser,encodeIfNeeded See \code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}()}.
+#'
+#' @seealso \code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}()};
+#'   \code{rstudioapi::\link[rstudioapi]{getActiveProject}()} for information on
+#'   \code{browser} and \code{encodeIfNeeded} arguments.
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' # Wrapped in if (interactive()) because this function is interactive by nature.
+#' if (interactive()) {
+#'
+#'   # If you have a projects() project open, just run it:
+#'   email_authors()
+#'
+#'   # Otherwise, specify a project:
+#'
+#'   ###########################################################################
+#'   # Setup
+#'   old_home <- Sys.getenv("HOME")
+#'   old_ppath <- Sys.getenv("PROJECTS_FOLDER_PATH")
+#'   temp_dir <- tempfile("dir")
+#'   dir.create(temp_dir)
+#'   Sys.unsetenv("PROJECTS_FOLDER_PATH")
+#'   Sys.setenv(HOME = temp_dir)
+#'   setup_projects(path = temp_dir)
+#'   new_author("Rhonda", "Rondale", email = "ronda.rondale@co.uk")
+#'   new_author("Betty", "Betts", email = "betty@co.uk")
+#'   new_project("Inventing the Ring of Power", authors = c("Betty", "Ron"))
+#'   ###########################################################################
+#'
+#'   email_authors("Ring of Power")
+#'
+#'   ###########################################################################
+#'   # Cleanup (or just restart R)
+#'   Sys.setenv(HOME = old_home, PROJECTS_FOLDER_PATH = old_ppath)
+#' }
+#' @importFrom rlang .data
+#' @export
+email_authors <- function(project = NULL,
+                          browser = getOption("browser"),
+                          encodeIfNeeded = FALSE) {
+
+  p_path <- get_p_path()
+
+  projects_table <- projects_internal(p_path, archived = TRUE)
+  authors_table <- authors_internal(p_path)
+  pa_assoc <- pa_assoc_internal(p_path)
+
+  if (is.null(project)) {
+    project_id <-
+      dplyr::filter(
+        projects_table,
+        .data$path == rstudioapi::getActiveProject()
+      )$id
+
+    if (length(project_id) != 1L) {
+      if (length(project_id) == 0L) {
+        stop(
+          "No project found in the projects() table with the path:\n",
+          rstudioapi::getActiveProject()
+        )
+      } else {
+        stop(
+          "Multiple projects found in the projects() table with the path:\n",
+          rstudioapi::getActiveProject()
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
+  } else {
+    project_id <-
+      validate_unique_entry(
+        x     = project,
+        table = projects_table,
+        what  = "project"
+      )$id
+  }
+
+  author_ids <- dplyr::filter(pa_assoc, .data$id1 == project_id)$id2
+
+  if (length(author_ids) == 0L) {
+    print(dplyr::filter(projects_table, .data$id == project_id))
+    stop("\nThe above project has no authors.")
+  }
+
+  author_emails <-
+    authors_table %>%
+    dplyr::filter(.data$id %in% author_ids & !is.na(.data$email)) %>%
+    `[[`("email")
+
+  if (length(author_emails) == 0L) {
+    print(dplyr::filter(projects_table, .data$id == project_id))
+    print(dplyr::filter(authors_table, .data$id %in% author_ids))
+    stop("\nThe above authors of the above project have no email addresses.")
+  }
+
+  url <- paste0("mailto://", paste(author_emails, collapse = ", "))
+
+  utils::browseURL(url, browser, encodeIfNeeded)
+}
diff --git a/man/email_authors.Rd b/man/email_authors.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5691ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/email_authors.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/email_authors.R
+\name{email_authors}
+\alias{email_authors}
+\title{Write an email to project authors}
+\usage{
+email_authors(project = NULL, browser = getOption("browser"),
+  encodeIfNeeded = FALSE)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{project}{Project \code{id} or unambiguous substring of the project name
+from the \code{\link{projects}()} table. Defaults to \code{NULL} (see
+\strong{Details}).}
+
+\item{browser, encodeIfNeeded}{See \code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}()}.}
+}
+\description{
+Invokes \code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}("mailto://[author emails]")} for
+a specified project, or for the currently open project if \code{project} is
+left as \code{NULL}.
+}
+\details{
+The success of this function depends on the platform and the specified
+\code{browser}. See the \strong{Details} and \strong{URL schemes} sections of
+\code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}()}.
+
+If \code{project = NULL}, the function selects the project in the
+\code{\link{projects}()} table whose \code{path} is equal to
+\code{rstudioapi::\link[rstudioapi]{getActiveProject}()}.
+}
+\examples{
+# Wrapped in if (interactive()) because this function is interactive by nature.
+if (interactive()) {
+
+  # If you have a projects() project open, just run it:
+  email_authors()
+
+  # Otherwise, specify a project:
+
+  ###########################################################################
+  # Setup
+  old_home <- Sys.getenv("HOME")
+  old_ppath <- Sys.getenv("PROJECTS_FOLDER_PATH")
+  temp_dir <- tempfile("dir")
+  dir.create(temp_dir)
+  Sys.unsetenv("PROJECTS_FOLDER_PATH")
+  Sys.setenv(HOME = temp_dir)
+  setup_projects(path = temp_dir)
+  new_author("Rhonda", "Rondale", email = "ronda.rondale@co.uk")
+  new_author("Betty", "Betts", email = "betty@co.uk")
+  new_project("Inventing the Ring of Power", authors = c("Betty", "Ron"))
+  ###########################################################################
+
+  email_authors("Ring of Power")
+
+  ###########################################################################
+  # Cleanup (or just restart R)
+  Sys.setenv(HOME = old_home, PROJECTS_FOLDER_PATH = old_ppath)
+}
+}
+\seealso{
+\code{utils::\link[utils]{browseURL}()};
+  \code{rstudioapi::\link[rstudioapi]{getActiveProject}()} for information on
+  \code{browser} and \code{encodeIfNeeded} arguments.
+}