List Of Women Writers (M–Z)
This is a list of notable women writers. :''See also women writers by nationality'' Abbreviations: b. (born), c. (circa), ch. (children's), col. (columnist), es. (essayist), fl. (flourished), Hc. (Holocaust), mem. (memoirist), non-f. (non-fiction), nv. (novelist), pw. (playwright), wr. (writer), TV (television), YA (young adults') M Ma–Mc *Rozena Maart (b. 1962, South Africa), poet & fiction wr. in English *Sharon Maas (b. 1951, Guyana/England), nv. * Catherine Maberly (1805–1875, Ireland/England), fiction & non-f. wr. * Lindiwe Mabuza (1938–2021, South Africa), poet & academic * Aifric Mac Aodha (b. 1979, Ireland), poet *Dorothy Macardle (1889–1958, Ireland), nv., pw. & historian * Bridget G. MacCarthy (1904–1993, Ireland), wr. & academic *Ethna MacCarthy (1903–1959, Ireland), poet & pediatrician * Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy (1849–1897, Ireland), poet, educator & nun * Rose Macaulay (1881–1958, England), wr. *Maria Antonietta Macciocchi (1922–2007, Italy), wr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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:Category:Lists Of Women Writers By Nationality
Nationality Women Writers A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays ... * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald
Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald (, Roberts; 17 February 1864 – 8 November 1922) was a Canadian writer of poetry, children's literature, essays, and short stories. She regularly contributed articles to a number of Canadian and U.S. dailies. MacDonald was also one of the leaders of women's suffrage in Canada. She died in 1922. Early life and education Jane Elizabeth Gostwycke (or, "Gostwick") Roberts was born 17 February 1864, in the "Old Rectory" at Westcock, New Brunswick. Her father was the Rev. Canon George Goodridge Roberts, Rector of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and Canon of the Cathedral there. He was a cultivated, scholarly gentleman of old English descent. Her mother was Emma Wetmore (Bliss) Roberts. Her siblings were Charles G. D. Roberts, William Carman Roberts, and Theodore Goodridge Roberts ("Thede") – a family remarkable for the variety and richness of their contribution to the literature of Canada. On winter evenings, the favourite gathering place was about the great ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Catherine Julia Mackay
Catherine Julia Mackay (; 12 November 1864 – 28 March 1944), known by her pen name Katrine, was an Australian-born New Zealand journalist, novelist and cook. She was best known for her elegant social columns and for her bestselling book, ''Practical Home Cookery Chats and Recipes'' (1929). She has been described as the first of New Zealand's great food writers. Early life and family Mackay was born in Merino, Victoria, Australia on 12 November 1864. Her parents were Ellen Augustine McElligott and her husband, George Yarra Bilston, an innkeeper and grazier, and she was the fifth of their nine children. Mackay grew up on a sheep station and attended school until the age of 10. Mackay began writing as a teenager and by age 17 had published a serial novel, ''Eve's Sacrifice'', in ''The Australian Journal''. She had also had novellas and short stories published in ''The Australasian'', the ''Hamilton Spectator'' and the Sydney ''Bulletin''. On 16 September 1890 she married ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Louise Mack
Marie Louise Hamilton Mack (10 October 1870 – 23 November 1935) was an Australian poet, journalist and novelist. She is most known for her writings and her involvement in World War I in 1914 as the first woman war correspondent in Belgium. Biography Mack was born in Hobart, Tasmania. Her father, Hans Hamilton Mack, was a Wesleyan minister who moved the family from state to state on account of his work. By the time she was ready for secondary school, the family had taken up residence in Sydney. Mack attended Sydney Girls High School where she met Ethel Turner. On 8 January 1896 she married John Percy Creed (d. 1914), a barrister from Dublin; there were no children. Louise Mack had 12 siblings. Career From 1898 until 1901, Mack wrote "A Woman's Letter" for '' The Bulletin''. Her first novel was published in 1896 and her only collection of poetry in 1901. Following this she travelled to England and Europe and did not return to Australia until 1916. Mack wrote sixteen novel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elisabeth MacIntyre
Elisabeth MacIntyre (born Elisabeth Innes MacIntyre, also spelled Elizabeth MacIntyre; 1916–2004) was an Australian writer and illustrator. She mainly produced children's picture books and cartoon strips, but also created cartoon strips for adults and novels for young adults. She is recognised as "a staunch advocate of promoting Australian animals and surrounds in an era when the majority of children's books were imported from England". Her picture books appealed for their lively, bright illustrations and "irresistible", "infectious", stories (several in rhyme), which used line and words economically and effectively. She was successful in the Australian, American and British markets, and some of her novels were also translated into German and Japanese. Her best known works are ''Ambrose Kangaroo'', ''Susan, Who Lives in Australia'' (also published as ''Katherine''), and ''Hugh's Zoo'', for which she won the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book in 1965. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorothea Macheiner
Dorothea Macheiner (b. 21 March 1943 as ''Dorothea Hummelbrunner'' in Linz) is an Austrian writer. Life Dorothea Macheiner grew up in Steinbach am Attersee. She studied theology and German philology. Several travels led her to the Mediterranean, Sardinia and Tunisia. In 1979, she participated at the literature award Ingeborg-Bachmann-Wettbewerb in Klagenfurt. She lives in Salzburg and Vienna. Dorothea Macheiner writes novels, essays, poetry, drama and radio plays. She is member of the writers' associations Grazer Autorenversammlung The Grazer Autorinnen Autorenversammlung (GAV) was founded under the name of ''Grazer Autorenversammlung'' in March 1973 and is one of the two major Austrian writers' association (besides the Austrian PEN). H. C. Artmann was its first president. O ... and IG Autorinnen Autoren. She received several subsidies for literature from the Austrian government and the city of Salzburg. Works * ''Splitter'', Baden bei Wien 1981 * ''Puppenspiele'', Frankfur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maria Clara Machado
Maria Clara Machado (3 April 1921, in Belo Horizonte — 30 April 2001, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian playwright, who specialized on plays for children. Daughter of writer Aníbal Machado, she studied theater in Paris. On her return to Brazil, she founded the acting school ''O Tablado'', in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Tablado'' was where many Brazilian actors learnt the trade and was the venue where she directed her own plays. Among those, ''Pluft o Fantasminha'' (Pluft the Little Ghost) (1955), ''A Bruxinha que Era Boa'' (The Little Witch who was Good), ''Maroquinhas Fru-Fru'', ''O Rapto das Cebolinhas'' (The Kidnapping of the Onions), ''A Menina e o Vento'' (The Girl and the Wind), ''O Cavalinho Azul'' (The Little Blue Horse), Tribobó City, and many others. Machado received a number of awards including the Prêmio Machado de Assis from the Brazilian Academy of Letters The Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL) ( English: ''Brazilian Academy of Letters'') is a Brazilian li ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gilka Machado
Gilka Machado (1893–1980) was a Brazilian poet and political activist. She became known as one of the first women to write erotic poetry in Brazil; her work is usually classified as symbolist. Machado was also one of the founders of the Partido Republicano Feminino (Women's Republican Party) in 1910,which advocated for the women's right to vote. Life Machado was born in 1893, in Rio de Janeiro. She started to write poetry as a child. At age 14 she participated of a literary contest held by the newspaper ''A Imprensa,'' winning the three main prizes with poems under her name and pseudonyms. The critics were scandalized by her poems, calling her an "immoral matron". Her first book of poems, ''Cristais partidos'', was published in 1915. The book was prefaced by Olavo Bilac. The following years, she published the books: A revelação dos perfumes (1916), Estado de alma (1917), Poesias (1915-1917)- (1918) and Mulher Nua, in 1922. In 1933 she won a contest by the magazine '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ana Maria Machado
Ana Maria Machado (born 24 December 1941) is a Brazilian writer of children's books, one of the most significant alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha. She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000 for her "lasting contribution to children's literature". Life Machado was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1941. She started her career as a painter in Rio de Janeiro and New York City. After studying Romance languages she did a PhD with Roland Barthes at the 'École pratique des hautes études' in Paris. She worked as journalist for the magazine 'Elle' in Paris and the BBC in London. In 1979, she opened the first children's bookshop in Brazil, 'Malasartes'. In 1969, Ana Maria Machado started to write. "I belong to that generation of writers who began to write during the military dictatorship, as children’s literature, alongside poetry and song texts, were amongst the few literary forms with which, through the poetic and symbolic use of language, you could ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
Marjorie Phyllis Oludhe Macgoye (21 October 1928 – 1 December 2015), was born in Southampton, England, but immigrated to Kenya soon after Kenya became independent. She was a poet, novelist, and a missionary bookseller. She studied at the University of London for both her bachelor and master’s degree. She moved to Kenya in 1954 to sell books and became a citizen in 1964. After immigrating to Kenya, she began pursuing a career of being an author. At first, she published stories in magazines. As her success grew, she started writing works of longer length. In early 1970, her novels and poetry were being published. She has won awards for many of her works such as ''Growing Up at Lina School, Murder in Majengo'', but her most notable novel is ''Coming to Birth.'' Her award-winning novels portrays the life of a Kenyan woman during the time period 1956–1978. While in Kenya, Marjorie met Macgoye, her husband, who is a medical doctor. The two were married in 1960. Early life Marj ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rebecca Macfie
Rebecca Macfie is a New Zealand author and journalist. Background Macfie lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. She has a BA and Post Graduate Diploma in Arts in History from the University of Otago, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the University of Canterbury. She has an adult son and an adult daughter. Career Macfie has worked as a journalist since 1988. In 2007 Macfie joined the ''New Zealand Listener'' as a writer for the South Island. She has also wbeen published with The Star (Christchurch), ''The Star'', ''The Press'', ''National Business Review'', ''Independent Business Weekly'', ''North & South (New Zealand magazine), North & South'', ''Unlimited'', and the ''The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Herald''. In 2013 she published ''Tragedy at Pike River Mine: How and Why 29 Men Died'', a non-fiction work on the Pike River Mine disaster that claimed 29 lives. Awards For her work with the ''New Zealand Listener'' Macfie won the Magazine Feature Writer Busi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gwendolyn MacEwen
Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen (1 September 1941 – 29 November 1987) was a Canadian poet and novelist.Gwendolyn MacEwen " NNDB.com Web, 24 April 2011. A "sophisticated, wide-ranging and thoughtful writer," she published more than 20 books in her life. "A sense of magic and mystery from her own interests in the , Ancient Egypt and itself, and from her wonderment at life and death, makes her writing unique.... She's still regarded by most as one of the best Canadian poets."< ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |