This is a list of women writers who were born in the

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or whose writings are closely associated with those countries.

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Madeleine Albright Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic ...

(1937–2022), American politician, non-fiction writer, autobiographer, writing in English * Hana Andronikova (1967–2011)), novelist, short story writer

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Božena Benešová Božena Benešová, née Zapletalová (30 November 1873, Nový Jičín – 8 April 1936, Prague), was a Czech author and poet whose work is considered to have been at the forefront of psychological prose. The greater part of her youth was spent i ...

(1873–1936), Czech poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright * Alexandra Berková (1949–2008), novelist, short story writer, some works translated into English * Zdeňka Bezděková (1907–1999), writer, philosopher and translator * Anna Bolavá, (born 1981), novelist, poet *

Tereza Boučková Tereza Boučková (born 24 May 1957) is a Czech writer. The daughter of playwright Pavel Kohout and Anna Cornová, she was born in Prague, attended high school and studied English for a year after being rejected by the Drama Academy for political ...

(born 1957), short story writer, playwright * Zuzana Brabcová (1959–2015), novelist

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* Marie Červinková-Riegrová (1854–1895), biographer, autobiographer, librettist * Zuzana Černínová z Harasova (1600–1654), letter writer

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Radka Denemarková Radka Denemarková (born 14 March 1968 in Kutná Hora) is a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One ...

(born 1968), novelist, biographer *

Dominika Dery Dominika Dery (born 7 March 1975 in Černošice near Prague, Czechoslovakia), also known as Dominika Furmanová, is a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the ...

(born 1975), poet, prose writer, memoirist, author of '' The Twelve Little Cakes''

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Helen Epstein Helen Epstein is an American writer of memoir, journalism and biography who lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Biography Early life and education Helen Epstein is the daughter of Kurt Epstein and Franci Rabinek, both survivors o ...

(born 1947 in Prague), biographer, memoirist, essayist, author of ''Children of the Holocaust''

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* Jiřina Hauková (1919–2005), poet, translator * Eva Hauserová (born 1954), novelist, non-fiction writer, feminist * Iva Hercíková (1935–2007), novelist, screenwriter *

Daniela Hodrová Daniela Hodrová (born 5 July 1946) is a Czech writer and literary scholar. Biography Hodrová was born in Prague on 5 July 1946. She did postgraduate studies in French and comparative literature. In 1972–75, she worked as an editor of Slavoni ...

(born 1946), novelist, editor, literary researcher * Eva Hudečková (born 1949), novelist, screenwriter * Petra Hůlová (born 1979), popular novelist

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* Jožka Jabůrková (1896–1942), journalist, non-fiction writer, translator * Milena Jesenská (1896–1944), journalist, columnist, editor, translator

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* Eva Kantůrková (born 1930), novelist, short story writer, essayist, diarist * Jakuba Katalpa (born 1979), novelist, short story writer * Věra Kohnová (1929–1942), child diarist, author of ''The Diary of Vera Kohnova'' *

Eliška Krásnohorská Eliška Krásnohorská (18 November 1847, in Prague – 26 November 1926, in Prague) was a Czech feminist author. She was introduced to literature and feminism by Karolína Světlá. She wrote works of lyric poetry and literary criticism, however ...

(1847–1926), poet, librettist, children's writer, critic, feminist

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* Květa Legátová (1919–2012), novelist, short story writer, essayist * Věra Linhartová (born 1938), art historian, short story writer, children's writer, poet, sometimes writing in French * Helena Lisická (1930–2009), writer of fairy tales and legends * Lucie Lomová (born 1964), comics writer *

Jarmila Loukotková Jarmila Loukotková (14 April 1923 – 29 October 2007) was a Czech writer who was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her father was Čestmír Loukotka Čestmír Loukotka (12 November 1895 – 13 April 1966) was a Czechoslovak linguist. H ...

(1923–2007), historical novelist, short story writer, children's writer, playwright

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Marie Majerová Marie Majerová (1 February 1882 – 16 January 1967) was a Czech writer and translator. Biography The daughter of working-class parents, she was born in Úvaly and grew up in Kladno. When she was sixteen, she began working as a servant in B ...

(1882–1967), novelist, short story writer, children's writer * Heda Margolius Kovály (1919–2010), memoirist, novelist, some works translated into English * Libuše Moníková (1945–1998), novelist, playwright, essayist, writing in German

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Božena Němcová Božena Němcová () (4 February 1820 in Vienna – 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the '' Czech National Revival'' movement. Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna. Biogra ...

(1820–1862), acclaimed novelist, writer of folk tales, author of '' The Grandmother'' () * Bára Nesvadbová (born 1975), novelist, columnist, children's writer

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* Halina Pawlowská (born 1955), screenwriter, short story writer, journalist, television presenter *

Iva Pekárková Iva Pekárková (born February 15, 1963)"Iva Pekarkova." In ''Contemporary Authors Online''. Detroit: Gale, 2005. ''Literature Resource Center'' (accessed April 20, 2017) is a Czechoslovakia-born author who started writing and publishing novels a ...

(born 1963 in Prague), Czech-language novelist, now living in New York * Gabriela Preissová (1862–1946), playwright, short story writer * Lenka Procházková (born 1951), novelist, television screenwriter

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* Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová (1785–1845), remembered for her cookery book * Sylvie Richterová (born 1945), short story writer, poet, essayist, educator * Lenka Reinerová (1916–2008), German-language non-fiction writer, journalist, editor, memoirist, essayist

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* Zdena Salivarová (born 1933), novelist, living in Canada * Milada Součková (1898–1983), writer, literary historian, diplomat * Petra Soukupová (born 1982), author, playwright, screenwriter * Marie Šťastná (born 1981), poet * Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914), born in Prague, Austrian pacifist, novelist, Nobel Peace Prize winner *

Eva Švankmajerová Eva Švankmajerová (September 25, 1940 – October 20, 2005) was a Czech surrealist artist. She was born Eva Dvořáková. A native of the Czech town of Kostelec nad Černými lesy, she moved to Prague in 1958 to study at the Prague School of ...

(1940–2005), surrealist artist, writer, poet *

Karolina Světlá Karolina Světlá (born Johana Rottová) (24 February 1830 in Prague – 7 September 1899 in Prague) was a Czech female author of the 19th century. She was associated with the literary May School. She married Professor Petr Mužák (1821–1892) ...

(1830–1899), novelist, feminist

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* Jindra Tichá (born 1937), academic, short story writer, living in New Zealand * Kateřina Tučková (born 1980), best-selling novelist (works translated into English), non-fiction writer

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* Eli Urbanová (1922–2012),

Esperantist An Esperantist ( eo, esperantisto) is a person who speaks, reads or writes Esperanto. According to the Declaration of Boulogne, a document agreed upon at the first World Esperanto Congress in 1905, an Esperantist is someone who speaks Esperant ...

, novelist, poet

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* Fan Vavřincová (1917–2012), screenwriter, novelist, short story writer * Božena Viková-Kunětická (1862–1934), novelist, short story writer, politician

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* Alena Wagnerová (born 1936), journalist, biographer * Magdalena Wagnerová (born 1960), short story writer, screenwriter

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* Marketa Zinnerová (born 1942), novelist, screenwriter, children's writer *

Anna Zonová Anna Zonová (born 24 April 1962) is a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical b ...

(born 1962), novelist, short story writer

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