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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')


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Rozena Maart Rozena Maart (born 1962) is a South African writer, and professor, currently living in Durban. She is the Director for the Centre for Critical Research on Race and Identity. She has been recognized for her writing, and for her work opposing aparth ...
(b. 1962, South Africa), poet & fiction wr. in English *
Sharon Maas Sharon Maas (born 1951) is a Guyanese-born novelist, who was educated in England, lived in India, and subsequently in Germany and in Sussex, United Kingdom. She is the author of ''The Sugar Planters Daughter.'' Biography Maas was born in Georg ...
(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 Dorothy Macardle (2 February 1889, in Dundalk – 23 December 1958, in Drogheda)Luke Gibbons, ''The Irish Times'', Weekend Review, "A Cosmopolitan Reclaimed: A Review of ''Dorothy Macardle: A Life''", by Nadia Clare Smith, 10 November 2007, p.13 ...
(1889–1958, Ireland), nv., pw. & historian * Bridget G. MacCarthy (1904–1993, Ireland), wr. & academic *
Ethna MacCarthy Ethna MacCarthy (2 April 1903 – 24 May 1959) was an Irish poet and paediatrician. Early life and education MacCarthy was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry on 2 April 1903. Her father was Brendan MacCarthy, a doctor and a medical inspector ...
(1903–1959, Ireland), poet & pediatrician * Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy (1849–1897, Ireland), poet, educator & nun * Rose Macaulay (1881–1958, England), wr. *
Maria Antonietta Macciocchi Maria Antonietta Macciocchi (23 July 1922 – 15 April 2007) was an Italian journalist, writer, feminist and politician, elected to the Italian Parliament in 1968 as an Italian Communist Party candidate and to the European Parliament in 1979 as ...
(1922–2007, Italy), wr. & politician * Doireann MacDermott (b. 1923, Ireland), wr. & philologist *
Ann-Marie MacDonald Ann-Marie MacDonald (born October 29, 1958) is a Canadian playwright, author, actress, and broadcast host who lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. MacDonald is the daughter of a member of Canada's military; she was born at an air force base near ...
(b. 1958, Canada/Newfoundland), nv., pw. & actor * Betty MacDonald (1908–1958, United States), wr. *
Charlotte Macdonald Charlotte Jean Macdonald is a New Zealand historian. After studying as an undergraduate at Massey University, she earned her PhD from University of Auckland and is now a professor at Victoria University of Wellington. Early life Macdonald has ...
(living, New Zealand), historian *
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 ...
(1864–1922, Canada) poet, ch. wr., ss. wr. & non-f. wr. * Helen Macdonald (b. 1970, England), wr., naturalist & academic *
Lilou Macé Lilou Macé (born August 20, 1977) is a French-American new-age author, webTV host, video blogger, speaker and interviewer. Biography Macé was born in Santa Barbara, California, to French parents, Jean-Yves Macé and Irène Martin. Moving back ...
(b. 1977, France/United States), wr. *
Mirta Macedo Mirta Macedo (6 July 1939 - 25 July 2012) was an Uruguayan social worker, writer and human rights activist. She is best known for her writing, some of which focus on her time as a political prisoner in Montevideo. Macedo also worked to expose the ...
(1939–2012, Uruguay), social wr. * Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941–1987, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & poet *
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 fro ...
(living, New Zealand), non-f. wr. & col. *
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 Un ...
(1928–2015, England/Kenya), poet & nv. * Ana Maria Machado (b. 1941, Brazil), ch. wr. * Gilka Machado (1893–1980, Brazil), poet & activist *
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 Bra ...
(1921–2001, Brazil), pw. & ch. wr. *
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, ...
(b. 1943, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv., poet & pw. * Elisabeth MacIntyre (1916–2004, Australia), ch. wr. *
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. Bi ...
(1870–1935, Australia), poet & nv. * Catherine Julia Mackay (1864–1944, New Zealand), cookery wr. *
Jessie Mackay Jessie Mackay (15 December 1864 – 23 August 1938) was a New Zealand poet, journalist, feminist and animal rights activist.Amey, Catherine. (2014). ''The Compassionate Contrarians: A History of Vegetarians in Aotearoa New Zealand''. Rebel Pr ...
(1864–1938, New Zealand), poet & animal rights activist *
Shena Mackay Shena Mackay FRSL (born 1944) is a Scottish novelist born in Edinburgh. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1996 for '' The Orchard on Fire'', and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction in ...
(b. 1944, Scotland), nv. *
Dorothea Mackellar Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar, (1 July 1885 – 14 January 1968) was an Australian poet and fiction writer. Her poem ''My Country'' is widely known in Australia, especially its second stanza, which begins: "''I love a sunburnt country/ ...
(1885–1968, Australia), poet & fiction wr. *
Anna Mackenzie Lady Anna Mackenzie (1621–1707), also Ann MacKenzie, was a Scottish courtier and memoirist, wife of the first Earl of Balcarres and the mother of the second and third. After her first husband died, she married Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of ...
(b. 1963, New Zealand), fiction & YA wr. *
Serena Mackesy Serena Mackesy ( pen name, Alex Marwood; born c. 1960s) is a British novelist and journalist who lives in London. Life and education Serena Mackesy is the daughter of the Scots-born Oxford military historian Piers Mackesy. She is also the grandda ...
(b. 1960s, England), nv. *
Mary Mackey Mary Lou Mackey (born 1945) is an American novelist, poet, and academic. She is the author of eight collections of poetry and fourteen novels, including the ''New York Times'' best-seller ''A Grand Passion'' and ''The Village of Bones'', ''The Y ...
(b. 1945, United States), nv., poet & academic * Mary Mackie (b. early 1940s, England), fiction & non-f. wr. *
Marisa Mackle Marisa Mackle (born c. 1973) is a journalist and romance novelist of over 13 books who also writes for children. Life and work Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland about 1973, Mackle now lives in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated in Mount Anville i ...
(b. c. 1973, Ireland), nv. & ch. wr. * Patricia MacLachlan (1938–2022, United States), ch. nv. *
Mary MacLane Mary MacLane (May 1, 1881 – ''c''. August 6, 1929) was a controversial Canadian-born American writer whose frank memoirs helped usher in the confessional style of autobiographical writing. MacLane was known as the "Wild Woman of Butte".Wat ...
(1881–1929, Canada/Newfoundland/United States), wr. *
Hester Maclean Hester Maclean (25 February 1859 – 2 September 1932) was an Australian-born nurse, hospital matron, nursing administrator, editor and writer who spent most of her career in New Zealand. She served in World War I as the founding Matron-in-Ch ...
(1859–1932, Australia/New Zealand), nursing wr. & autobiographer *
Charlotte MacLeod Charlotte MacLeod (November 12, 1922 – January 14, 2005) was a Canadian-American mystery fiction writer. Life and work Charlotte Matilda MacLeod was born in 1922 in Bath, New Brunswick, Canada, but emigrated to the United States in 1923 and b ...
(1922–2005, Canada/Newfoundland/United States), nv. & mystery wr. *
Della Campbell MacLeod Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – 1921) was an American author and journalist, who wrote novels, short stories, and non-fiction articles, using the pseudonyms "Rose MacRae" and "Campbell MacLeod", as well as writing under her own name. MacLeod ...
(ca. 1884 – ?, United States), fiction & non-f. wr. * Eleanor MacMahon (1864–1956, Ireland/England), nv. *
Kathleen MacMahon Kathleen MacMahon is an Irish writer and former radio and television journalist who worked with Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ She is the author of three novels and numerous short stories. Childhood and family Born in Kilkenny, MacMaho ...
(living, Ireland), wr. & broadcaster *
Sarah Broom Macnaughtan Sarah Broom Macnaughtan (26 October 1864 – 24 July 1916) was a Scottish novelist. With the outbreak of the First World War, she volunteered with the Red Cross Society and was sent to Russia, then Armenia. She wrote much about the plight of ref ...
(1864–1916, Scotland), nv. * Máire MacNeill (1904–1987, Ireland), folklorist *
Debbie Macomber Debbie Macomber (born October 22, 1948) is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six of her novels have become made-for-TV movies and her ''Cedar Cove'' series of novels was adapted into a television series of the ...
(b. 1948, United States), nv. *
Katharine Sarah Macquoid Katharine Sarah Macquoid (, Thomas; 26 January 1824 - June 1917) was a British novelist and travel writer, who published over 65 works. In addition to writing books, many of Macquoid's stories were published in magazines, the first story appearin ...
(1824–1917, England), nv. & travel wr. * Rina Macrelli (1929–2020, Italy), screenwriter & es. *
Catherine Mary MacSorley Catherine Mary MacSorley (5 October 1848 – 26 January 1929) was an Ireland, Irish writer. She specialized in books for girls and books of a religious nature. She was born at 94 Ranelagh Road, Dublin, eldest daughter of Catherine and Rev. John ...
(1848–1929, Ireland), YA & religious wr. * Marie MacSweeney (living, Ireland), poet & fiction wr. * Okky Madasari (b. 1984, Indonesia), nv., es. & ch. wr. * Deirdre Madden (b. 1960, Ireland), nv. *
Heidrun E. Mader Heidrun E. Mader (September 19, 1977) is a German Protestant theologian and historian of early Christianity and its literature, and a professor at the University of Cologne, Germany, holding a chair of Biblical Literature and its Reception History ...
(b. 1977, Germany), non-fiction *
Ruth Mader Ruth Mader (born 11 July 1974) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She has directed six films between 1992 and 2003. Her film ''Struggle (2003 film), Struggle'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Fest ...
(b. 1974, Austria/Austria-Hungary), screenwriter *
Naomi Long Madgett Naomi Long Madgett (July 5, 1923 – November 5, 2020) was an American poet and publisher. Originally a teacher, she later found fame with her award-winning poems and was also the founder and senior editor of Lotus Press, established in 1972, a p ...
(1923–2020, United States), poet * Malika Madi (b. 1967, Belgium), nv. in French *
Maga Magazinović Maga Magazinović (1882–1968) was a librarian and journalist, the first woman who brought modern dance to Serbia and fundamental struggle for gender equality. She was born in Užice in 1882. She was the first woman journalist in Politika news ...
(1882–1968, Serbia), wr. *
Perihan Mağden Perihan Mağden (born 24 August 1960) is a Turkish writer. She was a columnist for the newspaper ''Taraf''. She was tried and acquitted for calling for opening the possibility of conscientious objection to mandatory military service in Turkey. ...
(b. 1960, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), nv. *
Audrey Magee Audrey Magee is an Irish novelist and journalist. Her debut novel, ''The Undertaking'', was nominated for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction in 2014. Her novel '' The Colony'' was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. Biography Born in Irel ...
(living, Ireland), nv. *
Melba Padilla Maggay Melba Padilla Maggay (born 1950) is a Filipina writer, social anthropologist, and social activist best known for her academic work and books on culture, social change and development issues, and as the founder of the Institute for Studies in Asia ...
(b. 1950, Philippines), wr. & social anthropologist * Kellie Magnus (b. 1970, Jamaica), ch. & parenting wr. *
Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 27 September 1939 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author and artist. She has received a number of awards as an artist and author of more than 130 books, including children's books, books on nature, and the ...
(b. 1939, Iceland), ch. & nature wr. * Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir (1910–1995, Iceland), nv. *
Sindiwe Magona Sindiwe Magona (born 27 August 1943) is a South African writer. Early life Magona is a native of the former Transkei region, South Africa. She grew up in Gugulethu, a Cape Town township, and worked as a domestic while completing her secondary ed ...
(b. 1943, South Africa), fiction wr. & autobiographer in English * Nilah Magruder (living, United States), wr. * Akka Mahadevi (c. 1130–1160, India), poet * Sabrina Mahfouz (living, England), poet & pw * Han Mahlsook (한말숙, b. 1931, Korea), nv. *
Bríd Mahon Bríd Mahon ( ga, Bríd Ní Mhathúna, 14 July 1918 – 20 February 2008) was an Irish folklorist and writer, focussing on traditional food and clothing. She began her career as a child, writing a radio script on the history and music of County ...
(1922–2008, Ireland), nv. & folklorist *
Florence Mahoney Florence Mahoney (née Asi Florence Kezia Omolara Peters; born 6 January 1929)David Perfect"Mahoney, Dr (Asi) Florence Kezia Omolara" ''Historical Dictionary of The Gambia'' (Fifth edition), Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, p. 281. is a Gambian Creol ...
(b. 1929, Gambia), wr. & historian *
Mahsati Mahsati ( fa, مهستی, Māhsatī) was a medieval Persian female poet who was reportedly one of the first poets to compose '' ruba'iyat'' (quatrains) in her native language. Name Various interpretations of her name have been suggested based ...
Ganjavi (c. 1089 – post-1159, Iran/Persia), poet *
Margaret Mahy Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...
(1936–2012, New Zealand), ch. & YA wr. * Circe Maia (b. 1939, Uruguay), poet & es. *
Jennifer Maiden Jennifer Maiden (born 1949) is an Australian poet. She was born in Penrith, New South Wales, and has had 36 books published: 28 poetry collections, 6 novels and 2 nonfiction works. Her current publishers are Quemar Press in Australia and Blooda ...
(b. 1949, Australia), poet *
Ruth Maier Ruth Maier (10 November 1920 in Vienna, Austria – 1 December 1942 in Auschwitz, Poland) was an Austrian woman whose diaries describing her experiences of the Holocaust in Austria and Norway were published in 2007; reviews described her as "Nor ...
(1920–1942, Austria/Austria-Hungary), diarist & Hc. victim * Chantal Maillard (b. 1951, Spain), poet & philosopher *
Ella Maillart Ella Maillart (or Ella K. Maillart; 20 February 1903, Geneva – 27 March 1997, Chandolin) was a Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman. Early life Ella Maillart was the second child, born to a wealthy fur t ...
(1903–1997, Switzerland), travel wr. in French * Antonine Maillet (b. 1929, Canada/Newfoundland), nv., pw. & scholar *
Barbara York Main Barbara Anne York Main (27 January 1929 – 14 May 2019) Ann Jones (2019"Barbara York Main, Australia's spider woman and Wheatbelt advocate, author and poet dies"''Off Track'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Published May 23, 2019. Acces ...
(1929–2019, Australia), arachnologist *
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 Bu ...
(1882–1967, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), fiction wr. *
Marianne Majerus Marianne Majerus, born 1956 in Clervaux, Luxembourg, is one of Europe's leading specialist garden photographers. Biography After secondary education in Luxembourg, Majerus took a degree in English at the University of Essex and a degree in Econo ...
(b. 1956, Luxembourg), garden wr. * Clementina Laura Majocchi (1866–1945, Italy), poet & wr. * Maria Majocchi (1864–1917, Italy), wr. & poet *
Megha Majumdar Megha Majumdar (born 1987/1988) is an Indian novelist who lives in New York City. Her debut novel, '' A Burning'', was a ''New York Times'' best seller, and in 2022 won a Whiting Award. Early life Majumdar was born in Kolkata, India. In 2006, sh ...
(b. 1987/1988, India), nv. *
Tilottama Majumdar Tilottoma Mojumdar is an Indian Bangali novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist, and essayist.http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/author-tilottoma-denied-entry/ The Indian Express. 4 March 2012, 6:26 AM. In the ''Cities'' secti ...
(b. 1966, India), fiction wr., poet & es. *
Svetlana Makarovič Svetlana Makarovič (born 1 January 1939) is a Slovenian writer of prose, poetry, children's books, and picture books, and is also an actress, illustrator and chanteuse. She has been called "The First Lady of Slovenian poetry." She is also noted f ...
(b. 1939, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet & YA wr. *
Jean Said Makdisi Jean Said Makdisi (born 1940) is a Palestinian writer and independent scholar, best known for her autobiographical writing. Life Jean Said Makdisi was born in Jerusalem to a Palestinian family. The younger sister of Rosemarie Said Zahlan and Edwar ...
(b. 1940, Palestine), non-f. wr. * Barbara Makhalisa (b. 1949, Zimbabwe), nv. & editor *
Anju Makhija Anju Makhija is an Indian poet, playwright, translator and columnist. She has won several national and international awards for her poetry in English. Biography Anju Makhija was born in Pune and spent several years in Canada. She has a master's ...
(living, India/Canada/Newfoundland), poet, pw. & col. *
Angela Makholwa Angela Makholwa is a South African author, the first black writer to write crime fiction in South Africa. Life Born in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is ...
(living, South Africa), fiction wr. *
Miyako Maki is a Japanese manga artist, and one of the earliest female manga artists. During the 1960s, Maki contributed significantly to the development of ''shōjo'' manga (manga for girls), and became one of the most popular ''shōjo'' authors of her gen ...
(牧美也子, b. 1935, Japan), manga creator * Eudokia Makrembolitissa (c. 1021–1096, Byzantium), poet in Greek & empress *
Desanka Maksimović Desanka Maksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Десанка Максимовић; 16 May 1898 – 11 February 1993) was a Serbian poet, writer and translator. Her first works were published in the literary journal ''Misao'' in 1920, while she was studying at t ...
(1898–1993, Serbia), poet *
Rima Maktabi Rima, also known as Rima the Jungle Girl, is the fictional heroine of W. H. Hudson's 1904 novel '' Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest''. In it, Rima, a primitive girl of the shrinking rain forest of South America, meets Abel, a pol ...
(b. 1977, Lebanon), col. Ad *
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (born 1960s) is a Ugandan-British novelist and short story writer.Daniel Musitwa"Ugandan Author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi wins 2013 Kwani? Manuscript Prize" africabookclub.org, 4 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2016 ...
(b. 1960s, Uganda), fiction wr. * Ana María Llona Málaga (b. 1936, Peru), poet * Ezza Agha Malak (b. 1942, Lebanon/France), nv., poet & critic *
Natalia Malakhovskaia (Anna) Natalia Malakhovskaia (born 1947) is a Russian feminist and writer. In 1979 Malakhovskaia helped found ''Zhenshchina i Rossiia'' (Woman in Russia), an underground almanac out of which grew the Mariia Club, an illegal Leningrad feminist organ ...
(b. 1948, Soviet Union/Austria/Austria-Hungary), feminist wr. *
Battista Malatesta Battista Malatesta (c. 1384 – 1448), also known as Battista di Montefeltro forename also called Baptista, was an Italian Renaissance poet. Life Baptista Malatesta was the daughter of Antonio II da Montefeltro, Count of Urbino, and the granddaugh ...
(c. 1384–1448, Italy), poet *
Geneviève-Françoise Randon de Malboissière Geneviève-Françoise Randon de Malboissière, also known as Laurette de Malboissière (21 December 1746 – 22 August 1766) was a French-born poet, playwright, correspondent and multi-language translator. Biography Geneviève-Françoise R ...
(1746–1766, France), poet, pw. & naturalist * Emilie Monson Malcolm (c. 1830–1905, England/New Zealand), domestic wr. * Wanda Malecka (1800–1860, Poland), poet & nv. *
Rosie Malek-Yonan Rosie Malek-Yonan (b. July 4, 1965) is an Assyrian-American actress, author, director, public figure and activist. Malek-Yonan became a noted pianist at an early age. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge, she settled in the United ...
(b. 1965, Assyria), nv. & actor *
Oriel Malet Lady Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan (20 January 1923 – 14 October 2014) was a Welsh-born author of literary fiction and biographies, who wrote under the name of Oriel Malet.''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volum ...
(Lady Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan, 1923–2014, England), nv. & biographer *
Amita Malik Amita Malik ( bn, অমিতা মালিক; hi, अमिता मलिक; 1921 – 20 February 2009) was an Indian media critic. She was described by Time magazine, ''Time'' magazine as India's "most prominent film and television c ...
(1921–2009, India), critic * Nicole Malinconi (b. 1946, Belgium), fiction wr. in French *
Gitta Mallasz Gitta Mallasz (June 21, 1907 – May 25, 1992) was a Hungarian graphic designer and an artist. Today, she is best known for her transcription of a series of extraordinary spiritual instructions, of which she was one of the recipients in Hungary ...
(1907–1992, Hungary), wr. of dialogues * Ana Caro de Mallén (1590–1646, Spain), poet & pw. * Nathalie Mallet (living, Canada/Newfoundland), science fiction & fantasy wr. *
Françoise Mallet-Joris Françoise Mallet-Joris (6 July 1930 – 13 August 2016), pen name of Françoise Lilar, was a Belgian author who was a member of the Prix Femina committee from 1969 to 1971 and appointed to the ''Académie Goncourt'' from November 1971 to 2011. ...
(1930–2016, Belgium), nv. & es. in French * Heather Mallick (b. 1959, Canada/Newfoundland), col., wr. & lecturer *
Clare Mallory Clare Mallory is the pen name under which Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall (25 September 1913 – 20 April 1991) wrote ten children's books published between 1947 and 1951. Clare Mallory is primarily remembered as a superior exponent of the gir ...
(1913–1991, New Zealand), ch. wr. *
Bodil Malmsten Bodil Malmsten (19 August 1944 – 5 February 2016) was a Swedish poet and novelist. Malmsten was born in Bjärme, Östersund Municipality. Due to her parents' early separation, she grew up at her maternal grandparents and at foster care in Vä ...
(1944–2016, Sweden), poet & nv. *
Amina Mama Amina Mama (born 19 September 1958) is a Nigerian-British writer, feminist and academic. Her main areas of focus have been post-colonial, militarist and gender issues. She has lived in Africa, Europe, and North America, and worked to build rela ...
(b. 1958, Scotland/Nigeria), social wr. *
Tatiana Mamonova Tatyana Mamonova (born 10 December 1943), is a founder of the modern Russian women's movement, an internationally renowned democratic women's leader, author, poet, journalist, videographer, artist, editor and public lecturer. Early life Mamonov ...
(b. 1943, Soviet Union/Russia), poet & politician *
Angela Manalang-Gloria Angela Manalang Gloria (1907–1995) was a Filipina poet who wrote in English.Manlapaz, Edna Zapanta. ''Angela Manalang Gloria : a literary biography''. Quezon City : Ateneo de Manila University Press, c1993.Manlapaz, Edna Zapanta. ''Filipino wom ...
(1907–1995, Philippines), poet in English *
Becky Manawatu Becky Manawatu (born 1982) is a New Zealand writer of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha, and Pākehā background. In 2020, she won two Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for her first novel, ''Auē'' and Best Crime Novel at the 2020 Ngaio Marsh ...
(b. 1982, New Zealand), nv. & col. *
Laura Beatrice Mancini Laura Beatrice Mancini (January 17, 1821 – July 17, 1869), born Laura Beatrice Oliva, was an Italian poet. Laura Oliva was born in Naples, and in 1840 married Italian jurist and statesman Pasquale Stanislao Mancini. She wrote a variety of poet ...
(1821–1969, Italy), poet *
Emily St. John Mandel Emily St. John Mandel (; born 1979) is a Canadian novelist and essayist. She has written six novels, including '' Station Eleven'' (2014) and '' The Glass Hotel'' (2020). ''Station Eleven'', which has been translated into 33 languages, has been ...
(b. 1979, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *
Zindzi Mandela Zindziswa "Zindzi" Mandela (23 December 196013 July 2020), also known as Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane, was a South African diplomat and poet, and the daughter of anti-apartheid activists and politicians Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. ...
(1960–2020, South Africa), poet * Nadezhda Mandelstam (1899–1980, Russia/Soviet Union), mem. * Jane Mander (1887–1949, New Zealand/England), nv. & col. * Slavka Maneva (1934–2010, Yugoslavia/North Macedonia), ch. wr. & poet *
Edda Manga Edda Manga (born 1969) is a Swedish historian of ideas, speaker and debator. Manga won the Clioprize in 2004 for her doctorate thesis ''Gudomliga uppenbarelser och demoniska samlag'' ("Divine revelations and demonic intercourses"). She was a su ...
(b. 1969, Sweden), historian of ideas *
Richmal Mangnall Richmal Mangnall (1769–1820) was an English schoolmistress and the writer of a famous schoolbook, ''Mangnall's Questions''. This had been through 84 editions by 1857. She became the headmistress of Crofton Hall, a successful Yorkshire school, ...
(1769–1820, England), schoolbook wr. *
Anne Marie Mangor Anne Marie Mangor née Bang, also known as Madam Mangor, (1781–1865) was an early Danish cookbook writer. In 1837, she published anonymously her ''Kogebog for smaa Huusholdninger'', the first of several cookbooks she wrote for small households, ...
(1781–1865, Denmark), cookery wr. *
Rani Manicka Rani Manicka is a Malaysian-born novelist, who divides her time between Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Background, education Manicka grew up in Terengganu and attended the University of Malaysia, where she received a business degree. ''The R ...
(living, Malaysia/England), nv. * Salmi Manja (b. 1937, Malaysia), fiction wr. * Irshad Manji (b. 1968, Uganda/United States), religious wr. *
Delarivier Manley Delarivier "Delia" Manley (1663 or c. 1670 – 24 July 1724) was an English author, playwright, and political pamphleteer. Manley is sometimes referred to, with Aphra Behn and Eliza Haywood, as one of "the fair triumvirate of wit", which is a la ...
(c. 1670–1724, England), nv., pw. & pamphleteer *
Edna Manley Edna Swithenbank Manley, Jamaican Order of Merit, OM (28 February 1900 – 2 February 1987) is considered one of the most important artists and arts educators in Jamaica. She was known primarily as a sculptor although her oeuvre included signi ...
(1900–1987, England/Jamaica), sculptor & diarist *
Rachel Manley Rachel Manley (born 1955) is a Jamaican writer in verse and prose, born in Cornwall, England, raised in Jamaica and currently (as of August 2020) residing in Canada. She is a daughter of the former Jamaican prime minister, Michael Manley. She was ...
(b. 1955, Jamaica/Canada/Newfoundland), poet & fiction wr. *
Alana Mann Professor Alana Mann is a food activist and interdisciplinary scholar researching the power relations between media, governments, institutions and citizens, in the field of food politics. She is co-founder of FoodLab Sydney, a business incubator ...
(fl. 2000s, Australia), wr. on food * Erika Mann (1905–1969, Germany), wr., screenwriter & actor * María Emma Mannarelli (b. 1954, Peru), non-f. wr., historian, professor * Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921–1995, Finland), poet & pw. *
Catherine Gray, Lady Manners Catherine Rebecca Gray (or Grey), Lady Manners, later Lady Huntingtower (1766 – 21 March 1852) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and poet. Life Catherine Gray was born in Lehena, County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest ...
(1766–1852, Ireland/England), poet *
Emily Manning Emily Matilda Manning, pen-name ''Australie'' (13 May 1845 – 25 August 1890) was an Australian journalist and writer. Career Manning was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of William Montagu Manning. Manning marrie ...
(Australie, 1845–1890, Australia), poet & col. * Mary Manning (1905–1999, Ireland/United States), nv., pw. & critic * Olivia Manning (1908–1980, England), nv. *
Ruth Manning-Sanders Ruth Manning-Sanders (21 August 1886 – 12 October 1988) was an English poet and author born in Wales, known for a series of children's books for which she collected and related fairy tales worldwide. She published over 90 books in her lifetime ...
(1886–1988, Wales/England), poet, wr. & ch. wr. *
Kiran Manral Kiran Manral (born 1971) is an Indian author. Based in Mumbai, she published her first novel ''The Reluctant Detective'' in 2011. ''Karmic Kids'' (2015) her first non-fiction work, is an introduction to parenting based on her own experience of ra ...
(b. 1971, India), nv. & parenting wr. *
Chris Mansell Chris Mansell (born 1953) is an Australian poet and publisher. Born in Sydney, Chris Mansell grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales and in Lae, Papua New Guinea, later studying economics at the University of Sydney. She was active in S ...
(b. 1953, Australia), poet * Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923, New Zealand/England), fiction wr. *
Eduarda Mansilla Eduarda Damasia Mansilla Ortiz de Rozas de García (1834–1892) was a noted Argentine writer. Biography She was the daughter of Lucio Norberto Mansilla and niece of Juan Manuel de Rosas Her first novel under her own name was ''Pablo ou la via dan ...
(1834–1892, Argentina), nv., pw. & critic * Fadhma Aït Mansour, (c. 1882–1967, Algeria), poet & singer * Latifa Ben Mansour (b. 1950, Algeria/France), nv., linguist & psychoanalyst *
Alicia Catherine Mant Alicia Catherine Mant (15 July 1788 – 26 February 1869) was a 19th-century English writer of children's stories which tended to have strong moralistic underpinnings. Life and work She was born Alicia Catherine Mant to Rev. Richard Mant and ...
(1788–1869, England/Ireland), ch. wr. * Lisa Mantchev (living, United States), fantasy nv. *
Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mary Mantel ( ; born Thompson; 6 July 1952 – 22 September 2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, ''Every Day Is Mother's Day'', was releas ...
(1952—2022, England), fiction wr., mem. & es.; '' Wolf Hall'' *
Réka Mán-Várhegyi Réka Mán-Várhegyi (born 1979) is a Romanian-born Hungarian writer. She grew up in Târgu Mureș, Romania, before moving to Hungary. She became a Hungarian citizen in 1992. Her first collection of short stories ''Unhappiness at the Aurora Housi ...
(b. 1979, Russia/Hungary), fiction & ch. wr. *
Sarah Ladipo Manyika Sarah Ladipo Manyika is a British-Nigerian writer of novels, short stories and essays and an active member of the literary community, particularly supporting and amplifying young writers and female voices. She is author of two well received nove ...
(b. 1968, Nigeria/England), fiction wr. & es. *
Gianna Manzini Gianna Manzini (March 24, 1896 – August 31, 1974) was an Italian writer whose ''Ritratto in piedi'' won her the Premio Campiello in 1971. It is a semi-autobiographical portrait of her father, an Italian anarchist. After several banishments for ...
(1896–1974, Italy), fiction wr. *
Mokbula Manzoor , other_names = Mokbula Manzoor , birth_date = , birth_place = Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India , death_date = , death_place = Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh , nationality = Bangladeshi , e ...
(1938–2020, India/Bangladesh), nv. & wr. *
Lee Maracle Bobbi Lee Maracle (born Marguerite Aline Carter; July 2, 1950November 11, 2021) was an Indigenous Canadian writer and academic of the Stó꞉lō nation. Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, she left formal education after grade 8 to tr ...
(1950–2021, Canada/Newfoundland), poet, nv. & storyteller *
Carmen Marai Carmen Marai is the pen name of Carmen María Bassa Rodríguez, a Chilean poet and novelist. Writing The central themes in her poems are primarily sorrow, betrayal, a mother's love, the struggle for life, and anti-violence, though she has also ...
(Carmen María Bassa Rodríguez, living, Chile), poet & nv. *
Dacia Maraini Dacia Maraini (; born November 13, 1936) is an Italian writer. Maraini's work focuses on women's issues, and she has written numerous plays and novels. She has won awards for her work, including the Formentor Prize for ''L'età del malessere'' ...
(b. 1936, Italy), nv., pw. & poet *
Faustina Maratti Faustina Maratti (c. 1679–1745) was an Italian Baroque poet and painter. Biography Maratti was born in Rome, the natural daughter of the painter Carlo Maratta (or Maratti). From an early age, she received a good education, which included music ...
(c. 1679–1745, Italy), poet & painter *
Maria Mercè Marçal Maria Mercè Marçal i Serra (13 November 1952 – 5 July 1998) was a Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator from Spain. Biography Marçal was born in Barcelona but spent her childhood in Ivars d'Urgell (Pla d'Urgell), which she consi ...
(1952–1998, Spain), poet & wr. in Catalan *
Jane Marcet Jane Marcet (née Haldimand) (1 January 1769 – 28 June 1858) was an English salonnière of Swiss origin, and an innovative writer of popular, explanatory science books. She also broke ground with ''Conversations on Political Economy'' (1816 ...
(1769–1858, England), salonnière & popular science wr. *
Melina Marchetta Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, '' Looking for Alibrandi'', ''Saving Francesca'' and '' On the Jellicoe Road''. She has twice been awarded the C ...
(b. 1965, Australia), nv. *
Andrea Marcolongo Andrea Marcolongo (born in Crema, Lombardy on 17 January 1987) is an Italian writer. Life Marcolongo studied Classical Literature at Università degli Studi di Milano. She then specialized in storytelling in Turin at Scuola Holden. She worked as ...
(b. 1987, Italy), es. & wr. * Emilie Maresse-Paul (1838–1900, Trinidad), feminist *
Inés Marful Inés Marful (born 1961), also known as Inés Marful Amor, is a Spanish scholar, writer, and visual artist from Asturias, known for her scholarly work about Federico García Lorca. Her novel ''Cuatro Cuentos de Amor y El Intocable Absurdo'' won th ...
(b. 1961, Spain), nv. & literature wr. *
Anna Margolin Anna Margolin ( yi, אַננאַ מאַרגאָלין) is the pen name of Rosa Harning Lebensboym (1887–1952) a twentieth century Jewish Russian-American, Yiddish language poet. Biography Born in Brest, then part of the Russian Empire, she wa ...
(1887–1952, Russia/United States), Yiddish poet *
Silvana De Mari Silvana De Mari (born 5 July 1953) is an Italian writer of children's fiction, Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist and former medic and Psychotherapy, psychotherapist, now suspended due to her support to various theses contrary to any consoli ...
(b. 1953, Italy), nv. *
Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. Biography Juliet Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a ...
(b. 1948, New Zealand/Australia), nv. & YA writer *
Guadalupe Marín Guadalupe "Lupe" Marín (October 16, 1895 – September 16, 1983), born María Guadalupe Marín Preciado, was a Mexican model and novelist. Biography Marín was born in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico. When aged eight, Marín moved with her ...
(1895–1983, Mexico), nv. & model * Katarina Marinčič (b. 1968, Slovenia), fiction wr. & literary historian *
Lucrezia Marinella Lucrezia Marinella (1571-1653) was an Italian poet, author, and an advocate of women's rights. She is best known for her writing ''The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men''. Her works have been noted for bringing wom ...
(1571–1653, Italy), poet & wr. * Alexandra Marinina (b. 1957, Soviet Union/Russia), fiction wr. *
María Mariño María Mariño Carou (1907-1967) was a Galician writer. She was born on 8 June 1907 in a house on Rúa Cega in Noia, A Coruña province. She was the daughter of Xosé Mariño Pais, a shoe maker. She was the fourth of five children. Her siblings ...
(1907–1967, Spain), wr. * Kamala Markandaya (1924–2004, India), nv. *
Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a Kenyan aviator born in England (one of the first bush flying, bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop acros ...
(1902–1986, England/Kenya), aviator & wr. * Liza Marklund (b. 1962, Sweden), nv. * Maria Markova (b. 1982, Soviet Union/Russia), poet *
Daphne Marlatt Daphne Marlatt, born Buckle, CM (born July 11, 1942 in Melbourne, Australia), is a Canadian poet and novelist who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. At a young age her family moved to Malaysia and at age nine they moved to British Columbia, ...
(b. 1942, Canada/Newfoundland), poet * Olga Marlin (b. 1934, United States/Kenya), autobiographer *
E. Marlitt E. Marlitt is the pseudonym of Eugenie John (December 5, 18251887), a popular German novelist. Biography She was born at Arnstadt. Her father was a portrait painter; her patroness was the , who adopted her in 1841 and sent her to Vienna to st ...
(1825–1887, Germany), nv. *
Nilgün Marmara Nilgün Marmara (13 February 1958 – 13 October 1987) was a Turkish poet. Life Nilgün Marmara was born on 13 February 1958, in Moda, Istanbul, as one of the two daughters of a Balkan immigrant family. Her father Fikri Marmara, a Marxist, ...
(1958–1987, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), poet *
Jeanne Marni Jean Marni or J. Marni ( Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Barousse; Mme. Marniere; 1854-1910) was a French writer. She wrote novels, plays, and journalistic pieces. She published a short story at the age of eight, but her other works were published after 1 ...
(1854–1910, France), nv. & pw. *
Monika Maron Monika Maron (born 3 June 1941 in Berlin) is a German author, formerly of the German Democratic Republic. Biography She moved in 1951 from West to East Berlin with her stepfather, Karl Maron, the GDR Minister of the Interior. She studied theatre ...
(b. 1941, Germany), es. & political wr. *
Leïla Marouane Leïla Marouane (born in 1960) is a Tunisian-born French Algerian journalist and creative writer.  Leïla Marouane is a pseudonym; her full name is Leyla Zineb Mechentel. She is an author of novels and short fiction which have received a number ...
(b. 1960, Algeria/France), nv. *
Ana Marija Marović Ana Marija Marović (1815–1887) was a Serbian writer and painter in Italy and Montenegro. She knew the Italian and Serbian languages. A cause for her beatification in the Catholic Church was formally opened on 12 January 1952, and she was ...
(1815–1887, Serbia), poet & painter *
Susan Lowndes Marques Susan Antonia Dorothea Priestley Lowndes Marques Order of the British Empire, OBE (15 February 1907 - 3 February 1993) was a writer and journalist who became a leading figure in the British community in Lisbon, Portugal. Family and early life G ...
(1907–1993, England/Portugal), travel wr. *
Anne de Marquets Anne de Marquets was a French Catholic nun and poet from the . She was likely born around 1533 in the Comté d'Eu of a noble family.Feugère, 1860, p. 63. Biography She entered the convent at Poissy at a very young age, where she proved to be gifte ...
(b. c. 1533–1588, France), poet & nun *
Manuela Antonia Márquez García-Saavedra Manuela Antonia Márquez García-Saavedra (1844–1890) was a Peruvian writer, poet, composer and pianist. She was considered to be one of the most prominent poets of the 1870 generation. Marquez also wrote prose articles, and a score for the dramat ...
(1844–1890, Peru), wr., poet * Paula Contreras Márquez (1911–2008, Spain), nv. & wr. *
Paz Márquez-Benítez Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894 – November 10, 1983) was a Filipino short-story writer, educator and editor.< ...
(1894–1983, Philippines), fiction wr. & editor *
Ellen Marriage Ellen Marriage (26 August 1865 – 23 December 1946) was an English translator from French, notably of Honoré de Balzac, Balzac's novels. She put an effort into ensuring readability and accuracy that was unusual in translators of her period. Li ...
(1865–1946, England), translator *
Janice Marriott Janice Marriott is a writer, editor, audio producer, screenwriter, creative writing tutor and mentor, manuscript assessor, poet and gardener. Several of her books have been shortlisted for or won awards and she has also been the recipient of a n ...
(b. 1946, England/New Zealand), ch. & YA wr., poet & gardener *
Ngaio Marsh Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh (; 23 April 1895 – 18 February 1982) was a New Zealand mystery writer and theatre director. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966. As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Det ...
(1895–1982, New Zealand), mystery wr. *
Selina Tusitala Marsh Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 21 April 1971) is a New Zealand poet and academic, and was the New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2017–2019. Early life Marsh was born in 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand. Through her mother, Sailigi Tusitala, Marsh is o ...
(b. 1971, New Zealand), poet & academic *
Paule Marshall Paule Marshall (April 9, 1929 – August 12, 2019) was an American writer, best known for her 1959 debut novel '' Brown Girl, Brownstones''. In 1992, at the age of 63, Marshall was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant. Life and career Marshall wa ...
(1929–2019, United States), nv. *
Una Marson Una Maud Victoria Marson (6 February 1905 – 6 May 1965) was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer, producing poems, plays and radio programmes. She travelled to London in 1932 and became the first black woman to be employed by the BBC d ...
(1905–1965, Jamaica), radio producer & poet * Patricia De Martelaere (1957–2009, Belgium), philosopher & es. in Flemish *
Esperanza Brito de Martí Esperanza Brito de Martí (1932 - 16 August 2007) was a Mexican journalist, feminist and reproductive rights activist. She was the director of '' Fem'' magazine for nearly 30 years and wrote as a correspondent for several newspapers and magazines ...
(1932–2007, Mexico), col. *
Harriet Evans Martin Harriet Evans Martin (died 1846) was an Anglo-Irish novelist. Born Harriet Evans, she was the daughter of Hugh Evans, senior surgeon of the 5th Dragoon Guards. George Evans, 4th Baron Carbery may have been a paternal relative, as she dedicated ...
(died 1846, Ireland), nv. *
Harriet Letitia Martin Harriet Letitia Martin was a 19th-century Irish novelist. Biography Harriet Letitia Martin was born in London in 1801. She was the daughter of the novelist and stage-critic Harriet Evans Martin, and Richard Martin MP, a prominent member of t ...
(1801–1891, England/Ireland), nv. *
Mary Letitia Martin Mary Letitia Martin (1815–1850) was an Irish writer who was known as the "Princess of Connemara". Educated at home in the upper-class style, she was fluent in numerous languages. She published two books in her lifetime, and a third was published ...
(1815–1850, Ireland/Belgium), nv. * Ros Martin (living, England), pw., poet & activist *
Violet Florence Martin Violet Florence Martin (11 June 1862 – 21 December 1915) was an Irish author who co-wrote a series of novels with cousin Edith Somerville under the pen name of Martin Ross (Somerville and Ross) in the late nineteenth and early twentieth cent ...
(1862–1915, Ireland), co-wr. of fiction *
Agnès Martin-Lugand Agnès Martin-Lugand (born 1979) is a French novelist who gained fame with ''Les gens heureux lisent et boivent du café'' (Happy People Read and Drink Coffee) when she published it on Kindle in December 2012. By 2017, her five novels had clocke ...
(b. 1979, France), nv. * Catherine Edith Macauley Martin (1847–1937, Australia), nv. * Faith Martin (living, England), thriller wr. * Harriet Martineau (1802–1876, England), nv. & theorist * Nela Martínez (1912–2004, Ecuador), political wr. & activist * Sanjuana Martínez (b. 1963, Mexico), social analyst *
Susana Martinez-Conde Susana Martinez-Conde (born October 1, 1969) is a Spanish-American neuroscientist and science writer. She is a professor of ophthalmology, neurology, physiology, and pharmacology at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she directs the Labora ...
(b. 1969, Spain), science wr. * Raquel Martínez-Gómez (b. 1973, Spain/Uruguay), nv. *
Tânia Martins Tânia Martins ( Elvira Tânia Lopes Martins; born January 23, 1957) is an Afro-Brazilian poet. Biography Elvira Tânia Lopes Martins was born in Licínio de Almeida, Bahia, January 23, 1957. Her parents are Edvardes Santana Martins and Ana Evang ...
(b. 1957, Brazil), poet *
Moa Martinson Moa Martinson, born Helga Maria Swarts sometimes spelt Swartz, (2November 18905August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of ...
(1890–1964, Sweden), nv. & es. *
Kati Marton Kati Marton (born April 3, 1949) is a Hungarian-American author and journalist. Her career has included reporting for ABC News as a foreign correspondent and National Public Radio, where she started as a production assistant in 1971, as well as p ...
(b. 1949, Hungary/United States), political wr. * Olga Martynova (b. 1962, Soviet Union/Germany), poet, es. & nv. *
Margaret Maruani Margaret Rose Maruani Rey (25 February 1954 – 4 August 2022)Cissy van Marxveldt (1889–1948, Netherlands), ch. wr. *
Barbara Masekela Barbara Mosima Joyce Masekela (born 18 July 1941) is a South African poet, educator, and activist who has held positions of arts leadership within the African National Congress (ANC). Early life and education Barbara Masekela was born on 18 J ...
(b. 1941, South Africa), poet & activist in English *
Mohale Mashigo Mohale Mashigo, born Kgomotso Carol Mashigo (and also known by her stage name Black Porcelain) is a South African singer-songwriter, novelist, and former radio presenter. Her debut novel ''The Yearning'' (Pan Macmillan, 2016) won the 2017 Univers ...
(b. 1983, South Africa), nv. & songwriter in English *
Lebogang Mashile Lebogang Mashile (born 7 February 1979) is a South African actress, writer and performance poet. Biography The daughter of exiled South African parents, Mashile was born in the United States and returned to South Africa in the mid-1990s after th ...
(b. 1979, South Africa), actor, wr. & poet *
Emma Mashinini Emma Mashinini (21 August 1929 – 10 July 2017) was a South African trade unionist and political leader. Living in Johannesburg, her family was forcibly displaced several times during her childhood. She started working at age 14 and soon becam ...
(1929–2017, South Africa), autobiographer in English & politician *
Dorota Masłowska Dorota Masłowska (Polish pronunciation:; born 3 July 1983) is a Polish writer, playwright, columnist and journalist. Life and work Masłowska was born in Wejherowo, and grew up there. She applied for the University of Gdańsk's faculty of psy ...
(b. 1983, Poland), nv. & pw. *
Amelia Gere Mason Amelia Gere Mason (1831–1923) was an American writer. Mason née Gere was born on September 23, 1831 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was married to Alvin A. Mason. Gere wrote for the ''Atlantic Monthly'' magazine. She was the author of ''T ...
(1831–1923 United States), es. & author * Bobbie Ann Mason (b. 1940, United States), fiction wr., es. & critic *
Judi Ann Mason Judi Ann Mason (February 2, 1955 – July 8, 2009) was an American television writer, producer and playwright. Background Mason was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on February 2, 1955. She excelled in English and became interested in playwr ...
(1955–2009, United States), pw. & screenwriter *
María Josefa Massanés Maria Josepa Massanés i Dalmau (also Josepa Massanés or Josefa Massanés; 1811 - 1887) was a Spanish poet of the nineteenth century, ascribed to the movement of Romanticism. The poetic work of Massanés is characterized by the diversity of theme ...
(1811–1887, Spain), poet in Catalan & Spanish * Janine Massard (b. 1939, Switzerland), fiction & non-f. wr. in French *
Renée Massip Renée Massip, (31 Mars 1907 - 21 March 2002) was a French writer and journalist. She was the winner of the 1963 Prix Interallié and member of the jury of the Prix Femina. Early life and education Massip (née Renée Castaing) was born in south-w ...
(1907–2002, France), nv. *
Ursula Masson Ursula Masson (1945–2008), born Ursula O'Connor, was a Welsh academic and writer who worked closely with Jane Aaron and Honno Press/Gwasg Honno, the Welsh Women's Press, on the imprint Welsh Women's Classics – to bring back into print the w ...
(1945–2008, Wales), wr. & academic *
Olga Masters Olga Masters née Lawler (28 May 1919 – 27 September 1986) was an Australian writer, journalist, novelist and short story writer. Masters' children went on to be notable figures in journalism, media and film making. Early life Olga Masters ...
(1919–1986, Australia), fiction wr. & col. *
Jenny Mastoraki Jenny Mastoraki (; born 1949) is a Greek poet and translator. She read Philology at the University of Athens. She belongs to the Genia tou 70, a group of Greek authors who began publishing their work during the 1970s, especially towards the end ...
(b. 1949, Greece), poet & translator *
Ángeles Mastretta Ángeles Mastretta (born October 9, 1949, in Puebla) is a post-boom Mexican author, journalist, actress, and film producer. She is well known for creating inspirational female characters and fictional pieces that reflect the social and politica ...
(b. 1949, Mexico), fiction wr. & mem. *
Kāterina Mataira Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira (13 November 1932 – 16 July 2011) was a New Zealand Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer. Her efforts to revive and revitalise the Māori language ( te reo Māori) led to the ...
(1932–2011, New Zealand), exponent of Maori *
Julijana Matanović Julijana Matanović (born 6 April 1959) is a Bosnian Croat short story writer and novelist. She is also a professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, where she teaches contemporary Croatian literature. Li ...
(b. 1959, Yugoslavia/Croatia), fiction wr. *
Pilar Mateos Pilar Mateos Martín (born 13 August 1942 in Valladolid) is a Spanish writer of children's literature. In her tales, she uses a simple vocabulary to talk about isolated, marginal or sad characters. She mixes reality and imagination in works where ...
(b. 1942, Spain), ch. wr. *
Beverly Matherne Beverly Matherne (born March 15, 1946) is an American poet, translator, and editor, specializing in free verse poetry, prose poetry, short short fiction, and lyric essay. She grew up in Grand Point, near New Orleans, Louisiana, surrounded by a s ...
(b. 1946, United States), wr. & poet * Petra Mathers (b. 1945, Germany/United States), ch. wr. & illustrator * Mary Mathew (1724–1777, Ireland), diarist *
Sarah Mathew Sarah Louise Mathew ( 1805? – 14 December 1890) was a New Zealand diarist. She was born in London, England to Ann Constant Strange and Richard Mathew (1765–1839). She had two sisters and two brothers, including George Felton Mathew, a friend o ...
(c. 1805–1890, England/New Zealand), diarist * Peta Mathias (living, New Zealand), food wr. *
Nicole-Claude Mathieu Nicole-Claude Mathieu (1937–2014) was a French anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultura ...
(1937–2014, France), anthropologist & feminist * Manana Matiashvili (b. 1978, Georgia (Caucasus)), poet & philologist *
Maria Matios Maria Matios ( uk, Марія Матіос; born on 19 December 1959) is a Ukrainian poet, novelist and official. She won the "Book of the Year 2004" prize and the Taras Shevchenko National Award. Biography She was born in the village of Roztoky ...
(b. 1959, Ukraine), poet & nv. *
Kopano Matlwa Kopano Matlwa (born 1985) is a South African writer and doctor, known for her novel ''Spilt Milk'', which focuses on the South Africa's "Born Free" generation, and ''Coconut'', her debut novel, which addresses issues of race, class, and colonizat ...
(b. 1985, South Africa), nv. in English *
Sanami Matoh is a Japanese manga artist born in 1969. She debuted in 1990 with ''Next to an Angel'' published by Akita Shoten. Her other works include ''Fake'', '' By the Sword'', and ''Black x Blood''. She taught Kazuma Kodaka is a Japanese manga arti ...
(真東砂波, b. 1969, Japan), manga creator * Chiara Matraini (1515–1604, Italy), poet & prose wr. *
Larisa Matros Larisa Grigorievna Matros (russian: Лариса Григорьевна Матрос, ) is a philosopher and writer of fiction. Life and career Matros was born in 1938 in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Ukraine, where she graduated from the Law Departm ...
(b. 1938, Soviet Union/United States), philosopher & fiction wr. *
Nina Matsumoto Nina Matsumoto (born 18 November 1984) is a Japanese-Canadian cartoonist, also known as "space coyote", and most known for creating the comic book series ''Yōkaiden'' for Del Rey Manga. She created the webcomic ''Saturnalia'', and has worked as ...
(b. 1984, Japan/Canada/Newfoundland), cartoonist & nv. *
Temari Matsumoto born April 8, is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator from Nagano Prefecture. She illustrates yaoi light novels and manga. She chose Temari as her pen name since the town she is from, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, is known for making temar ...
(松本テマリ, living, Japan), manga creator & illustrator *
Akemi Matsunae is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artist. She made her debut in 1977 with ''Yakusoku'' ("Promise") in ''Lyrica''. In 1988, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for ''shōjo'' for ''Junjō Crazy Fruits'', which was serialized in the manga magazine '' ...
(松苗あけみ, b. 1956, Japan), manga creator * Akimoto Matsuyo (秋元松代, 1911–2001, Japan), pw. & scriptwriter *
Dalene Matthee Dalene Matthee (13 October 1938 – 20 February 2005) was a South African author best known for her four "Forest Novels", written in and around the Knysna Forest. Her books have been translated into fourteen languages, including English, Fren ...
(1938–2005, South Africa), nv. in English *
Olga Elena Mattei Olga Elena Mattei Echavarría (born 1933 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican-born Colombian poet. She has won several poetry awards in Colombia and other Spanish-speaking countries. She has written around 23 books published, 41 unpublis ...
(b. 1933, Puerto Rico/Comoros), poet *
Tina Matthews Christina "Tina" Matthews (born 1961 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand author/illustrator and a puppetmaker who was born in Wellington and works in Sydney, Australia. She also played bass guitar in bands such as The Wide-Mouthed Frog ...
(b. 1961, New Zealand), ch. & YA wr. & illustrator *
Gill Matthewson Gill (Gillian) Matthewson is a New Zealand architect, scholar and educator, based since 2016 at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Early life and education Matthewson was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and educated at Tawa College. ...
(living, New Zealand), wr. on architecture *
Christobel Mattingley Christobel Rosemary Mattingley (1931 – 1 June 2019) was an award-winning Australian author of books for children and adults. Her book ''Rummage'' won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers and Children's Book of the Year Aw ...
(1931–2019, Australia), ch. wr. * Ellen Mattson (b. 1962, Sweden), fiction wr. * Ana María Matute (1925–2014, Spain), nv. *
Genoveva Matute Genoveva Dizon Edroza-Matute (January 3, 1915 – March 21, 2009) was a Philippines, Filipino author. In 1951 Palanca Awards, 1951, she was the recipient of the first ever Palanca Awards, Palanca Award for Short Story in Filipino, for "Kuwento ni ...
(1915–2009, Philippines), fiction wr. in Tagalog * Caitlín Maude (1941–1982, Ireland), poet & activist *
Neža Maurer Neža Maurer Škofič (born 22 December 1930) is a Slovene poet and writer. She writes for children, young adults and adults and has also worked as a translator, journalist, editor and teacher. Neža Maurer was born in the village of Podvin ...
(b. 1930, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet & ch. & YA writer * Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989, England), fiction wr. *
Zenta Mauriņa Zenta Mauriņa (15 December 1897 – 25 April 1978) was a Latvian writer, essayist, translator, and researcher in philology. She was married to the Electronic Voice Phenomena researcher Konstantin Raudive.* Biography Born to doctor Roberts ...
(1897–1978, Latvia), biographer & fiction wr. in Latvian & German *
Novella Matveyeva Novella Nikolayevna Matveyeva (russian: Новелла Николаевна Матвеева; 7 October 1934 in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg – 4 September 2016, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian bard, poet, writer, screenwriter, dramatist, and literar ...
(1934–2016, Soviet Union/Russia), poet, screenwriter & pw. *
Vera Matveyeva Vera Ilyinichna Matveyeva (russian: Вера Ильинична Матвеева; 1945–1976) was a Russian poet and singer-songwriter. Her first album came out two years after her death. Biography Matveyeva was born in Kuybyshevka-Vostochnaya i ...
(1945–1976, Soviet Union), poet & songwriter* * Sophie Dora Spicer Maude (1854–?, United Kingdom), wr. & nv. *
Constantia Maxwell Constantia Elizabeth Maxwell (1886–1962) was an Irish historian who became the first woman to join Trinity College Dublin as a Professor. Early life and education Maxwell was the daughter of Scottish ophthalmic surgeon Patrick W. Maxwell and ...
(1886–1962, Ireland), historian & academic * Marina Ama Omowale Maxwell (living, Trinidad), pw. & poet *
Megan Maxwell Megan Maxwell was the pseudonym of ''María del Carmen Rodríguez del Álamo Lázaro'' (born 1965 in Nuremberg, Germany), a Spanish romantic novelist whose works can be categorized as chick lit Chick lit is a term used to describe a type of po ...
(b. 1965, Spain), romance nv. * Julia Harris May (1833–1912, United States), poet *
Muriel May Muriel Wallace May (13 April 1897–11 August 1982) was a New Zealand teacher, school principal and writer. She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 13 April 1897. In the 1976 New Year Honours, May was appointed an Officer of the Order of t ...
(1897–1982, New Zealand), wr. * Patricia Mayayo (born 1967, Spain), non-f. wr. *
Jane Mayhall Jane Mayhall Katz (May 10, 1918 – March 17, 2009) was an American poet whose writing first received attention later in life, and was influenced by her transition from her youth in Kentucky to the hustle and bustle of life in New York City a ...
(1918–2009, United States), poet * Antonia Maymón (1881–1959, Spain), anarchist wr. & nv. *
Olga Maynard Olga Maynard (January 16, 1913 – December 26, 1994). Writer and educator on theater arts, author of articles and monographs on dance and dancers. Her published books are on ballet, modern dance, opera and the integration of performing arts ...
(1913–1994, Brazil/United States), non-f. wr. * Cath Mayo (living, New Zealand), fiction, ch. & YA wr. & musician *
DeBarra Mayo DeBarra Mayo (born 1953, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American health and fitness advocate, writer and media personality. She has epilepsy, which has led her to a career involved with maintaining and enhancing health. She has written regularly on the su ...
(b. 1953, United States), fitness wr. *
Eleanor Mayo Eleanor Mayo (1920–1981) was an American novelist of the mid twentieth century. She lived most of her life on Mount Desert Island, Maine. She was raised in Southwest Harbor, Maine. She was the life companion of the well known Maine novelist Ru ...
(1920–1981, United States), nv. * Rosa Mayreder (1858–1938, Austria/Austria-Hungary), feminist wr. * Friederike Mayröcker (1924–2021, Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet & pw. *
Katarina Mazetti Katarina Mazetti (born 29 April 1944 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and journalist. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the picture book "Här kommer tjocka släkten!". She worked as a producer and presenter at Sveriges Radio between 19 ...
(b. 1944, Sweden), wr. *
Margaret Mazzantini Margaret Mazzantini (; born 27 October 1961) is an Italians, Italian-Irish people, Irish writer and actress. She became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Mazzantini began her acting career in 1980 starring in th ...
(b. 1961, Italy), wr. & actor *
Melania Mazzucco Melania Gaia Mazzucco (born 6 October 1966) is an Italian author. She is a recipient of the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize. Education and career Mazzucco graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1990 and the Sapienza Universit ...
(b. 1966, Italy), screenwriter & nv. * Penda Mbow (b. 1955, Senegal), historian & activist * Rose Mbowa (1943–1999, Uganda), pw. & academic * Imbolo Mbue (b. 1981, Cameroon), fiction wr. * Mary Rootes Thornton McAboy (1815–1892, United States), poet * Constance Jane McAdam (Constance Clyde, 1872–1951, Australia), wr. & suffragette *
Rachel McAlpine Rachel Phyllis McAlpine (; born 1940) is a New Zealand poet, novelist and playwright. She is the author of 30 books including poetry, plays, novels, and books about writing and writing for the internet. Early life, family and education McAlpine ...
(b. 1940, New Zealand), poet, pw. & nv. *
Maxine McArthur Maxine McArthur is an Australian writer of science fiction. Biography McArthur spent 16 years living in Japan but returned to live in Canberra in 1996. In 1999 McArthur's first book was released in Australia, entitled ''Time Future''. It won th ...
(b. 1962, Australia), science fiction wr. *
Joan McBreen Joan McBreen (born 1944), is an Irish poet. Her work has been translated into many languages and appears in a number of anthologies. Biography Joan McBreen was born in 1944. She qualified as a primary school teacher, and in 1997 was awarded a ...
(b. 1947, Ireland), poet *
Bunny McBride Carol Ann (Bunny) McBride is an American author of a wide range of nonfiction books on subjects ranging from cultural survival and wildlife conservation to Native Americans. Her most recent ethnohistory book is ''Indians in Eden: Wabanakis and Rus ...
(b. 1950, United States), wr. & anthropologist * Eimear McBride (b. 1976, Ireland), nv. *
Kate McCabe Kate McCabe, formerly a journalist, is the bestselling author of many fictional books, including ''The Beach Bar'', ''Forever Friends'', ''The Music of Love'', and ''Magnolia Park''. Her career as a writer started in 2005, when her first book, ''H ...
(living, Ireland), nv. *
Lida Rose McCabe Lida Rose McCabe (March 3, 1865 – December 9, 1938) was an American writer, journalist, and lecturer. She is remembered as the first woman reporter who traveled to the Klondike. Her first book, ''Don't You Remember?'' (1884) was a reminiscence ...
(1865–1938, United States), author, journalist, lecturer *
Nell McCafferty Nell McCafferty (born 28 March 1944) is an Irish journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist. She has written for ''The Irish Press'', ''The Irish Times'', '' Sunday Tribune'', ''Hot Press'' and ''The Village Voice''. Early l ...
(b. 1944, Ireland), pw. & campaigner * Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011, United States), science fiction nv. *
Felicity McCall Felicity McCall is an Irish journalist, writer and broadcaster who began her career with two decades working for the BBC in Northern Ireland. She has over twenty published works include novels, non-fiction, plays, and anthologies. Life McCall ...
(living, Ireland), nv., pw. & non-f. wr. *
Mary McCallum Mary McCallum (born 1961) is a publisher, author and journalist from New Zealand. Background Mary McCallum was born in 1961 in Lusaka, Zambia. Aged four, she moved to New Zealand and was educated in Wellington and the United Kingdom, includ ...
(b. 1961, Zambia/New Zealand), fiction wr., es. & poet * Mary McCarthy (1912–1989, United States), nv., critic & mem. * Mary McCarthy (b. 1946, United States), screenwriter * Mary McCarthy (1951–2013, Ireland), nv. and critic *
Mary Eunice McCarthy Mary Eunice McCarthy (March 4, 1899 – August 7, 1969) was an American screenwriter, playwright, journalist and author, perhaps best known today as the screenwriter of, and driving force behind, the biopic ''Sister Kenny'' (1946).Cohn, Victor ( ...
(1899–1969, United States), pw. & screenwriter *
Sue McCauley Sue McCauley Queen's Service Medal, QSM (born 1 December 1941 in Dannevirke) is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist and screenwriter. Her first novel was the semi-autobiographical ''Other Halves'' (1982), which won ...
(b. 1941, New Zealand), fiction & screenwriter & pw. * Shirla R. McClain (1935–1997, United States), educator * Jen McClanaghan (living, United States), poet *
Letitia McClintock Letitia McClintock (12 February 1835 – 1917) was an Irish writer and folklorist. Life McClintock was born to Robert McClintock and Margaret Macan in County Donegal on 12 February 1835. She lived with her family for her whole life. She worke ...
(1835–1917, Ireland), nv. & story collector * Nellie McClung (1873–1951, Canada/Newfoundland), feminist, wr. & activist *
Joanna McClure Joanna McClure (born November 10, 1930) is an American poet associated with the writers of the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation. According to author Brenda Knight, McClure wrote prolifically from the 1950s onward, filling dozens ...
(b. 1930, United States), poet * Lyn McConchie (b. 1946, New Zealand), fiction & ch. wr. & poet *
Annie Virginia McCracken Annie Virginia McCracken (, McLaughlin; pen name, Alma Vivian Mylo; October 13, 1868 – 1892 or later) was a pseudonymous American author who wrote short stories for literary magazines. She also founded a magazine, serving as its editor and propr ...
(1868–?, United States), ss. wr. * Elizabeth McCracken (b. 1966, United States), nv. & editor *
Georgiana Huntly McCrae Georgiana Huntly McCrae (15 March 1804 – 24 May 1890) was an English-Australian painter and diarist. Early life Born in London, she was the illegitimate daughter of George Gordon, the Marquess of Huntly, son and heir to Alexander, 4th Duk ...
(1804–1890, Australia), diarist & painter * Sharyn McCrumb (b. 1948, United States), fiction wr. *
Jenny McCudden Jenny McCudden is an Irish journalist, newspaper editor, author and television producer. Having started her career in print journalism, she moved into broadcasting, working on both radio and television. Her credits include presenting news report ...
(living, Ireland), non-f. wr., poet & col. * Carson McCullers (1917–1967, United States), nv. *
Colleen McCullough Colleen Margaretta McCullough (; married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson; 1 June 193729 January 2015) was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being ''The Thorn Birds'' and ''The Ladies of Missalonghi''. Life ...
(1937–2015, Australia), nv. *
Carolyn McCurdie Carolyn McCurdie is a British-born New Zealand author. McCurdie was born in England and moved to New Zealand in 1950, aged three. She grew up in Dunedin and has also lived in Auckland, Waiheke Island, and Australia. McCurdie has worked as a te ...
(b. 1947, England/New Zealand), YA and fiction wr. & poet * Alice McDermott (b. 1953, United States), fiction wr. * Mary McDermott (fl. 1832, Ireland), poet * Mary McDonagh (b. 1849, Ireland/United States), poet *
Rosaleen McDonagh Rosaleen McDonagh is an activist, playwright and Irish Traveller. Early life McDonagh was born in Sligo and is the fourth of twenty children. She was born with a disability. She spent ten years working in the Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Ce ...
(living, Ireland), pw. & activist *
Jill McDonald Jill Masefield McDonald (30 October 1927 – 2 January 1982) was a New-Zealand-born children's writer and illustrator, working in the United Kingdom from the mid-1960s. Much of her work was done for Puffin Books, the children's imprint of Pen ...
(1927–1982, New Zealand/England), ch. wr. & illustrator * Nan McDonald (1921–1974, Australia), poet & editor *
Melanie McFadyean Melanie McFadyean is a British journalist and lecturer. She has written for a wide range of papers, including ''The Guardian'', ''The Observer'', ''The Sunday Times'' and ''The Independent'', particularly about social injustice, immigration and as ...
(living, England), journalist, broadcaster & lecturer * Ella May McFadyen (1887–1976, Australia), poet & ch. wr. * Fiona McFarlane (b. 1978, Australia), nv. *
Shona McFarlane Shona Graham McFarlane (27 March 1929 – 29 September 2001) was a New Zealand artist, journalist and broadcaster. Biography McFarlane was born in Gore and educated at Otago Girls' High School, and studied teaching at the Dunedin Teachers' C ...
(1929–2001, New Zealand), non-f. wr. * Phyllis McGinley (1905–1978, United States), ch. wr. & poet * Michelle McGrane (b. 1974, Zimbabwe), poet *
Fiona McGregor Fiona Kelly McGregor (born 1965) is an Australian writer, performance artist and art critic whose third novel, '' Indelible Ink'', won the 2011 The Age Book of the Year award. Early life and education McGregor was born in Sydney, New South W ...
(b. 1965, Australia), wr. & artist * Medbh McGuckian (b. 1950, Northern Ireland), poet *
Maura McHugh Maura McHugh (born June 20, 1953) is a former basketball coach who has coached at the college level, in the WNBA and ABL. She was a four-year starter at Old Dominion University in the early 1970s. She was one of the first women's basketball pla ...
(living, Ireland), fiction wr., pw. & screenwriter *
Siobhán McHugh Siobhán McHugh is an Irish-Australian author, podcast producer and critic, oral historian, audio documentary-maker and journalism academic. In 2013 she founded ''RadioDoc Review'', the first journal of critical analysis of crafted audio storytelli ...
(living, Ireland/Australia), wr. & documentary maker *
Lisa McInerney Lisa McInerney is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor and screenwriter. She is best known for her novel, '' The Glorious Heresies'', which was the 2016 winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Biography McInerney was born ...
(b. 1981, Ireland), fiction wr. *
Ami McKay Ami McKay (born 1968) is an American Canadian novelist, playwright and journalist. McKay was born in Lebanon, Indiana, but now lives with her husband and two sons on the Bay of Fundy. She began her writing career as a freelancer for CBC Radio. Her ...
(b. 1968, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & pw. *
Edith McKay Gladys Edith McKay (20 February 1891 – 30 January 1963) was an Australian writer.Author: Edith McKay
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(1891–1963, Australia), fiction wr. *
Alecia McKenzie Alecia McKenzie (born Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican writer and journalist. Life She studied at Alpha Academy in Kingston, Troy University in Alabama, and Columbia University in New York, focusing on languages, art and journalism. At Troy ...
(living, Jamaica), YA wr. * Elizabeth McKenzie (b. 1958, United States), wr. & editor * Patricia A. McKillip (1948–2022, United States), science fiction & fantasy wr. * Tamara McKinley (b. 1948, Australia), nv. *
Mignon McLaughlin Mignon McLaughlin (June 6, 1913 – December 20, 1983) was an American journalist and author. Biography Mignon McLaughlin was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in New York City, where her mother, Joyce Neuhaus, was a prominent attorney ...
(1913–1983, United States), col. & wr. *
Emma McLaughlin Emma Lanier McLaughlin (born February 7, 1974 in Elmira, New York) is an American novelist. Biography McLaughlin graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She met Nicola Kraus while both were attending New ...
(b. 1974, United States), nv. *
Rosemary McLeod Rosemary Margaret McLeod (born December 1949) is a New Zealand writer, journalist, cartoonist and columnist. Career McLeod began her career as a journalist in 1970, working for The Sunday Times in Wellington before moving to Eve magazine, whe ...
(b. 1949, New Zealand), wr. on domestic skills * Pauline McLynn (b. 1962, Ireland), author & actor * Charlotte Elizabeth McManus (1850–1941, Ireland), historian & nv. *
Emily Julian McManus Emily Julian McManus (December 30, 1865 – September 21, 1918) was a Canadian poet, author, and educator. In addition to a number of poems, some of which were reproduced in the collection of George William Ross, and some by William Douw Lighthall ...
(1865–1918, Canada), poet, author, and educator *
Liz McManus Liz McManus (born 23 March 1947) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2002 to 2007 and Minister of State at the Department of the Environment from 1994 to 1997. She served as a Teachta ...
(b. 1947, Ireland), nv. & politician *
Rhyll McMaster Rhyll McMaster (born 1947 in Brisbane) is a contemporary Australian poet and novelist. She has worked as a secretary, a nurse and a sheep farmer. She now lives in Sydney and has written full-time since 2000. She is a recipient of the Barbara Je ...
(b. 1947, Australia), poet & nv. * Terry McMillan (b. 1951, United States), nv. * Linda McNabb (b. 1963, England/New Zealand), ch. & YA writer *
Bertha McNamara Matilda Emilie Bertha McNamara (née Kalkstein, previously Bredt; 28 September 1853 – 1 August 1931) was an Australian political activist and writer. She was born in Prussia and arrived in Australia as a teenager. She became involved in th ...
(1853–1931, Australia), pamphleteer * Kit McNaughton (c. 1887–1953, Australia), diarist & nurse * Donna McNeil (1948, Germany/United States) wr * Janet McNeill (1907–1994, Ireland/England), nv. & pw. * Anna McPartlin (b. 1972, Ireland), nv. *
Martha McPhee Martha McPhee (born 1965) is an American novelist whose work focuses on American social and financial mobility. Her second novel was a 2002 National Book Award finalist, and she has been the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and ...
(b. 1965, United States), nv. *
Cilla McQueen Priscilla Muriel McQueen (born 22 January 1949 in Birmingham, England) is a poet and three-time winner of the ''New Zealand Book Award'' for Poetry. Early years and education McQueen's family moved to New Zealand when she was four. She was educ ...
(b. 1949, England/New Zealand), poet * Dionyse McTair (b. 1950, Trinidad), poet *
Dervla McTiernan Dervla McTiernan (born c.1977) is an Irish crime novelist. Biography Dervla McTiernan was born c.1977 in County Cork, growing up initially in Carrigaline and Douglas before her father's work in the bank took her to Dublin, aged six, and then Li ...
(b. 1977, Ireland), crime wr.


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* Richelle Mead (b. 1976, United States), nv. * L. T. Meade (1844–1914, Ireland), girls' writer *
Roisin Meaney Roisin Meaney (born September 1959), is an Irish novelist based in Limerick. Biography Roisin Meaney was born in Listowel, County Kerry, though her family moved to Tipperary town before she was one. After that Meaney moved to Limerick and has, ...
(b. 1959, Ireland), nv. * A. Garland Mears (1842–1920, Ireland), nv. *
Gillian Mears Gillian Mears (21 July 1964 – 16 May 2016) was an Australian short story writer and novelist. Her books ''Ride a Cock Horse'' and ''The Grass Sister'' won a Commonwealth Writers' Prize, shortlist, in 1989 and 1996, respectively. ''The Mint La ...
(1964–2016, Australia), fiction wr. * Meavenn (1911–1992, France), poet, nv. & pw. in Breton *
Gwerful Mechain Gwerful Mechain ( fl. 1460–1502), is the only female medieval Welsh poet from whom a substantial body of work is known to have survived. She is known for her erotic poetry, in which she praised the vulva among other things. Life Gwerful Mecha ...
(fl. 1460–1500, Wales), poet *
Mechthild of Magdeburg Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda, Matelda) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Christian medieval mystic, whose book ''Das fließende Licht der Gottheit'' (''The Flowing Light of Divinity'') is a compendium of visions, ...
(c. 1207 – c. 1282–1294, Germany), mystic wr. in Low German * Marina Ripa di Meana (1941–2018, Italy), nv. *
Saint Mechtilde Mechtilde of Hackeborn, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Christian saint (from what is now Germany) and a Benedictine nun. She was famous for her musical talents, gifted with a beautiful voice. ...
of Hackeb. (1240/1241–1298, Germany), religious wr. in Latin * Máighréad Medbh (b. 1959, Ireland), wr. & poet *
Elena Medel Elena Medel ( Córdoba, 1985) is a Spanish poet. She lives in Madrid. She is the editorial director of La Bella Varsovia, a publishing house centered on poetry. She has published the poetry books ''Mi primer bikini'' (2002; translated into Engli ...
(b. 1985, Spain), poet *
Nia Medi Nia Medi is a Welsh people, Welsh actress and author. Biography Originally from Llanfair, Gwynedd, Llanfair, near Harlech in North Wales, she now lives in the Dolgellau area. She attended Bangor Normal College, The Normal College in Bang ...
(living, Wales), nv. & actor *
Susana Medina Susana Medina (31 January 1966) is an English-Spanish writer. SUSANA MEDINA is the author of ''Philosophical Toys'' (Dalkey Archive Press), offspring of which are the short films ''Buñuel’s Philosophical Toys'' and ''Leather-bound Stories' ...
(b. 1966, England/Spain), wr. in Spanish & English *
Paula Meehan Paula Meehan (born 1955) is an Irish poet and playwright. Life and work Paula Meehan was born in Dublin in 1955, the eldest of six children. She subsequently moved to London with her parents where she attended St. Elizabeth's Primary School ...
(b. 1955, Ireland), poet & pw. * C. K. Meena (b. 1957, India), nv. & col. *
Fatima Meer Fatima Meer (12 August 1928 – 12 March 2010) was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist. Early life Fatima Meer was born in the Grey Streets of Durban, South Africa, into a middle-class family ...
(1928–2010, South Africa), sociologist in English * Vonne van der Meer (b. 1952, Netherlands), fiction wr. & pw. * Meera (1498–1556, India), poet & mystic * K. R. Meera (b. 1970, India), fiction & ch. wr. * Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942, Romania/Germany), poet *
Mariella Mehr Mariella Mehr (26 December 1947 – 5 September 2022) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, and poet. She was born a member of the itinerant Yeniche people, but separated from her family by the program Kinder der Landstrasse, and raised in institut ...
(1947–2022, Switzerland), nv. in French *
Marsha Mehran Marsha Mehran (; born Mahsa Mehran; 11 November 1977 – April 2014) was an Iranian novelist. Her works include the international bestsellers ''Pomegranate Soup'' (2005) and ''Rosewater and Soda Bread'' (2008). Early life Mehran was born in Tehra ...
(1977–2014, Iran/Persia), nv. *
Rama Mehta Rama Mehta (1923–1978) was an Indian sociologist and writer who is remembered above all for her novel ''Inside the Haveli'' (1977). The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which th ...
(1923–1978, India), nv. & sociologist *
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma Theodora Hermina "Dora" van der Meiden-Coolsma (7 November 1918 – 19 June 2001) was a Dutch columnist and the author of children's fiction. She wrote 25 children's books. Seven of these were written together with Coos Covens. Two others were wri ...
(1918–2001, Netherlands), col. & ch. wr. *
Doeschka Meijsing Maria Johanna Meijsing (21 October 1947 – 30 January 2012) was a Dutch novelist. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs in 2000 for her novel '' De tweede man'', and in 2008 the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for her novel '' Over de liefde''. Doeschka Mei ...
(1947–2012, Netherlands), nv. *
Cecília Meireles Cecília Benevides de Carvalho Meireles (7 November 1901 – 9 November 1964) was a Brazilian writer and educator, known principally as a poet. She is a canonical name of Brazilian Modernism, one of the great female poets in the Portuguese l ...
(1901–1964, Brazil), wr. & educator *
Isa Meireles Isa Meireles (c. 1932 – 27 August 2008) was a Portuguese journalist, reporter and writer. Meireles began her professional career at the Diário Ilustrado. She also worked at the Diário de Lisboa and O Século Ilustrado. During the latter pa ...
(c. 1932–2008, Portugal), ch. wr. *
Elena Arizmendi Mejia Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Velik ...
(1884–1949, Mexico), wr. & autobiographer *
Tsehay Melaku Tsehay Melaku (born ) is an Ethiopian writer. She has been called the first contemporary Ethiopian woman novelist, part of a wave of women writers who entered the literary scene in the early 1990s. Early life and teaching career Tsehay was born ...
(b. c. 1952, Ethiopia), nv. in Amharic * Tamta Melashvili (b. 1979, Georgia (Caucasus)), nv. * Ekaterine Melikishvili (1854–1928, Georgia (Caucasus)), translator & ch. wr. *
Melinno Melinno ( grc, Μελιννῶ) was a Greek lyric poet. She is known from a single surviving poem, known as the "Ode to Rome". The poem survives in a quotation by the fifth century AD author Stobaeus, who included it in a compilation of poems on m ...
(fl. 2nd century BC, Ancient Greece), poet *
Anastasia Melnichenko Anastasia "Nastya" Melnychenko (; born 1984) is a Ukrainian activist and author who writes on social, historical, and cultural issues. She is a co-founder of STUDENA, a non-profit human rights organization. She is also known as the initiator of ...
(b. 1984, Ukraine), social wr. *Rosita Melo (1897–1981, Argentina), poet & composer *Maile Meloy (b. 1972, United States), fiction wr. *Pauline Melville (b. 1948, Guyana/England), wr. & actor *Velma Caldwell Melville (1858–1924, United States), editor & wr. *Eva Menasse (b. 1970, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. & col. *Rigoberta Menchú (b. 1959, Guatemala), political wr. *Jane Mendelsohn (b. 1965, United States), wr. *Charlotte Mendelson (b. 1972, England), nv. & editor *Concha Méndez (1898–1968, Spain), poet & pw. *Lucrecia Méndez (b. 1943, Guatemala), academic & critic *Mariana Cox Méndez (1871–1914, Chile), fiction wr. & es. *Armine Rhea Mendoza (living, Philippines), nv. in Tagalog *Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (1875–1942, Mexico), activist & poet *Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614, Spain), religious poet *Margarita Robles de Mendoza (1896–1954, Mexico), wr. on motherhood *María Luisa Mendoza (1930–2018, Mexico), nv. & politician *Susan Mendus (b. 1951, Wales), political philosopher *Saida Menebhi (1952–1977, Morocco), poet & activist *Amparo Menendez-Carrion (b. 1949, Uruguay/Ecuador), political wr. *Maaza Mengiste (b. 1974, Ethiopia/United States), nv. *Teresa Meniru (1931–1994, Nigeria), YA & ch. wr. *Indu Menon (b. 1980, India), fiction wr., screenwriter & sociologist *A. L. Mentxaka (d. 2022, Ireland), modernist scholar *Wolla Meranda, (1863–1951, Australia), nv. *Martha Mercader (1926–2010, Argentina), fiction & ch. wr. *Antonieta Rivas Mercado (1900–1931, Mexico), *Tununa Mercado (b. 1939, Argentina), fiction wr. & es. *Sophie Mereau (1770–1806, Germany), nv. & poet *Courtney Sina Meredith (b. 1986, New Zealand), political wr. & pw. *Gwen Meredith (1907–2006, Australia), pw., scriptwriter & nv. *Louisa Meredith (1812–1895, Australia), non-f. wr., poet & nv. *Edna Merey-Apinda (b. 1976, Gabon), wr. *Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986, Estonia), poet & ch. wr. *Marguerite Merington (1875–1951, England/United States), pw. & fiction & non-f. wr. *Alda Merini (1931–2009, Italy), wr. & poet *Ana Merino (b. 1971, Spain), poet *Louise Meriwether (b. 1923, United States), nv. & es. *Fatema Mernissi (1940–2015, Morocco), sociologist *Helen Maud Merrill (1865–1943, United States), woman of letters & poet *Jenny B. Merrill (1854–1934, United States), educator, non-f. wr. *Catherine Merriman (living, Wales), fiction wr. *Nuray Mert (b. 1960, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), political scientist *Lina Meruane (b. 1970, Chile), wr. & academic *Sara Mesa (b. 1976, Spain), fiction wr. & poet *Elizabeth Messenger (1908–1965, New Zealand), cookery wr. & nv. *Maria Messina (1887–1944, Italy), social wr. & nv. *Claire Messud (b. 1966, United States), nv. & academic *Grace Metalious (1924–1964, United States), nv. *Antigone Metaxa-Krontera (1905–1971, Greece), ch. wr. *Joan Metelerkamp (b. 1956, South Africa), poet in English *Ida Mett (1901–1973, Russia/France), political wr. *Charlotte Mew (1869–1928, England), poet *Johanne Meyer (1838–1915, Denmark), suffragist & pacifist *Stephenie Meyer (b. 1973, United States), nv. *Miriam Meyerhoff (b. 1964, United States/New Zealand), sociolinguist *Alice Meynell (1847–1922, England), critic & poet *Esther Meynell (1878–1955, England), wr. & historian *Isabel Meyrelles (b. 1929, Portugal/France), poet & sculptor *Malwida von Meysenbug (1816–1903, Germany), political wr. & mem. *Samar Samir Mezghanni (b. 1988, Tunisia), ch. wr. *Malika Mezzane (born 1960), Moroccan poet and novelist *Nontsizi Mgqwetho (fl. 1920s, South Africa), poet in isiXhosa *Máire Mhac an tSaoi (1922–2021, Ireland), poet, wr. and scholar *Gcina Mhlophe (b. 1958, South Africa), storyteller in 4 languages *Mian Mian (棉棉, b. 1970, China), fiction wr. *Hanny Michaelis (1922–2007, Netherlands), poet *Karin Michaëlis (1872–1950, Denmark), fiction & ch. wr. & autobiographer *Anne Michaels (b. 1958, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & poet *Concha Michel (1899–1990, Mexico), pw., songwriter & activist *Natacha Michel (b. 1941, France), nv. & critic *Margarita Michelena (1917–1998, Mexico), poet & critic *Sólrún Michelsen (b. 1948, Faroe Islands), fiction & ch. wr. & poet *Michitsuna's mother (藤原道綱母, 935–995, Japan), poet *Veronica Micle (1850–1889, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Romania), poet *Agnes Miegel (1879–1964, Germany), col., wr. & poet *Helene Migerka (1867–1928, Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet & prose wr. *Cécile Miguel (1921–2001, Belgium), poet, pw. & nv. in French *Annabel Miguelena (b. 1984, Panama), fiction wr. *Aksinia Mihaylova (b. 1963, Bulgaria), poet & translator *Jasmina Mihajlović (b. 1960, Serbia), wr. & critic *Jo Mihaly (1902–1989, Germany), diarist, nv. & dancer *Mitsukazu Mihara (三原ミツカズ, b. 1970, Japan), manga wr. & artist *Mira Mihelič (1912–1985, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), nv. *Ene Mihkelson (1944–2017, Estonia), poet & nv. *Sevda Mikayilova (b. 1953, Azerbaijan), poet & philologist *Kato Mikeladze (1878–1942, Georgia (Caucasus)/Soviet Union), commentator *Marja-Leena Mikkola (b. 1939, Finland), wr. *Jung Mi-kyung (정미경, 1960–2017, Korea), nv. *Karlo Mila (b. 1974, New Zealand), poet *Farzaneh Milani (b. 1947, Iran/Persia/United States), scholar & wr. *Jana Milčinski (1920–2007, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), science & ch. wr. *Grace Mildmay (1552–1620, England), diarist *Dorothy Miles (1931–1993, Wales), poet & activist for deaf *Josephine Miles (1911–1985, United States), poet & critic *Leda Mileva (1920–2013, Bulgaria), wr. & diplomat *Princess Milica of Serbia (c. 1335–1405, Serbia), poet *Ognjenka Milićević (1927–2008, Serbia), theater wr. *María del Carmen Millán (1914–1882, Mexico), literature scholar *Selena Millares (b. 1963, Spain), poet & nv. *Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950, United States), poet *Betty Miller (author), Betty Miller (1910–1965, Ireland), fiction & non-f. wr. *Caroline Pafford Miller (1903–1992, United States), nv. *Grażyna Miller (1957–2009, Poland/Italy), poet & translator into Italian *Alma Routsong, Isabel Miller (1924–1996, United States), nv. *Elizabeth Miller (novelist), Elizabeth Miller (1878–1961, United States), nv. *Jeannette Miller (writer), Jeannette Miller (1944, Dominican Republic), poetry, short story, novel. *Kara Miller (living, Jamaica/England), screenwriter *Kirsten Miller (b. 1973, United States), nv. in English *Leslie Adrienne Miller (b. 1956, United States), poet *Madeline Miller (b. 1978, United States), nv. *Minnie Myrtle Miller (1842–1882, United States), wr. *Rebecca Miller (b. 1962, United States), nv. & wr. *Ruth Miller (poet), Ruth Miller (1919–1969, South Africa), poet & pw. in English *Mărgărita Miller-Verghy (1865–1953, Romania), fiction wr. *Kate Millett (1934–2017, United States), feminist *Arthenia J. Bates Millican (1920–2012, United States), poet and fiction wr. *Alice Milligan (1865–1953, Ireland), poet & wr. *Anna Millikin (1764 – post-1849, Ireland), nv. *Sarah Millin (1889–1968, South Africa), fiction wr. & autobiographer in English *Lia Mills (living, Ireland), nv. *Anchee Min (閔安琪, b. 1957, Chile/United States), nv. & memoir wr. *Denise Mina (b. 1966, Scotland), crime wr. & pw. *Marijane Minaberri (1926–2017), France/Basque Country, wr. *Haruka Minami (manga artist), Haruka Minami (南かずか, living, Japan), manga creator *Kanan Minami (水波風南, b. 1979, Japan), manga creator *Bridget Minamore (b. 1991, England), poet, journalist, critic *Else Holmelund Minarik (1920–2012, Denmark/United States), ch. wr. *Marga Minco (b. 1920, Netherlands), wr. & Hc. survivor *Liliana Díaz Mindurry (b. 1953, Argentina), poet & fiction wr. *Kazuya Minekura (峰倉かずや, b. 1975, Japan), manga creator *Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (b. 1976, Iceland), nv. *Laura Mintegi (b. 1955, Spain), nv. & es. in Basque *Mirabai (c. 1498 – c. 1547, India), poet *Ana Miranda (b. 1951, Brazil), nv. *Mir-Jam (1887–1952, Serbia), nv. *Heidi Safia Mirza (b. 1958, England), non-f. wr. *Shazia Mirza (living, Pakistan/England), col. & comedian *Jane Misme (1865–1935, France), col. & feminist *Jaishree Misra (living, India/England), nv. *Gabriela Mistral (Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, 1889–1957, China), poet; Nobel Prize in Literature *Diana Mitchell (1932–2016, Zimbabwe), political wr. *Dreda Say Mitchell (b. 1965, England), nv. & col. *Elma Mitchell (1919–2000, Scotland), poet *Elyne Mitchell (1913–2002, Australia), ch. wr. *Gladys Mitchell (1901–1983, England), mystery nv. *Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949, United States), col. & nv.; ''Gone with the Wind (novel), Gone with the Wind'' *Susan Mitchell (b. 1944, United States), poet, es. & translator *Susan Langstaff Mitchell (1866–1926, Ireland), writer, satirist & poet *Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999, Scotland), nv. & poet *Jessica Mitford (1917–1996, England/United States), wr. & rights activist *Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855, England), nv. & pw.; ''Our Village'' *Nancy Mitford (1904–1973, England), nv. & correspondent; ''The Pursuit of Love'' *Antonija Mitrović (living, Serbia/New Zealand), computer scientist *Mitsukazu Mihara (三原ミツカズ, b. 1970, Japan), manga creator *Suzue Miuchi (美内すずえ, b. 1951, Japan), manga creator *Shion Miura (三浦しをん, b. 1976, Japan), nv. *Kim Mi-wol (김미월, b. 1977, Korea), fiction wr. *Miyamoto Yuriko (宮本百合子, 1899–1951, Japan), fiction wr., critic & activist *Minae Mizumura (水村 美苗, b. 1951, Japan/United States), nv., critic & es. *Hideko Mizuno (水野英子, b. 1939, Japan), manga creator *Junko Mizuno (水野純子, b. 1973, Japan), manga creator *Setona Mizushiro (水城せとな, b. 1971, Japan), manga creator


Mj–My

*Barbara Catharina Mjödh (1738–1776, Finland), poet *Alice-Leone Moats (1908–1989, Mexico), non-f. wr. *Azadeh Moaveni (b. 1976, Iran/Persia/United States), wr. *Janet Mock (b. 1983, United States), wr., rights activist & wr. *Béláné Mocsáry (1845–1917, Hungary), travel wr. *Drusilla Modjeska (b. 1946, Australia), wr. & editor *Moelona (Elizabeth Mary Jones, 1877–1953, Wales), nv., ch. wr. & translator *Moero or Myro (3rd century BC, Ancient Greece), poet *Lottie Moggach (living, England), nv. *Moh Youn-sook (모윤숙, 1910–1999, Korea), poet *Nadifa Mohamed (b. 1981, Saint Lucia/England), nv. *Baisali Mohanty (b. 1994, India), wr., col. & dancer *Elaine Mokhtefi (b. 1928, United States/France), mem. & col. *Ana María Moix (1947–2014, Spain), poet & fiction wr. *Tze Ming Mok (莫志明, b. 1978, China/New Zealand), fiction wr. & social commentator *Malika Mokeddem (b. 1949, Algeria), fiction wr. *Natalia Molebatsi (living, South Africa), poet in English *Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839–1921, England), ch. nv. *Rena Molho (b. 1946, Greece), historian *Ursule Molinaro (1916–2000, France/United States), fiction wr., pw. & visual artist *Empar Moliner (b. 1966, Spain), wr. in Catalan *Grace Mera Molisa (1947–2002, Vanuatu), poet, politician & activist *Atukuri Molla (1440–1530, India), poet *Herdis Møllehave (1936–2001, Denmark), wr. & social worker *Dorothy Molloy (1942–2004, Ireland/Spain), poet, col. & artist *Frances Molloy (1947–1991, Ireland), fiction wr. *Marion Molteno (b. 1944, South Africa), nv. & education wr. in English *Eva Moltesen (1871–1934, Finland/Denmark), fiction & political wr. & lexicographer *Margareta Momma (1702–1772, Sweden), political wr. *Lília Momplé (b. 1935, Mozambique), fiction wr. *María Olivia Mönckeberg (b. 1944, Chile), es. & academic *Pérrine Moncrieff (1893–1979, England/New Zealand), conservationist & ornithologist *Patrocinio de Biedma y la Moneda (1858–1927, Spain), poet & nv. *Aleksandra Monedzhikova (1889–1959, Bulgaria), geographer & historian *Aja Monet (b. 1987, United States), poet, wr. & activist *Libuše Moníková (1945–1998, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Germany), wr. in German *Mary Monck (c. 1677–1715, Ireland/England), poet & beauty *Jenn Monroe (b. 1970, United States), poet & editor *Beatrice Monroy (b. 1953, Italy), fiction wr. & nv. *Dolors Monserdà (1845–1919, Spain), poet, pw. & es. *Pilar Burgués Monserrat (b. 1958, Andorra), fiction wr. *Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762, England), poet, diarist & correspondent *Hilda Montaire (1922–2004, Philippines), fiction wr. in Cebuana *Stephanie de Montalk (b. 1945, New Zealand), poet & biographer *Danila Comastri Montanari (b. 1948, Italy), nv. *Roza Montazemi (c. 1921–2009, Iran/Persia), cookery wr. *Dora Montefiore (1851–1933, Australia), poet, autobiographer & suffragist *Ana Montenegro (1915–2006, Brazil), wr., poet & activist *Sofía Montenegro (b. 1954, Nicaragua), social researcher *Mayra Montero (b. 1952, Cuba/Puerto Rico), fiction wr. & col. *Rosa Montero (b. 1951, Spain), fiction wr. *Graciela Montes (b. 1947, Argentina), ch. wr. & translator *Maria Montessori (1870–1952, Italy), education wr. *Florence Montgomery (1843–1923, England), ch. wr. *Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. & poet; ''Anne of Green Gables'' *Ruth Montgomery (1912–2001, United States), nv. *Selena Montgomery, pseudonym of Stacey Abrams (b. 1973, United States), nv. *Amy Monticello (b. 1982, United States), es. & non-f. wr. *Isabelle de Montolieu (1851–1932, Switzerland), nv. in French *Federica Montseny (1905–1994, Spain), nv. & es. *María de Montserrat (1913–1995, Uruguay), fiction wr. *Teresa Wilms Montt (Tebal, 1893–1921, Chile), wr. & poet *Susanna Moodie (1803–1885, Canada/Newfoundland), diarist, nv. & poet *Anne Moody (1940–2015, United States), autobiographer *Moon Chung-hee (문정희, b. 1947, Korea), poet *Marente de Moor (b. 1972, Netherlands), nv. & col. *Alison Moore (writer), Alison Moore (b. 1971, England), nv. *C. L. Moore (1911–1987, United States), fantasy wr. *Lisa Moore (writer), Lisa Moore (b. 1964, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Lorrie Moore (b. 1957, United States), fiction wr. *Marianne Moore (1887–1972, United States), poet *Ruth Moore (1903–1989, United States), fiction wr. & poet *Elizabeth Moorhead (c. 1865–1955, United States), fiction wr. *Finola Moorhead (b. 1947, Australia), nv., pw. & poet *Hortensia von Moos (1659–1715, Switzerland), scholar & medic *Shani Mootoo (b. 1957, Trinidad/Canada/Newfoundland), wr., artist & video maker *Magdalena Mora (1952–1981, Mexico), scholar & social wr. *Terézia Mora (b. 1971, Hungary/Germany), nv. & critic in German *Barbara Moraff (b. 1939, United States), poet *Cherrie Moraga (b. 1952), poet, pw. & es. *Adelaida García Morales (1945–2014, Spain), fiction wr. *Aurora Levins Morales (b. 1954, Paraguay), es., poet & fiction wr. *Karly Gaitán Morales (b. 1980, Nicaragua), wr. on film *María Luz Morales (1889–1980, Spain), wr. *Giuliana Morandini (1938–2019, Italy), social wr. & nv. *Elsa Morante (1912–1985, Italy), nv. *Maria Moravskaya (1890–1947, Russia/United States), poet & critic *Ann Moray (1909–1981, Ireland/United States), nv. & singer *Yolanda Morazzo (1928–2009, Cape Verde), poet *Marta Morazzoni (b. 1950, Italy), nv. *Dea Trier Mørch (1941–2001, Denmark), travel & social wr. & artist *Diana Mordasini (living, Senegal/Switzerland), col. *Elinor Mordaunt (1872–1942, Australia/England), wr. & traveler *Pamela Mordecai (b. 1942, Jamaica/Canada/Newfoundland), poet, fiction wr. & scholar *Hannah More (1745–1833, England), moralist, poet & pw. *Helga Moreira (b. 1950, Paraguay), poet *Nancy Morejón (b. 1944, Cuba), poet & es. *Isabel Morel (1885–?, Chile), wr. & activist *Mary L. Moreland (1859–1918, United States), minister, evangelist, suffragist, wr. *María Victoria Moreno (1939–2005, Spain), ch. & YA wr. in Galician *Virginia R. Moreno (1925–2021, Philippines), poet & pw. *C. E. Morgan (b. 1976, United States), wr. *Elaine Morgan (1920–2013, Wales), pw. & anthropologist *Elena Puw Morgan (1900–1973, Wales), nv. & ch. wr. *Sydney, Lady Morgan (c. 1781–1859, Ireland/England), nv. & poet *Erin Morgenstern (b. 1978, United States), artist & nv. *Irmtraud Morgner (1933–1990, Germany), nv. *Sally Morgan (artist), Sally Morgan (b. 1951, Australia), wr. & artist *Liane Moriarty (b. 1966, Australia), nv. *Sinead Moriarty (b. c. 1871, Ireland/England), nv. *Milk Morinaga (森永みるく, living, Japan), manga creator *Akiko Morishima (森島明子, b. 1973, Japan), manga creator *Tama Morita (森田たま, 1894–1970, Japan), es. *Yunna Morits (b. 1937, Soviet Union/Russia), poet & activist *Yoko Moriwaki (森脇瑤子, 1932–1945, Japan), diarist & Hiroshima victim *Margarita Morozova (1873–1958, Russia), mem. *Lisa Morpurgo (1923–1998, Italy), astrologer & nv. *Isabella di Morra (c. 1520–1545/1546), poet *Edita Morris (1902–1988, Sweden/United States), fiction wr. & mem. *Jan Morris (James Morris, 1926–2020, Wales/England), historian & travel wr. *Mary McGarry Morris (b. 1943, United States), nv.; *Meaghan Morris (b. 1950, Australia), cultural wr. *Myra Morris (1893–1966, Australia), poet, nv. & ch. wr. *Paula Morris (b. 1965, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Sharon Morris (living, Wales), poet & lecturer *Toni Morrison (1931–2019, United States), nv., ch. wr.; 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature *Di Morrissey (b. 1943, Australia), nv. *Donna Morrissey (b. 1956, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & screenwriter *Sinéad Morrissey (b. 1972, Northern Ireland), poet *Sally Morrison (b. 1946, Australia), biographer & fiction wr. *Honoré Willsie Morrow (1880–1940, United States), nv., ss. wr. *Petra Morsbach (b. 1956, Germany), nv. *Penelope Mortimer (1918–1999, Wales/England), nv. *Nelle Morton (1905–1987, United States), theologian and rights leader *Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (b. 1975, England), non-f *Stefania Mosca (1957–2009, Venezuela), wr. *Myriam Moscona (b. 1955, Mexico/Canada/Newfoundland), academic & poet in Ladino & Spanish *Claudia Moscovici (b. 1969, Romania/United States), nv. & critic *Hannah Moscovitch (b. 1978, Canada/Newfoundland), pw. *Marie Moser (b. 1948, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Miriam Mosessohn (1839–1920, Russia/Lithuania), Hebraist *Ottessa Moshfegh (b. 1981, United States), fiction wr. & es. *Minoo Moshiri (living, Iran/Persia), critic & es. *Tatyana Moskvina (1958–2022, Soviet Union/Russia), col., nv. & film critic *Mieke Mosmuller (b. 1951, Netherlands), nv. & physician *Mary Moss (1864–1914, United States), nv. & es. *Rose Moss (b. 1937, South Africa/United States), fiction & non-f. wr. *Sarah Moss (b. 1975, England), wr. & academic *Thylias Moss (b. 1954, United States), poet, ch. nv. & pw. *Kate Mosse (b. 1961, England), fiction wr. & broadcaster *Ahlam Mosteghanemi (b. 1953, Algeria), nv. *Natasha Mostert (living, South Africa/England), nv. *Nadežka Mosusova (b. 1928, Serbia), non-f. wr. *Isabella Motadinyane (1963–2003, South Africa), poet & actor in several languages *Yukiko Motoya (本谷有希子, b. 1979, Japan), nv. & pw. *Capucine Motte (b. 1971, Belgium), woman of letters in French *Chantal Mouffe (b. 1943, Belgium), political theorist in French & English *Touhfat Mouhtare (living, Comoros), wr. *Daphne Pochin Mould (1920–2014, England/Ireland), non-f. wr. *Julia Moulden (b. 1956, Canada/Newfoundland), non-f. wr. & speechwr. *Jeanine Moulin (1912–1998, Belgium), poet & scholar *Martha Moulsworth (1577–1646, England), poet & autobiographer *Maria Lacerda de Moura (1887–1945, Brazil), anarcho-feminist wr. *Kenizé Mourad (b. 1939, France), nv. *Teresa Moure (b. 1969, Spain), es., nv. & ch. wr. in Galician *Doula Mouriki (1934–1991, Greece), art historian *Granaz Moussavi (b. 1976, Iran/Persia/Australia), poet *Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegou (1801–1832, Greece), poet, pw. & economist *Mary Braidwood Mowle (1827–1857, England/Australia), diarist *Ana Gloria Moya (1954–2013, Argentina), nv. *Isabel Moya (1961–2018, Cuba), communications professor *Esther Moyal (1878–1948, Lebanon), Jewish wr. & feminist *Fiona Mozley (b. 1988, England), nv. & medievalist *Milena Mrazović (1863–1927, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia), wr. in Serbian *Zorica Mršević (b. 1954, Serbia), wr. on gender rights *Ingy Mubiayi (b. 1972, Egypt/Italy), wr. *Cristina Mucci (b. 1949, Argentina), wr. *Muddupalani (fl. mid-18th century, India), poet & nun *Chitra Mudgal (b. 1943, India), nv. *Lisel Mueller (1924–2020, Germany/United States), poet *Amélia Muge (b. 1952, Mozambique/Portugal), lyricist & singer *Micere Githae Mugo (b. 1942, Kenya), pw., poet & activist *Hazel de Silva Mugot (b. 1947, Kenya), nv. & academic *Nezihe Muhiddin (1889–1958, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), political wr. *Luise Mühlbach (1814–1873, Germany), nv. *Hermynia Zur Mühlen, Hermynia zur Mühlen (1883–1951, Austria/Austria-Hungary/England), nv. *Doris Mühringer (1920–2009, Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet & fiction & ch. wr. *Willa Muir (1890–1970, Scotland), wr. *Hercilia Fernández de Mujía (1860–1929, Bolivia), wr. & poet *María Josefa Mujía (1812–1888, Bolivia), poet *Bharati Mukherjee (1940–2017, India/United States), fiction wr. *Lena Mukhina (1924–1991, Soviet Union), teenage diarist *Luise Mühlbach (1814–1873, Germany), nv. *Hermynia Zur Mühlen, Hermynia zur Mühlen (1883–1951, Austria/Austria-Hungary/England), nv. *Kathleen Mulchrone (1895–1973, Ireland), Celtic scholar *Elisabeth Mulder (1904–1987, Spain), poet & critic *Lale Müldür (b. 1956, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), poet & fiction wr. *Wendy Mulford (b. 1941, Wales), poet & feminist *Clara Mulholland (1849–1934, Ireland), nv., pw., ch. wr. *Rosa Mulholland (1841–1921, Ireland), nv., poet & pw. *Val Mulkerns (1925–2018, Ireland), fiction wr. & col. *Harryette Mullen (b. 1953, United States), poet, fiction wr. & scholar *Henrietta Müller (1846–1906, Chile/England), activist & theosophist *Herta Müller (b. 1953, Romania/Germany), nv. & poet; 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature *Inge Müller (1925–1966, Germany), poet, ch. wr. & radio pw. *Melissa Müller (b. 1967, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. & biographer *Sheila Mulloy (1922–2013, Ireland), wr. & historian *Margaret Mulvihill (b. 1954, Ireland), fiction & non-f. wr. *Khadija Mumtaz (b. 1955, India), nv., es. & physician *Hilda Mundy (1912–1980, Bolivia), wr., poet, journalist *Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (b. 1964, Romania), political wr. & pw. *Zorica Jevremović Munitić (b. 1948, Serbia), pw. & literary historian *Estefanía Muñiz (b. 1974, Spain), screenwriter, poet & critic *Angelina Muñiz-Huberman (b. 1936, Mexico), fiction wr. & poet *Claudine Muno (b. 1979, Luxembourg), wr. *Isabel Gómez Muñoz (b. 1959, Chile), poet *Isabel Muñoz-Caravaca (1838–1915, Spain), education wr. *Rosabetty Muñoz (b. 1960, Chile), poet & academic *Alice Munro (b. 1931, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr.; 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature *Johanne Münter (1844–1921, Denmark), wr. & rights activist *Rose Marie Muraro (1930–2014, Brazil), sociologist & feminist wr. *Kiyoko Murata (村田喜代子, b. 1945, Japan), fiction wr. *Sayaka Murata (村田沙耶香, b. 1979, Japan), nv. *Yuka Murayama (村山由佳, b. 1964, Japan), nv. *Iris Murdoch (1919–1999, Ireland/England), nv. & philosopher; ''The Sea, the Sea'' *Nina Murdoch (1890–1976, Australia), biographer, travel wr. & poet *Weronika Murek (b. 1989, Poland), pw., short story wr. *Mary Noailles Murfree (1850–1922, United States), fiction wr. *Michela Murgia (b. 1972, Italy), nv. *Verónica Murguía (b. 1960, Mexico), nv. & ch. wr. *Anna Murià (1904–2002, Spain), fiction & ch. wr. & es. *Rosario Murillo (b. 1951, Nicaragua), poet *Mayumi Muroyama (室山まゆみ, b. 1955, Japan) and Mariko Muroyama (室山真里子, b. 1957, Japan), joint manga creators *Sallyann J. Murphey (living, England/United States), nv. *Agnes G. Murphy (1865–1931, Ireland/England), col. & biographer *C. E. Murphy (b. 1973, United States), wr. *Dervla Murphy (1931–2022, Ireland), touring cyclist & travel wr. *Elaine Murphy (playwright), Elaine Murphy (living, Ireland), pw. *Jill Murphy (1949–2021, England), ch. wr. & illustrator *Kathleen M. Murphy (1879–1963, Ireland), poet *Margaret Murphy (writer), Margaret Murphy (b. 1959, England), crime wr. *Maura Murphy (1928–2005, Ireland/England), autobiographer *Edmée Pardo Murray (b. 1965, Mexico), fiction & ch. wr. *Ena Murray (1936–2015, South Africa), nv. & poet in Afrikaans *Nora J Murray (1888–1955, Ireland), poet & schoolteacher *Pauli Murray (1910–1985, United States), activist, lawyer, poet & mem. *Sally-Ann Murray (b. 1961, South Africa), poet & nv. in English *Shirley Murray (1931–2020, New Zealand), hymn wr. *Joanna Murray-Smith (b. 1962, Australia), pw., screenwriter & nv. *Sudha Murty (b. 1950, India), wr. & educator *Eugénie Musayidire (b. 1952, Rwanda/Germany), wr. *Inga Muscio (b. 1966, United States), wr. *Susan Musgrave (b. 1951, Canada/Newfoundland), poet & ch. wr. *Małgorzata Musierowicz (b. 1945, Poland), ch. & YA wr. *Carol Muske-Dukes (b. 1945, United States), poet, nv. & academic *Seema Mustafa (b. 1955, India), wr. & politician *Sugawara no Takasue no musume (菅原孝標女, c. 1008–post-1059, Japan), diarist *Dagmar von Mutius (1919–2008, Germany), wr. *Charlotte Mutsaers (b. 1942, Netherlands), wr. & painter *Margaret Mutu (living, New Zealand), wr. on Maori *Mwana Kupona (died c. 1865, Kenya), poet *Beverle Graves Myers (b. 1951, United States), mystery wr. *Agatha Lovisa de la Myle (1724–1787, Germany/Finland), poet & writer in German & Latvian *Alva Myrdal (1902–1976, Sweden), sociologist


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Na–Ng

*Na Hye-sok (나혜석, 1896–1948, Korea), poet, educator & painter *Asma Nabeel (1970s–2021, Pakistan), screenwriter & poet *Farida Nabourema (b. 1990, Togo), wr. & activist *Borbála Nádasdy (b. 1939, Hungary/France), nv. & cookery wr. *Sofia Nădejde (1856–1946, Romania), fiction wr. & pw. *Constance Naden (1858–1889, England), poet & philosopher *Azar Nafisi (b. 1948, Iran/Persia), wr. & academic; ''Reading Lolita in Tehran'' *Ai Nagai (b. 1951, Japan), pw. & director *Angela Nagle (b. 1984, Ireland), academic & non-f. wr. *Maria de Naglowska (1883–1936, Russia/Switzerland), poet & occultist *Beverley Naidoo (b. 1943, South Africa/England), ch. wr. *Natalya Alexeyevna of Russia (1673–1716, Russia), pw. *Vera Nazarian (b. 1966, Soviet Union), nv. *Kishwar Naheed (b. 1940, India/Pakistan), poet & ch. wr. *Alice Nahon (1896–1933, Belgium), poet in Flemish *Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949, India), poet & activist *Anita Nair (b. 1966, India), nv. *Carolina Nairne (1766–1845, Scotland), songwriter *Cheng Naishan (程乃珊, 1946–2013, China), fiction & non-f. wr. *Layal Najib (1983–2006, Lebanon), col. & war victim *Afsaneh Najmabadi (b. 1946, Iran/Persia), historian & gender theorist *Marie von Najmajer (1844–1904, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv., poet & pw. *Rieko Nakagawa (中川李枝子, b. 1935, Japan), ch. wr. *Aya Nakahara (中原アヤ, b. 1973, Japan), manga creator *Kyoko Nakajima (中島京子, b. 1964, Japan), nv. & es. *Hisaya Nakajo (中条比紗也, b. 1973, J., manga creator *Hikaru Nakamura (artist), Hikaru Nakamura (中村光, b. 1984, Japan), manga creator *Yoshiki Nakamura (仲村佳樹, b. 1969, Japan), manga creator *Midori Nakano (中野翠, b. 1946, Japan), col. & es. *Nakatsukasa (中務, 912–991, Japan), poet *Kei Nakazawa (中沢けい, Japan), fiction wr. & academic *Bahiyyih Nakhjavani (living, Iran/Persia), nv. *Anna Nakwaska (1781–1851, Poland), mem., nv. & ch. wr. *Zofia Nałkowska (1884–1954, Poland), nv. & pw. *Beverley Nambozo (living, Uganda), poet, fiction wr. & biographer *Suniti Namjoshi (b. 1941, India), poet & fable wr. *Glaydah Namukasa (living, Uganda), fiction & YA wr. *The Black Pearl (Madlen Namro), Madlen Namro (living, Poland), mem. *Glaydah Namukasa (living, Uganda), nv. & midwife *Kiriko Nananan (魚喃キリコ, b. 1972, Japan), manga creator *Meera Nanda (b. 1954, India/United States), religious wr. & science historian *Rebecca Nandwa (living, Kenya), ch. wr. *Elizabeth Nannestad (b. 1956, New Zealand), poet *Heo Nanseolheon (허초희, 1563–1589, Korea), poet *Claire Julie de Nanteuil (1834–1897, France), child wr. *Elma Napier (1892–1973, Scotland/Dominica), wr. & politician *Susan Napier (b. 1954, New Zealand), nv. *Rafaela Chacón Nardi (1926–2001, Cuba), poet & educator *Ruth Narramore (1923–2010, United States), wr., editor & musician *Mary Nash (historian), Mary Nash (b. 1947, Ireland), historian *Thirza Nash (1885–1962, South Africa), nv. in English *Octavia Nasr (b. 1966, Lebanon), col. *Emily Nasrallah (1931–2018, Lebanon), nv. & ch. wr. *Taslima Nasrin (b. 1962, India), nv., poet & es. *Khurshidbanu Natavan (1832–1897, Azerbaijan), poet in Azerbaijani & Persian *Badam Natawan (1924–1988, India/Pakistan), wr. *Sheila Natusch (1926–2017, New Zealand), natural history wr. & illustrator *Benedikte Naubert (1752–1819, Germany), nv. *Jerónima Nava y Saavedra (1669–1727, New Kingdom of Granada), autobiographer & Catholic religious *Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549, France), poet, pw. & fiction wr. *Marysa Navarro (b. 1934, Spain), es. *Ofelia Domínguez Navarro (1894–1976, Cuba), wr. & activist *Gloria Naylor (1950–2016, United States), nv. *Sarwat Nazir (living, Pakistan), fiction wr., screenwriter & pw. *Bongi Ndaba (b. 1972, South Africa), TV wr. & pw. in English *Marie NDiaye (b. 1967, France), nv. & pw. *Mariama Ndoye (b. 1953, Senegal/Tunisia), fiction wr. *Emma Neale (b. 1969, New Zealand), nv. & poet *Mary Anna Needell (1830–1922, England), nv. *Barbara Neely (1941–2020, United States), nv. *Ada Negri (1870–1945, Italy), poet & nv. *María Negroni (b. 1951, Argentina), poet & wr. *Samira Negrouche (b. 1988, Algeria), poet, wr. & physician *Lino Nelisi (b. 1952, Niue/New Zealand), wr. in Pacific languages *Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935, United States), poet, col. & activist *Esther Nelson (1810–1843, Isle of Man), poet *Marina Nemat (b. 1965, Iran/Persia/Canada/Newfoundland), mem. *Božena Němcová (1820–1862, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Hungary), Czech Revival wr. *Cristina Nemerovschi (b. 1980, Romania), nv. *Irène Némirovsky (1903–1942, Ukraine/France), nv. *Mary Edith Nepean (1876–1960, Wales), nv. *Salomėja Nėris (1904–1945, Lithuania/Soviet Union), poet *Adalgisa Nery (1905–1980, Brazil), poet & prose wr. *E. Nesbit (1858–1924, England), ch. fiction wr. *Bára Nesvadbová (b. 1975, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), wr. & col. *Guadalupe Nettel (b. 1973, Mexico), fiction wr. & es. *Friederike Caroline Neuber (1697–1760, Germany), pw. & actor *Jill Neville (1932–1997, Australia), nv., pw. & poet *Kate Newmann (b. 1965, Ireland), poet *Aimee Nezhukumatathil (b. 1974, United States), poet & es. *Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi (living, Cameroon), wr. & academic *Clara Ng (b. 1973, Indonesia), fiction & ch. wr. *Lauretta Ngcobo (1931–2015, South Africa), nv. & es. in English


Ni–Nz

*Brenda Niall (b. 1930, Australia), biographer & critic *Cláir Ní Aonghusa (b. 1953, Ireland), nv. & poet *Colette Nic Aodha (b. 1967, Ireland), poet & wr. *Giulia Niccolai (1934–2021, Italy), poet & nv. *Síle Ní Chéileachair (1924–1985, Ireland), fiction wr. *Dairena Ní Chinnéide (b. 1969, Ireland), poet *Caitríona Ní Chléirchín (living, Ireland), wr. & academic *Christine Nicholls (b. 1943, Kenya/England), lexicographer *Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930, New Zealand), poet & educator *Grace Nichols (b. 1950, Guyana/England), poet *Joyce Nicholson (1919–2001, Australia), wr. *Mavis Nicholson (1930–2022, Wales), wr. & broadcaster *Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill (c. 1743 – c. 1800, Ireland), poet *Nuala Ní Chonchúir (b. 1970, Ireland), wr. & poet *Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (b. 1942, Ireland), poet & academic *Annemarie Ní Churreáin (living, Ireland), poet *Paige Nick (living, South Africa), nv. & col. in English *Nuala Níc Con Iomaire (died 2010, Ireland), pw., poet & artist *Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (b. 1952, Ireland), poet *Máire Ní Dhonnchadha Dhuibh (c. 1702 – c. 1795, Ireland), poet *Éilís Ní Dhuibhne (b. 1954, Ireland), fiction wr. *Ciara Ní É (living, Ireland), poet & wr. *Lorine Niedecker (1903–1970, United States), poet *Aīda Niedra (1899–1972, Latvia), nv. & poet *Marlene van Niekerk (b. 1954, South Africa), nv. in Afrikaans *Henriette Nielsen (1815–1900, Denmark), pw. & nv. *Charlotte Niese (1854–1935, Germany), wr. & poet *Sandra Rodríguez Nieto (living, Mexico), wr. on crime *Audrey Niffenegger (b. 1963, United States), nv. & artist *Zehra Nigah (b. 1937, India/Pakistan), poet & scriptwriter *Nigâr Hanım (1856–1918, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), poet *Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh (b. 1984, Ireland), poet *Áine Ní Ghlinn (living, Ireland), poet, pw. & ch. wr. *Máiréad Ní Ghráda (1896–1971, Ireland), poet & pw. *Doireann Ní Ghríofa (b. 1981, Ireland), poet *Sorcha Ní Ghuairim (1911–1976, Ireland), wr. & singer *Lady Nijō (後深草院二条, 1258 – post-1307, Japan), poet & mem. *Maria Nikolaeva (b. 1971, Soviet Union/Russia), wr. on yoga *Milena Nikolova (b. 1984, Bulgaria), poet & wr. *Deborah Niland (b. 1950, Australia), ch. wr. & illustrator *Elly Niland (b. 1954, Guyana/England), poet, pw. & educator *Máire Bhuí Ní Laoghaire (1774 – c. 1848, Ireland), poet *Bríd Ní Mhóráin (b. 1951, Ireland), poet *Jenny Nimmo (b. 1944, Wales), ch. wr. & nv. *Anaïs Nin (1903–1977, France), eroticist, critic & diarist *Anupama Niranjana (1934–1991, India), fiction & non-f. wr. & physician *Ailís Ní Ríain (b. 1974, Ireland), pw. & composer *Esther Nirina (1932–2004, Malaysia), poet *Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin (1928–2013, Ireland), pw. & wr. *Kanako Nishi (author), Kanako Nishi (西加奈子, b. 1977, Japan), fiction & ch. wr. & illustrator *Keiko Nishi (西炯子, b. 1966, Japan), manga creator *Yoshiko Nishitani (西谷祥子, b. 1943, Japan), manga creator *Ana María Martínez de Nisser (1812–1872, Comoros), wr. & soldier *Niu Yingzhen (8th century, China), poet *Sister Nivedita (1867–1911, England), wr. *Ketty Nivyabandi (b. 1978, Burundi), poet & activist *Marie Nizet (1859–1922, Belgium), poet in French *Lela B. Njatin (b. 1963, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), fiction wr. & artist *Rebeka Njau (b. 1932, Kenya), pw. & nv. *Nkiru Njoku (b. c. 1980, Nigeria), screenwriter *Michelle Nkamankeng (b. c. 2008, South Africa), nv. in English *Anna de Noailles (1876–1933, Romania/France), wr. in French *Ellen Kyle Noel (1815–1873, Ireland/Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *Noh Cheonmyeong (노천명, 1912–1957, Korea), poet *Florence Noiville (b. 1961, France), fiction & ch. wr. *Cynthia Reed Nolan (1908–1976, Australia), nv. & travel wr. *Ingrid Noll (b. 1935, Germany), nv. *Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker, 1920–1993, Australia), poet, activist & educator *Saskia Noort (b. 1967, Netherlands), crime wr. *Kerstin Norborg (b. 1961, Sweden), wr. & poet *Cecily Norden (1918–2011, South Africa), wr. in English on horse riding *Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763, Sweden), poet & salonnière *Clara Nordström (1886–1962, Sweden/Germany), nv. in German *Lise Nørgaard (1917–2023, Denmark), es. & fiction wr. *Regine Normann (1867–1939, Norway), fiction wr. *Dagmar Normet (1921–2008, Estonia), wr. & pw. *Kathleen Norris (1880–1966, United States), nv. *Marlene Norst (1930–2010, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Australia), linguist & educator *Marisela Norte (living, United States), poet & wr. *Gail North-Saunders (b. 1944, Bahamas), historian & archivist *Andre Norton (1912–2005, United States), fiction wr. *Caroline Norton (1808–1877, England), wr., reformer & feminist *Eva Norvind (1944–2006, Norway/Mexico), screenwriter *Julian of Norwich (1342–1416, England), mystic *Nossis (fl. c. 300 BC, Ancient Greece), epigrammist & poet *Christine Nöstlinger (1936–2018, Austria/Austria-Hungary), ch. wr. *Amélie Nothomb (b. 1966, Belgium), nv. in French *Alice Notley (b. 1945, United States), poet *Joanne Nova (living, Australia), science wr. & speaker *Helga M. Novak (1935–2013, Germany), poet & wr. *Anna Novakov (b. 1959, Serbia), art historian & critic *Mary Novik (b. 1945, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *Lili Novy (1885–1958, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia), poet in Slovenian *Perpétue Nshimirimana (b. 1961, Burundi), wr. *Mpho 'M'atsepo Nthunya (fl. 1990s, Lesotho), autobiographer *Liz Nugent (b. 1967, Ireland), nv. *Princess Nukata (額田王, fl. 7th century, Japan), poet *Elizabeth Nunez (b. c. 1944, Trinidad/United States), nv. & academic *Patricia Alvarado Nuñez (Pm/United States), screenwriter *Minni Nurme (1917–1994, Estonia), nv. & poet *Sevinj Nurugizi (b. 1964, Azerbaijan), ch. wr. *Martina Nwakoby (b. 1937, Nigeria), ch. wr. & nv. *Flora Nwapa (1931–1993, Nigeria), nv. *Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (b. 1976, Nigeria), nv. & es. *Julia Nyberg (1784–1854, Sweden), poet & songwriter *Monica Arac de Nyeko (b. 1979, Uganda), fiction wr., poet & es. *Saigū no Nyōgo (霧賀ユキ, 929–985, Japan), poet *Colette Nys-Mazure (b. 1939, Belgium), poet & pw. in French *Carita Nyström (1940–2019, Finland), wr. & poet in Swedish *Sekai Nzenza (living, Zimbabwe), wr. & critic


O

*Olivia Levison (1847–1894, Denmark), Danish author and writer *Ann Oakley (b. 1944, England), academic & nv. *Joyce Carol Oates (b. 1938, United States), fiction wr., poet & pw. *María Olimpia de Obaldía (1891–1985, Panama), poet *Kathy O'Beirne (1956–2019, Ireland), mem. *Achy Obejas (b. 1956, Cg), wr. & poet *Charlotta Öberg (also Lotta Öberg; 1818–1856, Sweden), poet *Clara Obligado (b. 1950, Argentina), fiction wr. *Trifonia Melibea Obono (b. 1982, Equatorial Guinea), nv. & political scientist *Téa Obreht (b. 1985, Serbia/United States), fiction wr. *Kathleen O'Brennan (1876–1948, Ireland), pw. & activist *Lily O'Brennan (1878–1948, Ireland), writer, pw. & activist *Princess Anka Obrenović (1821–1868, Serbia), Serbia's first woman wr. *Charlotte Grace O'Brien (1845–1909, Ireland), writer, philanthropist & plant collector *Edna O'Brien (b. 1930, Ireland), fiction wr. *Frances O'Brien (1840–1883, Ireland), poet & nv. *Kate O'Brien (novelist), Kate O'Brien (1897–1974, Ireland), nv. & pw. *Mary-Louise O'Callaghan (living, Australia), non-f. wr. *Silvina Ocampo (1903–1993, Argentina), poet, fiction wr. & pw. *Victoria Ocampo (1890–1979, Argentina), critic & autobiographer *Raquel Ochoa (b. 1980, Portugal), nv., biographer & travel wr. *Helen O'Clery (1910–2006, Ireland), ch. wr. *Elizabeth O'Conner' (Anne Willard, 1913–2000, Australia), nv. *Flannery O'Connor (1925–1964, United States), fiction wr. *Gemma O'Connor (writer), Gemma O'Connor (b. 1940, Ireland), mystery wr. *Niamh O'Connor (fl. since 2000, Ireland), nv. & col. *Tyne O'Connell (b. 1960, England), nv. *Asenath Bole Odaga (1937–2014, Kenya), nv., pw. & ch. wr. *Mary Barry O'Delaney (1862–1947, Ireland), story-teller & poet *Cristina Odone (b. 1960, Kenya/England), nv. & col. *Jessie Fremont O'Donnell (1860–1897, United States), wr. *Mary O'Donnell (b. 1954, Ireland), nv., poet & educator *Mietta O'Donnell (1950–2001, Australia), food wr. & chef *Mary O'Donoghue (b. 1975, Ireland), fiction wr. & poet *Nannie Lambert Power O'Donoghue (1843–1940, Ireland), poet & wr. *Irina Odoyevtseva (1895/1901–1990, Soviet Union/Russia), poet, nv. & mem. *Taiwo Odubiyi (b. 1965, Nigeria), nv. & ch. wr. *Okwiri Oduor (b. 1988/1989, Kenya), wr. *Marie Conway Oemler (1879–1932, United States), nv. *Julia O'Faolain (1932–2020, Ireland/United States), fiction wr. *Nuala O'Faolain (1940–2008, Ireland), nv., critic & mem. *Maggie O'Farrell (b. 1972, Northern Ireland/England), nv. & mem. *Ursula O'Farrell (b. 1934, Ireland), psychologist *Jenny Offill (b. 1968, United States), nv. & editor *Catherine O'Flynn (b. 1970, England), fiction wr. *Nana Oforiatta Ayim (living, Ghana/Gold Coast), wr. & art historian *Barbara Ogier (1648–1720, Flanders), pw. *Anna Ogino (荻野アンナ, b. 1956, Japan), nv. & academic *Nina Ognianova (living, Bulgaria), activist *Vida Ognjenović (b. 1941, Serbia), pw. & wr. *Margaret Ogola (1958–2011, Kenya), nv. *Grace Ogot (1930–2015, Kenya), fiction wr. *Molara Ogundipe (1940–2019, Nigeria), poet, critic & non-f. wr. *P. A. Ogundipe (1927–2020, Nigeria), fiction wr. & mem. *Birgül Oğuz (b. 1981, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), fiction wr. & academic *Ellen Oh, (living, United States), author *Oh Jung-hee (오정희, b. 1947, Korea), fiction wr. *Oh Soo-yeon (novelist), Oh Soo-yeon (오수연, b. 1964, Korea), fiction wr. & es. *Sheila O'Hagan (living, Ireland), poet *Mariko Ōhara (大原まり子, b. 1959, Japan), science fiction wr. *Pixie O'Harris (Rhona Olive Harris, 1903–1991, Wales), wr. & artist *Nanase Ohkawa (大川七瀬, b. 1967, Japan), manga creator *Jane Ohlmeyer (living, Northern Ireland/Ireland), historian & academic *Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh (1967–2014, Ireland), historian & biographer *Shinobu Ohtaka (大高忍, b. 1983, Japan), manga creator *Liisi Ojamaa (1972–2019, Estonia), poet & critic *Mirta Ojito (b. 1964, Cuba), wr. & col. *Yeo Ok (여옥, between 15th & 1st century BC, Korea), poet *Mari Okada (岡田麿里, b. 1976, Japan), screenwriter & manga creator *Reiko Okano (岡野 玲子, b. 1960, Japan), manga creator *Meral Okay (1959–2012, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), screenwriter *Kyoko Okazaki (岡崎京子, b. 1963, Japan), manga creator *Adelaide O'Keeffe (1776–1865, Ireland), poet & nv. *Chioma Okereke (living, Nigeria), poet & fiction wr. *Susan Moller Okin (1946–2004, New Zealand), political wr. *Julie Okoh (b. 1947, Nigeria), pw. & educator *Irenosen Okojie (living, Nigeria/England), fiction wr. *Nnedi Okorafor (b. 1974, Nigeria/United States), fiction wr. *Juliane Okot Bitek (b. 1966, Kenya/Uganda), poet *Ifeoma Okoye (b. c. 1937, Nigeria), fiction & ch. wr. *Chinelo Okparanta (b. 1981, Nigeria/United States), fiction wr. *Sofi Oksanen (b. 1977, Finland), nv. & pw. *Princess Ōku (大来皇女, 661–702, Japan), poet *Mary Karooro Okurut (b. 1954, Uganda), fiction wr. *Sevin Okyay (b. 1942, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), critic & col. *Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (b. 1958, Iceland), art historian, nv. & poet *Susana Olaondo (b. 1953, Uruguay), ch. wr. & illustrator *Sharon Olds (b. 1942, United States), poet *Annette K. Olesen (b. 1965, Denmark), screenwriter *Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897, Scotland), nv. *Ukamaka Olisakwe (b. 1982, Nigeria), fiction & screenwriter *Gloria Olive (1923–2006, United States/New Zealand), mathematician *Mary Oliver (1935–2019, United States), poet *Narelle Oliver (1960–2016), ch. wr. & artist *Marly de Oliveira (c. 1938–2007, Brazil), poet *Orlandina de Oliveira (b. 1943, Brazil/Mexico), social critic *Véronique Olmi (b. 1962, France), pw. & nv. *Ayodele Olofintuade (living, Nigeria), fiction & ch. wr. *Blanche Christine Olschak (1913–1989, Austria/Austria-Hungary), encyclopedist *Tillie Olsen (1913–2007, United States), feminist fiction wr. *Hagar Olsson (1893–1978, Finland), critic & pw. in Swedish *Linda Olsson (b. 1948, Sweden/New Zealand), nv. in Swedish & English *Lisa Olstein (b. 1972, United States), poet *Gilda Olvidado (b. 1957, Philippines), screenwriter & nv. *Ghazal Omid (b. c. 1971, Iran/Persia/Canada/Newfoundland), autobiographer *Nessa O'Mahony (living, Ireland), poet and wr. *Mary O'Malley (poet), Mary O'Malley (b. 1954, Ireland), poet *Bree O'Mara (1968–2010, South Africa), nv. in English *Kristín Ómarsdóttir (b. 1962, Iceland), nv., poet & pw. *Kathleen O'Meara (writer), Kathleen O'Meara (1839–1888, Ireland), nv. & biographer *Yewande Omotoso (b. 1980, Barbados/South Africa), nv. *Emine Semiye Önasya (1864–1944, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), political & education wr. *Riku Onda (恩田陸, b. 1964, Japan), nv. *Heather O'Neill (b. 1973, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr., poet & screenwriter *Louise O'Neill (b. 1985, Ireland), YA nv. *Geraldine O'Neill (b. 1955, Scotland/Ireland), nv. *Mary Devenport O'Neill (1879–1967, Ireland), poet & pw. *Moira O'Neill (Agnes Shakespeare Higginson, 1864–1955, Ireland/Can), poet *Gabriela Onetto (b. 1963, Uruguay), poet & fiction wr. *Makena Onjerika (living, Kenya), wr. *Fuyumi Ono (小野不由美, b. 1960, Japan), nv. *Hiromu Ono (小野弥夢, b. 1984, Japan), manga creator *Natsume Ono (オノナツメ, b. 1977, Japan), manga creator *Nuzo Onoh (b. 1962, Nigeria/England), horror wr. *Chibundu Onuzo (b. 1991, Nigeria), nv. *Osonye Tess Onwueme (b. 1955, Nigeria), pw., scholar & poet *Ifeoma Onyefulu (b. 1959, Nigeria), ch. wr. & nv. *Amelia Opie (1769–1853, England), nv. & biographer *Mary Oppen (1908–1990 United States), poet, wr. & artist *Meaghan Oppenheimer (b. 1986, US), screen wr. *Claudia Orange (b. 1938, New Zealand), historian *Baroness Orczy (1865–1947, Hungary/England), nv. & illustrator; ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' *Patrice Ordas (1951–2019, France), nv. & comic wr. *Caitriona O'Reilly (b. 1973, Ireland), poet & critic *Emily O'Reilly (living, Ireland), col. & ombudsman *Margie Orford (b. 1964, England/South Africa), fiction, non-f. & ch. wr. *Doris Orgel (b. 1929, Austria/Austria-Hungary/England), ch. & non-f. wr. in English *Bukola Oriola (b. 1976, Nigeria/United States), col. & autobiographer *Iza Orjonikidze (1938–2010, Georgia (Caucasus)), poet & politician *Raisa Orlova (1918–1989, Soviet Union), mem. *Kate Orman (b. 1968, Australia), science fiction wr. *Margarita Ormotsadze (b. 1981, Ukraine), col., poet & wr. *Dorila Castell de Orozco (1845–1930, Uruguay), poet & educator *Olga Orozco (1920–1999, Argentina), poet & col. *Adela Orpen (1855–1927, United States/Ireland), fiction & non-f. wr. *Elvira Orphée (1930–2018, Argentina), fiction wr. *Sue Orr (writer), Sue Orr (b. 1962, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Hanne Ørstavik (b. 1969, Norway), nv. *Virginia Elena Ortea (1866–1906, Dominica), col. & nv. *Anna Maria Ortese (1914–1998, Italy), fiction & travel wr. & poet *Alicia Dujovne Ortiz (b. 1940, Argentina), poet, fiction wr. & biographer *Emilia Ortiz (1917–2012, Mexico), poet & cartoonist *Helena Araújo Ortiz (1934–2015, Colombia), feminist wr. & critic *Julia Anna Orum (1843-1904, United States), textbook wr. *Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841–1910, Poland), nv. & political wr. *Joanne van Os (b. 1955, Australia), fiction & ch. wr. & mem. *Beatrice Osborn (Margaret Fane, 1887–1962, Australia), nv. & poet *Pat O'Shea (author), Pat O'Shea (1931–2007, Ireland), ch. wr. *Masumi Oshima (大島真寿美, b. 1962, Japan), nv. *Yumiko Ōshima (大島弓子, b. 1947, Japan), manga creator *Ayisha Osori (living, Nigeria), political wr. *Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa (1886–1960, Chile), pw. & nv. *Martha Ostenso (1900–1963, Norway/Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & screenwriter *Nan Inger Östman (1923–2015, Sweden), ch. wr. *Ljubica Ostojić (1945–2021, Yugoslavia/Bosnia-Herzegovina), poet, wr. & pw. *Leanne O'Sullivan (living, Ireland), poet *Maggie O'Sullivan (1908–1990, England), poet *Mary Josephine Donovan O'Sullivan (1887–1966, Ireland), historian & academic *Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan (1887–1966, Ireland), educator & historian *Suzanne O'Sullivan (living, Ireland), neurologist *Alice Oswald (b. 1966, England), poet *Yōko Ōta (大田 洋子, 1906–1963, Japan), nuclear war nv. *Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣蓮月, 1791–1875, Japan), poet & calligrapher *Ōtomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume (大伴坂上郎女, c. 700–750, Japan), poet *Julie Otsuka (b. 1962, United States), nv. *Katrin Ottarsdóttir (b. 1957, Faroe Islands), poet & film director *Elise Otté (1818–1903, Denmark/England), grammarian *Louise Otto-Peters (1819–1895, Germany), nv., poet & librettist *Annette Jocelyn Otway-Ruthven (1909–1989, Ireland), historian & academic *Malika Oufkir (b. 1953, Morocco), prison autobiographer *Ouida (1839–1908, England), fiction wr. *Touria Oulehri (living, Morocco), critic & nv. *Eleni Ourani (1896–1971, Greece), theater critic *Clementina Díaz y de Ovando (1916–2012, Mexico), arts wr. & academic *Helen Ovbiagele (b. 1944, Nigeria), nv. *Angelika Overath (b. 1957, Germany), fiction and non-f. wr. *Caroline Overington (b. 1970, Australia), wr. *Mercy Adoma Owusu-Nimoh (1936–2011, Ghana/Gold Coast), ch. wr. & politician *Jan Owen (poet), Jan Owen (b. 1940, Australia), poet *Sue Owen (poet), Sue Owen (b. 1942, United States), poet *Olivia Owenson, Lady Clarke (1785–1845, Ireland), poet & pw. *Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (b. 1968, Kenya), fiction wr. *Hiroko Oyamada (大伴坂上郎女, b. 1983, Japan), fiction wr. *Helen Oyeyemi (b. 1984, England/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), fiction wr. *Aysel Özakın (living, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/England), fiction & ch. wr. *Mari Ozawa (小沢真理, living, Japan), manga creator *Emine Sevgi Özdamar (b. 1956, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/Germany), nv. & pw. in German *Ruth Ozeki (b. 1956, United States/Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & academic *Cynthia Ozick (b. 1928, United States), critic & nv. *Tezer Özlü (1943–1986, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), wr. *Hanna Ożogowska (1904–1995, Poland), nv. & poet *Mona Ozouf (b. 1931, France), historian & philosopher


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*Henriette Paalzow (1788–1847, Germany), nv. *Julia Tuñón Pablos (b. 1948, Mexico), historian and social wr. *Joy Packer (1905–1977, South Africa), nv. and autobiographer in English *Ruth Padel (b. 1946, England), poet, critic and naturalist *Manjula Padmanabhan (b. 1953, India), pw. and ch. wr. *Elvira Pagã (1920–2003, Brazil), wr. and actor *Isabel Pagan (c. 1740–1821, Scotland), poet *Susana Pagano (b. 1968, Mexico), fiction wr. *Gertrude Page (1872–1922, England/Zimbabwe), fiction wr. *Karen A. Page (b. 1962, United States), food wr. *Elaine Pagels (b. 1943, United States), religious historian and wr. *Camille Paglia (b. 1947, United States), es. *Pagu, 1910–1962, Brazil), wr., poet and pw. *Alina Paim (1919–2011, Brazil), fiction and ch. wr. *Charlotte Painter (b. 1926, United States), nv. and wr. *Pavlina Pajk (1854–1901, Italy/Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet, nv. and es. in Slovenian *Imbi Paju (b. 1959, Estonia/Finland), wr. and filmmaker *Pak Hwasong (박화성, 1904–1988, Korea), fiction wr. and es. *Pak Kyongni (박경리, 1926–2008, Korea), nv. *Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825–1880, Argentina), non-f. wr., storyteller, heroine *Angela Palacious (b. 1953, Bahamas), Christian wr. and minister *Maria Palaiologina, Queen of Serbia (c. 1300–1355, Serbia), wr. *Milkana G. Palavurova (b. 1974, Bulgaria), wr. on yoga and health *Marina Palei (b. 1955, Soviet Union/Netherlands), fiction wr. *Grace Paley (1922–2007, United States), fiction wr., poet and activist *Angeliki Palli (1798–1875, Italy), fiction wr., pw. and poet *Angélica Palma (1878–1935, Peru), wr. and biographer *Connie Palmen (b. 1955, Netherlands), nv. *Àngels Cardona Palmer (b. 1951, Spain), poet and activist *Fanny Purdy Palmer (1839–1923, United States), wr., poet, lecturer and activist *Helen Palmer (publisher), Helen Palmer (1917–1979, Australia), educator and historian *Nettie Palmer (1885–1964, Australia), poet, es. and critic *Kirsti Paltto (b. 1947, Finland), pw., fiction and ch. wr. in N. Sámi *Laksmi Pamuntjak (b. 1971, Indonesia), poet, nv. and food wr. *Lynn Pan (潘翎, b. 1945, China/England), non-f. wr. *Avdotya Panaeva (1820–1893, Russia), fiction wr. and mem. *Melissa Panarello (b. 1985, Italy), nv. *Katherine Pancol (b. 1954, France), nv. *Mrinal Pande (b. 1946, India), broadcaster and fiction wr. *Deanne Pandey (b. 1968, India), fitness wr. *Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928, England), activist and autobiographer *Sylvia Pankhurst (1882–1960, England), suffragist and poet *Vera Panova (1905–1973, Soviet Union), nv. and pw. *Meghna Pant (living, India), fiction wr. *Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo (b. 1944, Philippines), wr. and critic *Katina Papa (1903–1959, Greece), poet and nv. *Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu (1876–1955, Romania), nv. *Makereti Papakura (1873–1930, New Zealand), guidebook wr. *Maria Papayanni (b. 1964, Greece), ch. and YA wr. *Bertha Pappenheim (1859–1936, Austria/Austria-Hungary), fiction and ch. wr., pw. and poet *Intan Paramaditha (living, Indonesia), wr. and academic *Loreto Paras-Sulit (1908–2008, Philippines), fiction wr. in English *Julia Pardoe (1804–1862, England), poet and nv. *Gladys Parentelli (b. 1935, Uruguay), theologian *Sara Paretsky (b. 1947, United States), nv. *Aşıq Pəri (Ashiq Peri, c. 1811 – c. 1847, Azerbaijan), lyric poet *Susan Parisi (b. 1958, Canada/Newfoundland/Australia), horror fiction wr. *Paula Parisot (b. 1978, Brazil), wr. and illustrator *Eeva Park (b. 1950, Estonia), poet and fiction wr. *Ruth Park (1917–2010, New Zealand/Australia), nv. and ch. wr. *Park Wan-suh (박완서, 1931–2011, Korea), fiction wr. *Barbara Parker (writer), Barbara Parker (1947–2009, United States), nv. *Catherine Langloh Parker (c. 1855–1940, Australia), fiction wr. and folklorist *Dorothy Parker (1893–1967, United States), poet, critic and fiction wr. *Jane Marsh Parker (1836–1913, United States), wr. and nv. *Pat Parker (1944–1989, United States), poet and activist *Una-Mary Parker (1930–2019, England), nv. *Molly Parkin (b. 1932, Wales), nv. and painter *Amy Parkinson (1855–1938, Canada), poet *Siobhán Parkinson (b. 1954, Ireland), ch. wr. *Adele Parks (b. 1969, England), fiction wr. *Suzan-Lori Parks (b. 1964, United States), pw. and screenwriter *Peggy Parnass (b. 1927, Germany/Sweden), fiction and non-f. wr. and actor *Fanny Parnell (1848–1882, Ireland), poet and nationalist *Sophia Parnok (1885–1933, Russia/Soviet Union), poet *Catherine Parr (1512–1548, England), Queen Consort *Valeria Parrella (b. 1974, Italy), fiction wr. and pw. *Anne Parrish (1888–1957, United States), ch. nv. *Anne Spencer Parry (1931–1985, Australia), fantasy wr. *Lorae Parry (b. 1955, Australia/New Zealand), pw. and actor *Sarah Winifred Parry (1870–1953, Wales), fiction wr. *Amy Parry-Williams (1910–1988, Wales), wr. and singer *Mona Parsa (b. 1982, United States), wr. *Shahrnush Parsipur (b. 1946, Iran/Persia), fiction and ch. wr. *Eliza Parsons (1739–1811, England), nv. *Julie Parsons (b. 1951, New Zealand), crime wr. *Alicia Partnoy (b. 1955, Argentina), poet, translator and activist *Fanny Fern, Sarah Willis Parton (1811–1872, United States), nv., col. and ch. wr. *Mrs F. C. Patrick (fl. 18th century, Ireland), nv. *S. A. Partridge (b. 1982, South Africa), YA writer in English *Vesna Parun (1922–2010, Yugoslavia/Croatia), poet *Magdalena Parys (b. 1971, Poland/Germany), wr. *Jacqueline Pascarl (b. 1963, Australia), mem. and rights advocate *Atena Pashko (1931–2012), Ukrainian chemical engineer, poet, social activist *Nicoletta Pasquale (fl. 1540, Italy), poet *Josefina Passadori (1900–1987, Argentina), wr. and educator *Ann Patchett (b. 1963, United States), nv. *Dhiruben Patel (b. 1926, India), nv. and pw. *Shailja Patel (living, Kenya), poet and pw. *Elena Patron (living, Philippines), nv., poet and scriptwriter *Jenny Pattrick (b. 1936, New Zealand), nv. *Polly Pattullo (living, England), author, journalist, editor and publisher *Evelyn Patuawa-Nathan (living, New Zealand), wr. *Helena Patursson (1864–1916, Faroe Islands), wr., pw. and feminist *Ève Paul-Margueritte (1885–1971, France), nv. & translator *Lucie Paul-Margueritte (1886–1955, France), nov. non-f. wr., plays & translator *Hertha Pauli (1906–1973, Austria/Austria-Hungary/United States), ch. and non-f. wr. in German and English *Irene Levine Paull (1908–1981, United States), wr. and labor activist *Dora Pavel (b. 1946, Romania), fiction wr. and poet *Laura Pavel (b. 1968, Romania), es. and critic *Karolina Pavlova (1807–1893, Russia), poet and nv. *Vera Pavlova (b. 1963, Soviet Union/Russia), poet *Milena Pavlović-Barili (1909–1945, Serbia), poet *Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891–1945, Poland), poet and pw. *Halina Pawlowská (b. 1955), pw. and fiction wr. *Patricia Payne (screenwriter), Patricia Payne (living, Australia), screenwriter *Marcela Paz (1902–1985, Chile), ch. wr. *Olena Pchilka (1849–1930, Russia/Ukraine), poet and pw. *Isabel Peacocke (1881–1973, New Zealand), nv. and broadcaster *Philippa Pearce (1920–2006, England), ch. wr. *Sharrona Pearl (b. 1977), Canadian-American historian *Edith Pearlman (1936–2023, United States), fiction and non-f. wr. *Mabel Cosgrove Wodehouse Pearse (b. 1872, death unknown), nv. and criminal *Allison Pearson (b. 1960, Wales), col. and nv. *Amparo Cabanes Pecourt (b. 1938, Spain), historian *Laura Pedersen (b. 1965, United States), wr., humorist and pw. *Ethel Pedley (1859–1898, Australia), wr. and musician *Erica Pedretti (1930–2022, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Switzerland), wr. in German *Inês Pedrosa (b. 1962, Portugal), fiction wr. and pw. *Margaret Bloodgood Peeke (1838–1908, United States), traveler, lecturer, wr. *Janet Peery (b. 1948, United States), fiction wr. *Amelia Blossom Pegram (1935–2022, South Africa), wr. and performer in English *Annette Pehnt (b. 1967, Germany), academic wr. and critic *Madeleine Pelletier (1874–1939, France), activist and physician *Margarita Peña (1937–2018, Mexico), non-f. wr. and educator *Margaret Pender (1848–1920, Ireland), poet and fiction wr. *Eila Pennanen (1916–1994, Finland), nv., es. and pw. *Anne Penny (1729–1784, Wales), poet *Louise Penny (b. 1958, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *Ethel Penrose (1857–1938, Ireland), ch. wr. *Emily Pepys (1833–1877, England), child diarist *Mariana Percovich (b. 1963, Uruguay), pw. and educator *Jennifer Percy (living, United States), wr. *Jeanne Perego (b. 1958, Italy), ch. writer and biographer *Ana Teresa Pereira (b. 1958, Portugal), nv. *Charmaine Pereira (living, Nigeria), non-f. wr. *Carina Perelli (b. 1957, Uruguay), political wr. *Ana Mercedes Perez (1910–1994, Venezuela), poet, wr. and translator *Eva Díaz Pérez (b. 1971, Spain), nv. *Julia Pérez Montes de Oca (1839–1875, Cuba), poet *Narcisa Pérez Reoyo (1849–1876, Spain), writer *Emily Perkins (novelist), Emily Perkins (b. 1970, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824–1905, United States), ch. wr., social reformer, minister *Mary Elizabeth Perley (1863–?, United States), educator, wr. *Olga Perovskaya (1902–1961, Soviet Union), ch. wr. *Perpetua (died AD 203, Ancient Rome), prison diarist in Latin *Amelia Perrier (1841–1875, Ireland), nv. and travel wr. *Kayla Perrin (b. c. 1970), nv. and ch. wr. *Alice Perry (1885–1969, Ireland), poet and engineer *Carlotta Perry (1839/1848–1914, United States), wr. and poet *Grace Perry (1927–1987, Australia), poet and editor *Ingrid Persaud (living, Trinidad/England), fiction wr. *Lakshmi Persaud (living, Trinidad/UK), nv. *Margarita Perveņecka (b. 1976, Latvia), pw. and prose wr. *Marisha Pessl (b. 1977, United States), YA nv. *Meher Pestonji (b. 1946, India), nv., col. and social worker *Julia Peterkin (1880–1961, United States), fiction wr. *Alice E. Heckler Peters (1845–1921, United States), non-f. wr. and poet *Elizabeth Peters (1927–2013, United States), nv. *Ellis Peters (1913–1995, Wales/England), mystery wr. and translator *Marie Petersen (1816–1859, Germany), story wr. *Magdalena Petit (1903–1968, Chile), nv. and es. *Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė (1861–1943, Lithuania), fiction wr. and diarist *Marta Petreu (b. 1955, Romania), philosopher, critic and poet *Sandra Petrignani (b. 1952, Italy), fiction wr. *Kata Szidónia Petrőczy (1659–1708, Hungary), wr. and poet *Marine Petrossian (b. 1960, Armenia), poet, es. and col. *Maria Petrovykh (1908–1979, Russia/Soviet Union), poet *Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (b. 1938, Soviet Union/Russia), wr. and pw. *Ann Petry (1908–1997, United States), fiction wr. and col. *Aline Pettersson (b. 1938, Mexico), nv. and poet *Dianne Ruth Pettis (1955–2008, New Zealand), fiction wr. and poet *Sophie Petzal (b. 1990, England), screenwriter *Georges de Peyrebrune (1841–1917, France), nv. *Giulietta Pezzi (1810–1878, Italy), poet, nv. and pw. *Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797–1858, Austria/Austria-Hungary), travel wr. *Hoa Pham (living, Australia), fiction and ch. wr. *Anna Augusta Von Helmholtz-Phelan (1890–1964, United States), professor, non-f. wr. and poet *Nancy Phelan (1913–2008, Australia), nv. and travel wr. *M. Nourbese Philip (b. 1947, Canada/Newfoundland), poet, wr. and pw. *Monique Philippart (b. 1955, Luxembourg), ch. wr. in German *Katherine Philips (1631–1664, England), poet *Angela Phillips (living, England), journalist and academic *April Phillips (living, England/New Zealand), pw. and actor *Eluned Phillips (1914–2009, Wales), bard and mem. *Esther Phillips (poet), Esther Phillips (b. 1950, Barbados), poet *Jayne Anne Phillips (b. 1952, United States), fiction wr. *J. J. Phillips (b. 1944, United States), poet, nv. and activist *Joan Phipson (1912–2003, Australia), ch. wr. *Savitribai Phule (1831–1897, India), poet and educator *Phintys (or Phyntis, 4th or 3rd century BC, Ancient Greece), philosopher *Ife Piankhi (living, Uganda/England), poet, singer and educator *Hester Sigerson Piatt (1870–1939, Ireland), poet and col. *Costanza d'Avalos Piccolomini (died 1560, Italy), poet *Karoline Pichler (1769–1843, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. *Hella Pick (b. 1929, Austria/Austria-Hungary/England), non-f. wr. in English *Jodi Picoult (b. 1966, United States), nv. *Phyllis Piddington (1910–2001, Australia), fiction wr. and poet *Mariyka Pidhiryanka (1881–1963, Russia/Ukraine), poet and ch. wr. *Antoinette Pienaar (b. 1961, South Africa), writer in Afrikaans on folk medicine *Meredith Ann Pierce (b. 1958, United States), fantasy wr. *Nicola Pierce (living, Ireland), nv. *Tamora Pierce (b. 1954, United States), ch. nv. *Marge Piercy (b. 1936, United States), poet, nv. and activist *Leonie Pihama (living, New Zealand), Māori academic *Rosamunde Pilcher (1924–2019, England), romance wr. *Laetitia Pilkington (c. 1709–1750, Ireland), poet *Mary Pilkington (1761–1839, England), nv., ch. wr. and poet *Careen Pilo (fl. 2010s), Cameroonian writer and diplomat *Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel (1752–1799, Italy), poet *Florencia del Pinar (15th century, Spain), poet *Tillie S. Pine (1896–1999, Poland/United States), ch. wr. *Winsome Pinnock (b. 1961, England), pw. *Nélida Piñon (1937–2022, Brazil), nv. *Clara Pinto-Correia (b. 1960, Portugal), nv. and educator *Gita Piramal (b. 1954, India), business wr. *Zoya Pirzad (b. 1952, Iran/Persia), nv. *Hortensia Blanch Pita (1914–2004, Cuba/Mexico), historian *Juana Rosa Pita (b. 1939, Cuba/United States), poet *Bridget Pitt (living, Zimbabwe/South Africa), poet and fiction and non-f. wr. in English *Marie E. J. Pitt (1869–1948, Australia), poet *Ruth Pitter (1897–1992, England), poet *Fernanda Pivano (1917–2009, Italy), wr. *Mary Pix (1666–1709, England), nv. and pw. *Christine de Pizan (1364–1430, Italy), poet and rhetorician in French *Alejandra Pizarnik (1936–1972, Argentina), poet *Christine de Pizan (1364–c. 1430, Italy), poet and advisor *Marjorie Pizer (1920–2016, Australia), poet *Helgi Pjeturss (1872–1949, Iceland), geologist and philosopher


Pk–Py

*Tamri Pkhakadze (b. 1957, Georgia (Caucasus)), nv. & ch. wr. *Josefina Pla (1903–1999, Spain/Paraguay), poet, pw. & painter *Ana Plácido (1831–1895, Portugal), nv. & autobiographer *Sylvia Plath (1932–1963, United States), poet, fiction wr. & es. *Ann Plato (c. 1820–?, United States), es. *Karen Platt (fl. 2004–present, England), garden wr. *Polly Platt (author), Polly Platt (1927–2008, United States), wr. on France *Agneta Pleijel (b. 1940, Sweden), nv., poet & pw. *Louise von Plessen (1725–1799, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Denmark), mem. & royal lady in waiting *Anne Plichota (b. 1968, France), ch. wr. *Luise von Ploennies (1803–1872, Germany), poet *Vivienne Plumb (b. 1955, Australia/New Zealand), poet, pw. & fiction wr. *Amélie Plume (b. 1943, Switzerland), nv. in French *Anne Plumptre (1760–1818, England), fiction & political wr. *Sophie Podolski (1953–1974, Belgium), poet in French *Karla Poewe (b. 1941, Germany), anthropologist and historian *Maria Pognon (1844–1925, France), col. and activist *Aliénor de Poitiers (1444/1446–1509, France), wr. on etiquette *Elizabeth Polack (fl. 1830–1838, England), pw. *Gillian Polack (b. 1961, Australia), fiction wr. & editor *Marguerite Poland (b. 1950, South Africa), linguist & ch. wr. in English *Susan Polgar (b. 1969, Hungary/United States), chess wr. & grandmaster *Anna Politkovskaya (1958–2006, Soviet Union/Russia), political wr. *Leonora Polkinghorne (1873–1953, Australia), wr. & activist *Rachel Pollack (b. 1945, United States), non-f & nv. wr. *Madeleine A. Polland (1918–2005, Ireland), ch. wr. *Velma Pollard (b. 1937, Japan), poet & fiction wr. *Amalia Polleri (1909–1996, Uruguay), poet & critic *Sarah Polley (b. 1979, Canada/Newfoundland), screenwriter & activist *Katha Pollitt (b. 1948, United States), feminist poet, es. & critic *Elizaveta Polonskaya (1890–1969, Russia/Soviet Union), poet & col. *Maria Polydouri (1902–1930, Greece), poet *Elena Poniatowska (b. 1932, France/Mexico), fiction & non-f. wr. *Hana Ponická (1922–2007, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Pv), political wr. *Hannah Azieb Pool (b. 1974, England/Eritrea), wr. & col. *Ida Margaret Graves Poore (1859–1941, Ireland/England), autobiographer & poet *Gudibande Poornima (living, India), poet & nv. *Olúmìdé Pópóọlá (living, Nigeria/Germany), poet & nv. *Elizabeth Polwheele (1651 – c. 1691, England), pw. *Elena Poniatowska (b. 1932, Poland/Mexico), fiction wr. & col. *Marie Ponsot (1921–2019, United States), poet & es. *Elsa Pooley (b. 1947, South Africa), botanical wr. in English *Cora Scott Pond Pope (1856–?, United States), pageant wr., activist *Elena Pop-Hossu-Longin (1862–1940, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Romania), non-f. wr. & activist *Maria Popova (b. 1984, Bulgaria/United States), critic *Adelheid Popp (1869–1939, Austria/Austria-Hungary), feminist wr. & autobiographer *Azalais de Porcairagues (late 12th century, France), poet in Occitan *Alicia Porro (1908–1983, Uruguay), poet & musician *Alice Hobbins Porter (1854–1926, England/United States), journalist & wr. *Anna Maria Porter (1780–1832, England), poet & nv. *Delia Lyman Porter (1858–1933, United States), wr. *Dorothy Featherstone Porter (1954–2008, Australia), poet *Eleanor H. Porter (1868–1920, United States), ch. wr.; ''Pollyanna'' *Jane Porter (1776–1850, England), nv. & pw. *Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980, United States), col. & nv. *Marie Porter (b. 1939), wr. & welfare advocate *Margarita López Portillo (1914–2006, Mexico), nv. *Ethel Portnoy (1927–2004, United States/Netherlands), nv. in English *Suzanne Portnoy (b. 1961, England), wr. & pw. *Teresa Porzecanski (b. 1945, Uruguay), fiction wr. & anthropologist *Dina Posada (b. 1946, Somalia/Guatemala), poet *Carmen Posadas (b. 1963, Uruguay/Spain), ch. wr. *Francesca Bortolotto Possati (living, Italy), wr. *Birgitte Possing (b. 1952, Denmark), historian & biographer *Emily Post (1873–1960, United States), nv. *Sue-Ann Post (b. 1964, Australia), comedian & wr. *Halina Poświatowska (1935–1967, Poland), poet & correspondent *Beatrix Potter (1866–1943, England), ch. wr. & illustrator; ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'' *Anna M. Longshore Potts (1829–1912, United States), non-f. wr. *Alice Poulleau (1885–1960, France), geographer, historian & poet *Kira Poutanen (b. 1974, Finland/France), nv. & actor *Helvi Poutasuo (1914–2017, Finland), academic & wr. in Sámi *Dawn Powell (1896–1965, United States), fiction wr. & pw. *Patricia Powell (b. 1966, Jamaica), nv. *Sarah Powell (1922–1941, France), poet *Sidney Powell, attorney, non-f. wr. *Eileen Power (1889–1940, England), economic historian & medievalist *Máire Wyse Power (1887–1916, Ireland), Celtic scholar *Marguerite Agnes Power (1815–1867, Ireland/England), nv. & commentator *Rhoda Power (1890–1957, England), educational & ch. wr. *Eve Pownall (1901–1982, Australia), ch. wr. & historian *Luz Pozo Garza (1922–2020, Spanish), poet *Antonia Pozzi (1912–1938, Italy), poet *Manjiri Prabhu (b. 1964, India), pw. & TV producer *Manasi Pradhan (b. 1962, India), poet, writer & activist *Adélia Prado (b. 1935, Brazil), wr. & poet *Rosa Praed (Mrs Campbell Praed, 1851–1935, Australia), nv. *Katharina Prato (1818–1897, Austria/Austria-Hungary), cookery wr. *Sofiya Pregel (1894–1972, Russia/France), poet *Stefanie Preissner (b. 1988, Ireland), poet & pw. *Gabriela Preissová (1862–1946, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), pw. & fiction wr. *Paula von Preradović (1887–1951, Austria/Austria-Hungary), story wr. & poet *Karen Press (b. 1956, South Africa), poet in English *Jewel Prestage (1931–2014, United States), political scientist *Angharad Price (living, Wales), nv. & academic *Evadne Price (1888–1985, Australia), wr. *Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883–1969, Australia), fiction wr. & pw. *Rebecca Priestley (living, New Zealand), science historian & academic *Maria Prilezhayeva (1903–1989, Russia/Soviet Union), ch. wr. & critic *Diane di Prima (1934–2020, United States), poet *Althea Prince (b. 1945, Antigua/Canada/Newfoundland), wr., editor & professor *Mary Prince (c. 1788 – post-1833, Bermuda), autobiographer *Pauline Prior-Pitt (living, Scotland), poet *Amrita Pritam (1919–2005, India), poet, nv. & es. *Nalini Priyadarshni (living, India), poet & wr. *Faltonia Betitia Proba (c. 306/315 – c. 353/366, Ancient Rome), poet in Latin *May Probyn (1856–1909, England), poet *Lenka Procházková (b. 1951, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), nv. & radio pw. *Adelaide Anne Procter (1825–1864, England), poet *Elaine Proctor (b. 1960, South Africa), screenwriter & nv. in English *Lilli Promet (1922–2007, Estonia), nv. & es. *Francine Prose (b. 1947, United States), fiction & non-f. wr. & critic *Anne Provoost (b. 1964, Belgium), YA fiction wr. in French *Annie Proulx (b. 1935, United States), fiction wr. & col. *Florence Prusmack (1920–2013, United States), nv. *Myfanwy Pryce (1890–1976, England), fiction wr. *Stanisława Przybyszewska (1901–1935, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Poland), pw. *Sofija Pšibiliauskienė (1867–1926, Lithuania), fiction wr. *Lucía Puenzo (b. 1976, Argentina), nv. & film director *María Luisa Puga (1944–2004, Mexico), fiction & ch. wr. *Esther Pugh (1834–1908, United States), editor *Sheenagh Pugh (b. 1950, Wales), poet & nv. *Alenka Puhar (b. 1945, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), social historian *Marina Šur Puhlovski (living, Croatia), nv. & es. *Carmen Montoriol Puig (1893–1966, Spain), poet, wr. & pw. *Odette du Puigaudeau (1894–1991, France), traveler & wr. *Adriana Puiggrós (b. 1941, Argentina), non-f. wr. & educator *Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (1941–2006, New Zealand), wr. & weaver *Rufina Pukhova (1932–2021, Soviet Union/Russia), mem. *Paulina Pukytė (b. 1966, Lithuania), poet, critic & artist *Antonia Tanini Pulci (1452/1454–1501, Italy), pw. *Elizabeth Pulford (b. 1943, Canada/Newfoundland/New Zealand), ch., YA, fiction & non-f. wr. & poet *Riikka Pulkkinen (b. 1980, Finland), nv. *Benka Pulko (b. 1967, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), travel wr. *Theresa Pulszky (1819–1866, Austria), historical and travel wr. *Alice Pung (b. 1981, Australia), nv., mem. & lawyer *Deirdre Purcell (b. 1945, Ireland), nv. & biographer *Katherine Purdon (1852–1920, Ireland), nv. & pw. *Neel Kamal Puri (b. 1956, India), fiction wr. & educator *Jennie Phelps Purvis (1831–1924, United States), wr., suffragist, reformer *Luise F. Pusch (b. 1944, Germany), academic linguist *Fanny Puyesky (1939–2010, Uruguay), social wr. *Barbara Pym (1913–1980, England), nv. *Helen Pyne-Timothy (1937–2015, Jamaica), critic & academic *Maria Pypelinckx (1538–1608, Flanders/Germany), correspondent in Flemish *Svitlana Pyrkalo (b. 1976, Ukraine/England), nv. & es.


Q

*Najwa Qassem (1967–2020, Lebanon), col. & broadcaster *Li Qingzhao (李清照, 1084 – c. 1155 or 1081 – c. 1141, China), poet *Qiu Jin (秋瑾, 1875–1907, China), revolutionary & feminist wr. *Marjorie Quarton (b. 1930, Ireland), ch. wr. & nv. *Ada Quayle (1920–2002, Jamaica), nv. *Daisy May Queen (b. 1965, Argentina) *Diná Silveira de Queirós (1911–1982, Brazil) *Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003, Brazil) *Catharina Questiers (1631–1669, Netherlands), poet & pw. *Alison Quigan (fl. 1980s, New Zealand), pw. & actor *Betty Quin (died 1993, Australia), scriptwriter *Anna Quindlen (b. 1953, United States), nv. & col. *Rebeca Quintáns (b. 1964, Spain), research wr. *Elena Quiroga (1921–1995, Spain), nv. *Christine Qunta (b. 1952, South Africa), poet & social wr. in English *Anne Margrethe Qvitzow (1652–1700, Denmark), poet, translator & mem.


R


Ra–Ri

*Ra Heeduk (나희덕, b. 1966, Korea), poet *Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626–1696, France), correspondent *Rachilde (1860–1953, France), nv. & pw. *Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823, England), nv.; ''The Mysteries of Udolpho'' *Radegund (c. 520–586, France), princess/poet in Latin *Thérèse Radic (b. 1935, Australia), pw. & musicologist *Valentina Dimitrova Radinska (b. 1951, Bulgaria), poet *Giedra Radvilavičiūtė (b. 1960, Lithuania), fiction wr. *Undinė Radzevičiūtė (b. 1967, Lithuania), fiction wr. *Gwynedd Rae (1892–1977, Wales), ch. wr. *Janet Milne Rae (1844–1933, Scotland), fiction wr. *Sophie Raffalovich (1860–1960, Ireland), nv. *Nigar Rafibeyli (1913–1981, Azerbaijan), poet *Orlaith Rafter (living, Ireland), pw. & nv. *Mary Raftery (1957–2012, Ireland), wr. & filmmaker *Marimo Ragawa (羅川真里茂, living, Japan), manga creator *Jennifer Rahim (b. 1963, Trinidad), educator & wr. *Bushra Rahman (1944–2022), Pakistan), nv. & politician *Rizia Rahman (1939–2019, India/Bangladesh), fiction wr. *Allen Raine (1836–1908, Wales), nv. *Maggie Rainey-Smith (b. 1950, New Zealand), fiction wr., es. & poet *Rita Rait-Kovaleva (1898–1989, Russia/Soviet Union), wr. & translator *Samina Raja (1961–2012, Pakistan), poet, wr. & broadcaster *Rajalakshmi (1930–1965, India), fiction wr. & poet *Rajashree (novelist), Rajashree (living, India), nv. *Maraea Rakuraku (living, New Zealand), pw. *Hilda Ram (1858–1901, Belgium), poet & librettist in Flemish *Anuradha Ramanan (1947–2010, India), fiction wr. & activist *Ramanichandran (b. 1938, India), nv. *Hanna Rambe (b. 1940, Indonesia), fiction wr. & biographer *María Abella de Ramírez (1863–1926, Uruguay), feminist wr. *Fabrizia Ramondino (1936–2008, Italy), fiction wr., poet & mem. *Adele Ramos (living, Belize), poet & wr. *Consuelo González Ramos (1977 – unknown death year, Spain), nursing wr. *Karolina Ramqvist (b. 1976, Sweden), fiction wr. *Ayn Rand (1905–1982, Russia/United States), nv. & philosopher *Charlotte Randall (living, New Zealand), nv. *Marta Randall (b. 1948, Mexico/United States), science fiction wr. *Beverley Randell (b. 1931, New Zealand), ch. wr. *Jo Randerson (b. 1973, New Zealand), pw. & fiction wr. *Ravinder Randhawa (b. 1952, India/England), fiction wr. *Mary Randolph (1762–1828, United States), domestic wr. *Jennifer Rankin (1941–1979, Australia), poet & pw. *Claudia Rankine (b. 1963, United States), poet & pw. *Bhargavi Rao (1944–2008, India), fiction wr. & poet *Malathi Rao (b. 1930, India), nv. *Rao Xueman (饒雪漫, b. 1972, China), fiction wr., *Ágnes Rapai (b. 1952, Hungary), poet & wr. *Eva Ras (b. 1941, Serbia), poet & fiction wr. *Fawziya Rashid (b. 1954, Bahrain), fiction wr. *Lea Ráskay (early 16th century, Hungary), scholar & nun *Ellen Raskin (1928–1984, United States), ch. wr. & illustrator *Maria Rasputin (1898–1987, Russia/Soviet Union), mem. *Patricia Ratto (b. 1962, Argentina), wr. *Irina Ratushinskaya (1954–2017, Soviet Union/Russia), poet & fiction wr. *Santha Rama Rau (1923–2009, India/United States), fiction & non-f. wr. *Elsa Rautee (1897–1987, Finland), poet *Lidia Ravera (b. 1951, Italy), nv., es. & screenwriter *Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936–2005, Israel), poet & activist *Olga Ravn (b. 1986, Denmark), poet & nv. *Angela Rawlings (b. 1978, Canada/Newfoundland), poet, editor & artist *Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953, United States), nv. *Gloria Rawlinson (1918–1995, New Zealand), poet & fiction wr. *Sarah Rayner (living, England), wr. & copywr. *Helen Raynor (b. 1972, Wales), scriptwriter *Angela Readman (b. 1973, England), poet *Pauline Réage (1907–1998, France), nv. *Grisélidis Réal (1929–2005, Switzerland), wr. on prostitution in French *Elizabeth Reapy (living, Ir), fiction wr. *Anica Savić Rebac (1892–1953, Serbia), es., biographer & translator *Elisa von der Recke (1754–1833, Germany), Courland wr. & poet in German *Jaclyn Reding (b. 1966, United States), nv. *Marie Redonnet (b. 1948, France), poet, nv. & pw. *Beatrice Redpath (1886–1937, Canada), poet & short story wr. *Kerry Reed-Gilbert (1956–2019, Australia), poet & wr. *Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841, Sweden), diarist *Annie Lee Rees (1864–1949, Australia/New Zealand), wr. *Rosemary Frances Rees (c. 1875–1963, New Zealand/England), pw., nv. & actor *Sarah Jane Rees (1839–1916, Wales), poet & teacher *Clara Reeve (1729–1807, England), nv. *Amber Reeves (1887–1981, New Zealand), wr. & scholar *Nell Regan (b. 1969, Ireland), poet & non-f. wr. *Elisabeth Reichart (b. 1953, Austria/Austria-Hungary), fiction wr. & pw. *Ruth Reichl (b. 1948, United States), food wr. & mem. *Eva Gabriele Reichmann (1897–1998, Germany), historian & sociologist *Christina Reid (1942–2015, Ireland), pw. *Gayla Reid (b. 1945, Australia/Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *Kiley Reid (b. 1987, United States), nv. *Sue Reidy (living, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Brigitte Reimann (1933–1973, Germany), nv. *Mercedes Rein (1930–2006, Uruguay), critic & pw. *Lenka Reinerová (1916–2008, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), nv. in German *Emma May Alexander Reinertsen (1853–1920, United States), wr. *Annemarie Reinhard (1921–1976, Germany), nv. & ch. wr. *Christa Reinig (1926–2008, Germany), poet, wr. & pw. *Maria Firmina dos Reis (1825–1917, Brazil), nv. & activist *Małgorzata Rejmer (b. 1985, Poland), fiction wr. *Kati Rekai (1921–2010, Hungary/Canada/Newfoundland), ch. travel wr. *Mirkka Rekola (1931–2014, Finland), poet *Christine Renard (1929–1979, France), science fiction wr. *Veronique Renard (b. 1965, Netherlands), wr. & artist *Rosa de Eguílaz y Renart (b. 1864, death date unknown, Spain), pw. *Mary Renault (1905–1983, England), YA wr. *Ruth Rendell (1930–2015, England), nv. *Renée (writer), Renée (b. 1929, New Zealand), pw. *Céline Renooz (1840–1928, Belgium/France), science wr. in French *Nuchhungi Renthlei (1914–2002, India), poet & educator *Lola Taborga de Requena (1890 – c. 1950, Bolivia), poet *Laura Restrepo (b. 1950, Comoros), nv. & col. *Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová (1785–1845), cookery wr. *Gabriele Reuter (1859–1941, Germany), fiction, es. & ch. wr. *Gabrielle Réval (1869–1938, France), nv. &, es. *Fanny zu Reventlow (1871–1918, Germany), political wr. & feminist *Jytte Rex (b. 1942, Denmark), wr., artist & film director *Adela Calva Reyes (1967–2018, Mexico), wr. & pw. in Otomi *Cristina Reyes (b. 1981, Ecuador), poet & politician *Soledad Reyes (b. 1946, Philippines), scholar & critic *Lorna Reynolds (1911–2003, Ireland), wr. & academic *Yasmina Reza (b. 1959, France), pw., actor & nv. *Regina Rheda (b. 1957, Brazil/United States), fiction & non-f. wr. *Fouzia Rhissassi (b. 1947, Morocco), social scientist *Najima Rhozali (b. 1960, Morocco), wr. on legends *Grace Rhys (1865–1929, Ireland), fiction wr., poet & es. *Jean Rhys (1890–1979, Dominica/England), nv.; ''Wide Sargasso Sea'' *Fahmida Riaz (1946–2018, Pakistan/India), poet & activist *Mrs. Riazuddin (b. 1928, Pakistan), feminist & travel wr. *Ana Ribeiro (b. 1955, Uruguay), nv. & historian *Esmeralda Ribeiro (b. 1958, Brazil), poet & fiction wr. *Catherine of Ricci (1522–1590, Italy), religious wr. & saint *Marie Jeanne Riccoboni (1713–1792, France), nv. and actor *Anne Rice (1941–2021, United States), nv. *Adrienne Rich (1929–2012, United States), feminist poet & es. *Jo-Anne Richards (living, South Africa), col. & wr. in English *Dorothy Richardson (1873–1957, England), fiction wr., poet & es. *Elizabeth Richardson, 1st Lady Cramond, Elizabeth Richardson (1576/1577–1651, England), religious wr. *Henry Handel Richardson, Ethel Richardson (1870–1946, Australia), nv. *Hester Dorsey Richardson (1862–1933, United States), wr. *Paddy Richardson (living, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Jutta Richter (b. 1955, Germany), ch. & YA wr. *Sylvie Richterová (b. 1945, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Italy), fiction wr. & es. *E. J. Richmond (1825-1918, US), nv. & ch. wr. *Jessie Louisa Rickard (1876–1963, Ireland), fiction & non-f. wr. *Elsie Alvarado de Ricord (1928–2005, Panama), linguist & academic *Charlotte Riddell (1832–1906, Iran/Persia/England), fiction wr. *Elizabeth Riddell (1910–1998, Australia), poet & col. *Maria Riddell (1772–1808, West Indies/Scotland), poet, travel wr. & naturalist *Lola Ridge (1873–1941, Australia/United States), poet & editor *Laura Riding (1901–1991, United States), poet, critic & fiction wr. *Brigitte Riebe (b. 1935, Germany), nv. *Ane Riel (b. 1971, Denmark), ch. wr. *Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996, Egypt), fiction wr. *Anna Rankin Riggs (1835–1908, United States), non-f. ed. *Catherine Rihoit (b. 1950, France), nv. & biographer *Rikei (理慶, 1530–1611, Japan), poet & calligrapher *Denise Riley (b. 1948, England), poet & philosopher *Lucinda Riley (1966–2021, Ireland), fiction wr. *Joan Riley (b. 1958, Jamaica/England), nv. *Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958, United States), nv., pw. & poet *Signe Rink (1936–2009, Denmark), wr. & ethnologist *Luise Rinser (1911–2002, Germany), nv., autobiographer & ch. wr. *Paloma del Río (b. 1960, Spain), sports wr. *Dorothy Ripley (1767–1831, England/United States), religious wr. *Mary A. Ripley (1831–1893, United States), wr. *Enriqueta Compte y Riqué (1866–1949, Uruguay), ch. wr. & educator *Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919, England), nv. *Alice Rivaz (1901–1998, Switzerland), fiction wr. & es. in French *María Jesús Alvarado Rivera (1878–1971, Peru), social activist *Giovanna Rivero (b. 1972, Bolivia), fiction wr. *Viviana Rivero (b. 1966, Argentina), wr. & nv. *Christine de Rivoyre (1921–1919, France), nv.


Ro–Rz

*Marion Roach (fl. 1980s, United States), non-f. wr. *Alba Roballo (1908–1996, Uruguay), poet & politician *Nesca Robb (1905–1976, Northern Ireland), biographer & poet *Sarah Fraser Robbins (1911–2002, United States), wr. & natural historian *Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert (1797–1872, France), nv. & pw. *Carolina de Robertis (b. 1975, England/United States), nv. *Eigra Lewis Roberts (b. 1939, Wales), pw. & nv. in Welsh *Emma Roberts (author), Emma Roberts (1794–1840, England), travel wr. & poet *Kate Roberts (author), Kate Roberts (1891–1985, Wales), fiction wr. in Welsh *Michèle Roberts (b. 1949, England), nv. & poet *Margaret Roberts (herbalist), Margaret Roberts (1937–2017, South Africa), wr. & herbalist in English *Nina Roberts (living, France), wr. *Nora Roberts (pen name J. D. Robb, b. 1950, United States), nv. *Catherine Robertson (b. 1966, New Zealand), nv. & broadcaster *E. Arnot Robertson (1903–1961, England), nv. *Lisa Robertson (poet), Lisa Robertson (b. 1961, Canada/Newfoundland), poet *Anne Isabella Robertson (c. 1830–1910, Ireland), nv. & suffragist *Eden Robinson (b. 1968, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Hilary Robinson (b. 1972, Isle of Man), ch. wr. *Leora Bettison Robinson (1840–1914, United States), wr. & educator *Marilynne Robinson (b. 1943, United States), nv. *Mary Robinson (poet), Mary Robinson (1757–1800, England), poet, nv. & actor *Kim Robinson-Walcott (b. 1956, Jamaica), poet & editor *Aïcha Mohamed Robleh (b. 1965, Djibouti), wr. *Mireya Robles (b. 1934, Cuba/United States), wr. & nv. *Lucia St. Clair Robson (living, United States), nv. *Lelia P. Roby (1848–1910, United States), wr. *Charlotte Roche (b. 1978, England/Germany), nv. *Mazo de la Roche (1885–1961, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *Regina Maria Roche (1764–1845, Ireland), nv. *Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807, Germany), nv. *Anne de La Roche-Guilhem (1644–1707/1710, France), fiction wr. *Christiane Rochefort (1917–1998, France), nv. *Catherine Des Roches (1542–1587, France), poet *Madeleine Des Roches (c. 1520–1587, France), poet *Esther Rochon (b. 1948, Canada/Newfoundland), science fiction nv. *Ana María Rodas (b. 1937, Guatemala), col. & poet *Edith Rode (1879–1956, Denmark), nv. & col. *Carolyn Rodgers (1940–2010, United States), poet *Carmen Rodríguez (b. 1948, Chile/Canada/Newfoundland), wr., poet & activist *Deborah Rodriguez (writer), Debbie Rodriguez (living, United States), wr. *Fátima Rodríguez (b. 1961, Spain), wr., translator, professor *Jesusa Rodríguez (b. 1955, Mexico), stage wr. *Judith Rodriguez (1936–2018, Australia), poet *Silvia Rodríguez Villamil (1939–2003, Uruguay), historian, feminist, wr., activist *Maria Rodziewiczówna (1863–1944, Poland), political wr. & landowner *Jill Roe (1940–2017, Australia), historian, academic & wr. *Ruth Margarete Roellig (1878–1969, Germany), non-f. & travel wr. *Astrid Roemer (b. 1947, Suriname/Netherlands), nv., pw. & poet *Helena Roerich (1879–1955, Russia/Soviet Union), theosophist & mystic *Diodata Saluzzo Roero (1774–1840, Italy), poet, pw. & fiction wr. *Else Roesdahl (b. 1942, Denmark), archaeologist & historian *Monique Roffey (b. 1965, Trinidad), nv. & mem. *Rosamaría Roffiel (b. 1945, Mexico), poet & nv. *Christina Rogberg (1832–1907, Sweden), court mem. *Noëlle Roger (1874–1953, Switzerland), nv. & biographer in French *Emma Winner Rogers (1855–1922, United States) – wr., speaker, suffragist *Kathrin Röggla (b. 1971, Austria/Austria-Hungary), pw., es. & poet *Begum Rokeya (1880–1932, India), wr. & activist *Winétt de Rokha (1892–1951, Chile), poet *Betty Roland (1903–1996, Australia), stage & ch. wr. & nv. *Dominique Rolin (1913–2012, Belgium), nv. in French *Adelaide Day Rollston (1854–1941, United States), wr., nv. & poet *Eugenia Romanelli (b. 1972, Italy), nv. & biographer *Lalla Romano (1906–2001, Italy), nv. & poet *Sophia Romero (living, Philippines/United States), nv. *Emma Romeu (living, Cuba/Mexico), nature & ch. wr. *Robin Romm (living, United States), wr. *Hanna Rönnberg (1862–1946, Finland/Denmark), painter & fiction wr. in Swedish *Nathalie Ronvaux (b. 1977, Luxembourg), poet & pw. in French *Daphne Rooke (1914–2009, South Africa), fiction wr. in English *Sally Rooney (b. 1991, Ireland), fiction wr., poet & es. *Ginny Rorby (b. 1944, United States), YA nv. *Amanda McKittrick Ros (1860–1939, Iran/Persia/Northern Ireland), nv. & poet *Emanuela Da Ros (living, Italy), ch. wr. *Helvy Tiana Rosa (b. 1970, Indonesia), pw. & fiction wr. *Amira de la Rosa, (1895–1974, Colombia), col., fiction wr., poet & pw. *Ninotchka Rosca (b. 1946, Philippines), wr. & activist *Heather Rose (b. 1964, Australia), nv. *Martha Parmelee Rose (1834–1923, United States), non-f. *Henrietta Rose-Innes (b. 1971, South Africa), fiction wr. in English *Petrona Rosende (1797–1893, Argentina), poet & col. *Chava Rosenfarb (1923–2011, Poland/Canada/Newfoundland), poet, nv. & Hc. survivor *Barbara Rosiek (1959–2020, Poland), wr., poet & psychologist *Joan Rosier-Jones (b. 1940, New Zealand), fiction & non-f. wr. & pw. *Alice Grant Rosman (1887–1961, Australia), nv. *Anna Rosmus (b. 1960, Germany), historian *Tatiana de Rosnay (b. 1961, France/England), fiction wr. & biographer *Anna Ross (1773–?, England), opera pw. & actor *Leone Ross (b. 1969, England), fiction wr. & academic *Orna Ross (b. 1960, Ireland), fiction & non-f. wr. & poet *Nancy Wilson Ross (1901–1986, United States), nv. *Somerville and Ross, Somerville & Ross (Edith Somerville, 1858–1949, &
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, 1862–1915, Ireland), fiction wr.s; ''The Irish R. M.'' *Mary Jane O'Donovan Rossa (1845–1916, Ireland), poet & activist *Maria Rosseels (1916–2005, Belgium), nv. in Flemish *Christina Rossetti (1830–1894, England), poet *Cristina Peri Rossi (living, Uruguay/Spain), fiction wr. & poet *Veronica Rossi (b. 1973, United States), YA nv. *Judith Rossner (1935–2005, United States), nv. *Evdokiya Rostopchina (1811–1858, Russia), poet *Stella Rotenberg (1916–2013, Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet *Friederike Roth (b. 1948, Germany), pw. *Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975, South Africa), wr. *Veronica Roth (b. 1988, United States), nv. *Hannah Mary Rothschild (b. 1962, England), wr., philanthropist & filmmaker *Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975, South Africa), nv. & non-f. wr. in Afrikaans *Angélique de Rouillé (1756–1840, Belgium), correspondent in French *Marie-Anne de Roumier-Robert (fl. 18th century), science fiction wr. *Anne Rouse (b. 1954 United States/England), poet *Alma Routsong (Isabel Miller, 1924–1996, United States), nv. *Léonie Rouzade (1839–1916, France), nv. and feminist *Jennifer Rowe (b. 1948, Australia), nv. *Jane Helen Rowlands (1891–1955, Wales), scholar & evangelist *Mary Rowlandson (1635–1711, United States), mem. *Rosemarie Rowley (b. 1942, Ireland), poet & feminist *J. K. Rowling (b. 1965, England/Scotland), nv.; ''Harry Potter'' *Susanna Rowson (1762–1824, England/United States), nv., poet & pw. *Hannie Rouweler (b. 1951, Netherlands), poet *Margaret Rowlett (1897–1963), children's book writer *Tania Roxborogh (b. 1965, New Zealand), fiction & parenting wr. *Susanna Roxman (1946–2015, Sweden/England), wr., poet & critic *Anuradha Roy (novelist), Anuradha Roy (b. 1967, India), nv. *Anusree Roy (b. 1982, India/Canada/Newfoundland), pw. & librettist *Arundhati Roy (b. 1961, India), nv.; ''The God of Small Things'' *Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & col. *Kamini Roy (1864–1933, India), poet & feminist *Lucinda Roy (b. 1955, United States/England), nv. *Nilanjana Roy (b. c. 1971, India), fiction & food wr. *Kristína Royová (1860–1936, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), nv., poet & religious wr. in Slovak *Heleen van Royen (b. 1965, Netherlands), nv. *S. J. Rozan (b. 1950, United States), crime wr. *Pascale Roze (b. 1954, Vietnam/France), pw. & nv. *Ru Zhijuan (茹志鵑, 1925–1998, China), fiction wr. *Isabel de los Ángeles Ruano (b. 1945, Guatemala), poet & writer *Bernice Rubens (1928–2004, Wales), nv. *Baņuta Rubess (b. 1956, Canada/Newfoundland), pw. *Dina Rubina (b. 1953, Soviet Union/Russia), wr. *Renate Rubinstein (1929–1990, Germany/Netherlands), wr. & col. *Berta Ruck (1878–1978, Wales), nv. & mem. *Jacqueline Rudet (b. 1962, England), pw. *Margot Ruddock (1907–1951, Ireland), poet *Anne Rudloe (1947–2012, United States), marine biologist & Buddhist *Helga Ruebsamen (1934–2016, Netherlands), wr. *Alice Rühle-Gerstel (1894–1943, Germany/Mexico), wr. and psychologist *Wanda Sieradzka de Ruig (1923–2008, Poland/Netherlands), poet & screenwriter *Julia Nava de Ruisánchez (1883–1964, Mexico), es. & col. *Muriel Rukeyser (1913–1980, United States), feminist poet *Siti Rukiah (1927–1996, Dutch East Indies/Indonesia), poet & nv. *Lupe Rumazo (b. 1933, Ecuador), fiction wr. & es. *Katherine Rundell (b. 1987, England), ch. wr. & pw. *Fredrika Runeberg (1807–1879, Finland), nv. in Swedish *Eva Runefelt (b. 1953, Sweden), nv. & poet *Kristina Rungano (b. 1963, Zimbabwe), poet & fiction wr. *Rona Rupert (1934–1995, South Africa), ch. & YA, wr. in Afrikaans *Prima Rusdi (b. 1967, Indonesia), screenwriter & arts writer *Oka Rusmini (b. 1967, Indonesia), poet & fiction & ch. wr. *Joanna Russ (1937–2011, United States), fiction wr. & es. *Diana E. H. Russell (1938–2020, South Africa/United States), feminist wr. & activist *Dora Isella Russell (1925–1990, Argentina/Uruguay) poet & journalist *Frances Theresa Peet Russell (1873–1936, United States), English literature *Karen Russell (b. 1981, United States), fiction wr. *Doina Ruști (b. 1957, Romania), nv. & screenwriter *Rose Rwakasisi (b. 1945, Uganda), editor, fiction wr. & educator *Gig Ryan (b. 1956, Australia), poet *Kay Ryan (b. 1945, United States), poet & educator *Marah Ellis Ryan (1860–1934, United States), nv. *Nan Ryan (1936–2017, United States), nv. *Meda Ryan (living, Ireland), historian *Roma Ryan (b. 1950, Northern Ireland), poet & lyricist *Maria Rybakova (b. 1973, Soviet Union/Russia), fiction wr. *Carina Rydberg (b. 1962, Sweden), nv. *Kaisu-Mirjami Rydberg (1905–1959, Finland), wr. & politician *Elisabeth Rynell (b. 1954, Sweden), poet & nv. *Elizabeth Ryves (1750–1797, Iran/Persia/England), poet *Elena Rzhevskaya (1919–2017, Soviet Union/Russia), mem. & non-f. wr.


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*Astrid Saalbach (b. 1955, Belgium), pw. & nv. *Carola Saavedra (b. 1973, Brazil), nv. *Etelvina Villanueva y Saavedra (1897–1969, Bolivia), poet & educator *Mariana de Carvajal y Saavedra (1620–1670, Spain), nv. *Kristina Sabaliauskaitė (b. 1974, Lithuania), nv. & art historian *Isabel Sabogal (b. 1958, Peru), nv. & poet *Irina Saburova (1907–1979, Latvia/Germany), fiction wr. in Russian *Padma Sachdev (1940–2021, India), poet & nv. *Lessie Sachs (1897–1942, Germany/United States), poet *Nelly Sachs (1891–1970, Germany), poet & pw.; 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature *Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962, England), wr., poet & gardener *Mary Sadler (b. 1941, South Africa), nv. *Anna T. Sadlier (1854–1932, Canada), wr. & translator *Mary Anne Sadlier (1920–2003, Iran/Persia/Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan (1870–1941, Romania), critic & poet *Shadi Sadr (b. 1974, Iran/Persia), es. & lawyer *Nina Mikhailovna Sadur (b. 1950, Soviet Union/Russia), fiction wr. & pw. *Elif Safak (b. 1971, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), wr. *Tahereh Saffarzadeh (1936–2008, Iran/Persia), poet & academic *Françoise Sagan (1935–2004, France), pw., nv. & screenwriter *Mamta Sagar (b. 1966, India), Kannada poet & pw. *Lorna Sage (1943–2001, England), academic, critic & author *Ana María Martínez Sagi (1907–2000, Spain/France), poet & feminist *Megumu Sagisawa (鷺沢萠, 1968–2004, Japan), nv. & pw. *Nayantara Sahgal (b. 1927, India), nv. & correspondent *Sarojini Sahoo (b. 1956, India), feminist & fiction wr. *Nandini Sahu (b. 1973, India), poet & folklorist in English *Rieko Saibara (西原理恵子, b. 1964, Japan), manga creator *Saigū no Nyōgo (斎宮女御, 929–985, Japan), poet *Amina Said (b. 1953, Tunisia/France), poet, fiction wr. & es. *Titie Said (1935–2011, Dutch East Indies/Indonesia), nv. *Fumi Saimon (柴門ふみ, b. 1957, Japan), manga creator *Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin (1746–1830, France), nv., pw. & ch. wr. *Maria de Villegas de Saint-Pierre (1870–1941, Belgium), nv. in French *Vefa de Saint-Pierre (1872–1967, France), nv., poet & explorer *Pirkko Saisio (b. 1949, Finland), wr. & actor *Mayu Sakai (酒井まゆ, b. 1982, Japan), manga creator *Widad Sakakini (1913–1991, Syria), fiction wr. & es. *Io Sakisaka (咲坂伊緒, living, Japan), manga creator *Anna Sakse (1905–1981, Latvia/Soviet Union), fiction wr. *Momoko Sakura (さくらももこ, 1965–2018, Japan), manga creator *Shino Sakuragi (桜木紫乃, b. 1965, Japan), fiction wr. *Kanoko Sakurakoji (桜小路かのこ, living, Japan), manga creator *Erica Sakurazawa (桜沢エリカ, b. 1963, Japan), manga creator *Arja Salafranca (b. 1971, Spain/South Africa), poet & fiction wr. in English *Nina Salaman (1877–1925, England), poet *Minna Salami (b. 1978, Finland/Nigeria), non-f. wr., col. *Virginia Brindis de Salas (1908–1958, Uruguay), , poet *Fanny Zampini Salazar (1853–1931, Belgium/Italy), social wr. *Excilia Saldaña (1946–1999, Cuba), poet & ch. wr. *Marta Salgado,(b. 1947, Chile), non-f. wr. *Nino Salia (1898–1992, Georgia (Caucasus)/France), historian *Vibeke Salicath (1861–1921, Denmark), philanthropist & feminist *Zdena Salivarová (b. 1933, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *Blanaid Salkeld (1880–1959, Ireland), poet, pw. & salonnière *Lotte Salling (b. 1964, Denmark), ch. wr. *Eva Sallis (Eva Hornung, b. 1964, Australia), nv. *Sally Salminen (1906–1976, Finland/Denmark), nv. in Swedish *Jessica Amanda Salmonson (b. 1950, United States), fiction wr. & es. *Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra (b. 1946, Bolivia), feminist *Lydie Salvayre (b. 1948, France), wr. *Preeta Samarasan (living, Malaysia/United States), fiction wr. *Cecilia Samartin (b. 1961, Cuba/United States), wr. & psychologist *Magdalena Samozwaniec (1894–1972, Poland), fiction wr. *Fiona Sampson (b. 1968, England), poet & editor *Fiona Samuel (b. 1961, Scotland/New Zealand), pw. *Rhian Samuel (b. 1944, Wales), wr. on music *María Anna Águeda de San Ignacio (1695–1756, Mexico), religious wr. & abbess *María Josefa Acevedo Sánchez (1803–1861, Colombia), wr. *María Teresa Sánchez (1918–1994, Nicaragua), poet & fiction wr. *Matilde Sánchez (b. 1958, Argentina), wr. & col. *Socorro Sánchez (1830–1899, DR), journalist *Sonia Sanchez (b. 1934, United States), poet, pw. & ch. wr. *Milcha Sanchez-Scott (b. 1953, United States), pw. *George Sand (1804–1876, France), nv. & pw. *Virginia Sandars (1828–1922, Ireland), fiction wr. *Lucy Walker (writer), Dorothy Lucy Sanders (1907–1987, Australia), nv. *Carmen Barajas Sandoval (1925–2014, Mexico), biographer *Mari Sandoz (1896–1966, United States), fiction wr. & biographer *Elspeth Sandys (b. 1940, New Zealand), fiction & non-f. wr. & poet *Barbara Sanguszko (1718–1791, Poland), poet & moralist *Parinoush Saniee (living, Iran/Persia), nv. *Indira Sant (1914–2000, India), poet *Miêtta Santiago (1903–1995, Brazil), poet, lawyer & feminist *Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945–2016, Philippines), social science wr. *Pura Santillan-Castrence (1905–2007, Philippines), es. in English *Abidemi Sanusi (living, Nigeria/England), nv. *Patrizia Sanvitale (b. 1951, Italy), wr. & sociologist *Rahel Sanzara (1894–1936, Germany), nv. and dancer *Sapphire (author), Sapphire, pen name of Ramona Lofton (b. 1950, United States), nv. & poet *Sappho (c. 630–570 BC, Ancient Greece), poet in Greek *Graciela Sapriza (b. 1945, Uruguay), historian & educator *Thouria Saqqat (1935–1952, Morocco), ch. wr. *Nafija Sarajlić (1893–1970, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/Yugoslavia), fiction wr. *Cristina Saralegui (b. 1948, Cuba/United States), *Dipti Saravanamuttu (b. 1960, Sri Lanka/Australia), poet & col. *Tibors de Sarenom (c. 1130 – post-1198, France), poet in Occitan *Georges Sari (1925–2012, Greece), nv. & ch. wr. *Beatriz Sarlo (b. 1942, Argentina), critic & non-f. wr. *Noo Saro-Wiwa (b. 1976, England/Nigeria), travel wr. *Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999, Russia/France), nv. & es. *Albertine Sarrazin (1937–1967, France), nv. *Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999, Russia/France), mem. & biographer *Homa Sarshar (living, Iran/Persia/United States), wr. & feminist *Ratna Sarumpaet (b. 1948, Indonesia), pw. & activist *May Sarton (1912–1995, Belgium/United States), poet, nv. & mem. *Sehba Sarwar (living, Pakistan/United States), es., poet & fiction wr. *Tomoko Sasaki (佐々木知子, b. 1965, Japan), nv. & lawyer *Marjane Satrapi (b. 1969, Iran/Persia), nv. *Šatrijos Ragana (1877–1930, Lithuania), fiction wr. *Krupabai Satthianadhan (1862–1894, India), nv. *Gerd Grønvold Saue (1930–2022, Norway), critic, nv. & hymnist *Stephanie Saulter (living, Jamaica), science fiction wr. *Henriette Sauret (1890-1976, France) poet, non-f. wr. *Tanya Savicheva (1930–1944, Soviet Union), child diarist *Sharon Savoy (living, United States), wr. *Ruth Sawyer (1880–1970, United States), nv. & ch. wr. *Aline Sax (b. 1984, Belgium), ch. & YA wr. in Flemish *Robin Sax (b. c. 1971, United States), crime wr. & col. *Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957, England), mystery wr. & es. *Isabelle Sbrissa (b. 1971, Switzerland), poet & pw. in French *Alcira Soust Scaffo (1924–1997, Uruguay), poet & educator *Nelle Scanlan (1882–1968, New Zealand), nv. *Patricia Scanlan (b. 1956, Ireland), fiction wr. & poet *Bente Scavenius (b. 1944, Denmark), art writer & critic *Igiaba Scego (b. 1974, Italy), wr,, journalist & activist *Oda Schaefer (1900–1988, Germany), poet & col. *Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (1940–2011, United States), nv. & poet *Margo Scharten-Antink (1868–1957, Netherlands), poet *Riana Scheepers (b. 1957, South Africa), ch. & fiction wr. & poet in Afrikaans *Caroline Schelling (1763–1809, Germany), es. & correspondent *Els de Schepper (b. 1965, Belgium), wr. & actor in Flemish *Sophie von Scherer (1817–1876, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. *Stacy Schiff (b. 1961, United States), non-f. wr. & col. *Mineke Schipper (b. 1938, Netherlands), fiction & non-f. wr. *Dorothea von Schlegel (1764–1839, Germany), nv. *Sylvia Schlettwein (b. 1975, Namibia), wr., teacher & critic *Eva Schloss (b. 1929, Austria/Austria-Hungary), mem. & Hc. survivor *Anka Schmid (b. 1961, Switzerland/Germany), screenwriter in German *Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911–1995, Netherlands), songwriter & ch. wr. *Elke Schmitter (b. 1961, Germany), nv. & poet *Pat Schneider (1934–2020, United States), wr., poet & editor *Diane Schoemperlen (b. 1954, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Elisabeth of Schönau (c. 1129–1164, Germany), visionary in Latin *Patricia Schonstein (b. 1952, Zimbabwe/South Africa), nv., poet & ch. wr. in English *Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800–1842, United States), poet & fiction wr. *Amalie Schoppe (1791–1858, Germany), ch. wr. *Claudia Schoppmann (b. 1958, Germany), historian & social wr. *Solveig von Schoultz (1907–1996, Finland), poet, pw. & ch. wr. in Swedish *Martina Schradi (b. 1972, Germany), writer and cartoonist *Adele Schreiber-Krieger (1872–1957, Austria/Austria-Hungary), feminist wr. & politician *Olive Schreiner (1855–1920, South Africa), nv. & political wr. in English *Angelika Schrobsdorff (1927–2016, Germany), pw., nv. & actor *Rikke Schubart (b. 1966, Denmark), wr. & film scholar *Helga Schubert (b. 1940, Denmark), ch. wr. and academic *Aloisia Kirschner, Ossip Schubin (1854–1934, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. *Julianne Schultz (b. 1956, Australia), non-f. wr. & academic *Anna Maria van Schurman (1607–1678, Germany/Netherlands), poet, scholar & painter *Barbara Schurz (b. 1973, Austria/Austria-Hungary), wr. & pw. *Jenefer Shute (living, South Africa/United States), nv. *Christine Schutt (b. 1948, United States), fiction wr. *Carolina Schutti (b. 1976, Austria/Austria-Hungary), fiction & non-f. wr. *Brigitte Schwaiger (1949–2010, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. *Marie Sophie Schwartz (1819–1894, Sweden), nv. *Sibylla Schwarz (1621–1638, Germany), poet *Simone Schwarz-Bart (b. 1938, France), pw. & nv. *Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908–1942, Switzerland), travel wr. in German *Samanta Schweblin (b. 1978, Argentina), fiction wr. *Monique Schwitter (b. 1972, Switzerland), fiction wr. in German *Sandra Scofield (b. 1943 United States), nv., es. & critic *Ann Scott (French novelist), Ann Scott (b. 1965, France), nv. *Caroline Lucy Scott (1784–1857, England), nv. & religious wr. *Cathy Scott (b. 1950s, United States), true crime wr. & biographer *Jane Scott (theater manager), Jane Scott (c. 1779–1839, England), pw. *Margaret Scott (Australian author), Margaret Scott (1934–2005, Australia), poet, critic & academic *Mary-anne Scott (living, New Zealand), ch. & YA wr. & musician *Mary Scott (novelist), Mary Scott (1888–1979, New Zealand), nv. *Robyn Scott (b. 1981, England/New Zealand), mem. *Rosie Scott (1948–2017, New Zealand/Australia), nv. *Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701, France), nv. *Jocelynne Scutt (b. 1947, Australia), non-f. wr. & lawyer *Mary Seacole (1805–1881, England/Jamaica), autobiographer & nurse *Nicole Sealey (b. 1979, US), poet *Molly Elliot Seawell (1860–1916, United States), es. & fiction wr. *Leïla Sebbar (b. 1941, Algeria/France), nv. & autobiographer *Alice Sebold (b. 1963, United States), nv. *Olga Sedakova (poet), Olga Sedakova (b. 1949, Soviet Union/Russia), poet *Amy Sedaris (b. 1961, United States), screenwriter & actor *Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867, United States), nv. *Ekaterina Sedia (b. 1970, Soviet Union/United States), nv. & poet *Lisa See (b. 1955, China/United States), nv. *Wilhelmina Seegmiller (1866–1913, Canada/United States), wr, illustrator & art teacher *Sara Sefchovich (b. 1949, Mexico), nv. & academic *Edith Segal (1902–1997, United States), poet & songwriter *Lore Segal (b. 1928), fiction & ch. wr. *Marta Segarra (b. 1963, Spain), es. *Nakisanze Segawa (living, Uganda), poet & nv. *Anna Seghers (1900–1983, Germany), nv. *Alinah Kelo Segobye (fl 2000s, Botswana), activist & archaeologist *Mabel Segun (b. 1930, Nigeria), poet, pw., fiction & ch. wr. *Countess of Ségur (1799–1874, Ru/France), nv. *Anne de Seguier (fl. 1583, France), poet & salonnière *Dubravka Sekulić (b. 1980, Serbia), wr. & architect *Isidora Sekulić (1877–1958, Serbia), nv. *Taiye Selasi (b. 1979, Nigeria/Ghana/Gold Coast), fiction wr. *Pınar Selek (b. 1971, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/France), sociologist *Esther Seligson (1941–2010, Mexico), fiction wr., es. & poet *Yoshiko Sembon (せんぼんよしこ, b. 1928, China/Japan), screenwriter *Odete Semedo (b. 1959, Guinea-Bissau), wr. & educator *Mala Sen (1947–2011, India), biographer *Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938–2019, India), poet, fiction wr. & academic *Eulalie de Senancour (1791–1876, France), fiction wr. *Fama Diagne Sène (b. 1969, Senegal), nv. & poet *Mallika Sengupta (1960–2011, India), poet *Poile Sengupta (b. 1948, India), pw. & ch. wr. *Olive Senior (b. 1941, Jamaica), poet & fiction wr. *Danzy Senna (b. 1970, United States), nv. *Raquel Señoret (1922–1990, Chile), poet *Iryna Senyk (1926–2009, Ukraine), poet *Seo Hajin (서하진, b. 1960, Korea), fiction wr. *Ha Seong-nan (하성란, b. 1967, Korea), wr. *Kim Seon-wu (김선우, b. 1970, Korea), poet *Ruta Sepetys (b. 1967, Lithuania/United States), fiction wr. *Dolores Gortázar Serantes (1872–1936, Sp.), nv. & non-f. wr. *Matilde Serao (1856–1927, Greece/Italy), nv. in Italian *Kate Seredy (1899–1975, Hungary/United States), ch. wr. & illustrator *Clara Sereni (1946–2018, Italy), autobiographer & fiction wr. *Gitta Sereny (1921–2012, Austria/Austria-Hungary/England), biographer & non-f. wr. in German & English *Cella Serghi (1907–1992, Romania), nv. & ch. wr. *Anna Lidia Vega Serova (b. 1968, Russia/Cuba), poet & fiction & ch. wr. *Namwali Serpell (b. 1980, Zambia), fiction wr. *Elisa Serrana (1930–2012, Chile), nv. & feminist *Marcela Serrano (b. 1951, Chile), nv. *Nina Serrano (b. 1934, United States), poet, wr. & storyteller *Yolanda García Serrano (b. 1958, Spain), screenwriter *Coline Serreau (b. 1947, France), screenwriter & pw. *Sabiha Sertel (1895–1968, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/Soviet Union), political wr. *Kadija Sesay (living, England), fiction wr., poet & editor *Henriett Seth F. (b. 1980, Hungary), poet, wr. & musician *Anya Seton (1904–1990, United States), nv. *Cynthia Propper Seton (1926–1982, United States), nv. & es. *Diane Setterfield (b. 1964, England), nv. *Mary Lee Settle (1918–2005, United States), nv. & mem. *Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626–1696, France), correspondent *Anna Seward (1747–1809, England), poet *Anna Sewell (1820–1887, England), nv.; ''Black Beauty'' *Elizabeth Sewell (writer), Elizabeth Sewell (1919–2001, England/United States), poet, nv. & academic *Elizabeth Missing Sewell (1815–1906, England), wr. on religion & education *Anne Sexton (1928–1974, United States), poet *Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (living, United States), nv. *Miranda Seymour (b. 1948, England), fiction & non-f. wr. *Carole Seymour-Jones (1943–2015, Wales), biographer & education wr.


Sf–Sk

*Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446–1484, Italy), correspondent & poet *Mary Ann Shaffer (1934–2008, United States), wr., editor & librarian *Marietta Shaginyan (1888–1982, Russia/Soviet Union), fiction wr. & activist *Sara Shagufta (1954–1984, Pakistan), poet *Bina Shah (b. 1972, Pakistan), fiction wr. & col. *Madhuri R. Shah (fl. 20th century, India), education wr. & poet *Noorul Huda Shah (b. 1951, Pakistan), pw. & politician *Ryhaan Shah (living, Guyana), nv. *Husne Ara Shahed (living, Bangladesh), wr. & educator *Salma Shaheen (b. 1954, Pakistan), poet & fiction wr. *Shahnaz Fatmi (b. 1949, India), poet *Qaisra Shahraz (living, Pakistan/England), nv. & scriptwriter *Mahasti Shahrokhi (living, Iran/Persia), nv. & poet *Ruchoma Shain (1914–2013, United States), rebbetzin, wr. & teacher *Siba Shakib (living, Iran/Persia/United States), wr. & activist *Parveen Shakir (1952–1995, Pakistan), poet & civil servant *Sepideh Shamlou (b. 1968, Iran/Persia), nv. *Kamila Shamsie (b. 1973, Pakistan/England), fiction wr. *Muneeza Shamsie (b. 1944, Pakistan), es. *Shan Sa (山颯, b. 1972, China/France), nv. in Chinese & French *Eileen Shanahan (1901–1979, Ireland), poet *Elizabeth Shane (1877–1951, Ireland), poet, pw. & violinist *Ntozake Shange (1948–2018, United States), pw. & nv. *Mary Eulalie Fee Shannon (1824–1855, United States), poet *Shangguan Wan'er (上官婉兒, c. 664–710, China), poet, wr. & imperial consort *Shantichitra (b. 1978, India), nv. & academic *Jo Shapcott (b. 1953, England), poet, editor & lecturer *Olga Shapir (1850–1916, Russia), fiction wr. & feminist *Chava Shapiro (1876–1943, Russia/Soviet Union), wr. in Ukrainian *Margarita Sharapova (b. 1962, Soviet Union/Russia), fiction wr. *Emma Augusta Sharkey (1858–1802, United States), wr., col. & nv. *Niamh Sharkey (living, Ireland), ch. writer & illustrator *Jane Sharp (c. 1641–71, England), wr. on midwifery *Harriette Lucy Robinson Shattuck (1850–1937, United States), wr. *Elizabeth Shaw (artist), Elizabeth Shaw (1920–1992, Ireland), ch. wr. & illustrator *Helen Lilian Shaw (1913–1985, New Zealand), fiction wr. & poet *Tina Shaw (b. 1961, New Zealand), nv. & travel wr. *Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik (1874–1952, Russia), fiction wr, pw. & poet *Nessa Ní Shéaghdha (1916–1993, Iran/Persia), academic *Miranda Shearer (b. 1982, England), non-f. wr. & columnist *Eileen Sheehan (b. 1963, Ireland), poet *Helena Sheehan (b. 1944, Ireland), philosopher & historian *Alice Sheldon (1915–1987, United States), fiction wr. *Daphne Sheldrick (1934–2018, Kenya), wr. on animal husbandry *Shanta Shelke (1922–2002, India), poet & nv. *Mary Shelley (1797–1851, England), nv.; ''Frankenstein'' *Bonnie Shemie (b. 1949, United States/Canada/Newfoundland), ch. wr. & illustrator *Shen Rong (谌容, b. 1936, China), nv. & mem. *Shen Shanbao (沈善宝, 1808–1862, China), poet & biographer *Preeti Shenoy (b. 1971, India), nv. & social wr. *Nan Shepherd (1893–1981, Scotland), nv. & poet *Verene Shepherd (b. 1951, Jamaica), academic *Natalia Sheremeteva (1714–1771, Russia), mem. *Betsy Sheridan (1758–1837, Ireland), diarist *Frances Sheridan (1724–1766, Ireland), nv. & pw. *Shahla Sherkat (b. 1956, Iran/Persia), feminist wr. *Dorothy Sherrill (1901–1990, United States), ch. wr. & illustrator *Kate Brownlee Sherwood (1841–1914, United States), poet & col. *Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851, England), ch. wr. *Narmala Shewcharan (living, Guyana/England), nv. & poet *Gamar Sheyda (1881–1933, Azerbaijan), poet *Tomoka Shibasaki (柴崎友香, b. 1973, Japan), fiction wr. *Carol Shields (1935–2003 United States/Canada/Newfoundland), nv.; ''The Stone Diaries'' *Yoshiko Shigekane (重兼芳子, 1927–1963, Japan), fiction wr. *Karuho Shiina (椎名軽穂, b. 1975, Japan), manga creator *Izumi Shikibu (和泉式部, b. c. 976, Japan), poet *Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部, c. 973–1014 or 1025, Japan), nv. & poet; ''The Tale of Genji'' *Princess Shikishi (式子内親王, died 1201, Japan), poet *Michiru Shimada (島田満, 1959–2017, Japan), anime screenwriter *Rio Shimamoto (島本理生, b. 1983, Japan), fiction wr. *Aki Shimazaki (アキシマザキ, b. 1954, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & academic *Reiko Shimizu (清水玲子, b. 1963, Japan), manga creator *Takako Shimura (志村貴子, b. 1973, Japan), manga creator *Kang Shin-jae (강신재, 1924–2001, Korea), nv., es. & pw. *Shin Kyeong-nim (신경림, b. 1936, Korea), wr. *Shin Kyung-sook (신경숙, b. 1963, Korea), fiction wr. *Jan Shinebourne (b. 1947, Guyana/England), nv. *Mayu Shinjo (新條まゆ, b. 1973, Japan), manga creator *Sharon Shinn (b. 1957, United States), nv. *Setsuko Shinoda (篠田 節子, b. 1955, Japan), fiction wr. *Chie Shinohara (篠原千絵, living, Japan), manga creator *Irma Shiolashvili (b. 1974, Georgia (Caucasus)), poet & col. *Kazuko Shiraishi (白石かずこ, b. 1931, Canada/Newfoundland), poet *Zandokht Shirazi (1909–1953, Iran/Persia), poet & activist *Warsan Shire (b. 1988, England), wr., poet & editor *Tanya Shirley (b. 1976, Jamaica), poet *Shirome (白女, 10th century, Japan), poet *Maria Shkapskaya (1891–1952, Russia/Soviet Union), poet & col. *Susy Shock (b. 1968, Argentina), wr., singer & actor *Ann Allen Shockley (b. 1927, United States), journalist & author *Dora Adele Shoemaker (1873–1962, United States), poet & playwright *Sei Shōnagon (清少納言, 965–1010, Japan), wr. & poet; ''The Pillow Book'' *Lola Shoneyin (b. 1974, Nigeria), nv. & poet *Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866–1918, Ireland), poet & sculptor *Fredegond Shove (1889–1949, England), poet *Elaine Showalter (b. 1941, United States), critic, feminist wr. *Shu Ting (舒婷, b. 1952, China), poet *Ana María Shua (b. 1951, Argentina), fiction & ch. wr., poet & pw. *Shunzei's daughter (藤原俊成女, c. 1171 – c. 1252, Japan), poet *Jenefer Shute (living, South Africa), nv. *Shirley Siaton (living, Philippines), fiction wr. & poet *Marie-Louise Sibazuri (b. 1960, Burundi), wr. *Gabriella Sica (b. 1950, Italy), poet *Anja Sicking (b. 1965, Netherlands), fiction wr. *Myra Sidharta (歐陽春梅, b. 1927, China/Indonesia), psychologist *Bapsi Sidhwa (b. 1938, Pakistan/United States), nv. *Mary Sidney (1561–1621, England), pw. & poet *Gonnie Siegel (1928–2005, United States), wr. *Raija Siekkinen (1953–2004, Finland), wr. *Catherine of Siena (1347–1380, Italy), nun, philosopher & theologian *Stella Sierra (1917–1997, Panama), poet and prose wr. *Fatou Niang Siga (1932–2022, Senegal), social wr. *Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir (died 1271, Iceland), poet & politician *Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940–2010, Iceland), fiction wr. *Jakobína Sigurðardóttir (1918–1994, Iceland), poet, nv. & ch. wr. *Lilja Sigurdardottir (b. 1972, Iceland), crime wr. & pw. *Ragna Sigurðardóttir (b. 1962, Iceland), wr. & artist *Steinunn Sigurðardóttir (b. 1950, Iceland), poet & nv. *Turið Sigurðardóttir (b. 1946, Faroe Islands), literary historian *Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (b. 1963), crime & ch. wr. *Birte Siim (b. 1945, Denmark), political writer *Joyce Sikakane (b. 1943, South Africa), col. & autobiographer in English *Joan Silber (b. 1945, United States), fiction wr. *Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861, Sweden), mem. & salonnière *Melanie Silgardo (b. 1956, India), poet *Leslie Marmon Silko (b. 1948, United States), Laguna Pueblo fiction wr. & poet *Jindeok of Silla (진덕여왕, fl. 647–654, Korea), poet & queen *Diná Silveira de Queirós (1911–1922, Brazil), nv., pw., es. & ch. wr. *Makeda Silvera (b. 1955, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Alessandra Silvestri-Levy (b. 1972, Brazil), art wr. *Sim Yunkyung (심윤경, b. 1972, Korea), nv. *Elizabeth Simcoe (1762–1850, UK), diarist *Hazel Simmons-McDonald (b. 1947, Saint Lucia), poet & academic *Ana María Simo (living, Cuba/United States), pw. & nv. in English *Maria Simointytär (fl. late 17th century, Finland), poet *Kate Simon (1912–1990, Poland/United States), autobiographer & non-f. wr. *Germaine Simon (1921–2012, Luxembourg), nv. in German *Ieva Simonaitytė (1897–1978, Lithuania), nv. *Katherine Call Simonds (1865–?, United States), musician, singer, author, composer, social reformer *Ifigenija Zagoričnik Simonović (b. 1953, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet & ch. wr. *Paullina Simons (b. 1963, Soviet Union/United States), nv. *Dorothy Simpson (b. 1933, Wales), nv. *Helen de Guerry Simpson, Helen Simpson (1897–1940, Australia), nv., pw. & historian *Ruth Simpson (activist), Ruth Simpson (1926–2008, United States), wr. *Laura Sims (living, United States), nv. & poet *Salla Simukka (b. 1981, Finland), nv. & critic *Hourya Benis Sinaceur (b. 1940, Morocco), philosopher *Jo Sinclair (pen name of Ruth Seid, 1913–1995, United States), wr. *May Sinclair (1862–1946, England), fiction wr. & poet *Helena Sinervo (b. 1961, Finland), poet & nv. *Ansuyah Ratipul Singh (1917–1978, South Africa), wr. in English & physician *Nalini Singh (author), Nalini Singh (b. 1977, New Zealand), nv. *Rajkumari Singh (1923–1979, Guyana), poet, pw. & activist *Sunny Singh (writer), Sunny Singh (b. 1969, India), fiction & non-f. wr. *Sarah Singleton (b. 1966, England), nv. & ch. wr. *Kabita Sinha (1931–1999, India), poet & nv. *Mridula Sinha (1942–2020, India), nv. & public figure *Shumona Sinha (b. 1973, India/France), nv. *Johanna Sinisalo (b. 1958, Finland), science fiction & fantasy wr. *Lyubov Sirota (b. 1956, Ukraine), poet, wr. & pw. *Elinor Sisulu (b. 1958, Zimbabwe/South Africa), biographer & activist *Lakambini Sitoy (b. 1969, Philippines), nv. & teacher *Edith Sitwell (1887–1964, England), poet *Genet Sium (b. 1960s, Eritrea), novelist *Sivasankari (b. 1942, India), nv. *Rhoda Cosgrave Sivell (1874–1962, Iran/Persia/Canada/Newfoundland), poet & rancher *Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020, Sweden), mystery nv. *Staka Skenderova (1830–1891, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/Austria/Austria-Hungary), wr. in Serbian *Michelle Cruz Skinner (b. 1965, Philippines), wr. & educator *Ann Masterman Skinn (1747–1789, England), nv. *Rebecca Skloot (b. 1972, United States), science wr. *Sofija Skoric (living, Serbia/Canada/Newfoundland), activist & wr. *Simona Škrabec (b. 1968, Yugoslavia/Spain), critic & es. *Amalie Skram (1846–1905, Norway), nv. & feminist *Rūta Skujiņa (1907–1964, Latvia), poet *Vendela Skytte (1608–1627, Sweden), wr.


Sl–Sz

*Sharon Slater (living, Ireland), local historian *Karin Slaughter (b. 1971, United States), crime wr. *Olga Slavnikova (b. 1957, Soviet Union/Russia), nv. & critic *Barbara Sleigh (1906–1982, England), ch. wr. *Esphyr Slobodkina (1908–2002, Russia/United States), ch. wr. & illustrator *Żanna Słoniowska (b. 1978, Ukraine/Poland), nv. *Gillian Slovo (b. 1952, South Africa/England), nv., pw. & mem. *Anna Smaill (b. 1979, New Zealand), poet & nv. *Elizabeth Smart (1913–1986, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & poet *Dorothea Smartt (b. 1963, England), poet *Jane Smiley (b. 1948, United States), nv. *Alexandra Smirnova (1809–1882, Russia/France), mem. *Ali Smith (b. 1962, Scotland), nv. *Amanda Smith (1837–1915, United States), evangelist & autobiographer *Betty Smith (1896–1972, United States), nv. *Charlene Leonora Smith (living, South Africa), biographer & social wr. in English *Charlotte Turner Smith (1749–1806, England), poet & nv. *Dodie Smith (1896–1990, England), nv. & pw.; ''I Capture the Castle'' *Doris Buchanan Smith (1934–2002, United States), ch. nv. *Doris E. Smith (1919–pre–1994, Ireland), nv. *Georgina Castle Smith (1845–1933, England), ch. wr. & nv. *Jeanie Oliver Davidson Smith (1836–1925, United States), poet, romancist *Lillian Smith (author), Lillian Smith (1897–1966, United States), nv. & critic *Lura Eugenie Brown Smith (1864–?, United States), journalist, newspaper ed. & wr. *Maggie Smith (poet), Maggie Smith (b. 1977, United States), poet, editor & wr. *Martha Pearson Smith (1836–?, United States), poet *Mary Bell Smith (1818-1894, United States), educator, social reformer, & wr. *Patti Smith (b. 1946, United States), poet, artist & songwriter *Pauline Smith (1882–1959, South Africa), fiction wr. & pw. in English *Stevie Smith (1902–1971, England), poet & nv. *Tracy K. Smith (b. 1972, United States), poet & educator *Zadie Smith (b. 1975, England), fiction wr. & es. *Elizabeth Smither (b. 1941, New Zealand), poet & fiction wr. *Annie M. P. Smithson (1873–1948, Ireland), fiction & nursing wr. *Saundra Smokes (1954–2012, United States), col. & pw. *Breda Smolnikar (b. 1941, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), nv. & ch. wr. *Cherry Smyth (b. 1960, Iran/Persia/England), academic, critic & poet *Ciara Elizabeth Smyth (living, Ireland), pw. *Anja Snellman (b. 1954, Finland), nv. & poet *Laura J. Snyder (b. 1964, United States), historian & biographer *Yan-kit So (1933–2001, China/England), cookery wr. *So Young-en (서영은, b. 1943, Korea), fiction wr. *Angelina Soares (1910–1985, Brazil), feminist wr. *Alawiya Sobh (b. 1955, Lebanon), col. & fiction wr. *Sofia Soboleva (1840–1884, Russia), fiction & ch. wr. *Gaele Sobott (b. 1956, Australia), fiction, ch. & non-f. wr. *Krishna Sobti (1925–2019, India), fiction wr. & es. *Susana Soca (1906–1959, Uruguay), poet *Edith Södergran (1892–1923, Finland), poet in Swedish *Zulu Sofola (1935–1995, Nigeria), pw. & pw. *Ružica Sokić (1934–2013, Serbia), wr. & actor *Sara Solá de Castellanos (1890–?, Argentina), poet, nv., pw., lyricist *Adeola Solanke (living, England/Nigeria), pw. & screenwriter *Amalia Domingo Soler (1835–1909, Spain), nv. & spiritist *Carmen Soler (1924–1985, Paraguay/Argentina), politician & poet *Frances-Anne Solomon (b. 1966, England/Canada/Newfoundland), broadcasting pw. *Laura Solomon (1974–2019, New Zealand/England), nv., pw. & poet *Elizabeth Solopova (b. 1965, England), philologist & academic *Polyxena Solovyova (1867–1924, Russia), poet & illustrator *Armonía Somers (1914–1994, Uruguay), fiction wr. & educator *Edith Somerville (1858–1949, Ireland), nv. & co-author *Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (b. 1948, Germany), ch. wr. *Son Bo-mi (선보미, b. 1980, Korea), fiction wr. *Cathy Song (b. 1955, United States), poet *Susan Sontag (1933–2004, United States), es. & nv. *Oh Soo-yeon (novelist), Oh Soo-yeon (오수연, b. 1964, Korea), wr. & es. *Pilar Sordo (b. 1965, Chile), psychologist & wr. *Tracy Sorensen (living, Australia), nv. & academic *Fuyumi Soryo (b. 1959, Japan), manga wr. *Dido Sotiriou (1909–2004, Greece), nv. & pw. *Carmelina Soto (1916–1994, Comoros), poet *María de Zayas y Sotomayor (1590–1647 or 1661, Spain), nv. *Marzieh Sotoudeh (b. 1957, Iran/Persia/Canada/Newfoundland), wr. *Katariina Souri (b. 1968, Finland), nv., col. & artist *Noémia de Sousa (1926–2002, Mozambique), poet *Auta de Souza (1876—1901, Brazil), poet *Eunice de Souza (1940–2017, India), poet, critic & nv. *Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937–2004, Senegal), poet & ch. wr. *Sevgi Soysal (1936–1976, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), fiction wr. *Edibe Sözen (b. 1961, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), sociologist *Isabelle Spaak (b. 1960, Belgium/France), fiction & non-f. wr. in French *Svetlana Spajić (b. 1971, Serbia), activist & translator *Muriel Spark (1918–2006, Scotland/England), nv. *Elisavet Spathari (living, Greece), archaeologist & wr. *Maria Luisa Spaziani (1923–2014, Italy), poet *Terry Spear (living, United States), romance nv. *Catherine Helen Spence (1825–1910, Australia), nv. & reformer *Eleanor Spence (1928–2008, Australia), ch. wr. *Vanessa Spence (b. 1961, Jamaica), nv. *Anne Spencer (1882–1975, United States), poet *Elizabeth Spencer (writer), Elizabeth Spencer (1921–2018, United States), fiction wr. *Dale Spender (b. 1943, Australia), feminist wr. & scholar *Jean Maud Spender (J. M. Spender, 1901–1970), crime wr. *Vanessa Spence (b. 1961, Jamaica), nv. *Leonora Speyer (1872–1956, United States), poet & violinist *Hilde Spiel (1911–1990, Austria/Austria-Hungary), es. & critic *Sabina Spielrein (1885–1942, Russia/Uganda), psychoanalyst *Lina Spies (b. 1939, South Africa), poet in Afrikaans *Erica Spindler (1957, United States), nv. *Magdalena Spínola (1896–1991, Guatemala), poet & educator *Dana Spiotta (b. 1966, United States), nv. *Julia Spiridonova – Yulka, Julia Spiridonova (Yulka, b. 1972, Bulgaria), nv. & screenwriter *Jela Spiridonović-Savić (1891–1974, Serbia), poet & fiction wr. *Lize Spit (b. 1980, Belgium), nv. in Flemish *Andrea Spofford (b. 1986, United States), poet & es. *Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (1835–1921, United States), fiction wr. & poet *Eintou Pearl Springer (b. 1944, Trinidad), poet & pw. *Katja Špur (1908–1991, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia), ch. wr. & poet *Johanna Spyri (1827–1901, Switzerland), ch. wr. in German; ''Heidi'' *Biljana Srbljanović (b. 1970, Serbia), pw. *Atima Srivastava (b. 1961, India), fiction wr. & film director *Cornelia Laws St. John (?–1902, United States), poet, biographer *Cynthia Morgan St. John (1852–1919, United States), Wordsworthian, book collector, & wr. *Lauren St John (b. 1966, Zimbabwe), ch. nv. *Marilyn Stablein (b. 1946, United States), poet, es. & fiction wr. *Ilse von Stach (1879–1941, Germany), pw., nv. & poet *Eva Stachniak (b. 1952, Poland/Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Germaine de Staël (1766–1817, Switzerland/France), nv. *Jean Stafford (1915–1978, United States), fiction wr. *Pernilla Stalfelt (b. 1962, Sweden), ch. wr. & illustrator *Albena Stambolova (b. 1957, Bulgaria), psychologist & nv. *Gaspara Stampa (1532–1554, Italy), poet *Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902, United States), col. & es. *Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka (1914–2014, Latvia), ch. wr. *Freya Stark (1893–1993, England), travel wr. *Nicolette Stasko (b. 1950, Australia), poet, nv. & non-f. wr. *Marie Šťastná (b. 1981, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), poet *Lucienne Stassaert (b. 1936, Belgium), poet in Flemish *Lilian Staveley (1878–1928, England), wr. & mystic *Christina Stead (1902–1983, Australia), fiction wr. *Betsey Ann Stearns (1830–1914, United States), non-f. wr. *Margret Steckel (b. 1934, Germany/Luxembourg), nv. in German *Irène Stecyk (b. 1937, Belgium), fiction wr. & poet *Danielle Steel (b. 1947, United States), nv. *Flora Annie Steel (1847–1929, England), nv. *Esther Baker Steele (1835–1911, United States), textbook wr. & editor *Anja Štefan (writer), Anja Štefan (b. 1969, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), ch. wr. *Mirjana Stefanović (1939–2021, Serbia), wr. *Erla Stefánsdóttir (1935–2015, Iceland), story wr. *Marie Henriette Steil (1898–1930, Luxembourg), fiction wr. & col. in German & French *Alicia Steimberg (1933–2012, Argentina), fiction wr. & translator *Charlotte von Stein (1742–1827, Germany), pw. *Evaleen Stein (1863–1923, United States), poet, children's wr., limner *Gertrude Stein (1874–1946, United States), fiction wr., pw. & poet *Gisela Steineckert (b. 1931, Germany), radio pw. and screenwriter *Clara Steinitz (1852–1931), wr. *Kristín Steinsdóttir (b. 1946, Iceland), ch. wr. & pw. *Ginka Steinwachs (b. 1942, Germany), pw. and educator *Maria Antonia Scalera Stellini (1634–1704, Italy), poet & pw. *Carla Stellweg (living, Dutch East Indies/Mexico), art historian *Eira Stenberg (b. 1943, Finland), pw. & poet *Joanne Stepaniak (b. 1954, United States), vegan cookery wr. *Elizabeth Willisson Stephen (1856–1925, United States), nv., poet & wr. *Māmari Stephens (living, New Zealand), social wr. & preacher *Jadene Felina Stevens (1947–2013, United States), poet *Augusta Stevenson (1869–1976, United States), ch. wr. & teacher *Margo Taft Stever (living, United States), poet *Anna Louise Stevnhøj (b. 1963, Denmark), health wr. *Adela Blanche Stewart (1846–1910, England/New Zealand), autobiographer *Amanda Stewart (b. 1959, Australia), poet & performer *Jane Agnes Stewart (1860–1944, United States), wr., editor *Maria W. Stewart (1803–1897, United States), lecturer & col. *Mary Stewart (novelist), Mary Stewart (1916–2014, England), nv. *Susan Stewart (poet), Susan Stewart (b. 1952, United States), poet, professor & critic *Maggie Stiefvater (b. 1981, United States), YA fiction wr. *Isabel Stilwell (b. 1960, Portugal), fiction & ch. wr. *Ilka Stitz (b. 1960, Germany), nv. *Cornelia Laws St. John (died 1902, United States), poet, biographer *Wilma Stockenström (b. 1933, South Africa), poet & prose wr. in Afrikaans *Cynthia Stockley (1873–1936, South Africa), nv. in English *Hilda van Stockum (1908–2006, Netherlands), ch. wr. & artist *Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja (1828–1878, Serbia), poet *Ana Stojanoska (b. 1977, Yugoslavia/North Macedonia), wr. on theater & critic *Missouri H. Stokes (1838–1910, United States), non-f. wr. *Maša Stokić (b. 1966, Serbia), pw. & critic *Maria Engelbrecht Stokkenbech (1759–post-1806, Denmark), wr. *Ruth Stone (1915–2011, United States), poet *Sam Stone (b. 1965, England), fiction wr. & pw. *Marie Stopes (1880–1958, England), wr., paleo-botanist & birth-control advocate *Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938, Argentina), poet & pw. *Agnes L. Storrie (1865–1936, Australia), poet & wr. *Gertrude Story (1929–2014, Canada), poet & short story *Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1836, United States), nv.; ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' *Mari Strachan (b. 1945, Wales), nv. *Susan Straight (b. 1960, United States), fiction wr., es. & academic *Ingela Strandberg (b. 1944, Sweden), poet, ch. wr. & novelist *Jennifer Strauss (b. 1933, Australia), poet & academic *Hesba Stretton (1832–1911, England), ch. wr. *Agnes Strickland (1796–1874, England), history wr. & poet *Sara Stridsberg (b. 1972, Sweden), nv. *Olga Stringfellow (b. 1923, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Eva Strittmatter (1930–2011, Germany), poet & ch. wr. *Rashida Strober (living, United States), pw. *Gertrude Strohm (1843–1927), American wr. *Eva Ström (b. 1947, Sweden), poet, nv. & critic *Eithne Strong (1923–1999, Ireland), poet & fiction wr. *Elizabeth Strout (b. 1956, United States), fiction wr. *Flora E. Strout (1867–1962, United States), non-f. wr., lyricist *Alessandra Macinghi Strozzi (c. 1408–1471, Italy), correspondent *Antje Rávic Strubel (b. 1974, Germany), fiction & textbook wr. *Karin Struck (1947–2006, Germany), fiction & social wr. *Anna Strunsky (1877–1964, Russia/United States), nv. & mem. *Amelie von Strussenfelt (1803–1847, Sweden), nv. & poet *Ulrika von Strussenfelt (1801–1873, Sweden), nv. *Jan Struther (1901–1953, Scotland/England), hymnist & nv. *Andrea Stuart (b. 1968, Barbados/England), historian & biographer *Lady Louisa Stuart (1757–1851, England), mem. & correspondent *Sheila Stuart (1892–1974, Scotland), ch. wr. *Toni Stuart (b. 1983, South Africa), poet in English *Heloneida Studart (1932–2007, Brazil), nv., es. & pw. *Lelde Stumbre (b. 1952, Latvia), pw. & politician *Sarah Stup (b. 1983, United States), wr. *Tanja Stupar-Trifunović (b. 1977, Yugoslavia/Bosnia-Herzegovina), poet & fiction wr. *Jacqueline Sturm (1927–2009, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Su Hui (poet), Su Hui (蘇蕙, 4th century AD, China), poet *Su Qing (writer), Su Qing (苏青, 1914–1982, China), es. *Su Xiaoxiao (蘇小小, c. 470–c. 501, China), poet & courtesan *Su Xuelin (蘇雪林, 1897–1999, China), scholar *SuAndi (b. 1951, England), performance poet, wr. & arts curator *Karla Suárez (b. 1969, Cuba), wr. *Margareta Suber (1892–1984, Sweden), nv., poet & ch. wr. *Arundhathi Subramaniam (living, India), poet, biographer & critic *Vidya Subramaniam (b. 1957, India), fiction wr. *Lucreția Suciu-Rudow (1859–1900, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Romania), poet *Olivia Sudjic (b. 1988, Serbia/England), nv. *Keiko Suenobu (すえのぶけいこ, b. 1979, Japan), manga creator *Yuki Suetsugu (末次由紀, b. 1975, Japan), manga creator *Meridel Le Sueur (1900–1996, United States), nv. & col. *Tea Sugareva (b. 1989, Bulgaria), poet & drama director *Sugathakumari (1934–2020, India), poet & activist *Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto (杉本鉞子, 1874–1950, Japan), autobiographer & nv. *Heo Su-gyeong (허수경, 1964–2018, Korea), poet *Azalia Suhaimi (b. 1985, Malaysia), poet & wr. *Laurence Suhner (b. 1968, Switzerland), nv. in French & graphic artist *Laura Jane Suisted (1840–1903, England/New Zealand), fiction wr., col. & poet *Iliriana Sulkuqi (b. 1951, Albania/United States), poet & col. *Sara Copia Sullam (1592–1641, Italy), poet & religious wr. *Deirdre Sullivan (living, Ireland), ch. writer *Jennifer Sullivan (writer), Jennifer Sullivan (b. 1945, Wales), ch. nv. & critic *Florence Sulman (1876–1965, England/Australia), non-f. educator *Sulpicia (fl. 1st century BC, Ancient Rome), poet in Latin *Sulpicia (satirist), Sulpicia (fl. 1st century AD, Ancient Rome), satirist in Latin *Maud Sulter (1960–2008, Scotland), poet, artist & photographer *Anne Summers (b. 1945, Australia), wr. & col. *Barbara Summers (1944–2014, United States), wr., educator & model *Essie Summers (1912–1998, New Zealand), fiction wr. & poet *Merna Summers (b. 1933, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Barbara Sumner (living, New Zealand), mem. & screenwriter *Kamala Surayya (1934–2009, India), poet & fiction wr. *Julia Suryakusuma (b. 1954, India/Indonesia), social wr. & col. *Jacqueline Susann (1918–1974, United States), nv. *Astrid Susanto (1936–2006, Indonesia), social wr. *Polina Suslova (1839–1918, Russia), autobiographer *Efua Sutherland (1924–1996, Ghana/Gold Coast), pw., ch. wr. & pw. *Esi Sutherland-Addy (living, Ghana/Gold Coast), academician & activist *Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. & Nobel Prize winner *Han Suyin (周光瑚, 1916–2012, Chile), nv., mem. & es.; ''A Many-Splendoured Thing'' *Henriette de Coligny de La Suze (1618–1673, France), poet *Eva Švankmajerová (1940–2005, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), wr. & artist *Annakarin Svedberg (b. 1934, Sweden), fiction wr. *Maria Sveland (b. 1974, Sweden), social analyst *Hanne Marie Svendsen (b. 1933, Denmark), wr. & broadcaster *Karolina Světlá (1830–1899, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. in Czech *Alexandra Sviridova (b. 1951, Russia/United States), screenwriter & political wr. *Anni Swan (1875–1958, Finland), ch. book wr. *Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck (1744–1813, Sweden/Finland), pw. & poet in Swedish *Elinor Sweetman (c. 1861–1922, Ireland), poet *May Swenson (1913–1988, United States), poet & pw. *Susie Forrest Swift (1862–1916, United States), editor & wr. *Anna Świrszczyńska (1909–1984, Poland), poet *Lucy Robbins Messer Switzer (1844–1922, United States), temperance activist *Syang (Simone Dreyer Peres, b. 1968, Brazil), erotic wr. *Karen Syberg (b. 1945, Denmark), wr. & gender researcher *Sydney, Lady Morgan (1781–1859, Ireland), nv. *Bobbi Sykes (1943–2010, Australia), poet & wr. *Khady Sylla (1963–2013, Senegal), nv. & screenwriter *Vanda Symon (b. 1969, New Zealand), nv. *Magda Szabó (1917–2007, Hungary), nv., poet & pw. *Anna Szatkowska (1928–2015, Poland/Switzerland), resistance fighter & autobiographer *Noémi Szécsi (b. 1976, Hungary), nv. *Júlia Székely (1906–1986, Hungary), nv. & biographer *Madelon Szekely-Lulofs (1899–1958, Indonesia/Netherlands), fiction wr. *Mária Szepes (1908–2007, Hungary), esoteric & science fiction nv. *Małgorzata Szumowska (b. 1973, Poland), screenwriter *Edina Szvoren (b. 1974, Hungary), nv., poet & musician *Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012, Poland), poet


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Ta–Th

*Marga T (b. 1943, Indonesia), fiction & ch. wr. *Gladys Taber (1899–1980, United States), nv. & nature wr. *Eileen Tabios (b. 1960, Philippines/United States), poet & fiction wr. *Haruko Tachiiri (たちいりハルコ, b. 1949, Japan), ch. manga creator *Maria Tacu (1949–2010, Romania), poet & prose wr. *Chimako Tada (多田智満子, 1930–2003, Japan), poet *Kaoru Tada (多田かおる, 1960–1999, Japan), manga creator *Tadano Makuzu (只野真葛, 1763–1825, Japan), socio-political wr. *Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955, Ivory Coast), poet, nv. & artist *Pia Tafdrup (b. 1952, Denmark), poet, nv. & pw. *Gina Marissa Tagasa-Gil (living, Philippines), screenwriter *Valerie Tagwira (living, Zimbabwe), nv. *Táhirih (1814 or 1817–1852, Iran/Persia), poet & theologian *Daina Taimiņa (b. 1954, Latvia), mathematician *Ise no Taiu (伊勢大輔, early 11th century, Japan), poet *Princess Tajima (但馬皇女, died 708, Japan), poet *Judit Dukai Takách (1795–1836, Hungary), poet *Nobuko Takagi (高樹のぶ子, b. 1946, Japan), fiction wr. *Rumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子, b. 1957, Japan), manga creator *Takako Takahashi (高橋たか子, 1932–2013, Japan), fiction wr. *Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya (1891–1968, Russia/Soviet Union), poet, pw. & ch. wr. *Kaoru Takamura (髙村薫, b. 1953, Japan), fiction wr. *Hinako Takanaga (高永ひなこ, living, Japan), manga creator *Mitsuba Takanashi (高梨みつば, b. 1975, Japan), manga creator *Takasue's daughter (菅原孝標女, c. 1008 – post-1059, Japan), travel wr. *Haneko Takayama (高山羽根子, b. 1975, Japan), fiction wr. *Kazumi Takayama (高山一実, b. 1994, Japan), fiction & self-help wr. *Lisa Takeba (竹葉リサ, b. 1983, Japan), screenwriter *Keiko Takemiya (竹宮惠子, b. 1950, Japan), manga creator *Hiroko Takenishi (竹西寛子, b. 1929, Japan), fiction wr. & critic *Kei Takeoka (竹岡圭, b. 1969, Japan), motoring wr. *Jill Talbot (b. 1970, United States), fiction & non-f. wr. & poet *Niloufar Talebi (living, England/United States), mem. & librettist *Maila Talvio (1871–1951, Finland), fiction & non-f. wr. *Tamairangi (fl. 1820s, New Zealand), Maori poet *Susanna Tamaro (b. 1957, Italy), nv. *Clotilde Tambroni (1758–1817, Italy), linguist & poet *Altaír Tejeda de Tamez (1922–2015, Mexico), fiction wr., poet & pw. *Leilani Tamu (living, New Zealand), poet & politician *Yumi Tamura (田村由美, living, Japan), manga creator & nv. *Wassyla Tamzali (b. 1941, Algeria), wr., feminist & politician *Amy Tan (b. 1952, United States), nv. *Yellow Tanabe (田辺イエロウ, b. 1990s, Japan), manga creator *Meca Tanaka (田中メカ, b. 1976), manga wr. *Mitsu Tanaka (田中美津, b. 1945), feminist wr. *Shelley Tanaka (living, Canada/Newfoundland), non-f. ch. wr. *Suna Tanaltay (1933–2021, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), poet & wr. *Shweta Taneja (living, India), fiction wr. *Arina Tanemura (種村有菜, b. 1978, Japan), manga creator *Reay Tannahill (1929–2007, Scotland/England), historian *Lian Tanner (b. 1951, Australia), ch. wr. *Goli Taraghi (b. 1939, Iran/Persia), fiction wr. *Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya (1891–1968, Russia/Soviet Union), poet, pw. & ch. wr. *Sooni Taraporevala (b. 1957, India), screenwriter *Violet Targuse (1884–1937, New Zealand), pw. *Lisa Ysaye Tarleau (1885–1952, United States), fiction wr. *Rosalia Tarnavska (1932–2020, Ukraine), poet *Fanny Tarnow (1779–1862, Germany), journal & fiction wr. *Judith Tarr (b. 1955, United States), wr. *Trinidad Tarrosa-Subido (1912–1994, Philippines), linguist & poet *Sofía Tartilán (1829–1888, Spain), fiction wr., es, journalist, ed. *Donna Tartt (b. 1963, United States), nv. *Ana Tasić (b. 1978, Serbia), theater critic *Afzal Tauseef (1936–2014, Pakistan), social wr. & col. *Franziska Tausig (c. 1895–1989, Austria/Austria-Hungary/China), mem. *Jemima von Tautphoeus (1807–1893, Iran/Persia/Germany), nv. *Malvina Tavares (1866–1939, Brazil), poet & anarchist *Zora Tavčar (b. 1928, Yugoslavia/Italy), fiction wr., es. & poet in Slovenian *Yōko Tawada (多和田葉子, b. 1960, Japan/Germany), poet & fiction wr. *Raymonda Tawil (b. 1940, Palestine/Malta), mem. *Alice Taylor (writer), Alice Taylor (b. 1938, Ireland), mem. & ch. wr. *Ann Taylor (poet), Ann Taylor (1782–1866, England), poet & critic *Anna Taylor (writer), Anna Taylor (b. 1982, New Zealand), fiction wr. *Cory Taylor (1955–2016, Australia), ch. wr. & mem. *Elizabeth Taylor (novelist), Elizabeth Taylor (1912–1975, England), fiction wr. *Glenda R. Taylor (b. 1955, United States), scholar & poet *Grace Taylor (poet), Grace Taylor (b. c. 1984, New Zealand), poet & academic *Grace Oladunni Taylor (b. 1937, Nigeria), biochemist *Jane Taylor (poet), Jane Taylor (1783–1824, England), poet & nv. *Jane Taylor (writer), Jane Taylor (b. 1956, South Africa), political wr, nv. & librettist in English *Kay Glasson Taylor (Daniel Hamline, 1893–1998, Australia), ch. wr. *Minnetta Theodora Taylor (1860–1911, United States), poet, lyricist, textbook wr. *Susie Taylor (1848–1912, United States), teacher & memoir wr. *Teresia Teaiwa (1968–2017, Kiribati/United States), poet & academic *Roma Tearne (b. 1954, Sri Lanka/England), nv. & artist *Sara Teasdale (1884–1933, United States), poet *Mrs. Bartle Teeling (1851–1906, United Kingdom), wr. *Teffi (1872–1952, Ru/Soviet Union), poet, pw. & fiction wr. *Anyte of Tegea (fl. early 3rd century BC, Ancient Greece), poet in Greek *Nivaria Tejera (1929–2016, Cuba/France), nv. *Sevim Tekeli (1924–2019, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), science historian *Latife Tekin (b. 1957, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), nv. *Telesilla (fl. 510 BC, Ancient Greece), poet in Greek *Olena Teliha (1906–1942, Ru/Soviet Union), poet in Ukrainian *Janne Teller (b. 1964, Denmark/United States), nv. & es. in English *Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923–1922, Brazil), fiction wr. *Ece Temelkuran (b. 1973, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), political wr. & poet *Ana Tena (b. 1966, Spain), wr. in Aragonese *Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682–1749, France), nv. & salonnière *Emma Tennant (1937–2017, England), nv. *Kylie Tennant (1912–1988, Australia), nv., pw. & ch. wr. *Margaret Tennant (living, New Zealand), historian *Lourdes Teodoro (b. 1946, Brazil), poet & academic *Lisa St Aubin de Terán (b. 1953, England), nv. & mem. *Laura Terracina (1519 – c. 1577, Italy), poet *Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954, United States), activist & col. *Jasmina Tešanović (b. 1954, Serbia), es., fiction wr. & translator *Josephine Tey (1896–1952, Scotland), mystery nv. *Hilary Tham (1946–2005, Malaysia/United States), poet *Najiya Thamir (1926–1988, Syria/Tunisia), fiction wr., es. & radio pw. *Romila Thapar (b. 1931, India), historian *Susie Tharu (b. 1943, India), writer & activist *Celia Thaxter (1835–1894, United States), poet & story wr. *Françoise Thébaud (born 1952, France), non-f. wr. *Naseem Thebo (1948–2012, Pakistan), fiction wr. & educator *Vicky Theodoropoulou (b. 1958, Greece), historian & nv. *Marcia Theophilo (b. 1941, Brazil), poet *Rama Thiaw (b. 1978, Senegal), screenwriter *Renata Thiele (living, Poland/Germany), fiction writer *Marianne Thieme (b. 1972, Netherlands), wr. & politician *Madeleine Thien (b. 1974, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Angela Thirkell (Leslie Parker, 1890–1961), nv. *Adrienne Thomas (novelist), Adrienne Thomas (1897–1980, Germany/Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. *Audrey Thomas (b. 1935, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. *Caitlin Thomas (1913–1994, Wales), mem. *Chantal Thomas (b. 1945, France), wr. and historian *Édith Thomas (1909–1970, France), nv. and historian *Elean Thomas (1947–2004, Jamaica), poet, nv. & activist *Elizabeth Thomas (poet/novelist), Elizabeth Thomas (1770/1771–1855, England), nv. & religious poet *Gilles Thomas (1929–1985, France), science fiction wr. *Gladys Thomas (1934–2022, South Africa), poet & pw. *Isabel Thomas (living, England), ch. non-f. wr. *Louie Myfanwy Thomas (1908–1968, Wales), wr. & nv. *Margaret Thomas (1843–1929, Australia), travel wr., poet & artist *Ngaire Thomas (1943–2012, New Zealand), autobiographer *Rosemary Thomas (poet), Rosemary Thomas (1901–1961, United States), poet. *Stephanie Thomas (living, United States), author, public speaker, voice actor, professor *E. S. L. Thompson (1848–1944, United States), poet, pw, shot story wr. *Jeanne I. Thompson (living, Bahamas), pw. & lawyer *Judith Thompson (b. 1954, Canada/Newfoundland), pw. *Kirsten Moana Thompson (b. 1964, New Zealand), film scholar *María Luisa Artecona de Thompson (1919–2003, Paraguay), poet & pw. *Mette Thomsen (b. 1970, Denmark), nv. *Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir (b. 1970, Iceland), ch. wr. *Magdalene Thoresen (1819–1903, Denmark/Norway), poet, fiction wr. & pw. *Samantha Thornhill (living, Trinidad), poet & critic *Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir (b. 1989, Iceland), poet *Margaret Farrand Thorp (1891–1970, United States), wr. & academic *Rose Hartwick Thorpe (1850–1938, United States), poet & wr. *Kirsten Thorup (b. 1942, Denmark), poet & fiction wr. *Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir (1845–1918, Iceland), fiction wr. *Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010, Sweden), nv. *Ólína Þorvarðardóttir (b. 1958, Iceland), poet & social scientist *Hester Thrale (Mrs Piozzi, 1741–1821, Wales/England), diarist & wr. *María Lilja Þrastardóttir (b. 1986, Iceland), col. & activist *Holly Throsby (b. 1978, Australia), nv. *Ketty Thull (1905–1987, Luxembourg), cookery writer in German *Katherine Cecil Thurston (1874–1911, Ireland), nv. *Martha L. Poland Thurston (1849–1898, United States), social leader, philanthropist, & wr. *Johanna Thydell (b. 1980, Sweden), nv.


Ti–Tz

*Tian Yuan (singer), Tian Yuan (田原, b. 1985, China), nv. & songwriter *María Dhialma Tiberti (1928–1987, Argentina), nv. & poet *Jindra Tichá (b. 1937, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/New Zealand), fiction wr. & academic *Anna-Clara Tidholm (b. 1946, Sweden), ch. wr. & illustrator *Tie Ning (鐵凝, b. 1957, China), fiction wr. *Dorothea Tieck (1799–1841, Germany), Shakespeare translator *Edith Tiempo (1919–2011, Philippines), poet & wr. in English *Mary Tighe (1772–1810, Iran/Persia/England), poet *Eeva Tikka (b. 1939, Finland), wr. *Märta Tikkanen (b. 1935, Finland), wr. in Swedish *Stella Tillyard (b. 1957, England/United States), history wr. & academic *Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915, United States), educator, activist, journalist, poet, lyricist *Petronella Johanna de Timmerman (1723–1786, Netherlands), poet & scientist *Timrava (1867–1951, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), fiction wr. & pw. in Slovak *Lillian Tindyebwa (living, Uganda), wr. *Annette Tison (b. 1942, France), wr. and architect *Kata Tisza (b. 1980, Russia/Hungary), nv. in Hungarian *Liudmila Titova (fl. 1940s, Ukraine), poet *Manjit Tiwana (b. 1947, India), poet *Maya Tiwari (b. 1952, Guyana/United States), social & religious writer *Totilawati Tjitrawasita (1945–1982, Indonesia), fiction wr. *Nino Tkeshelashvili (1874–1956, Georgia (Caucasus)/Soviet Union), ch. wr. & suffragist *Miriam Tlali (1933–2017), South Africa), nv. in English *Fatima Tlisova (b. 1966, Soviet Union/Russia), political wr. *Keiko Tobe (戸部けいこ, 1957–2010, Japan), manga creator *Lily Tobias (1887–1984, Wales), nv., pw. & activist *Yana Toboso (枢やな, b. 1984, Japan), manga creator *Ada Josephine Todd (1858–1904, United States), wr. *Ruth D. Todd (1878–?, United States), fiction wr. *Miriam Toews (b. 1964, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *Ekaterine Togonidze (b. 1981, Georgia (Caucasus)), nv. & activist *Laura Tohe (b. 1952, United States), wr. *Marianne du Toit (b. 1970, South Africa), prose wr. in English *Olga Tokarczuk (b. 1962, Poland), wr. & poet; 2018 Nobel prizewinner *Viktoriya Tokareva (b. 1937, Soviet Union/Russia), fiction & screenwriter *Hari Tokeino (時計野は, b. 1979, Japan), manga creator *Arzu Toker (b. 1952, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/Germany), political wr. in German *Aida Toledo (b. 1952, Guatemala), poet & fiction wr. *Natalia Toledo (b. 1968, Mexico), poet in Spanish & Zapotec *Natalia Tolstaya (1943–2010, Soviet Union/Russia), fiction wr. *Sophia Tolstaya (1844–1919, Russia), diarist *Tatyana Tolstaya (b. 1951, Soviet Union/Russia), wr. & TV presenter *Velta Toma (1912–1999, Latvia/Canada/Newfoundland), poet *Consuelo Tomás (b. 1957, Panama), pw., poet & nv. *Glen Tomasetti (1929–2003, Australia), songwriter, nv. & poet *Angharad Tomos (b. 1958, Wales), wr. & activist *Canan Topçu (b. 1965, Turkey/Ottoman Empire/Germany), academic *Angela Topping (b. 1954, England), poet, critic & wr. *Elena Topuridze (1922–2004, Soviet Union/Georgia (Caucasus)), philosopher & non-f. wr. *Fatma Aliye Topuz (1862–1936, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), nv. *Cécile Tormay (1876–1937, Hungary), wr. & activist *Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425–1482, Italy), poet *Rita Tornborg (b. 1926, South Africa/Sweden), fiction wr. *Ana Rosa Tornero (1907–1984, Bolivia), wr. & reformer *Malú Huacuja del Toro (b. 1961, Mexico), nv., pw. & screenwriter *Anabel Torres (b. 1948, Comoros), poet *Elena Torres (1893–1970, Mexico), political wr. & educator *Raymunda Torres y Quiroga (?–?, Argentina), wr. & activist *Wal Torres (b. 1950, Brazil), sexologist *Gabriela Torres Olivares (b. 1982, Mexico), fiction *Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas (b. 1951, Philippines), poet, fiction wr. & es. *Maria Antonietta Torriani (1840–1920, Italy), fiction & etiquette wr. *Susana Richa de Torrijos (b. 1924, Panama), es. & educator *Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427–1482, Italy), poet, pw. & politician *Nicole Tourneur (1950–2011, France), nv. *Jessica Townsend (b. 1985, Australia), ch. wr. *Ema Tōyama (遠山えま, b. 1981, Japan), manga creator *Marta Traba (1923–1983, Argentina), art critic & nv. *Bahaa Trabelsi (b. 1966, Morocco), nv. in French *Mona Innis Tracy (1892–1959, New Zealand), poet & fiction wr. *Catharine Parr Traill (1802–1899, England/Canada/Newfoundland), wr. & naturalist *Barbara Trapido (b. 1941, South Africa/England), nv. *Maria von Trapp (1905–1987, Austria/Austria-Hungary/United States), wr. *Clara Augusta Jones Trask (1839–1905, United States), wr. *P. L. Travers (1889–1996, Australia/England), ch. wr. *Carmen Clemente Travieso (1900–1983, Venezuela), biographer & col. *Maria Treben (1907–1991, Austria/Austria-Hungary), herbalist *Catherine Tregenna (living, Wales), pw. & scriptwriter *Melesina Trench (1768–1827, Ireland), wr, poet & diarist *Ulla Trenter (1936–2019, Sweden), wr. *Natasha Trethewey (b. 1966, United States), poet *Jill Trevelyan (b. 1963, New Zealand), art scholar *Rachel Trezise (b. 1978, Wales), fiction & non-f. wr. *Soti Triantafyllou (b. 1957, Greece), nv. & col. *Adriana Trigiani (living, Italy/United States), wr. & filmmaker *Barbara Margaret Trimble (Margaret Blake, B. M. Gill, 1921–1995, Wales), thriller wr. *Sarah Trimmer (1741–1810, England), ch. wr. & critic *S. K. Trimurti (1912–2008, Dutch East Indies/Indonesia), writer & teacher *Nadine Trintignant (b. 1934, France), screenwriter & nv. *Elsa Triolet (1896–1970, Russia/France), correspondent & nv. in Russian and French *Geeta Tripathee (b. 1972, Nepal), poet, literary critic & wr. *Flora Tristan (1803–1844, France), wr., feminist & activist *Licia Troisi (b. 1980, Italy), fiction wr. *Frances Trollope (1779–1863, England), nv. & travel wr. *Joanna Trollope (b. 1943, England), nv. *Catherine Trotter (1679–1749, Scotland/England), nv., pw. & philosopher *Trotula (11th–12th century, Spain), wr. on medicine in Latin *Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011, Sweden), fiction & non-f. wr. *Jean Trounstine (b. 1946, United States), activist, wr. & academic *Una Troy (1910–1993, Ireland), nv. & pw. *Jagoda Truhelka (1864–1957, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia), wr. & educator *Meta Truscott (1917–2014, Australia), diarist & historian *Sojourner Truth (1797–1883, United States), feminist *Máire Mhac an tSaoi (1922–2021, Ireland), scholar & poet in Irish *Eleonora Tscherning (1817–1890, Denmark), mem. & painter *To-wen Tseng (曾多聞, living, China/United States), wr., col. & ch. wr. *Novuyo Rosa Tshuma (b. 1988, Zimbabwe), fiction wr. *Mariam Tsiklauri (b. 1960, Soviet Union/Georgia (Caucasus)), poet & ch. wr. *Masami Tsuda (津田雅美, b. 1970, Japan), manga creator *Mikiyo Tsuda (つだみきよ, living, Japan), manga creator *Kikuko Tsumura (津村記久子, b. 1978, Japan), fiction wr. *Yūko Tsushima (津島佑子, 1947–2016, Japan), fiction wr., es. & critic *Marina Tsvetaeva (1892–1941, Soviet Union), poet *Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1988, United States), wr. & historian *Lily Tuck (b. 1938, United States), fiction wr. *Mary Frances Tyler Tucker (1837–1902, United States), poet *Kateřina Tučková (b. 1980, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), nv. *Elizabeth Tudor (writer), Elizabeth Tudor (Lady Hasanova, b. 1978, Azerbaijan), nv. *Nadia Tueni (1935–1983, Lebanon), poet in French *Magdalena Tulli (b. 1955, Poland), nv. *Anastasia Tumanishvili-Tsereteli (1849–1932, Georgia (Caucasus)/Soviet Union), wr., educator & feminist *Ayfer Tunç (b. 1964, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), fiction wr. & researcher *Leelo Tungal (b. 1947, Estonia), poet, librettist & ch. wr. *Eliza Dorothea Cobbe, Lady Tuite (c. 1764–1850, Iran/Persia/England), poet & ch. wr. *Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003, Palestine), poet *Evgenia Tur (1815–1892, Ru), nv. & critic *Nika Turbina (1974–2002, Ukraine), poet *Clorinda Matto de Turner (1852–1909, Peru), fiction & non-f. wr. *Ethel Turner (1872–1958, Australia), ch. wr. *Jann Turner (b. 1964, South Africa), nv. & screenwriter in English *Lilian Turner (1867–1956, Australia), ch. nv. *Megan Whalen Turner (b. 1965, United States), fantasy wr. *Telcine Turner-Rolle (1944–2012, Bahamas), pw., poet & educator *Josipina Turnograjska (1833–1854, Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet & fiction wr. in Slovenian *Helene Tursten (b. 1954, Sweden), fiction wr. *Agata Tuszynska (b. 1957, Poland), wr., poet & col. *Emma Rood Tuttle (1839–1916, United States), wr. & poet *Flora May Woodard Tuttle (1868–1931, United States), wr. & col. *Diana Tutton (1915–1991, England), nv. *Kerima Polotan Tuvera (1925–2011, Philippines), fiction wr. & es. *Violet Tweedale (1862–1936, Scotland), wr. & poet *Chase Twichell (b. 1950, United States), poet & professor *Lizzie Twigg (c. 1882–1933, Ireland), poet *Sarah Lowe Twiggs (1839–1920, United States), poet *Hilda Twongyeirwe (living, Uganda), wr. & editor *Anne Tyler (b. 1941, United States), fiction wr. & critic *Katharine Tynan (1859–1931, Ireland), nv. & poet *Aale Tynni (1913–1997, Soviet Union/Finland), poet *Vasia Tzanakari (b. 1980, Greece), fiction writer


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*Rosana Ubanell (b. 1958, Spain), nv. *Bahriye Üçok (1919–1990, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), academic & activist *Ada Udechukwu (b. 1960, Nigeria), poet & artist *Miwa Ueda (上田美和, living, Japan), manga creator *Toshiko Ueda (上田トシコ, 1917–2008, Japan), manga creator *Kimiko Uehara (上原きみ子, b. 1946, Japan), manga creator *Brenda Ueland (1891–1985 United States/Norway), wr. & teacher *Zoila Ugarte de Landívar (1864–1969, Ecuador), editor & suffragist *Jenny Uglow (b. 1940s, England), biographer *Dubravka Ugrešić (b. 1949, Yugoslavia/Netherlands), fiction wr. in Croat *Hebe Uhart (1936–2018, Argentina), fiction wr. *Uhwudong (어우동, c. 1440–1480, Korea), wr. & poet *Lesya Ukrainka (1871–1913, Ukraine), poet *Adaora Lily Ulasi (b. 1932, Nigeria), nv. & col. *Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621–1698, Denmark), prison autobiographer *Anya Ulinich (b. 1973, Russia/United States), fiction wr. *Lyudmila Ulitskaya (b. 1943, Russia), fiction wr. *Linn Ullmann (b. 1966, Norway), nv. & critic *Regina Ullmann (1884–1961, Switzerland), poet in German *Rosina Umelo (b. 1930, Nigeria), fiction & ch. wr. *Chica Umino (羽海野チカ, living, Japan), manga creator *Luz María Umpierre (b. 1947, Puerto Rico), poet, critic & activist *Lily Unden (1908–1989, Luxembourg), poet, painter & concentration camp survivor *Marie Under (1883–1980, Estonia), poet *Terry Underwood (b. 1944, Australia), wr. *Sigrid Undset (1882–1949, Norway), nv.; 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature *Chika Unigwe (b. 1974, Nigeria), fiction wr. *Jane Unrue (living, United States), wr. & educator *Makerita Urale (fl. 1990s, New Zealand), pw. & film director *Azucena Grajo Uranza (1929–2012, Philippines), fiction wr. & pw. *Ellen Urbani (b. 1968, United States), wr. *Joan Ure (1918–1978, Scotland), poet & pw. *Ofelia Uribe de Acosta (1900–1988, Colombia), suffragist *Jane Urquhart (b. 1949, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & poet *Jessie Urquhart (1890–1948, Australia), nv. & col. *Julia Urquidi (1926–2010, Bolivia), mem. *Lourdes Urrea (b. 1954, Mexico), poet, fiction & YA wr. *Arantxa Urretabizkaia (b. 1947, Spain), nv., screenwriter & poet in Basque *Matilde Urrutia (1912–1985, Chile), mem. *Yuki Urushibara (漆原友紀, b. 1974, Japan), manga creator *Shereen Usdin (b. 1962, South Africa), non-f. wr. in English *Carmina Useros (1928–2017, Spain), wr. & artist *O. V. Usha (b. 1948, India), poet & fiction wr. *Ayu Utami (b. 1968, Indonesia), fiction wr. *Kaari Utrio (b. 1942, Finland), nv. *Sarah Elizabeth Utterson (1781–1851), gothic short story wr. *Arja Uusitalo (b. 1951, Finland), poet & col. *Bea Uusma (b. 1966, Sweden), ch. & non-f. wr. *Uvavnuk (fl. early 20th century, Canada/Newfoundland), Inuit poet *Pauline Uwakweh (living, Nigeria), ch. & feminist wr. *Mellie Uyldert (1908–2009, Netherlands), astrologer & wr. *Buket Uzuner (b. 1955, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), fiction & travel wr.


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*Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947, Romania), poet, nv. & mem. *Urvashi Vaid (1958–2022, India/United States), socio-political wr. *Vaidehi (Kannada writer), Vaidehi (b. 1945, India), fiction wr., es. & pw. *Aparna Vaidik (living, India), historian & educator *Kaajal Oza Vaidya (b. 1966, India), fiction & screenwriter *Gertrude Vaile (1878–1954, US), non-f. wr. *Celestine Vaite (b. 1966, Tt), nv. *Matrena Vakhrusheva (1918–2000, Soviet Union/Russia), Mansi poet & storyteller *Katri Vala (1901–1944, Finland), poet *Lobat Vala (b. 1930, Ireland), poet & activist *Aline Valangin (1889–1986, Switzerland), fiction wr. in German *Indrė Valantinaitė (b. 1984, Lithuania), poet *Gisela Valcárcel (b. 1963, Peru), autobiographer *Olvido García Valdés (b. 1950, Spain), poet & es. *Zoé Valdés (b. 1959, Cuba), nv. & poet *Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (b. 1968, United States), nv. & screenwriter *Mercedes Valdivieso (1924–1993, Chile), nv. *Patrizia Valduga (b. 1953, Italy), poet *Aline Valek (b. 1986, Brazil), wr., nv. & illustrator *Hannelore Valencak (1929–2004, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv., poet & ch. wr. *Elcina Valencia (b. 1963, Colombia), poet & teacher *Luize Valente (b. 1966, Brazil), nv. & filmmaker *Elvira Farreras i Valentí (1913–2005, Spain), wr. *Jean Valentine (1934–2020, United States), poet *Jenny Valentine (b. 1970, Wales), ch. wr. *Luisa Valenzuela (b. 1938, Argentina), fiction wr. *Valérie Valère (1961–1981, France), autobiographer *Leda Valladares (1919–2012, Argentina), poet & folklorist *Estrella del Valle (b. 1971, Mexico), poet *Virginia Vallejo (b. 1949, Comoros/United States), wr. & refugee *Gunnel Vallquist (1918–2016, Sweden), religious wr. & es. *Elise Valmorbida (b. 1961, Australia), fiction & non-f. wr. *P. Valsala (b. 1938, India), fiction wr. & activist *Maria Valtorta (1897–1961, Italy), poet & religious wr. *Jennifer Vanasco (b. 1971, United States), col. *Jane Vandenburgh (b. 1948, United States), nv., mem. & non-f. wr. *Ellen Oliver Van Fleet (1842–1893, United States), poet & hymn wr. *Blanca Varela (1926–2009, Peru), poet *Fred Vargas (b. 1957, France), historian & nv. *Virginia Vargas (b. 1945, Peru), sociologist *Galina Varlamova (1951–2019, Russia), Evenk philologist *Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987, India), poet & educator *Rahel Varnhagen (1771–1833, Germany), es. & correspondent *Marja-Liisa Vartio (1924–1966, Finland), poet & fiction wr. *M. Vasalis (1909–1998, Netherlands), poet & psychiatrist *Vibeke Vasbo (b. 1944, Denmark), wr. & activist *Ana Vásquez-Bronfman (1931–2009, Chile/France), nv. & sociologist *Elizabeth Vassilieff (1917–2007, Australia), wr. & critic *Marie Vassiltchikov (1917–1978, Russia/Germany), diarist *Ganga Bharani Vasudevan (living, India), fiction wr. *Kapila Vatsyayan (1928–2020, India), arts wr. *Hilda Vaughan (1892–1985, Wales), fiction wr. *Fan Vavřincová (1917–2012, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), screenwriter & nv. *Joana Vaz (c. 1500 – post-1570, Portugal), humanist & poet *Reetika Vazirani (1962–2003, India/United States), poet & educator *Mâliâraq Vebæk (1917–2012, Gd), ethnographer & nv. *Tatiana Vedenska (b. 1976, Soviet Union/Russia), nv. *Cornelia van der Veer (1609–1674, Netherlands), poet *Carmen Acevedo Vega (1913–2006, Ecuador), poet & wr. *Janine Pommy Vega (1942–2010, United States), poet *Luz Méndez de la Vega (1919–2012, Guatemala), wr., poet and actor *Saša Vegri (1934–2010, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet & ch. wr. *Amélia Veiga (b. 1932, Portugal/Angola), poet *Dolores Veintimilla (1829–1857, Ecuador), poet *Marieta de Veintemilla (1855–2007, Ecuador), wr. & politician *Helen Velando (b. 1961), ch. & YA wr. *Jacoba van Velde (1903–1985, Netherlands), nv. & pw. *Teresa Román Vélez (1925–2021, Comoros), wr. & chef *Svetlana Velmar-Janković (1933–2014, Serbia), nv. & chronicler *Socorro Venegas (b. 1972, Mexico), fiction wr. *Aurora Venturini (1922–2015, Argentina), fiction wr., poet & es. *Yvonne Vera (1964–2005, Zimbabwe), fiction wr. *Grazia Verasani (b. 1964, Italy), nv., pw. & songwriter *Anastasiya Verbitskaya (1861–1928, Russia/Soviet Union), nv. & pw. *Raquel Verdesoto (1910–1999, Ecuador), wr., poet & activist *Sonia Romo Verdesoto (living, Ecuador), poet *Patricia Verdugo (1947–2008, Chile), wr. & activist *Caroline Vermalle (b. 1973, France), nv. *Seda Vermisheva (1932–2020, Soviet Union/Russia), poet, economist & activist *María Sáez de Vernet (1800–1858), chronicler of Argentine Falkland settlers *Barbara Vernon (writer), Barbara Vernon (1916–1978, Australia), pw. & scriptwriter *Angela Veronese (1778–1847, Italy), poet *Moira Verschoyle (1903–1985, Iran/Persia/England), nv. & pw. *Octavia Walton Le Vert (1811–1877, United States), wr. *Sonja Veselinović (b. 1981, Serbia), wr. *Lidia Veselitskaya (1857–1936, Russia/Soviet Union), nv. & mem. *Aglaja Veteranyi (1962–2002, Romania/Switzerland), nv. & circus performer *Stephanie Vetter (1884–1974, Netherlands/Belgium), nv. in Dutch *Noelle Vial (1959–2003, Ireland), poet *Luz de Viana (1900–1995, Chile), wr. & painter *Josefina Vicens (1911–1988, Mexico), nv. & screenwriter *Ana Vicente (1943–2015, Portugal), social wr. *Pilar de Vicente-Gella (1942–2016, Spain), wr. *Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand (1697–1780, France), correspondent *Patrizia Vicinelli (1943–1991, Italy), poet & col. *Soledad Fariña Vicuña (b. 1943, Chile), poet *Mary Therese Vidal (1815–1873, Australia), nv. *Maja Vidmar (b. 1961, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet *Clara Viebig (1862–1952, Germany), nv. & pw. *Alice Vieira (b. 1943, Portugal), ch. wr. *Marie Vieux-Chauvet (1916–1973, Haiti), nv., poet & pw. *Delphine de Vigan (b. 1966, France), nv. *Frida Vigdorova (1915–1965, Soviet Union/Russia), col. & nv. *Vicki Viidikas (1948–1998, Australia), poet & prose wr. *Elo Viiding (b. 1974, Estonia), poet *Vijayalakshmi (poet), Vijayalakshmi (b. 1960, India), poet *Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (b. 1937, Latvia), non-f. wr. & politician *Božena Viková-Kunětická (1862–1934, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), wr. & politician *Monica Vikström-Jokela (b. 1960, Finland), scriptwriter & wr. in Swedish *Maruxa Vilalta (1932–2014, Spain/Mexico), pw. *Esther Vilar (b. 1935, Argentina), non-f. wr. & pw. in German *Idea Vilariño (1920–2009, Uruguay), poet, es. & critic *Iryna Vilde (1907–1982, Australia/Ukraine), fiction wr. *Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir (b. 1958, Iceland), wr., poet & pw. *Lettie Viljoen (b. 1948, South Africa), wr. in Afrikaans *Andrea Villarreal (1881–1963, Mexico), *Clara Villarosa (b. 1930, United States), wr. *Marie-Catherine de Villedieu (1640–1683, France), pw. & fiction wr. *Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685–1755, France), fiction wr. *Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (b. 1966, South Africa), poet *Hermine Villinger (1849–1917, Germany), nv. & short-story wr. *Louise Leveque de Vilmorin (1902–1969, France), nv., poet & col. *Elsa G. Vilmundardóttir (1932–2008, Iceland), geologist *Carmen Villoro (b. 1958, Mexico), psychologist, poet & ch. wr. *Nada Vilotijević (b. 1953, Serbia), wr. & professor *Isabella Vincentini (b. 1954, Italy), poet, es. & critic *Simona Vinci (b. 1970, Italy), nv. & ch. wr. *Paulina Vinderman (b. 1944, Argentina), poet & translator *Elfrida Vipont (1902–1992), ch. wr. *Pinki Virani (b. 1959, India), wr. & activist *Elene Virsaladze (1911–1977, Georgia (Caucasus)/Soviet Union), folklorist *Anna Visscher (1583–1651, Netherlands), poet & artist *Jenny Visser-Hooft (1888–1939, Netherlands), travel wr. *Ida Vitale (b. 1923, Uruguay), art wr. *Eugenia Viteri (b. 1928, Ecuador), nv. & anthologist *Drífa Viðar (1920–1971, Iceland), wr. & artist *Susan Visvanathan (b. 1957, India), social anthropologist & fiction wr. *Annie Vivanti (1866–1942, England/Italy), poet & nv. in English & Italian *Renée Vivien (1877–1909, England/France), poet *María Argelia Vizcaíno (b. 1955, Cuba), col. & screenwriter *Helen Vlachos (1911–1995, Gk), autobiographer & col. *Simone van der Vlugt (b. 1966, Netherlands), adult & YA fiction wr. *Angela Vode (1892–1985, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), feminist, concentration camp survivor & autobiographer *Michelle Vogel (b. 1972, Australia), film historian, wr. & editor *Clara Voghan (b. 1957, Argentina), romance wr. *Ellen Bryant Voigt (b. 1943, United States), poet & es. *Helene Voigt-Diederichs (1875–1961, Germany), fiction & travel wr. *Marija Vojskovič (1915–1997, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), fiction wr. *Zinaida Volkonskaya (1792–1862, Russia), poet, fiction wr. & pw. *Hava Volovich (1916–2000, Soviet Union/Russia), mem., actor & Gulag survivor *Élisabeth Vonarburg (b. 1947, France), science fiction wr. *Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova (1743–1810, Russia), mem. *Ornela Vorpsi (b. 1968, Albania/France), wr. & photographer *Ida Vos (1921–2006, Netherlands), mem. & Hc. survivor *Erika Vouk (b. 1941, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet *Vira Vovk (1926–2022, Ukraine/Brazil), poet, nv. & pw. *Marko Vovchok (1833–1907, Russia), nv. & translator *Julia Voznesenskaya (1940–2015, Soviet Union/Russia), wr. *Ethel Voynich (1864–1960, Iran/Persia/England), nv. & musician *Susanna de Vries (b. 1936, Australia), biographer *Jurgen Vsych (b. 1966, United States), director & screenwriter *Beb Vuyk (1905–1991, Dutch East Indies/Netherlands), non-f. wr. *Divna M. Vuksanović (b. 1965, Serbia), non-f. wr. & philosopher *Kerttu Vuolab (b. 1951), wr. in Sámi & illustrator *Anna Vyrubova (1884–1964, Russia/Finland), princess & mem. *Marita van der Vyver (b. 1958, South Africa/France), es. & fiction wr. in Afrikaans


W


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*Mira W (b. 1951, Indonesia), fiction wr. *Kit de Waal (b. 1960, England/Ireland), nv. *Elly de Waard (b. 1940, Netherlands), poet & critic *Charity Waciuma (b. 1936, Kenya), nv. & YA wr. *Natto Wada (和田夏十, 1920–1983, Japan), scriptwriter & col. *Helen Waddell (1889–1965, Ireland/England), poet & academic *Elizabeth Wagele (1939–2017, United States), wr. & cartoonist *Nora Wagener (b. 1989, Luxembourg), fiction & ch. wr. & pw. in German *Elin Wägner (1882–1949, Sweden), fiction & non-f. wr. & biographer *Alena Wagnerová (b. 1936, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), wr. in Czech & German *Magdalena Wagnerová (b. 1960, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), ch. & screenplay wr. *Raza Naqvi Wahi (1914–2002, India), poet *Bronisława Wajs (1908–1987, Poland), poet & singer *Joanna Wajs (b. 1979, Poland), poet & prose wr. *Paula Wajsman (1939–1995, Argentina), poet & psychologist *Chisako Wakatake (若竹千佐子, b. 1954, Japan), fiction wr. *Vikki Wakefield (b. 1970, Australia), YA wr. *Diane Wakoski (b. 1937, United States), poet *Kate Walbert (b. 1961, United States), fiction wr. *Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw (b. 1964, Trinidad), wr. & academic *Anne Waldman (b. 1945, United States), poet *Adelaide Cilley Waldron (1843–1909, United States), wr., editor *Rosmarie Waldrop (b. 1935, United States), poet & translator *Brígida Walker (1863–1942, Chile), education wr. *Alice Walker (b. 1944, United States), fiction wr. & poet *Kath Walker (1920–1993, Australia), poet, fiction wr. & artist *Lucy Walker (writer), Lucy Walker (1907–1987, Australia), nv. *Margaret Walker (1915–1998, United States), poet & nv. *Mildred Walker (1905–1998, United States), nv. *Rebecca Walker (b. 1968, United States), wr., feminist & activist *Rosa Kershaw Walker (1840s–1909, United States), non-f. wr., editor, journalist *Annie Russell Wall (1835–1920, United States), non-f. wr. *Dorothy Wall (1894–1942, Australia), ch. wr. & illustrator *Maureen Wall (1918–1972, Ireland), historian *Doreen Wallace (1897–1989, England), nv. *Louise Wallace (writer), Louise Wallace (b. 1983, New Zealand), poet *Michele Wallace (b. 1952, United States), feminist wr. & critic *Effie Waller Smith (1879–1960, United States), poet *Jeannette Walls (b. 1960, United States), wr. & col. *Anne Walmsley (b. 1931, England), scholar, critic & wr. *Carla Walschap (b. 1932, Belgium), wr. in Flemish *Catherine Walsh (poet), Catherine Walsh (b. 1964, Ireland), poet *Jill Paton Walsh (1937–2020, England), nv. & ch. wr. *María Elena Walsh (1930–2011, Argentina), poet, nv. & pw. *Dolores Walshe (b. 1949, Ireland), fiction wr. & pw. *Elizabeth Hely Walshe (1835–1869, Ireland), ch. wr. & historian *Minnie Gow Walsworth (1859–1947, United States), poet *Lettice D'Oyly Walters (1880–1940), poet and editor *Silja Walter (1919–2011, Switzerland), poet & religious wr. in German *Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939, England), ch. wr. *Jo Walton (b. 1964, Wales), fantasy & science fiction wr. *Susana, Lady Walton (1926–1983, Argentina), non-f. wr. in English *Ania Walwicz (1951–2020, Australia), poet *Zuhur Wanasi (b. 1936, Algeria), fiction wr. & politician *Shangguan Wan'er (上官婉兒, c. 664–710, China), poet & prose wr. *Lulu Wang (novelist), Lulu Wang (王露露, b. 1960, China/Netherlands), nv. in Dutch *Ayeta Anne Wangusa (b. 1971, Uganda), wr. & activist *Zukiswa Wanner (b. 1976, South Africa/Kenya), col. & nv. *Lise Warburg (b. 1932, Denmark), tapestry wr. & weaver *Harriet Ward (1808–1873, England), non-f. & fiction wr. in English *Jesmyn Ward (b. 1977, United States), nv. & academic *Mary Augusta Ward (Mrs Humphry Ward, 1851–1920, England), nv. *Sarah Ward (novelist), Sarah Ward (living, England), nv. & critic *Julia Rush Cutler Ward (1796–1824, United States), poet *Marie Warder (1927–2014, South Africa/Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & medical wr. *Mary Ware (writer) (1828–1915, United States), poet, wr. *Anna Laetitia Waring (1823–1910, Wales), poet & hymnist *Marilyn Waring (b. 1952, New Zealand), economist & politician *Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890–1978, United States), ch. wr. *Sally Warner (living, United States), children & young adult fiction wr. *Susan Warner (1819–1885, United States), ch. wr. & songwriter *Maureen Warner-Lewis (b. 1943, Trinidad/Nigeria), wr. on linguistics *Myriam Warner-Vieyra (1939–2017, Guadeloupe/Senegal), poet & nv. *Blanche Warre-Cornish (1848–1922, England), nv., biographer & conversationalist *Crystal Warren (living, South Africa), poet in English *Dianne Warren (b. 1950, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr. & pw. *Patricia Nell Warren (pen name Patricia Kilina, 1936–2019, United States), nv., poet & journalist *Wendy Wasserstein (1950–2006, United States), pw. *Masako Watanabe (わたなべまさこ, b. 1929, Japan), manga creator *Taeko Watanabe (渡辺多恵子, b. 1960, Japan), manga creator *Yuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇, b. 1970, Japan), manga creator *Risa Wataya (綿矢りさ, b. 1984, Japan), nv. *Sarah Waters (b. 1966, Wales), nv. *Elizabeth Watkin-Jones (1887–1966, Wales), ch. wr. *Joy Watson (1938–2021, New Zealand), ch. wr. *Mary Watson (author), Mary Watson (b. 1975, South Africa/Ireland), fiction wr. *Fiona Watt (author), Fiona Watt (living, England), ch. wr. *Monique Watteau (b. 1929, Belgium), fiction wr. in French *Margaret Way (living, Australia), nv. *Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne (1918–2018, Soviet Union/United States), fiction & YA wr. *Maria Webb (1804–1873, Ireland), religious wr. & Quaker historian *Catherine Webb (b. 1986, England), nv. *Mary Webb (1881–1927, England), nv.; ''Precious Bane'' *Delia Weber (1900–1982, Dominica), wr. & rights advocate *Elizabeth Weber (b. 1923, no information after 1960s, South Africa), nv. & ch. wr. in Afrikaans *Marianne Weber (1870–1954, Germany), sociologist & activist *Augusta Webster (1837–1894, England), poet, pw. & es. *Mary Morison Webster (1894–1980, Scotland/South Africa), novelist & poet *Yvonne Weekes (b. 1958, England/Montserrat), pw. & poet *Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg (1944–2000, Netherlands), Anc. historian *Wei Hui (周衛慧, b. 1973), nv. *Anna Weidenholzer (b. 1984, Austria/Austria-Hungary), wr. & col. *Simone Weil (1909–1943, France), mystic & philosopher *Hannah Weiner (1928–1997, United States), poet *Liz Weir (b. 1950, Northern Ireland), ch. wr. *Anna Elisabet Weirauch (1887–1970, Germany), nv. & lesbian wr. *Ruth Weiss (beat poet), Ruth Weiss (1928–2020, Germany/United States), poet, pw. & performer *Jane Meade Welch (1854–1931, United States), col. & lecturer *Fay Weldon (1931–2023, England), wr., es. & pw. *Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, Dorothy Wellesley (1889–1956, England), poet *Charlotte Fowler Wells (1814–1901, United States), phrenologist *Ida B. Wells (1862–1931, United States), wr. & sociologist *Martha Wells (b. 1964, United States), nv. *Louise Welsh (b. 1965, England/Scotland), fiction wr. *Eudora Welty (1909–2001, United States), fiction wr. & photographer *Viola S. Wendt (1907–1986, United States), poet & educator *Miriam Were (b. 1940, Kenya), public health wr. & academic *Timberlake Wertenbaker (b. 1946, United States/England), pw. & screenwriter *Sara Wesslin (b. 1991, Finland), wr. in Sámi *Dorothy West (1907–1998, United States), fiction wr. *Jane West (1758–1852, England), nv., poet & pw. *Jessamyn West (writer), Jessamyn West (1902–1984, United States), fiction wr. *Joyce West (1908–1985, New Zealand), nv. & ch. wr. *Rebecca West (1892–1983, England), nv. & travel wr. *Anna Westberg (1946–2005, Sweden), nv. & non-f. wr. *Helena Westermarck (1857–1938, Finland), nv., biographer & painter *Elizabeth Jane Weston (1581/1582–1612, England/Bohemia), poet (in Latin) *Amy Westervelt (b. 1978, United States), col. & wr. *Elizabeth Wetmore (novelist), Elizabeth Wetmore (living, United States), fiction wr. *Josefina Wettergrund (1830–1903, Sweden), poet, nv. & non-f. wr. *Lydia Wevers (1950–2021, New Zealand), wr. on literature *Anne Wharton (1659–1685, England), poet *Edith Wharton (1862–1937, United States), fiction wr. *Leslie What (b. 1955, United States), fiction wr. *Nadia Wheatley (b. 1949, Australia), ch. nv. & wr. *Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784, United States), poet *Cora Stuart Wheeler (1852–1897, United States), poet, wr. *Dorothy Whipple (1893–1966, England), nv. *Evelyn Whitaker (1857–1903, England), nv. *Agnes Romilly White (1872–1945, Iran/Persia/Northern Ireland), nv. *Annabelle White (living, New Zealand), cookery wr. *Antonia White (1899–1980, England), fiction wr. *Dorothy White (c. 1630–1686, England), religious wr. *Ellen G. White (1827–1915 United States), evangelist *Emily White (gardener), Emily White, (1839–1936, England/New Zealand), gardening wr. *Ida L. White (fl. late 19th century, Iran/Persia/Northern Ireland), poet & feminist *Laura Rosamond White (1844–1922, United States), wr., poet, editor *Nettie L. White (c. 1850–1921, United States), stenographer, suffragist *Stella Whitelaw (b. 1941) (UK), novelist and journalist *Lilian Whiting (1847–1942, United States), col. & wr. *Margaret Whitlam (1919–2012, Australia), social wr. & autobiographer *Myne Whitman (b. 1977, Nigeria), nv. *Isabella Whitney (b. c. 1540 – post-1624, England), poet *Phyllis A. Whitney (1903–2008, United States), nv. *Sarah J. C. Whittlesey (1824–1896), American nv, poet, hymn wr. *Weam Namou (b. 1970), Iraqi-American


Wi–Wy

*Anne Wiazemsky (1947–2017, Germany/France), nv. and actor *Nancy Wicker (living, United States), art historian *Anna Wickham (1884–1947, England), poet *Zoë Wicomb (b. 1948, South Africa/Scotland), fiction wr. *Margaret Widdemer (1884–1978, United States), poet & nv. *Ulrika Widström (1764–1841, Sweden), poet & translator *Elisabeth of Wied (Carmen Sylva, 1843–1916, Romania), poet, pw. & Queen Consort *Blanca Wiethüchter (1947–2004, Bolivia), wr. & historian *Elsa Wiezell (1926–2014, Paraguay), poet & painter *Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856–1923, United States), educator & ch. wr. *Marianne Wiggins (b. 1947, United States), nv. *Susan Wiggs (b. 1958, United States), nv. *Emma Howard Wight (1863–1935, United States), wr., novelist, playwr. *Rosemary Wighton (1925–1994, Australia), wr. & editor *Dora Wilcox (1873–1953, Australia), poet & pw. *Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1918, United States), poet *Margaret Wild (b. 1948, South Africa/Australia), ch. wr. *Sarah Wild (living, South Africa), science wr. in English *Jane Wilde (1821–1896, Ireland), poet *Charlotte Wilder (1898–1980, United States), poet *Cherry Wilder (1930–2002, New Zealand), science fiction wr. *Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957, United States), ch. wr.; ''Little House on the Prairie'' *Lynn Wilder (b. 1952, United States), wr. *Ottilie Wildermuth (1817–1877, Germany), fiction & ch. wr. *Faith Wilding (b. 1943, Paraguay/United States), wr. in English & artist *Kate Wilhelm (1928–2018, United States), fiction wr. *Kim Wilkins (b. 1966, Australia), fiction wr. *Verna Wilkins (b. 1940s, Grenada/England), ch. wr. *Christine Wilks (born 1960), British digital writer and artist *Marian Wilkinson (b. 1954, Australia), wr. & col. *Alice Willard (1860–1936, United States), nonf. wr. *Louise Collier Willcox (1865–1929, United States), wr., editor *Sandrine Willems (b. 1968, Belgium/France), wr. in French *Anna Williams (poet), Anna Williams (1706–1783, Wales/England), poet & companion to Samuel Johnson *Cathy Williams (b. 1957, Trinidad/England), romance wr. *Donna Williams (1963–2017, Australia), wr., musician & sculptor *Eley Williams (living, England), wr. *Faldela Williams (1952–2014, South Africa), cookery wr. in English *Helen Maria Williams (1762–1827, England), nv. & poet *Jane Williams (Ysgafell), Jane Williams (Ysgafell, 1806–1885, Wales), poet & es. *Liz Williams (b. 1965, England), science fiction wr. *Margery Williams (1881–1944, England/United States), ch. wr. *Maria Jane Williams (c. 1795–1873, Wales), folklorist & musician *Ruth C. Williams (1897–1962, Australia), ch. wr. *Sherley Anne Williams (1944–1998, United States), poet & nv. *Mabel Williamson (fl. mid-20th century, United States), missionary *Connie Willis (b. 1945, United States), science fiction wr. *Elizabeth Willis (b. 1961, United States), poet, critic & professor *Dorrit Willumsen (b. 1940, Denmark), fiction wr. *Katherine Wilmot (c. 1773–1824, Iran/Persia/England), diarist & travel wr. *Amrit Wilson (b. 1941, India/England), wr., journalist & activist *Anne Elizabeth Wilson (1901–1946, United States/Canada) non-f. wr., poet & ed. *Cynthia Wilson (b. 1934, Barbados), fiction wr. & educator *Ella B. Ensor Wilson (1838–1913, United States), social reformer & non-f. writer *Florence Mary Wilson (writer), Florence Mary Wilson (c. 1870–1946, Iran/Persia/Northern Ireland), poet *Harriett C. Wilson (1916–2002, England), sociologist *Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900, United States), nv. *Hazel Hutchins Wilson (1898–1992, United States), ch. wr. *Helen Wilson (writer), Helen Wilson (1869–1957, New Zealand), autobiographer & community leader *Ibbie McColm Wilson (1834–1908, United States), poet *Jacqueline Wilson (b. 1945, England), ch. wr. *Margaret Wilson (Australian writer), Margaret Wilson (living, Australia), TV wr. *Margaret Wilson (novelist), Margaret Wilson (1882–1973, United States), nv. *Krysty Wilson-Cairns (b. 1987, Scotland), screenwriter *Évelyne Wilwerth (b. 1947, Belgium), poet & fiction wr. in French *Tara June Winch (b. 1983, Australia), fiction wr. *Sheila Wingfield (1906–1992, England/Ireland), poet *Laurie Winkless (living, Iran/Persia/England), science wr. *Dallas Winmar (living, Australia), pw. *Sarah Winnemucca (1841–1891, United States), lecturer & autobiographer *Eliza Winstanley (Ariele, 1818–1882, Australia), wr. & actor *Kathleen Winter (b. 1960, Canada/Newfoundland), fiction wr., col. & screenwriter *Jeanette Winterson (b. 1959, England), nv. *Jeneverah M. Winton (1837–1904, United States), poet, wr. *Joëlle Wintrebert (b. 1949, France), science fiction and ch. wr. *Maria Wirtemberska (1768–1864, Poland/France), wr. & philanthropist *Jane Wiseman (c. 1682–1717, England), poet & pw. *Eleanor Witcombe (1923–2018, Australia), screenwriter *Carolinda Witt (b. 1955, Kenya), wr. on yoga *Monique Wittig (1935–2003, France), wr. & feminist *Amy Witting (Joan Austral Fraser, 1918–2001, Australia), nv. & poet *Maria Petronella Woesthoven (1760–1830, Netherlands), poet *Gabriele Wohmann (1932–2015, Germany), fiction wr. *Maia Wojciechowska (1927–2002, Poland/United States), ch. & YA wr. *Sabina Wolanski (1927–2011, Australia), autobiographer & Hc. survivor *Gunilla Wolde (1939–2015, Sweden), ch. wr. & caricaturist *Cendrine Wolf (b. 1969, France), ch. wr. *Christa Wolf (1929–2011, Germany), nv., critic & es. *Ema Wolf (b. 1948, Argentina), wr. & col. *Leslie Wolfe (b. 1967, United States), nv. *Martha Wolfenstein (1869–1906, United States), nv. *Betje Wolff (1738–1804, Netherlands), nv. *Maryse Wolinski (1943–2021, Algeria/France), nv. & screenwriter *Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797, England), nv. & feminist *Claire Wolniewicz (b. 1966, France), wr. & col. *Caroline von Wolzogen (1763–1847, Germany), nv. & biographer *Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936, England), garden wr. *Buffalo Bird Woman (1839–1932, United States), wr. *Alison Wong (b. 1960, New Zealand), poet & nv. *Elizabeth Wong (author), Elizabeth Wong (黃錢其濂, b. 1937, China/New Zealand), fiction wr. *Jade Snow Wong (1922–2006, United States), autobiographer & ceramicist *Nellie Wong (b. 1934, Chile/United States), feminist poet *Ellen Wood (author), Ellen (Mrs Henry) Wood (1814–1887, England), nv. *Gaby Wood (b. 1971, England), col. & critic *Gwyneth Barber Wood (died 2006, Jamaica), poet *Julia A. Wood (1840–1927, United States), non-f. wr., composer *Molara Wood (b. 1967, Nigeria), wr. & critic *Susan Wood (New Zealand writer), Susan Wood (1836–1880, Australia/New Zealand), poet & es. *Susan Wood (poet), Susan Wood (b. 1946, United States), poet *Wendy Wood (artist), Wendy Wood (1892–1981, England/Scotland), political wr. & artist *Elizabeth Wood-Ellem (1930–2012, Tonga/Australia), historian *Denyse Woods (b. 1958, Ireland), fiction wr. *Jacqueline Woodson (b. 1963, United States), ch. & YA wr. *Caroline M. Clark Woodward (1840–1924, United States), non-f. wr. *Virginia Woolf (1882–1941, England), fiction wr. & es.; ''Mrs. Dalloway'' *Angela Woollacott (b. 1955, Australia), historian *Abba Goold Woolson (1838–1921, United States), wr. *Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840–1894, United States), fiction wr. *Chun Woon-young (천운영, b. 1971, Korea), wr. *Sue Wootton (b. 1961, New Zealand), poet & fiction wr. *Anne Eyre Worboys (1920–2007, New Zealand/England), nv. *Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855, England), poet & diarist *Pauline Worm (1825–1883, Denmark), wr., poet & feminist *Elizabeth Strong Worthington (1851–1916, United States), wr. *Isabella Letitia Woulfe (1817–1870, Ireland), nv. *Liliane Wouters (1930–2016, Belgium), poet, pw. & es. in French *Maria Carratalà i Van den Wouver (1899–1984, Spain), pw. in Catalan & musician *Maev-Ann Wren (living, Ireland), economist & health wr. *Alexis Wright (b. 1950, Australia), fiction & non-f. wr. *C. D. Wright (1949–2016, United States), poet *Judith Wright (1915–2000, Australia), poet & environmentalist *June Wright (1919–2012, Australia), crime & non-f. wr. *Mary Tappan Wright (1851–1916, United States), fiction wr. *Patricia Wrightson (1921–2010, Australia), ch. wr. *Lady Mary Wroth (1587–1652, England), poet *Wu Chuntao (b. 1963), wr. & journalist *Wu Zao (吳藻, 1799–1862, China), poet *Hella Wuolijoki (1886–1964, Estonia/Finland), prose wr. & politician *Audrey Wurdemann (1911–1960, United States), poet *Mathilde Wurm (1874–1935, Germany/England), politician & activist *Elinor Wylie (1885–1928, United States), poet & nv. *Ida Alexa Ross Wylie (1885–1959, Australia), nv. *Frances Wynne (1863–1893, Ireland), poet *Grace Wynne-Jones (living, Ireland), wr. & radio pw. *Sylvia Wynter (b. 1928, Jamaica), nv., pw. & critic


X

*Makhosazana Xaba (b. 1957, South Africa), poet & fiction wr. in English *Xi Xi (西西, 1937–2022, China), nv. & poet *Xia Jia (王瑶, b. 1984, China), science fiction & fantasy wr. *Xiao Hong (蕭紅, 1911–1942, China), wr. *Xie Daoyun (謝道韞, pre-340 – post-399, China), poet & scholar *Xinran (薛欣然, b. 1958, Chile/England), wr. & col. *Bing Xin (謝婉瑩, 1900–1999, China), wr. *Empress Xu (Ming dynasty), Empress Xu (徐皇后, 1362–1407, China), bibliographer & empress consort *Xu Hui (徐惠, 627–650, China), poet *Xu Kun (徐坤, b. 1965), fiction wr. *Lady Xu Mu (許穆夫人, fl. 7th century BC, China), poet *Xu Zihua (徐自华, 1873–1935, China), poet *Halima Xudoyberdiyeva (1947–2018, Uz), poet *Xue Susu (薛素素, c. 1564 – c. 1650, China), poet *Xue Tao (薛濤, 768–831, China), poet *Rao Xueman (饒雪漫, b. 1972, China), fiction wr. & es.


Y

*Rama Yade (b. 1976, Senegal), non-f. wr. & politician *Elham Yaghoubian (living, Iran/Persia), nv. *Tetiana Yakovenko (born 1954, Ukraine), poet *Margarita Yakovleva (b. 1981, Ukraine), poet *Balaraba Ramat Yakubu (b. 1959, Nigeria), nv. *Nanpei Yamada (山田南平, b. 1972, Japan), manga creator *Ryoko Yamagishi (山岸凉子, b. 1947, Japan), manga creator *Yamakawa Kikue (山川菊栄, 1890–1980, Japan), es. & activist *Hisaye Yamamoto (1921–2011, United States), fiction wr. *Mika Yamamoto (山本美香, 1967–2012, Japan), col. *Karen Tei Yamashita (b. 1951, United States), nv., pw. & academic *Kazumi Yamashita (artist), Kazumi Yamashita (山下和美, b. 1959, manga creator *Yamato Hime no Ōkimi (倭姫王, fl. later 7th century, Japan), poet *Yūki Yamato (山戸結希, b. 1989, Japan), screenwriter *Wakako Yamauchi (1924–2018, United States), wr. *Mari Yamazaki (ヤマザキマリ, b. 1967, Japan), manga creator *Hanya Yanagihara (b. 1974, United States), nv. & travel wr. *María Flora Yáñez (1898–1982, Chile), fiction wr. *Yang Gui-ja (양귀자, b. 1955, Korea), nv. *Tiphanie Yanique (b. 1978, United States), fiction wr., poet & es. *Lyubov Yanovska (1861–1933, Russia/Ukraine), fiction wr. & pw. *Yevheniya Yaroshynska (1868–1904, Austria/Austria-Hungary), fiction wr. in Ukrainian *Laura Yasán (1960–2021, Argentina), poet *Chista Yasrebi (b. 1968, Iran/Persia), wr., critic *Rie Yasumi (やすみりえ, b. 1972, Japan), poet *Paula Yates (1959–2000, England), non-f. wr. *Ai Yazawa (矢沢あい, b. 1967, Japan), manga creator *Yana Yazova (1912–1974, Bulgaria), poet & nv. *Rosa Borja de Ycaza (1889–1964, Ecuador), wr., poet & pw. *Year 24 Group (24年組, early 1970s), manga creators *Ann Yearsley (1753–1806, England), poet, nv. & pw. *Sonja Yelich (b. 1965, Croatia/New Zealand), poet *Yeo Ok (여옥, 1st millennium BC, Korea), poet *Tatyana Yesenina (1918–1992, Russia), nv. & mem. *Anna Yevreinova (1844–1919, Russia), feminist & correspondent *Anzia Yezierska (1883–1970, Poland/United States), fiction wr. *Yi Bingheogak (빙허각이씨, fl. c. 1809, Korea), encyclopedist *Yi Geun-hwa (이근화, b. 1976, Korea), poet & educator *Yi Kyoung-ja (이경자, b. 1948, Korea), fiction wr. *Gullu Yologlu (b. 1963, Azerbaijan), non-f. wr. & ethnologist *Mari Yonehara (米原万里, 1950–2006, Japan), fiction & non-f. wr. & es. *Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823–1901, England), nv. *Yoo An-jin (유안진, b. 1941, Korea), poet, es. & educator *Yosano Akiko (与謝野晶子, 1878–1942, Japan), poet *Akimi Yoshida (吉田秋生, b. 1956, Japan), manga creator *Tomoko Yoshida (吉田知子, b. 1934, Manchuria/Japan), wr. *Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな, b. 1964, Japan), nv. *Nobuko Yoshiya (吉屋信子, 1896–1973, Japan), nv. *Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住渉, b. 1963, Japan), manga creator *Ekaterina Petrova Yosifova (1941–2022, Bulgaria), es. & poet *Ella Young (1867–1956, Ireland), poet & mythologist *Kerry Young (author), Kerry Young (b. 1955, Jamaica/England), nv. *Marguerite Young (1908–1995, United States), nv., poet & academic *Yoo An-jin (유안진, b. 1941, Korea), poet, es. & professor *Rose Maud Young (1866–1947, Ireland), scholar *Kang Young-sook (강영숙, b. 1966, Korea), wr. *Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987, Belgium/United States), nv. & es. in French *Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997, Pakistan/England), mem. & politician *Yovanna (b. 1940, Greece), poet, nv. & songwriter *Yu Xuanji (魚玄機, 844–869 or 871, China), poet *Yun I-hyeong (윤이형, b. 1976, Korea), fiction wr. *Yuasa Yoshiko (湯浅芳子, 1896–1990, Japan), linguist & translator *Kaori Yuki (由貴香織里, living, Japan), manga creator *Shigeko Yuki (由起しげ子, 1900–1969, Japan), ch. wr. *Sumomo Yumeka (夢花李, living, Japan), manga creator *Yun-I Hyeong (윤이형, b. 1976, Korea), wr. *Mallika Yunis (living, India), nv. *Sim Yunkyung (심윤경, b. 1972, Korea), nv. *Asako Yuzuki (柚木麻子, b. 1981, Japan), fiction wr.


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*Oksana Zabuzhko (b. 1960, Ukraine), poet, nv. & non-f. wr. *Rachel Zadok (b. 1972, South Africa), nv. in English *Zafer Hanım (fl. 1877, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), nv. *Jessica Zafra (b. 1965, Philippines), es. & col. *Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873–1957, Austria/Austria-Hungary), wr. in Croat *Helen Zahavi (b. 1966, England), wr. *Rosemarie Said Zahlan (1937–2006, Palestine/United States), wr. on Arab affairs *Anna Zahorska (1882–1942, Poland), poet, nv., pw. and Hc. victim *Stefania Zahorska (1890–1961, Poland), nv. & non-f. wr. *Shama Zaidi (b. 1938, India), art critic & screenwriter *Zahida Zaidi (1930–2011, India), poet, pw. & educator *Zaitoon Bano (1938–2021, India/Pakistan), fiction wr. *Lyubov Zakharchenko (1961–2008 Soviet Union/Russia), poet & songwriter *Maria Julia Zaleska (1831–1889, Poland), fiction wr. & es. *Māra Zālīte (b. 1952, Latvia), poet *Dina Zaman (1969, Malaysia), fiction & non-f. wr. & poet *María Zambrano (1904–1991, Spain), es. & philosopher *Daisy Zamora (b. 1950, Nicaragua), poet *Fatma Zohra Zamoum (b. 1967, Algeria), wr., filmmaker & educator *Adela Zamudio (1854–1928, Bolivia), poet, feminist & educator *Giovanna Zangrandi (1910–1988, Italy), nv. *Giselda Zani (1909–1975, Italy), poet, fiction wr. & critic *Maya Zankoul (b. 1986, Saudi Arabia/Lebanon), nv. & cartoonist *Léontine Zanta (1872–1942, France), nv. & philosopher *Celia Correas de Zapata (1935–2022), poet & non-f. wr. *Gabriela Zapolska (1857–1921, Poland), nv., pw. & naturalist *Ayşe Nur Zarakolu (1946–2002, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), political wr. *Carol Zardetto (living, Guatemala), nv. & critic *Sumaira Zareen (1944–1977, Pakistan), fiction wr. *Shaïda Zarumey (b. 1938, Nigeria), sociologist & poet *Zyranna Zateli (b. 1951, Greece), fiction & non-f. wr. *Marya Zaturenska (1902–1982 United States), poet *Sidonia Hedwig Zäunemann (1711–1740, Germany), poet *Iris Zavala (1936–2020, Paraguay), poet, nv. & non-f. wr. *María de Zayas (1590–1661, Spain), feminist wr. *Amina Zaydan (b. 1966, Egypt), fiction wr. *Zaynab Fawwaz (c. 1860–1914, Lebanon/Egypt), nv., pw. & poet *Katarzyna Ewa Zdanowicz-Cyganiak (b. 1979, Poland), poet & social scientist *Jo Zebedee (b. 1971, Northern Ireland), science fiction wr. *Zdenka Žebre (1920–2011, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), nv. & ch. wr. *Fiona Zedde (b. 1976, Jamaica/United States), nv. *Juli Zeh (b. 1974, Germany), nv. *Alki Zei (1925–2020, Greece), nv. & ch. wr. *Susanna Elizabeth Zeidler (1657 – c. 1706, Germany), poet *Sylvia Aguilar Zéleny (b. 1973, Mexico), fiction wr. *Hana Zelinová (1914–2004, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Slovakia), fiction wr. & pw. *Eva Zeller (1923–2022, Germany), poet & nv. *Žemaitė (1845–1921, Lithuania), fiction wr., es. & pw. *Luisa Zeni (1896–1940, Italy), political wr. *Zeng Baosun (曾寶蓀, 1893–1978, China), historian & feminist *Irena Žerjal (b. 1940, Italy/Slovenia), poet and fiction wr. *Wu Zetian (武則天, 624–705, China), poet, es. & Empress Regnant *Zuzka Zguriška (1900–1984, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), nv. & pw. in Slovak *Yulia Zhadovskaya (1824–1883, Russia), poet & nv. *Zhai Yongming (翟永明, b. 1955, China), poet *Zhang Haidi (张海迪, b. 1955, China), wr. *Zhang Jie (writer), Zhang Jie (張潔, 1937–2022, China), fiction wr. *Zhang Kangkang (张抗抗, b. 1950, China), political wr. *Lijia Zhang (张丽佳, b. 1964, China), wr. & nv. *Zhang Ling (author), Zhang Ling (张翎, b. 1957, China), fiction wr. *Zhao Luorui (趙蘿蕤, 1912–1998, China), poet & translator *Zhang Xinxin (writer), Zhang Xinxin (張辛欣, b. 1953, China), wr. *Zhang Yaotiao (張窈窕, 9th century, China), poet *Zhang Yueran (张悦然, b. 1982, China), fiction wr. *Empress Zhangsun (長孫皇后, 601–636, China), moralist *Zhao Luanluan (趙鸞鸞, fl. later 14th century, China), poet *Vera Zhelikhovsky (1835–1896, Russia), wr. *Zheng Min (郑敏, 1920–2022, China), scholar & poet *Zheng Yunduan (c. 1327–1336, China), poet *Polina Zherebtsova (b. 1985, Russia), poet & diarist *Yilin Zhong (鍾宜霖, living, China/England), nv., poet & screenplay wr. *Maria Zhukova (1804–1855, Russia), wr. *Zhu Shuzhen (朱淑真, c. 1135–1180, China), poet *Zhuo Wenjun (卓文君, fl. 2nd century BC, China), poet *Valentina Zhuravleva (1933–2004 Russia), science fiction nv. *Iryna Zhylenko (1941–2013, Soviet Union/Ukraine), poet & es. *May Ziadeh (1886–1941, Lebanon/Palestine), poet & es. *Annejet van der Zijl (b. 1962, Netherlands), nv. & biographer *Lydia Zimmermann (b. 1966, Spain), screenwriter & filmmaker *Alice Zimmern (1855–1939, England), wr. & translator *Helen Zimmern (1846–1934, Germany/England), critic *Hedda Zinner (also Elisabeth Frank, 1905–1994, Germany), political wr. *Marketa Zinnerová (b. 1942, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), nv., ch. & screenwriter *Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal (1866–1907, Russia), wr. *Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu (1938–1979, Uganda), poet & pw. *Zitkala-Sa, (1876–1938, United States), wr. & editor *Kathinka Zitz-Halein (1801–1877, Germany), poet and fiction wr. *Nina Živančević (b. 1957, Serbia), pw., poet & nv. *Bina Štampe Žmavc (b. 1951, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet, pw. & ch. wr. *Narcyza Żmichowska (1818–1876, Poland), nv. & poet *Inga Žolude (b. 1984, Latvia), fiction wr., pw. & translator *Anna Zonová (b. 1962, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), fiction wr. *Halide Nusret Zorlutuna (1901–1984, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), poet, fiction wr. & autobiographer *Birgit Zotz (b. 1979, Austria/Austria-Hungary), non-f. wr. & es. *Vera Zouroff (1880–1967, China), poet, nv. & wr. *Katarina Zrinska (c. 1625–1673, Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet in Croat *Pilar de Zubiaurre (1884–1970, Spain), es. & letter wr. *Svetlana Žuchová (b. 1976, Yu/Slovenia), fiction wr. *Berta Zuckerkandl (1864–1945, Austria/Austria-Hungary), critic & non-f. wr. *Zuo Fen (左芬, c. AD 255–300, China), poet *Katka Zupančič (1889–1967, Austria/Austria-Hungary/United States), ch. poet, fiction wr. & pw. *Unica Zürn (1916–1970, Germany), poet & painter *Cvijeta Zuzorić (1552–1648, Dalmatia/Ragusa), poet in Italian & Croat *Rose Zwi (1928–2018, South Africa/Australia), fiction wr. *Fay Zwicky (1933–2017, Australia), poet & academic *Rajzel Żychlińsky (1910–2001, Poland/United States), poet in Yiddish


See also

* Feminist literary criticism * Feminist science fiction * Feminist theory * Gender in science fiction * List of biographical dictionaries of female writers * List of early-modern British women novelists * List of early-modern British women playwrights * List of early-modern British women poets * List of female detective/mystery writers * List of female poets * List of women cookbook writers * List of feminist literature * List of female rhetoricians * List of women hymn writers * ''Norton Anthology of Literature by Women'' * Women in science fiction * Women Writers Project * Women's writing in English * Sophie (digital lib) * Nimat Hamoush


References


External links


A Celebration of Women WritersSAWNET: The South Asian Women's NETwork BookshelfVictorian Women Writers ProjectVoices from the Gaps: Women Artists & Writers of ColorSOPHIE: a digital library of works by German-speaking womenREBRA: a list of women writers from Brazil
Biographies in Portuguese language, Portuguese, English language, English, & in Spanish language, Spanish {{DEFAULTSORT:Women Women and the arts Lists of women writers, *