This is a list of women writers who were born in

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or whose writings are closely associated with the country.

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Sophie Adlersparre Carin ''Sophie'' Adlersparre, known under the pen-name Esselde (born Leijonhufvud; 6 July 1823 – 27 June 1895) was one of the pioneers of the 19th-century women's rights movement in Sweden. She was the founder and editor of the first women' ...

(1823–1895), journalist, editor, women's rights activist *

Charlotte Agell Charlotte Agell (born September 7, 1959) is a Swedish-born American author for young adults and children who currently lives in Maine. Her second novel, ''Shift,'' was featured on the front cover of the Brunswick '' Times Record'' in October 200 ...

(born 1959), English-language works for children and young adults *

Catharina Ahlgren Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800) was a Swedish proto- feminist poet and publisher, and one of the first identifiable female journalists in Sweden. She was the publisher and chief editor of a number of different women's periodicals in Stoc ...

(1734–1800) * Astrid Ahnfelt (1876–1962), writer, translator and editor, fostered cultural relations between Sweden and Italy * Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977), poet, dramatist * Susanna Alakoski (born 1962), Finnish-born author now in Sweden, novelist, author of ''Svinalängorna'' filmed as ''Beyond'' * Eva Alexanderson (1911–1994), novelist, translator, publisher * Elsa Alkman (1878–1975), suffragist, women's rights activist, writer and composer *

Barbro Alving Barbro Alving (12 January 1909 – 22 January 1987) was a Swedish journalist and writer, a pacifist and feminist, often using the pseudonym Bang. She wrote for, among others, the Swedish newspaper ''Dagens Nyheter'' and the magazines '' Idun'' ...

(1909–1987), journalist, feminist, screenwriter * Fanny Alving (1874–1955), journalist, novelist *

Karin Alvtegen Karin Alvtegen (born 8 June 1965, Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: '' Missing'', ''Betrayal'', ''Shadow'' ...

(born 1965), crime fiction writer, some works now in English * Lena Anderson (born 1939), children's writer and illustrator * Pamela Andersson (born 1965), journalist *

Stina Aronson Stina Aronson (1892–1956) was a Swedish writer. Considered a modernist, she gained fame with her novel ''Hitom himlen'' (This Side of Heaven) (1946) in which she portrayed women farmers in the north of Sweden. Bibliography * ''En bok om goda ...

(1892–1956), novelist, her ''Hitom himlen'' features women in the farms of northern Sweden * Suzanne Axell (born 1955), journalist, television presenter *

Majgull Axelsson Majgull Axelsson (born 1947 in Landskrona) is a Swedish journalist and writer. She grew up in Nässjö and completed her education in journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts ...

(born 1947), journalist, best-selling novelist

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Victoria Benedictsson Victoria Benedictsson (March 6, 1850 in Domme – July 21, 1888) was a Swedish author. She was born as Victoria Maria Bruzelius in Domme, a village in the province of Skåne. She wrote under the pen name Ernst Ahlgren. Notable works include ' ...

(1850–1888), realist novelist *

Anne-Marie Berglund Anne-Marie Berglund (31 January 1952 – 6 March 2020) was a Swedish poet, novelist, short story writer and pictorial artist. She was born in Espoo and made her literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection ''Luftberusningen''. Among her lat ...

(1952–2020), poet, novelist, short story writer *

Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen Anna Elisabeth Albertina Bergstrand-Poulsen (12 November 1887 – 18 February 1955) was a Swedish writer, painter, illustrator and textile artist who lived in Denmark after marrying the sculptor Axel Poulsen in 1917. As a painter, she exhibited f ...

(1887–1955), writer, artist, illustrator *

Gunilla Bergström Gunilla Elisabet Dukure Bergström (3 July 1942 – 23 August 2021) was a Swedish author, journalist, and illustrator. She is best known for her series of children's books about the character Alfie Atkins (Swedish: ''Alfons Åberg''), which she ...

(1942–2021), journalist, widely translated children's author, creator of

Alfie Atkins Alfie Atkins ( sv, Alfons Åberg) is a fictional character created by the author Gunilla Bergström from Sweden in 1972. Alfie Atkins appears in books and animated cartoons. Alfie plays the role of a normal child, living with his father. During ...

(''Alfons Aberg'') *

Charlotta Berger Christina Charlotta Ulrika Berger, née ''Cronhielm af Hakunge'' (21 August 1784 – 25 May 1852), was a Swedish writer, translator, poet and songwriter. Life Charlotta Berger was born in Linköping, the daughter of the major count Carl Emil C ...

(1784–1852) *

Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow ( Maartman; 11February 187430June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are ''Tale of the Little Little Old Woman'' and ''Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender''. Back ...

(1874–1953), children's writer, novelist, illustrator *

Eva Billow Eva Hildegard Maria Billow née Forss (1902–1993) was an influential Swedish illustrator, cartoonist and children's writer. She is remembered for writing and illustrating rhyming Swedish children's stories, including ''Pojkarna Igelkotts vinte ...

(1902–1993), writer and illustrator of children's literature *

Margareta Birgersdotter Grip Margareta Birgersdotter Grip (1538–1586), was a Swedish baroness, writer and landowner. She is known for her writing: she copied letters and documents from the Middle Ages, the originals of which have since been lost, and for her genealogical rese ...

(1538–1586), genealogist, early documentalist *

Elsa Björkman-Goldschmidt Elsa Andrea Elisabeth Björkman-Goldschmidt (1888–1982) was a Swedish artist and writer who was active in Sweden and Austria. After attending Stockholm's Art Academy, she worked as an engraver and etcher. In 1916, while assisting the Red Cross ...

(1888–1982), writer and lithographer *

Ellen-Sylvia Blind Ellen-Sylvia Blind (1925–2009) was a Swedish Sami writer who grew up in a family of reindeer herders. She is remembered for contributing to the Sami languages by recording her memories of Sami life in her native northern Sami. A devout Christian ...

(1925–2009), Swedish Sami writer *

Louise Boije af Gennäs Louise Gunvor Catharina Lagercrantz Boije af GennäsLouise Gunvor Catharina Lagercrantz Boije af Gennäs (born ''Boije af Gennäs'' 1 November 1961) is a Swedish writer, feminist, and co-creator of ''Rederiet'', the longest-running Swedish soap op ...

(born 1961), novelist, feminist, co-creator of Swedish soap opera ''

Rederiet ''Rederiet'' (''High Seas'' or ''The Shipping Company'') was a (318 episodes) Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between August 1992 and April 2002. The cast featured many popular and renowned Swedish actors. The 45-minute epi ...

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Sophie Bolander ''Sophie'' Christina Mathilda Bolander (28 January 1807 – 2 June 1869), was a Swedish author. She is most famed for her participation in the contemporary debate on gender issues. Life Sophie Bolander was born in Gothenburg, the daughter of the ...

(1807–1869) *

Hilma Borelius Hilma Johanna Ulrika Borelius (1869–1932) was a literary historian who became the first female docent at Lund University in 1910 and a substitute professor in 1922. In 1931 she published a history of Scandinavian literature in German: ''Die Nord ...

(1869–1932), literary historian, academic and suffragist *

Karin Boye Karin Maria Boye (; 26 October 1900 – 24 April 1941) was a Swedish poet and novelist. In Sweden she is acclaimed as a poet, but internationally she is best known for the dystopian science fiction novel '' Kallocain'' (1940). Career Boye wa ...

(1900–1941), novelist, poet, Swedes know her poems by heart *

Eva Brag Eva Brag (1829–1913) was a Swedish journalist, writer and poet. She was born to Jonas Brag, professor at the Lund University. She was given a high education at home and studied Latin, French and English and visited Great Britain and France. Sh ...

(1829–1913), novelist, poet, journalist * Agnes Branting (1862–1930), textile artist and writer *

Fredrika Bremer Fredrika Bremer (17 August 1801 – 31 December 1865) was a Finland, Finnish-born Sweden and Norway, Swedish Swedish literature, writer and feminism in Sweden, feminist reformer. Her ''Sketches of Everyday Life'' were wildly popular in Bri ...

(1801–1865), novelist, feminist writer *

Irja Agnes Browallius Irja Agnes Browallius (13 October 1901 – 9 December 1968) was a Swedish teacher, novelist and short story writer. She was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1962. Personal life Browallius was born in Helsinki on 13 October 1901, a daughter of actor ...

(1901–1968), teacher, novelist, short story writer * Annika Bryn (born 1945), journalist, short story writer, crime-fiction author *

Maj Bylock Maj Bylock (March 21, 1931 – August 18, 2019) was a Swedish children's writer, translator, and teacher. Her works have been translated into Danish, English, Finnish, Faroese, Dutch, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Sami, Turkish, and German. She is t ...

(1931–2019), children's writer, translator, teacher

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* Gunnel Carlson (born 1956), gardening journalist, author, television presenter * Charlotte Cecilia af Tibell (1820-1901), author, hymn writer *

Siv Cedering Siv Cedering (February 5, 1939 – November 17, 2007) was a Swedish-American poet, writer, and artist. She occasionally published as Siv Cedering Fox. Early life Siv Cedering was born 30 kilometers south of the arctic circle in rural Överkal ...

(1939–2007), children's writer, poet, writes in both English and Swedish *

Sigrid Combüchen Sigrid Combüchen (born 16 January 1942) is a Swedish novelist, essayist, literary critic and journalist. Career Sigrid Combüchen was born in Solingen, Germany in the Ruhr territory. Shortly after the War her family moved to Sweden. Sigrid Co ...

(born 1942), novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, author of ''Byron'' (1988)

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* Tora Dahl (1886–1982), novelist, teacher, gained fame with her autobiographic ''Fosterbarn'' (Foster Child) in 1954

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* Inger Edelfeldt (born 1956), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, illustrator *

Lena Einhorn Lena Einhorn (born 19 May 1954) is a Swedish director and writer and former physician. Early life and family Einhorn was born on 19 May 1954 in Spånga, Sweden. Her mother, Nina, escaped the Warsaw ghetto during World War II and settled in Swe ...

(born 1954), director, writer and physician * Hedda Ekman (1860–1929), writer and photographer *

Kerstin Ekman Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist. Life and career Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to ps ...

(born 1933), novelist, detective story writer, several English translations * Margareta Ekström (1930–2021), poet, novelist, children's writer, critic * Elaine Eksvärd (born 1981), non-fiction writer specializing in rhetoric *

Sigrid Elmblad Sigrid Agneta Sofia Elmblad, born Sigrid Agneta Sofia Pettersson, (28 May 1860 – 23 May 1926) was a Swedish people, Swedish journalist, poet, translator and writer, who translated ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (''The Ring of the Nibelung'') into S ...

(1860–1926), journalist, poet, translator and writer. * Helena Eriksson (born 1962), expressionist poet, author of ''Strata'' * Maria Ernestam (born 1959), journalist, widely translated novelist

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* Phebe Fjellström (1924–2007), ethnologist * Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807–1892), novelist *

Tua Forsström Tua Birgitta Forsström (born 2 April 1947) is a Finland-Swedish writer who writes in Swedish. She was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1998 for the poetry collection '' Efter att ha tillbringat en natt bland hästar''. Forsström's ...

(born 1947), highly acclaimed Swedish-language poet, widely translated, author of ''Efter att ha tillbringat en natt bland hästar'' (''After Spending a Night among Horses'') *

Marianne Fredriksson Marianne Fredriksson, née Persson (March 28, 1927 in Gothenburg – February 11, 2007 in Österskär) was a Swedish author who worked and lived in Roslagen and Stockholm. Before becoming a novelist, she was a journalist for various Swedish new ...

(1927–2007), journalist, novelist, most works translated into English * Inger Frimansson (born 1944), crime fiction writer, children's writer, journalist *

Katarina Frostenson Alma Katarina Frostenson Arnault (born 5 March 1953) is a Swedish poet and writer. She was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1992 to 2019. In 2003, Frostenson was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in France in recognition of her serv ...

(born 1953), one of Sweden's foremost poets since the 1980s

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* Wilhelmina Gravallius (1809–1884) * Caroline Giertz (born 1958), writer and TV presenter * Elsa Grave (1918–2003), novelist, poet, artist *

Maria Gripe Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter (25 July 1923 – 5 April 2007), was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characte ...

(1923–2007), children's writer * Abela Gullbransson (1775–1822), revivalist writer * Madeleine Gustafsson (born 1937), poet, critic, translator

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* Anna Hamilton Geete (1848–1913), translator, biographer *

Carola Hansson Carola Hansson-Boëthius (born 7 September 1942) is a Sweden, Swedish novelist, dramatist and translator. Biography Born in Stockholm, Carola Hansson studied Russian and history of art and literature at Uppsala University. Together with Karin Lind ...

(born 1942), novelist, translator *

Gunnel Hazelius-Berg Gunnel Gunnarsdotter Hazelius-Berg née Hazelius (1905–1997) was a Swedish museum curator, textile researcher and writer. She spent her entire professional career at Stockholm's Nordic Museum. As the director responsible for textiles, over the ...

(1905–1997), museum curator and writer, specializing in textiles and folk costumes *

Barbro Hedvall Barbro Christina Hedvall, (born February 8, 1944 in Bromma) is a Swedish journalist. She was an editorial writer for ''Dagens Nyheter'' between 1999 until 2009, and before that she was an editorial writer for Expressen for nineteen years. Hedvall ...

(born 1944), journalist, non-fiction writer *

Marie Hermanson Marie Hermanson (born 1956) is a Swedish writer and journalist. Many of her novels evoke fairy tales and myths, characterized by her sensually realist style. ''The Devil's Sanctuary'', her first novel to be translated into English, appeared in 20 ...

(born 1956), thriller writer, author of ''The Devil's Sanctuary'' *

Rut Hillarp Rut Gunhild Hillarp (21 February 1914 – 11 November 2003) was a Swedish poet and novelist. She is remembered for her modernist poetry evoking the difficulties of achieving sexual relationships in a man's world. Biography Born in Lund in the sou ...

(1914–2003), modernist poet evoking sexual relationships in a man's world * Karin Hübinette (born 1966), journalist, television presenter

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Ulla Isaksson Ulla Isaksson (22 June 1916 – 24 April 2000) was a Swedish author and screenplay writer. She was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to her short stories and novels, Isaksson also wrote scripts for films and plays. Early life and ed ...

(1916–2000), novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, caused controversy among feminists with ''Paradistorg'' (Paradise Place, 1973)

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* Ann Jäderlund (born 1955), poet, playwright, children's writer * Ann Henning Jocelyn, (born 1948), writer, playwright and translator *

Klara Johanson Klara Elisabeth Johanson (6 October 1875 – 8 October 1948) was a Swedish literary critic and essayist. She was unusually well educated for a woman in her city. She initially wrote for journals and newspapers before she and her partner spent five ...

(1875–1948), literary critic, essayist, translator * Majken Johansson (1930–1993), now regarded as one of Sweden's greatest mid-20th century poets * Mari Jungstedt (born 1962), popular crime fiction writer, journalist, translated 15 languages including English

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Mare Kandre Mare Kandre (27 May 1962 in Söderala – 24 March 2005) was a Sweden, Swedish writer of Estonians, Estonian descent. She was born on May 27, 1962 in Söderala, a small place in mid-Sweden and grew up in Gothenburg and Stockholm. Between 1967 and 1 ...

(1962–2005), novelist, short story writer, several works translated into English * Kristina Kappelin (born 1958), journalist, columnist, non-fiction writer *

Amanda Kerfstedt Hilda Augusta ''Amanda'' Kerfstedt, née ''Hallström'' (5 June 1835, in Eskilstuna – 10 April 1920, in Stockholm), was a Swedish novelist, playwright and translator. She was a popular and noted writer in late 19th and early 20th century Swede ...

(1835–1920), novelist, playwright, translator *

Ellen Key Ellen Karolina Sofia Key (; 11 December 1849 – 25 April 1926) was a Swedish difference feminist writer on many subjects in the fields of family life, ethics and education and was an important figure in the Modern Breakthrough movement. She was ...

(1849–1926), feminist writer, advocate of child-centred education * Ellen Kleman (1867–1943), novelist, journal editor, women's rights activist * Linde Klinckowström-von Rosen (1920–2000), columnist, letter writer, non-fiction writer * Sophie von Knorring (1797–1848), pioneer of the realistic novel in Sweden *

Thekla Knös ''Thekla'' Levinia Andrietta Knös (17 July 1815, Uppsala – 10 March 1880, Växjö), was a Swedish writer, poet and translator. Life Her parents were the wealthy professor Gustaf Knös (d. 1828) and the literary upper class socialite Alida ...

(1815–1880) * Anja Kontor (born 1964), journalist, television presenter * Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894–1940), novelist, short story writer, often causing controversy with accounts of sexual intercourse * Annette Kullenberg (1939–2021), journalist, novelist, playwright

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Camilla Läckberg Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson (; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called "the rock star of Nordic noir." Writ ...

(born 1974), best-seller crime writer, translated into 33 languages * Ann-Helén Laestadius (born 1971), Sami journalist and children's novelist, writing in Swedish *

Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (, , ; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author. She published her first novel, ''Gösta Berling's Saga'', at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Pr ...

(1858–1940), children's writer, novelist, Nobel prize winner * Dagmar Lange (1914–1991), successful crime fiction writer under the pen name Maria Lang *

Viveca Lärn Viveca Lärn, earlier Viveca Sundvall, born 6 April 1944 in Örgryte Parish in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a Swedish writerÅsa Larsson Åsa Larsson (born 28 June 1966) is a Swedish crime-fiction writer. Although born in Uppsala, she was raised in Kiruna in the far north. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Larsson was a tax lawyer, a profession she shares with the heroine of h ...

(born 1966), crime fiction writer *

Lisbeth Larsson Lisbeth Helena Larsson (1949–2021) was a Swedish literary historian and researcher who from 2000 was professor of literary studies at the University of Gothenburg where she focused on gender studies. Drawing on the archive of women's history at ...

(1949–2021), literary historian focusing on gender studies * Zenia Larsson (1922–2007), writer and sculptor, one of the first Holocaust survivors in Sweden to describe their war experiences *

Anne Charlotte Leffler Anne Charlotte Edgren-Leffler, duchess of Cajanello (1 October 184921 October 1892), was a Swedish author. Biography She was the daughter of the school principal John Olof Leffler and Gustava Wilhelmina Mittag. Her brother was noted mathematician ...

(1849–1892), novelist, biographer *

Anna Maria Lenngren Anna Maria Lenngren, née ''Malmstedt'' (June 18, 1754 – March 8, 1817), was one of the most famous poets in Swedish history. Her father and brother were also poets. One of her best-known poems is ''Några ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag ...

(1754–1817), well-known poet, works in support of intellectual freedom of expression for women *

Sara Lidman Sara Adéla Lidman (30December 192317June 2004) was a Swedish writer. Early life Born in Missenträsk, a village in present Skellefteå Municipality, Lidman was raised in the Västerbotten region of northern Sweden. She studied at the Universi ...

(1923–2004), novelist, several works translated into English * Birgitta Lillpers (born 1958), poet, novelist *

Gunnel Linde Gunnel Linde (14 October 1924 – 12 June 2014) was a Swedish writer who has written over forty children's books, among them '' Den vita stenen'' and '' I Am a Werewolf Cub''. In 1971, she was one of the founders of BRIS (''"Barnens rätt i sa ...

(1924–2014), writer *

Gurli Linder Ane Gurli Linder née Peterson (1865–1947) was a Swedish writer and feminist who was active in Stockholm's social life in the late 19th century when she also encouraged women to become more directly involved in culture. A strong supporter of l ...

(1865–1947), writer, feminist, children's literature critic *

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

(1907–2002), world-famous children's writer, best known for her

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story wh ...

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Barbro Lindgren Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in ...

(born 1937), children's writer * Anna Lindmarker (born 1961), journalist, broadcaster * Elin Lindqvist (born 1982), novelist * Eva Lindström (born 1952), illustrator and writer *

Aurora Ljungstedt ''Aurora'' Lovisa Ljungstedt (, Hjort; pseudonym, Claude Gérard; 2 September 1821 – 21 February 1908), was a Swedish writer. She is regarded to be the first crime novel author of her country and has been referred to as Sweden's Edgar Allan Poe ...

(1821–1908), crime horror writer *

Kristina Lugn Gunhild Bricken Kristina Lugn (; 14November 1948 – 9 May 2020)Jones, Evelyn.Författaren Kristina Lugn är död", Dagens Nyheter 9 May 2020. Accessed 9 May 2020. was a Swedish poet and dramatist and member of the Swedish Academy. Early ...

(1948–2020), poet, dramatist, critic

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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), novelist, at least two works translated into English * Rosa Malmström (1906–1995), librarian and gender studies specialist *Edda Manga (born 1969), historian of ideas *Gerda Marcus (1880–1952), journalist, philanthropist *Liza Marklund (born 1962), best-seller crime fiction writer, works translated into 30 languages *Moa Martinson (1890–1964), ever popular novelist, writer of articles and books in support of women's rights *Ellen Mattson (born 1962), novelist, critic *Katarina Mazetti (born 1944), widely translated novelist, journalist *Margareta Momma (1702–1772) *Edita Morris (1902–1988), Swedish-American pacifist, short story writer, journalist, novelist *Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), welfare state proponent, author of ''Crisis in the Population Question''

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*Kerstin Norborg (born 1961), novelist *Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763), revered poet, works defending women's rights, first self-supporting female writer in Sweden *Anna Nordgren (1847–1916), painter *Astrid Nyberg (1877–1928), pioneering newspaper editor and suffragist *Julia Nyberg (1784–1854), poet, songwriter, used the pen name Euphrosyne

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*Linda Olsson (born 1948), best-selling novelist, now in New Zealand *Rosalinde von Ossietzky-Palm (1919–2000), German-born Swedish non-fiction writer and pacifist *Nan Inger Östman (1923–2015), novelist, children's writer

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*Agneta Pleijel (born 1940), novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, critic, author of the philosophical novel ''Fungi''

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*Karolina Ramqvist (born 1976), journalist *Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841), diarist *Christina Rogberg (1832–1907), author and courtier *Eva Runefelt (born 1953), novelist, poet *Carina Rydberg (born 1962), novelist, author of the controversial ''Den högsta kasten'' *Elisabeth Rynell (born 1954), poet, novelist, English translation of her novel ''Mervas''

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*Hilda Sachs (1857–1935), journalist, novelist and women's rights activist *Marie Sophie Schwartz (1819–1894), novelist *Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861), diarist *Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020), novelist, some works written in collaboration with Per Wahlöö *Cecilia Skingsley (born 1968), journalist and economist *Edith Södergran (1892–1923), widely recognized Swedish-language modernist poet *Pernilla Stalfelt (born 1962), children's author and illustrator *Ingela Strandberg (born 1944), poet, children's writer, novelist, playwright, translator, journalist and musician *Sara Stridsberg (born 1972), novelist, poet *Eva Ström (born 1947), poet, novelist, biographer, critic *Amelie von Strussenfelt (1803–1847) *Ulrika von Strussenfelt (1801–1873) *Elsa Stuart-Bergstrom (1889-1970) *Margareta Suber (1892–1984), novelist, travel writer, children's writer, poet *Annakarin Svedberg (born 1934), novelist *Maria Sveland (born 1974), novelist and journalist

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*Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010), children's writer, novelist, journalist, illustrator *Johanna Thydell (born 1980), children's and youth writer *Anna-Clara Tidholm (born 1946), children's and youth writer, illustrator *Mia Törnblom (born 1967), columnist, non-fiction writer, educator *Rita Tornborg (born 1926), novelist, short story writer *Ulla Trenter (1936–2019), novelist, translator, politician *Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011), celebrated writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry *Helene Tursten (born 1954), crime fiction writer

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*Bea Uusma (born 1966), children's writer, non-fiction writer, illustrator, medical doctor

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*Gunnel Vallquist (1918–2016), essayist, non-fiction writer, translator, religious commentary

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*Elin Wägner (1882–1949), novelist, journalist, pacifist, feminist *Anna Westberg (1946–2005), novelist, non-fiction writer *Josefina Wettergrund (1830–1903) *Liselott Willén (born 1972), novelist *Gunilla Wolde (1939–2015), children's writer, illustrator

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