This is a list of women writers who were born in Romania or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

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Gabriela Adameșteanu Gabriela Adameșteanu (; born April 2, 1942) is a Romanian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and translator. The author of the celebrated novels '' The Equal Way of Every Day'' (1975) and '' Wasted Morning'' (1983), she is also ...

(born 1942), novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, translator *

Florența Albu Florența Albu (December 1, 1934 – February 3, 2000) was a Romanian poet. Biography She was born in Floroaica, Călărași County. She studied at the Gheorghe Șincai High School in Bucharest from 1948 to 1952, and then pursued her studies at t ...

(1934–2000), poet

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Elena Bacaloglu Elena A. Bacaloglu, also known as Bakaloglu, Bacaloglu-Densusianu, Bacaloglu-Densușeanu etc. ( Francized ''Hélène Bacaloglu''; December 19, 1878 – 1947 or 1949), was a Romanian journalist, literary critic, novelist and fascist militant. Her ...

(1878–1947), journalist, critic, novelist, fascist militant *

Maria Baciu Maria Baciu (born 4 March 1942 in Todireni, Botoșani) is a Romanian poet, professor, and literary critic. She also writes novels, for adults as well as children. In 2006, she received the 2005 award from the Writers' Union of Romania for childre ...

(born 1942), poet, novelist, children's writer, critic *

Maria Baiulescu Maria Baiulescu (21 August 1860 – 24 June 1941) was a Romanian author, suffragist, women’s rights activist, Romanian nationalist, and feminist leader. Life She was born in Brașov in 1860. Her father, Bartolomeu Baiulescu, was a Romanian Ort ...

(1860–1941), writer, women's rights activist *

Zsófia Balla Zsófia Balla (born 15 January 1949) is a Romanian-born Hungarian poet and essayist. She is considered to be one of the most prominent female poets in Hungary. Biography Balla was born in the Romanian city of Cluj to ethnic Hungarian parents. Her ...

(born 1949) prominent Romanian-born Hungarian poet, essayist *

Carmen-Francesca Banciu Carmen-Francesca Banciu (born October 25, 1955) is a Romanian novelist and lecturer. Biography Born in Lipova, Arad County, she was the daughter of a high-ranking Romanian Communist Party and government official. Banciu studied church mural pa ...

(born 1955), novelist *

Linda Maria Baros Linda Maria Baros (born 6 August 1981 in Bucharest) is a French-language poet, translator and literary critic, one of the most powerful new voices on today's poetry scene (the famous French literary award ''Prix Guillaume Apollinaire'' – 2007 ...

(born 1981), Romanian-born highly acclaimed French-language poet, translator, critic *

Marthe Bibesco Princess Martha Bibescu (Martha Lucia; ''née'' Lahovary; 28 January 1886 – 28 November 1973) also known outside of Romania as Marthe Bibesco, was a celebrated Romanian-French writer, socialite, style icon and political hostess. She spent her c ...

(1886–1973), novelist, short story writer, essayist, writing in French *

Adriana Bittel Adriana Bittel (May 31, 1946) is a Romanian literary critic and writer noted for her short stories. She was born into a Jewish family in Bucharest, and is a 1970 graduate of the University of Bucharest's philology faculty. Memberships In 1970, ...

(born 1946), poet, critic * Ana Blandiana (born 1942), poet, essayist, political figure *

Calypso Botez Calypso Botez (1880–1933), was a Romanian writer, suffragist and women's rights activist. Life Botez was born in 1880 in Bacău. She graduated from the University of Iasi. Botez then lived in Bucharest where she taught at a secondary school a ...

(1880–1933), writer, women's rights activist * Rodica Bretin (born 1958), fantasy novelist, non-fiction historical works, translator

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Nina Cassian Nina Cassian (pen name of Renée Annie Cassian-Mătăsaru; 27 November 1924, in Galați – 14 April 2014, in New York City) was a Romanian poet, children's book writer, translator, journalist, accomplished pianist and composer, and film critic. ...

(1924–2014), poet, translator, journalist, critic *

Otilia Cazimir Otilia Cazimir (pen name of Alexandra Gavrilescu; February 12, 1894 – June 8, 1967) was a Romanian poet, prose writer, translator and publicist, nicknamed the "poetess of gentle souls", known as a children's poems author. Biography Origins ...

(1884–1967), poet, novelist, children's writer, translator *

Ruxandra Cesereanu Ruxandra-Mihaela Cesereanu or Ruxandra-Mihaela Braga (born August 17, 1963) is a Romanian poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and literary critic. Also known as a journalist, academic, literary historian and film critic, Cesereanu holds ...

(born 1963), poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, critic *

Sofia Cocea Sofia Cocea (1839–1861), also known under her married name as Sofia Chrisoscoleu or as Sofia Hrisoscoleu, was a Moldavian, later Romanian essayist, journalist and poet. Biography Born in Fălticeni, she was from a modest family of estate managers ...

(1839–1861), Moldavian-born essayist, journalist, poet * Mariana Codruț (born 1956), poet, novelist, journalist *

Lena Constante Lena Constante (June 18, 1909 – November 2005) was a Romanian artist, essayist and memoirist, known for her work in stage design and tapestry. A family friend of Communist Party politician Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, she was arrested by the Comm ...

(1909–2005), artist, essayist, known for her autobiography written in French *

Ioana Crăciunescu Ioana Crăciunescu (born 1950) is a Romanian actress and poet. Biography Ioana, also named Luminita, Crăciunescu, was born in Bucharest, the daughter of a civil engineer. She studied at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematogra ...

(born 1950), poet, actress *

Gabriella Csire Gabriella Csire (born 21 April 1938, Ocna Mureș) is a Romanian writer and children's literature author. Life Born into an ethnic Hungarian family, at the age of two she moved with her parents to Cluj (''Kolozsvár''), where she graduated f ...

(born 1938), Hungarian-Romanian children's writer, columnist, editor

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Cella Delavrancea Cella Delavrancea (15 December 1887 – 9 August 1991) was a Romanian pianist, writer and teacher of piano, eldest daughter of writer Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea, sister of architect Henrieta Delavrancea-Gibory, Niculina Delavrancea and "Bebs" ...

(1887–1991), pianist, essayist, short story writer, novelist *

Elena Djionat Elena Djionat (1888-fl. 1936), was a Romanian educator, journalist, suffragist and women's rights activist. She was co-founder and leader of the Organizatja Reuniunii Femeilor Basaribene (Organization of Bessarabian Women) in 1928-1935. Life Djion ...

(1888–fl.1936), educator, journalist, women's rights activist *

Bucura Dumbravă Bucura Dumbravă, pen name of Ștefania "Fanny" Szekulics,Șerban Cioculescu, ''Caragialiana'', Editura Eminescu, Bucharest, 1974, p.351. Szekulicz Constantina Raveca Buleu"Bucura Dumbravă și teozofia" in ''Contemporanul'', Nr. 7/2012 or Secu ...

(1868–1926), Hungarian-born Romanian genre novelist, writing mainly in German *

Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga (August 20, 1920 – May 5, 2006) was a Romanian comparatist and essayist. A native of the national capital Bucharest, she was educated at its main university, going on to become a professor there. Together with a f ...

(1920–2006), magazine publisher, non-fiction author, essayist

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Elisabeth of Wied Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied (29 December 18432 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then- ...

(1843–1916), Queen Consort of Romania, poet, novelist, essayist, writing in German, Romanian, French and English under the pen name Carmen Sylvia

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Elena Farago Elena Farago (born Elena Paximade; 29 March 1878–3 January 1954) was a Romanian poet and children's author. She also translated works by Ibsen, Nietzsche, Maeterlinck and numerous others into Romanian. Early life and education Born in Bârl ...

(1878–1954), poet, children's writer *

Carmen Firan Carmen Firan (born 29 November 1958, Craiova) is a poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, and playwright, resident in New York City. She has published twenty books of poetry, novels, essays and short stories. Her writings appear in transl ...

(born 1958), poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, playwright, writing in Romanian and English *

Mária Földes Mária Földes (5 September 1925 – 21 August 1976) was a Hungarians, Hungarian-Romanians, Romanian playwright. After surviving several Nazi concentration camps during 1944-1945 in World War II, including Auschwitz, she returned to Romania, where ...

(1925–1976), Romanian-Hungarian playwright, writing in Hungarian

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Anneli Ute Gabanyi Anneli Ute Gabanyi (born October 18, 1942) is a German political scientist, literary critic, journalist, and philologist of Romanian background, especially known for her research on the society and culture of the Cold War period in Romania and the ...

(born 1942), Romanian-born German-language political scientist, critic, journalist, philologist *

Anca Giurchescu Anca Giurchescu née Ciortea (19 December 1930 – 4 April 2015) was a Romanian researcher of folk dance, and an ethnochoreologist, one of the founders of the discipline. Born in Bucharest to a family formerly from Translylvania, she lived in ...

(1930–2015), Romanian-Danish folk dance researcher and academic * Delia Grigore (born 1972), Romani-language non-fiction writer, philologist, Romani rights activist

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Iulia Hasdeu Iulia Hasdeu (; 14 November 1869 – 29 September 1888) was a Romanian poet, the daughter of writer and philologist Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu. From a very young age, Hasdeu wrote poems and prose in both Romanian and French, taught herself foreig ...

(1869–1888), poet, essayist, writing in French, died from tuberculosis when only 18

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* Dora d'Istria, pen name of Duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya (1828–1888), narrative writer, essayist, feminist, writing mainly in French *

Nora Iuga Nora Iuga (born 4 January 1931) is a Romanian poet, writer and translator. Iuga was born in Bucharest, Romania on 4 January 1931. As well as being a writer, Iuga has also worked as a journalist, foreign language assistant, and editor. Her first ...

(born 1931), poet, writer and translator

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Monica Lovinescu Monica Lovinescu (; 19 November 1923 – 20 April 2008) was a Romanian essayist, short story writer, literary critic, translator, and journalist, noted for her activities as an opponent of the Romanian Communist regime. She published severa ...

(1923–2008), essayist, short story writer, critic, translator, journalist

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* Veronica Micle (1850–1889), Austrian-born Romanian poet *

Mărgărita Miller-Verghy Mărgărita Miller-Verghy (; first name also Margareta, surname also Miller-Verghi, Miller-Vergy; full name also Marg. M-V.; January 1, 1865 – December 31, 1953) was a Romanian socialite and author, also known as a schoolteacher, journalist, crit ...

(1865–1953), short story writer, journalist, novelist, critic, translator *

Claudia Moscovici Claudia Moscovici (born June 12, 1969) is a Romanian-American novelist and art/literary critic. Life Moscovici was born in Bucharest, Romania. At the age of 12, she immigrated with her family to the United States where she has gone on to obt ...

(born 1969), Romanian-born American novelist * Herta Müller (born 1953), Romanian-born German-language novelist, poet, essayist, Nobel prizewinner * Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (born 1964), political scientist, journalist, essayist, playwright

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Sofia Nădejde Sofia Nădejde (born Sofia Băncilă; September 14, 1856 – June 11, 1946) was a Romanian novelist, playwright, translator, journalist, women's rights activist and socialist. Born in Botoșani, her parents were merchant Vasile Băncilă-Gheor ...

(1856–1946), journalist, non-fiction writer, women's rights activist * Cristina Nemerovschi (born 1980), novelist, non-fiction writer *

Tatiana Niculescu Bran Tatiana Niculescu (former name Tatiana Niculescu Bran) is a Romanian writer and former senior editor of the Bucharest Bureau of the BBC WS. She previously worked for almost 10 years as a radio presenter and producer of the World Service in London. ...

, non-fiction novelist, known for ''Deadly Confession'' (2006) which led to the film ''

Beyond the Hills ''Beyond the Hills'' ( ro, După dealuri) is a 2012 Romanian drama film directed by Cristian Mungiu, starring Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan. The narrative follows two young women at an Eastern Orthodox convent in Romania. Plot Two Romania ...

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Anna de Noailles Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (Anna Elisabeth Bibesco-Bassaraba de Brancovan) (15 November 1876 – 30 April 1933) was a French writer of Romanian and Greek descent, a poet and a socialist feminist. Biography Personal life Born Princess ...

(1876–1933), French-language novelist, autobiographer, poet

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Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu (; 8 December 1876 – 5 March 1955 in Bucharest) was a novelist of the Romanian interwar period. Life Hortensia Bengescu was born in Ivești, Galați, Ivești, Galați County, on 8 December 1876. She was the daughter of ...

(1876–1955), novelist * Dora Pavel (born 1946), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist * Laura Pavel (born 1968), essayist, critic, translator *

Marta Petreu Marta Petreu is the pen name of Rodica Marta Vartic, née Rodica Crisan (born 14 March 1955), a Romanian philosopher, literary critic, essayist and poet. A professor of philosophy at the Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, she has publish ...

(born 1955), philosopher, critic, essayist, poet *

Elena Pop-Hossu-Longin Elena Pop-Hossu-Longin (26 November 1862 – 15 May 1940) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian writer, journalist, socialist, suffragist and women's rights activist. Biography Elena Pop was born in Szilágyillésfalva (Băsești) (Szilágy Coun ...

(1856–1946), journalist, women's rights activist

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Doina Ruști Doina Ruști (; (born 15 February 1957) is a Romanian writer and novelist. Some of her novels are: ' (''The Ghost in the Mill''), 2008, ', 2006, and ''Lizoanca la 11 ani'' (''Lizoanca at age eleven''), 2009. Biography Ruști was born in Como� ...

(born 1959), novelist, symbologist

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Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan (, last name also Sadoveanu-Andrei, first name also Isabella or Izabella; born Izabela Morțun, pen names I.Z.S.D. and Iz. Sd.;

(1870–1941), literary critic, journalist, poet, feminist *

Lucreția Suciu-Rudow Lucreția Suciu-Rudow (September 3, 1859 – March 5, 1900) was a Romanian poet from Austria-Hungary. She was born in Oradea. Her father Petre was a Romanian Orthodox priest active in the church school system in Oradea and a protopope in Beliu ...

(1859–1900), poet *

Cella Serghi Cella Serghi (born Cella Marcoff; November 4, 1907 – 1992) was a Romanian prose writer. She was born in Constanța to Avram Marcoff, a minor employee of private firms, and his wife Carolina (''née'' Golestan). She attended primary school in her ...

(1907–1992), novelist

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Elena Văcărescu Elena Văcărescu, or Hélène Vacaresco (September 21, 1864 in Bucharest – February 17, 1947 in Paris), was a Romanian-French aristocrat writer, twice a laureate of the Académie française. Life Through her father, Ioan Văcărescu, she desc ...

(1864–1947), poet, novelist, memoirist, playwright, writing mainly in French

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