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or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

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* Mercedes Abad (born 1961), journalist, short story writer * Rosario de Acuña (1850–1923), playwright, essayist, short story writer and poet * Anna Aguilar-Amat (born 1962), Catalan-language poet, translator * Francisca Aguirre (1930–2019), poet *

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(died 1010), acclaimed Arabic-language poet *

Caterina Albert Caterina Albert i Paradís (L'Escala, Spain, 11 September 1869 — 27 January 1966), better known by her pen name Víctor Català, was a Catalan writer in Catalan and Spanish who participated in the Modernisme movement and was the author of o ...

(1869–1966), short story writer, novelist and poet * Núria Albó (born 1930), novelist, politician *

Aurora de Albornoz Aurora de Albornoz (January 22, 1926 – June 6, 1990) was born in Luarca, Asturias, Spain. As a youth, she lived in Luarca with her parents, sister, and extended family, throughout the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939— an event that ins ...

(1926–1990), poet *

Josefina Aldecoa Josefina Aldecoa, originally known as Josefa Rodríguez Álvarez (8 March 1926 – 16 March 2011), was a Spanish writer and teacher who was born in León. She was married to the writer Ignacio Aldecoa, whose surname she adopted after his dea ...

(1926–2011), novelist *

(born 1947), Galician-language poet, translator, biologist * Concepción Aleixandre (1862–1952), gynaecologist, feminist, non-fiction writer * Marilar Aleixandre (born 1947), writer, translator and biologist * Jesusa Alfau Galván de Solalinde (1895–1943), novelist * Florina Alías (1921–1999), Asturian-language author * Maria Dolors Alibés (1941–2009), children's author * Concha Alós (1926–2011), novelist * Amparo Alvajar (1916–1998), Galician translator, journalist, and playwright *

Begoña Ameztoy Begoña Ameztoy (born 1951) is a Spanish writer and painter. She started as a writer, but her interest in arts made her combine literature with cultural movements in Euskadi. She has worked as a columnist in ''El Diario Vasco ''El Diario Vasco ...

(born 1951), writer and painter * Blanca Andreu (born 1959), poet *

Lola Anglada Dolors Anglada i Sarriera (; 1893, in Barcelona – 1984, in Tiana, Province of Barcelona), commonly known as ''Lola Anglada'', was a Spanish writer, comics artist and illustrator. Biography Born to a Barcelona family with strong roots in Ti ...

(c.1893–1984), writer and illustrator *

Maria Àngels Anglada Maria Àngels Anglada was a Catalan people, Catalan poet and novelist. She was born in Vic, Spain, in 1920. She received a degree in Classical Philology at the University of Barcelona. Her first novel, ''Les closes'', won the Josep Pla Award. He ...

(1930–1999), Catalan-language poet, novelist *

Núria Añó Núria Añó (, ; born 1973) is a Catalan writer and a translator. Añó has exhibited her work in universities and institutions giving papers on literary creation or authors like Elfriede Jelinek, Patricia Highsmith, Salka Viertel, Franz Werf ...

(born 1973), Catalan-language novelist, short story writer, biographer, essayist *

Enriqueta Antolín Enriqueta Antolín Gimeno (1941 – 26 November 2013) was a Spanish journalist and writer, best known for her novels. Biography The descendant of a family deeply rooted in Palencia, Enriqueta Antolín moved to Toledo at age 6, where she lived a ...

(1941–2013), journalist and novelist *

Clementina Arderiu Clementina Arderiu (1889 in Barcelona – 1976) was a Spanish poet who wrote in the Catalan language. Influences on her work included the Catalan language writer Josep Carner, and her husband, the poet Carles Riba. Her poems tend to idealize d ...

(1889–1976), Catalan-language poet *

Concepción Arenal Concepción Arenal Ponte ( Ferrol, 31 January 1820 – Vigo, 4 February 1893) was a graduate in law, thinker, journalist, poet and Galician dramatic author within the literary Realism and pioneer in Spanish feminism. Born in Ferrol, Galicia, sh ...

(1820–1893), feminist writer, poet, essayist *

Xela Arias Xela Arias Castaño (1962 in Lugo – 2003 in Vigo) was a Spanish Galician-language poet and translator. She translated works by Jorge Amado, Camilo Castelo Branco, James Joyce, Fenimore Cooper and Wenceslao Fernández Flórez Wenceslao Fer ...

(1962–2003), Galician-language poet, translator *

Elena Arnedo Elena Arnedo Soriano (25 November 1941 – 7 September 2015) was a Spanish gynecologist, writer, and women's rights activist. Biography The daughter of feminist writer Elena Soriano, Arnedo was born in Madrid. Arnedo was the cousin of Leopoldo ...

(1941–2015), gynaecologist, writer and activist *

Rosa Maria Arquimbau Rosa Maria Arquimbau i Cardil (pen name, Rosa de Sant Jordi; 27th March,1909 – 28th February, 1992) was a Catalan writer, journalist, feminist, and suffragist. Together with Maria Teresa Vernet i Real, Carme Montoriol i Puig, Anna Murià, E ...

(1910–1991), Catalan-language novelist, journalist, feminist *

Julia de Asensi Julia de Asensi (4 May 1859 – 7 November 1921) was a Spanish journalist, translator Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language d ...

(1859–1921), journalist, novelist, children's writer *

Matilde Asensi Matilde Asensi Carratalá (born 1962) is a Spanish journalist and writer, specialised mainly in historical novels. Biography Asensi was born at Alicante. She studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and she later worked fo ...

(born 1962), historical novelist, journalist *

Judith Astelarra Judith Astelarra Bonomi (born 1943) is an Argentine sociologist based in Spain where she has specialized in gender studies. In Chile, she contributed to work on agricultural reform in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural ...

(born 1943), Argentine-born sociologist specializing in gender studies

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Inés Ballester María Inés Ballester Muñoz (born 28 September 1958) is a Spanish journalist and presenter. Biography With a licentiate in Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Inés Ballester started her career at Cadena SER, and later wen ...

(born 1958), journalist, cookbook writer and television presenter *

Maria Barbal Maria Barbal i Farré ( Tremp, Pallars Jussà, 17 September 1949) is a Spanish writer. Career Even though she has lived in Barcelona from the 1960s onward, the literary world of her early work as an author concentrates on the Pallars county o ...

(born 1949), novelist, children's writer *

Elia Barceló Elia Barceló or Elia Eisterer-Barceló (born 29 January 1957) is a Spanish academic and author who lives in Austria. Life Barceló was born in Elda in 1957. She became an academic and earned her doctorate in Innsbruck, Austria in 1995. She rem ...

(born 1957), academic and writing based in Austria * Carmen Baroja (1883–1950), writer and ethnologist * Nuria Barrios (born 1962), poet, fiction and non-fiction writer *

Lola Beccaria Lola Beccaria is a Spanish writer who is based in Madrid. Life Beccaria was born in Ferrol in Galicia in 1963. She has a doctorate in Hispanic studies. She has written several novels which have been translated into a number of different language ...

(born 1963), novelist *

Esther Bendahan Esther Bendahan Cohen (Tétouan, 1964) is a Moroccan-Spanish writer. Her Moroccan Jewish family went to Madrid when she was a child, in this city she studied Psychology and French Literature. She is the director of the television program ''Shalom ...

(born 1964), Moroccan-born Spanish-language novelist, essayist, living in Spain *

Pilar Benejam Arguimbau Pilar Benejam i Arguimbau (born 1937) is a Spanish geographer and pedagogue. In 1961 she graduated in teaching from the School of the Balearic Islands. In 1966 she obtained a licentiate in pedagogy, and another in history from the University of ...

(born 1937), geographer, writer and academic * Maria Beneyto (1925–2011), poet *

Elisa Beni Elisa Beni Uzabal (born 31 July 1965) is a Spanish journalist. When she took over ' at 23, she became the youngest newspaper director in Spain. Biography Elisa Beni graduated in Information Sciences from the University of Navarra , image ...

(born 1965), journalist, novelist *

Sara Berenguer Laosa Sara Berenguer Laosa (1919–2010) was a Catalans, Catalan Anarcho-syndicalism, anarcho-syndicalist and Anarcha-feminism, anarcha-feminist writer, who was active in the Mujeres Libres movement. Biography Sara Berenguer was born into a modest work ...

(1919–2010), poet and activist * Consuelo Berges (1889–1988), translator, journalist, and biographer * Mònica Bernabé (born 1972), journalist and writer * Beatriz Bernal (between 1501 and 1504–ca. 1563) writer, and one of the first women in Spain that could be considered professional writers * Aurora Bertrana (1892–1974), Catalan-language short story writer, novelist * Patrocinio de Biedma y la Moneda (1858–1927), poet and novelist * Carmen Blanco (born 1954), feminist writer, activist and academic * Montserrat Boix (born 1960), journalist * Pilar Bonet (born 1952), journalist and non-fiction writer * Rosario Ustáriz Borra (1927–2009), Aragonese language writer and poet * Maria Lluïsa Borràs i Gonzàlez (1931–2010), writer and exhibition curator * Nuria C. Botey (born 1977), science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer *

Dolors Bramon Maria Dolors Bramon Planes (born 31 December 1943) is a Spanish philologist, historian, and university professor specializing in the Muslim world. Biography Dolors Bramon married Ernest Lluch in 1966, with whom she had three daughters – Eulàli ...

(born 1943), philologist, historian, academic and writer * Mariam Budia (born 1970), author and playwright *

Carmen de Burgos Carmen de Burgos y Seguí (pseudonyms, Colombine, Gabriel Luna, Perico el de los Palotes, Raquel, Honorine and Marianela; Almería, December 10, 1867 – Madrid, October 9, 1932) was a Spanish journalist, writer, translator and women's rights act ...

(1867–1932), novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, translator * Juby Bustamante (1938–2014), journalist *

Gabriela Bustelo Gabriela Bustelo (Madrid, 1962) is a Spanish author, journalist and translator. Biography Included in the 1990 neorealist generation of Spanish novelists, Bustelo made her debut with ''Veo Veo'' ( Anagrama, 1996), which placed her in the liter ...

(born 1962), novelist, journalist, translator

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Fernán Caballero Fernán Caballero (24 December 1796 – 7 April 1877) was the pseudonym of Spanish novelist Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl de Faber y Ruiz de Larrea. She was daughter of German writer Johann Nikolaus Böhl von Faber and Spanish writer Frasquit ...

(1796–1877), novelist * Amparo Cabanes Pecourt (born 1938), academic and politician * María Cambrils (1878–1939), socialist feminist writer *

Roser Caminals-Heath Roser Caminals-Heath is an author and professor. She earned her Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees at the University of Barcelona. She is the author of five novels written in Catalan. She has also translated other authors novels like, '' ...

(fl. 1990s), Catalan novelist and translator *

María Teresa Campos María Teresa Campos Luque (born 18 June 1941) is a Spanish journalist and television presenter. She was born in Tétouan, then Spanish protectorate in Morocco, the third of the six children of an upper-middle-class family. She moved to Má ...

(born 1941), journalist, memoirist, humorous writer * Zenobia Camprubí (1887–1956), Spanish-born writer, diarist, later moved to Cuba and the United States *

Matilde Camus Aurora Matilde Gómez Camus (26 September 1919 – 28 April 2012) was a Spanish poet from Cantabria who also wrote non-fiction. Life and career Aurora Matilde Gómez Camus was born in Santander, Cantabria Santander () is the capital of t ...

(1919–2012), poet, non-fiction writer * Eva Canel (1857–1932), Spanish-born writer who settled in Cuba * Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918–1991), Catalan novelist, playwright and essayist * Àngels Cardona Palmer (born 1951), Catalan writer, educator and activist * María del Carme Ribé i Ferré (1920–1991), librarian, writer and activist * Ana Caro (1590–1646), Golden Age poet and playwright * Maite Carranza (born 1958), educator and children's writer, mainly in Catalan * Maria Carratalà i Van den Wouver (1899–1984), music critic, translator, playwright * Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614), religious poet, writer * Sofía Casanova (1861–1958), poet, novelist and journalist *

Borita Casas Liboria 'Borita' Casas Regueiro (1911–1999) was a Spanish Journalist, playwright and author of children's books, creator of the well-known character Antoñita la Fantástica ("Fantastic Antonia"). In 1948, as a radio announcer on Radio Madrid Bo ...

(1911–1999), journalist, playwright and children's writer * Yolanda Castaño (born 1977), painter, literary critic and poet * Josefina Castellví (born 1935), oceanographer, non-fiction writer * María Andrea Casamayor (1700–1780), early female science writer, two works on mathematics *

(1911–1999), children's writer *

Fina Casalderrey Fina Casalderrey (born 11 August 1951) is a Spanish writer and educator, considered to be one of the most important writers of Galician children's literature. Life and career She was born in Xeve in Pontevedra and began a career in teaching. ...

(born 1951), Galician children's writer * Cecilia Castaño (born 1953), professor of political science and applied economics * Yolanda Castaño (born 1977), Galician-language poet, translator * Sofía Castañón (born 1983), poet, journalist, politician *

Luisa Castro Luisa Castro (born 1966, in Foz, Lugo) is a Spanish writer and journalist who has published in Galician and Spanish. She has lived in Barcelona, New York City, Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Naples and Bordeaux. She is currently Director of the ...

(born 1966), novelist, poet, journalist, writing in Galician and Spanish *

Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro (; 23 February 1837 – 15 July 1885), was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely regarded as the greatest Galic ...

(1837–1885), romanticist poet, writings in Galician and Spanish * Mariana de Carvajal y Saavedra (1620–1670), Golden Age writer * Mercedes Cebrián (poet, short story writer and translator * Natividad Cepeda, poet, writer, and columnist * Annabel Cervantes (born 1969), Catalan-language writer * Mercedes Comaposada (1901–1994), educator, lawyer and writer *

Ernestina de Champourcín Ernestina de Champourcín Morán de Loredo (10 July 1905 in Vitoria-Gasteiz – 27 March 1999 in Madrid) was a Spanish poet. She is most associated with the Generation of '27. Early life Ernestina Michels de Champourcín Morán de Loredo, was b ...

(1905–1999), poet *

Rosa Chacel Rosa Clotilde Chacel Arimón (June 3, 1898 – July 27, 1994) was a famous and sometimes controversial writer from Spain. She was a native of Valladolid. Early life Chacel was born in Valladolid, the daughter of a teacher who sent her to liv ...

(1898–1994), well-known novelist * Dulce Chacón (1954–2003), poet, novelist, playwright *

(1905–1999), poet * Isabel Cheix (1839–1899), writer of historical, religious and romantic novels as well as poetry and stage plays * Rosa María Cid López (born 1956), academic specializing in gender and women's studies *

Victoria Cirlot Victoria Cirlot Valenzuela (born 1955), daughter of poet Juan Eduardo Cirlot, is a Spanish scholar of medieval culture and literature, philologist, translator and editor. She is a tenured professor of medieval literature and comparative literature a ...

(born 1955), non-fiction literary writer * Mercè Company (born 1947), writer in Spanish, Catalan and French languages *

Flavia Company Flavia Company (born 27 September 1963) writer and traveler. She develops her work either in Spanish and Catalan. She has a degree in Hispanic Philology, is a journalist, translator, teacher of creative writing and lecturer. She works in differen ...

(born 1963), Argentine-born Spanish novelist, poet, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish * Nieves Concostrina (born 1961), writer and journalist * Carmen Conde Abellán (1907–1996), poet, narrative writer * Paula Contreras Márquez (1911–2008), novelist, short story writer *

Carolina Coronado Victoria Carolina Coronado y Romero de Tejada (12 December 1820 – 15 January 1911) was a Spanish writer, famous for her poetry, considered the equivalent of contemporary Romantic authors like Rosalía de Castro. As one of the most well-known p ...

(1820–1911), popular poet, novelist, playwright * Aixa de la Cruz (born 1988),

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

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Filomena Dato Filomena Dato Muruais (1856 – 1 May 1926) was a Galician feminist and writer in Castilian Spanish and the Galician language. Remaining in Galicia all her life, she joined movements associated with Galician culture and to liberate women from st ...

(1856–1926), feminist, writer * Mercedes Deambrosis (born 1955), Spaniard who writes in French * Nieves Delgado (born 1968), science fiction writer and teacher * Paloma del Río (born 1960), journalist * Paloma Díaz-Mas (born 1954), novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer * Eva Díaz Pérez (born 1971), journalist, essayist and academic *

Maria Doménech Maria Domènech i Escoté (Alcover, Alt Camp, 1877 — Barcelona, 1952) was a novelist, poet and social activist from the Catalonia region of Spain. While living in Tarragona, she wrote using the pseudonym Josep Miralles. She was later known by her ...

(1877–1952), Catalan-language writer * María Domínguez (1882–1936), journalist, poet and politician * María Magdalena Domínguez (1922–2021), poet * Amalia Domingo Soler (1835–1909), novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, autobiographer * Maite Dono (born 1969), singer-songwriter, poet, and actress * María Dueñas (born 1964), best-selling novelist, academic writer

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* María de Echarri (1878–1955), Catholic apologist and feminist advocate *

María Egual Ana Maria Josepa Dorotea Egual i Miguel ( Castellón, January 1655 - Valencia, 23 April 1735), daughter of José Egual Borrás and Basilia Miguel, was a Spanish poet and dramatist. In 1676, she married Chrysostom Peris, Marquess of Castellfort C ...

(1655–1735), poet and playwright *

María Luisa Elío María Luisa Elío Bernal (17 August 1926 – 17 July 2009) was a Spanish writer and actress exiled in Mexico. She was an inspiration for Gabriel García Márquez. She wrote and acted in an autobiographical film, ''El balcón vacío'' (The Empty ...

(1926–2009), writer and actress exiled in Mexico * Rosa de Eguílaz y Renart (born 1864, date of death unknown), playwright and journalist * Feliciana Enríquez de Guzmán (1569–c. 1644), playwright * Tina Escaja (born 1965), Spanish-American poet, writer and academic * Teresa Espasa (fl. 1990s), Valencian poet, essayist and academic * Patricia Esteban Erlés, short story writer, Zaragoza * Lucía Etxebarría (born 1966), novelist, poet, essayist * Luisa Etxenike (born 1957), novelist, short story writer and poet

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* Lidia Falcón (born 1935), politician and writer * Elvira Farreras i Valentí (1913–2005), poet and essayist *

Cristina Fernández Cubas Cristina Fernández Cubas (Arenys de Mar, Barcelona province, 1945) is a Spanish writer and journalist. She has been described as "one of the most important writers who have begun to publish since the end of the Franco dictatorship" and has been ...

(born 1945), journalist, short story writer and novelist * Concepció Ferrer (born 1938), philologist, politician and writer * Ángela Figuera Aymerich (1902–1984), Basque poet writing in Spanish * Alaíde Foppa (1914–c. 1980), Spanish born poet, published in Guatemala and Mexico * Francesca Forrellad (1927–2013), Catalan writer * Lluïsa Forrellad (1927–2018), novelist and playwright in Spanish and Catalan * Susana Fortes (born 1959), novelist, columnist *

Elena Fortún María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo (17 November 1886 in Madrid – 8 May 1952 in Madrid) was a Spanish author of children's literature who wrote under the pen name Elena Fortún. She became famous for '' Celia ...

(1886–1952), children's writer, author of '' Celia, lo que dice'' * Isabel Franc (born 1955), novelist, short story writer and essayist * Espido Freire (born 1974), successful novelist, works translated into several languages * Anna Freixas (born 1946), academic and writer on the subjects of aging, feminism, and psychology * Laura Freixas (born 1958), novelist, short story writer, columnist * Milagros Frías (born 1955), writer, journalist and literary reviewer *

Gloria Fuertes Gloria Fuertes García (28 July, 1917 – 27 November, 1998) was a Spanish poet and author of children's literature. She was part of the Spanish literary movement known as '' postismo (post-ism)'' that began after the Spanish Civil War. Active ...

(1917–1998), poet, novelist, children's writer, playwright * Felícia Fuster (1921–2012), Catalan-language poet, translator

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* Patrícia Gabancho (1952–2017), Argentine-born Spanish journalist who wrote in Catalan *

Belén Gache Belén Gache (Buenos Aires, 1960) is a Spanish-Argentinian novelist and experimental writer. Of Spanish and Gibraltarian descent, she was born in Buenos Aires. She lives in Madrid. She graduated from the University of Buenos Aires where she was pro ...

(born 1960), Argentine-born novelist, electronic poet, living in Madrid * Ana Galán (born 1964), children's writer, humorous writer, writing in Spanish and English * Rosa Galcerán (1917–2015), cartoonist and poet * Adela Galiana (1825–?), Spanish writer, playwright, poet and columnist *

Beatriz Galindo Beatriz Galindo, sometimes spelled Beatrix and also known as La Latina ( – 23 November 1535), was a Spanish Latinist and educator. She was a writer, humanist and a teacher of Queen Isabella of Castile and her children. She was one of the mos ...

(c.1465–1534), Latinist and educator * María Rosa Gálvez de Cabrera (1768–1806), poet and playwright * Berta García Faet (born 1988), poet and translator *

María Esther García López María Esther García López (born, 8 December 1948, La Degollada, Valdés, Asturias) is a poet and writer in Asturian and Spanish. She is the president of the Asociación de Escritores de Asturias (Asturias Writers Association). She graduated i ...

(born 1948), poet and writer; president, Asturias Writers Association *

Adelaida García Morales Adelaida García Morales (1945, in Badajoz, Spain – 22 September 2014, in Dos Hermanas, Spain) was a Spanish writer. Life and work Born in Badajoz, García Morales moved at the age of 13 to Seville, her parents' home town. She lived there for m ...

(1945–2014), novelist, actress *

Yolanda García Serrano Yolanda García Serrano (born 1958) is a Spanish film director and writer, the winner of the 1994 Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''All Men Are the Same (1994 film), All Men Are the Same''. Biography García studied Public Re ...

(born 1958), scriptwriter and playwright * Olvido García Valdés (born 1950), poet, biographer, translator * Fanny Garrido (1846–1917), Galician writer and translator * Alicia Giménez Bartlett (born 1951), detective novelist * Teresa Giménez Barbat (born 1955), anthropologist, writer and politician * Lupe Gómez (born 1972), Galician-language poet, literary critic, columnist * Mar Gómez Glez (born 1977), playwright and novelist * Paloma Gómez Borrero (1934–2017), journalist and writer * Eloísa Gómez-Lucena, contemporary novelist, non-fiction writer, historian * Consuelo González Ramos (1877–?), journalist and feminist *

Enriqueta González Rubín Enriqueta González Rubín (17 April 1832 – 9 November 1877) was a Spanish writer. Her 1875 ''Viaxe del tío Pacho el Sordo a Uviedo'' is the earliest known novel published in Asturian language, Asturian. Early life and career Relatively l ...

(1832–1877), novelist and writer in Asturian * Belén Gopegui (born 1963), novelist, journalist *

Dolores Gortázar Serantes María Dolores de Gortázar Serantes (1872-1936) was a Spanish writer, journalist, education activist, feminist militant and political propagandist. In the 1910-1920s she enjoyed some popularity as a novelist; currently her literary contribution ...

(1872–1936), novelist, journalist and activist *

María Goyri de Menéndez Pidal Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(1873–1955), literary critic, poet, feminist *

Almudena Grandes María de la Almudena Grandes Hernández (7 May 1960 – 27 November 2021) was a Spanish writer. Author of 13 novels and three short-story collections, her work has been translated into twenty languages and frequently adapted to film. She won t ...

(1960–2021), erotic novelist, short story writer * Olga Guirao (born 1956), novelist * Goya Gutiérrez (born 1954), poet

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* Úrsula Heinze (born 1941), poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer and children's writer * Francisca Herrera Garrido (1869–1950), Galician-language novelist, poet * María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801), poet

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Carmen de Icaza María Carmen de Icaza y de León, 8th Baroness of Claret (17 May 1899 – 16 March 1979) was a Spanish journalist and novelist from 1935–60.Maureen Ihrie & Salvador Oropesa. ''World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia'', p ...

(1899–1979), novelist *

María Antonia Iglesias María Antonia Iglesias González (15 January 1945 – 29 July 2014) was a Spanish writer and journalist. Iglesias was born in Madrid. Her father was the pianist and musicologist Antonio Iglesias Álvarez, and she worked on publications such as ...

(1945–2014), journalist, non-fiction writer * Lola Iturbe (1902–1990), trade unionist and journalist * Mari Carmen Izquierdo (1950–2019), pioneering sports journalist

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Maria de la Pau Janer Maria de la Pau Janer (; born 13 January 1966 in Majorca) is a writer from Spain who works in Spanish and Catalan language, Catalan. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela and the Ramon Llull Novel Award. She got her Doctor of Philos ...

(born 1966), Catalan-language novelist *

Clara Janés Clara Janés Nadal, born in Barcelona (6 November 1940), is a Spanish writer of several literary genres. She is recognised as a poet and is distinguished as a translator of different central European and eastern languages. Since 2015, she has o ...

(born 1940), acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, translator * Palmira Jaquetti i Isant (1895–1963), folklorist, poet, and writer *

Isabel de Josa Dona Isabel de Josa y Cardona (c. 1508 in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain – 1575 in Lleida) was a Catalan writer. Born Isabel d'Orrit as a member of an influential and wealthy Barcelonian family, she married Guillem Ramon de Josa. She was a humani ...

(c.1508–1575), Catalan writer * Inés Joyes y Blake (1731–1808), translator and feminist essayist * Juana Teresa Juega López (1885–1979), Galician-language poet * Conxita Julià (1920–2019), Catalan-language poet * Cristina Jurado (born 1972), science fiction and fantasy writer and editor

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Carmen Karr Carme Karr i Alfonsetti (Spanish, Carmen Karr; Barcelona, 16 March 1865 – 29 December 1943) was a Spanish Catalan feminist, journalist, writer, musicologist and song-composer. Karr was one of the most ardent Catalan feminists of the early 20t ...

(1865–1943), feminist and journalist * Alicia Kopf (born 1982), novelist and academic

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* Ángela Labordeta (born 1967), novelist, journalist * María Elvira Lacaci(1916–1997), Galician poet * Carmen Laforet (1921–2004), existentialist novelist, short story writer * Regina de Lamo (1870–1947), pianist, writer, journalist and activist *

Margarita Landi Encarnación Margarita Isabel Verdugo Díez (19 November 1918 – 6 February 2004), popularly known as Margarita Landi, was a Spanish journalist. Professional career Margarita Landi was one of the first women to specialize in the journalistic ge ...

(1918–2004), journalist and television presenter * Paula Lapido (born 1945), short story writer *

María Teresa León María Teresa León Goyri (31 October 1903 – 13 December 1988) was a Spanish writer, activist and cultural ambassador. Born in Logroño, she was the niece of the Spanish feminist and writer María Goyri (the wife of Ramón Menéndez Pidal). S ...

(1903–1988), novelist, short story writer, playwright, children's writer, columnist * Rosa Leveroni (1910–1985), Catalan-language poet * Gemma Lienas (born 1951), writer, feminist activist, politician * Lucía Lijtmaer (born 1977), journalist, writer *

Elvira Lindo Elvira Lindo (born 23 January 1962 in Cádiz, Spain) is a Spanish journalist and writer. At the age of 12 Lindo moved to Madrid, where she studied journalism at Complutense University of Madrid. She did not get her degree, as she began to work ...

(born 1962), journalist, novelist, playwright * Eulàlia Lledó (born 1952), philologist and non-fiction writer * Ángeles López de Ayala (1858–1926), playwright, journalist and activist *

Leonor López de Córdoba Leonor López de Córdoba y Carrillo (Calatayud, ca. 1362-1363 Córdoba, July 1430) wrote what is supposed to be the first autobiography in Castilian, named ''Memorias'' by one of its editors, after being banished from the Castilian Court where s ...

(1362–1430), Spain's earliest autobiographer * Marian Lopez Fernandez-Cao (born 1964), academic, curator and art writer * Mariló López Garrido (born 1963) * Rosaura Lopez (1932–2005), maid who wrote about John Lennon *

Irene Lozano Irene Lozano Domingo (born 17 June 1971) is a Spanish writer, journalist, and politician, who served as President of the Consejo Superior de Deportes and Secretary of State for Sports of Spain from 2020 to 2021 and as Secretary of State for Glob ...

(born 1971), writer, journalist and politician

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* Ángeles Maestro (born 1952), Spanish politician * Chantal Maillard (born 1951), poet, essayist, non-fiction works on philosophy * Helena Maleno (born 1970), journalist, writer and activist *

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), Catalan-language poet, translator * Carolina Marcial Dorado (1889–1941), educator and writer based in USA * Inés Marful (born 1965), scholar *

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), Galician writer * Inka Martí (born 1964), journalist, editor, writer and photographer *

Carmen Martín Gaite Carmen Martín Gaite (8 December 1925 – 23 July 2000) was a Spanish author. She wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays, across many genres. Gaite was awarded the Premio Nadal in 1957 for '' Entre visillos'', the Prince ...

(1925–2000), novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, children's writer * Ana María Martínez Sagi (1907–2000), poet, journalist, feminist and trade unionist * Laia Martínez i López (born 1984), poet and translator * Susana Martinez-Conde (born 1969), Spanish-American researcher, non-fiction writer * Raquel Martínez-Gómez (born 1973), novelist *

Toti Martínez de Lezea Esperanza Martínez de Lezea García (born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain, 1949) is a Spanish writer who writes both in Spanish and Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their languag ...

(born 1949), novelist, translator, writing in Spanish and Basque * Maria del Pilar Maspons i Labrós (1841–1907), poet and novelist * María Josefa Massanés (1811–1887), poet * Pilar Mateos (born 1942), children's writer *

Ana María Matute Ana María Matute Ausejo (26 July 1925 – 25 June 2014) was an internationally acclaimed Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española. In 1959, she received the Premio Nadal for ''Primera memoria''. The third woman to receive the Ce ...

(1925–2014), highly acclaimed novelist, short story writer * Megan Maxwell (born 1965), romantic chick lit novelist * Antonia Maymón (1881–1959), novelist and non-fiction writer * Margarita de Mayo Izarra (1889–1969), journalist and teacher * Elena Medel (born 1985), poet, literary critic * Susana Medina (born 1966), poetry and prose in Spanish and English * Concha Méndez (1898–1986), poet, playwright, member of Generation of '27 *

Ana Merino Ana Merino (born 1971) is a Spanish poet. Biography Ana Merino was born in Madrid in 1971, daughter of José María Merino. Ana Merino was between 2004 and 2009 an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Dartmouth College. She left Dartmouth in 2009 ...

(born 1971), poet, novelist, educator, living in the United States * Sara Mesa (born 1976), poet and novelist * Ana María Moix (1947–2014), poet, novelist, short story writer, translator * Selena Millares (born 1963), poet, essayist and academic * Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet (1942–2019), journalist and academic *

Laura Mintegi Laura Mintegi Lakarra (born October 26, 1955) is a Basque author, politician and a professor at the University of the Basque Country. Although she was born in Navarre, she moved to Biscay at an early age and has lived there ever since; first in B ...

(born 1965), novelist, politician and academic * Pilar Molina Llorente (born 1943), children's writer *

Empar Moliner Empar Moliner Ballesteros (; Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana, Barcelona, 1966) is a Spanish writer and journalist. She works for the newspapers El País, Avui, and appears in several TV and radio programs as ''Minoria Absoluta'' (RAC 1), ''El matí d ...

(born 1966), writer and journalist *

Dolors Monserdà Dolors Monserdà i Vidal (née, Dolors Moncerdà i Vidal; also known as, Dolors Monserdà de Macià; Barcelona, 1845 - 1919) was a Catalan writer, poet, storyteller, playwright, essayist, and columnist. She was the sister of the painter Enric Mon ...

(1845–1919), poet, novelist and playwright *

Rosa Montero Rosa Montero Gayo (; born 3 January 1951) is a Spanish journalist and author of contemporary fiction. Early life and education The daughter of a bullfighter and a housewife, Montero was born in Cuatro Caminos, a district of Madrid. The contra ...

(born 1951), journalist, acclaimed novelist * Carmen Montoriol Puig (1893–1966), Catalan poet, playwright, translator *

Federica Montseny Frederica Montseny i Mañé (; 1905–1994) was a Catalan Anarchism, anarchist and intellectual who served as Ministry of Health (Spain), Minister of Health and Social Assistance in the Government of the Second Spanish Republic, Spanish Republi ...

(1905–1994), novelist, essayist, politician * María Luz Morales (1889–1980), pioneering cultural journalist and writer * María Victoria Moreno (1939–2005), children's writer, poet and essayist, writing in both Spanish and Galician * Teresa Moure (born 1969), Galician-language essayist, novelist, children's writer *

Elisabeth Mulder Elisabeth Mulder Pierluisi (married name, Elizabeth Mulder de Dauner; Barcelona, 9 February 1904 – Barcelona, 28 November 1987) was a Spanish writer, poet, translator, journalist and literary critic. Her father, Enrique Mulder García (Marquis ...

(1904–1987), poet, novelist, short story writer * Estefanía Muñiz (born 1974), poet and scriptwriter * Isabel Muñoz-Caravaca (1838–1915), journalist writer and labour activist * Anna Murià (1904–2002), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, essayist

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Elvira Navarro Elvira Navarro Ponferrada (born 25 March 1978) is a Spanish writer. Career Elvira Navarro holds a licentiate in Philosophy from the Complutense University of Madrid. In 2004 she won the City Council of Madrid's Young Creators Competition, and en ...

(born 1978), novelist and short story writer *

Julia Navarro Julia Navarro (Born Madrid, 1953) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. She is the daughter of Spanish journalist, Felipe Navarro "Yale". After writing books on current affairs and politics, she published her first novel ''The Brotherhood of the H ...

(born 1953), best-selling novelist, journalist, novels widely translated but not into English *

Margarita Nelken Margarita Nelken (5 July 1894– 5 March 1968) was a Spanish feminist and writer. She was a well known intellectual and a central figure in the earliest Spanish women's movement in the 1930s. Early life and education Nelken was born María Ter ...

(1894–1968), feminist and writer *

Marysa Navarro Marysa Navarro Aranguren (born 1934) is a Spanish-American historian specializing in the history of feminism, the history of Latin American women, and the history of Latin America. She occupies a prominent role as a promoter and activist in the a ...

(born 1934), academic and essayist * Carmen Nonell (born 1920), novelist *

Olga Novo Olga Novo (born 1975 in Vilarmao, A Pobra do Brollón) is a Galicia (Spain), Galician poet and essayist. She studied Galician Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela and was a high school teacher in several Galician centres, and ...

(born 1975), Galician-language poet, essayist

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Carlota O'Neill Carlota Alejandra Regina Micaela O'Neill y de Lamo (27 March 1905 – 20 June 2000) was a Spanish- Mexican writer and journalist. Her husband, Captain Virgilio Leret Ruiz, was executed after opposing the July 1936 military uprising in Melilla whi ...

(1905–2000), novelist, non-fiction writer and journalist *

Mercedes Odina Mercedes Odina (born 11 October 1959, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish journalist, author, film director and culture manager. Career in journalism Mercedes Odina has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the Universidad Autonoma de Bar ...

(born 1959), journalist, non-fiction writer * Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer (1946–2022), Catalan-language novelist, short story writer, translator * Lourdes Oñederra (born 1957), Basque-language novelist, short story writer, academic works on linguistics * Lourdes Ortiz (born 1943), novelist, poet, essayist, translator * Marisol Ortiz de Zárate (born 1960), children's writer * Constanza Ossorio (1595–1637), poet and writer *

Isabel Oyarzábal Smith Isabel Oyarzábal Smith (12 June 1878 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain – 28 May 1974 Mexico City) was a Spanish-born journalist, writer, actress and diplomat, also known as Isabel de Palencia. Biography She had a Scottish mother, Anne Guthrie ...

(1878–1974), feminist writer, journalist, diplomat

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* Pilar Pallarés (born 1957), Galician poet *

Teresa Pàmies Teresa Pàmies i Bertran (8 October 1919 – 13 March 2012) was a Spanish Catalan-language writer. She was leader of the (1937) and one of the founders of the National Alliance of Dona Jove (1937–1939). Married to , General Secretary of the Uni ...

(1919–2012), non-fiction Catalan writer *

Emilia Pardo Bazán Emilia Pardo Bazán y de la Rúa-Figueroa (16 September 185112 May 1921), countess of Pardo Bazán, was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor and professor. She is known for introducing naturalis ...

, novelist, journalist, essayist, critic, associated with the naturalistic movement * Ana Pardo de Vera (born 1974), journalist and newspaper editor * Victòria Peña i Nicolau,(1827–1898), Mallorcan poet *

Pilar Pedraza Pilar Pedraza Martínez (born 12 October 1951) is a Spanish professor and writer. Her work has two main aspects: horror narrative and essay. Biography After earning her doctorate in history at the University of Valencia, Pilar Pedraza has been te ...

(born 1951), novelist and essayist * Paloma Pedrero (born 1957), actress and playwright * María Dolores Pérez Enciso (1908–1949), journalist, essayist * Mónica Pérez de las Heras (born 1965), journalist, writer and academic * Isabel Pérez Montalbán (born 1964), poet * Narcisa Pérez Reoyo (1849–1876), writer * Gloria Pérez-Salmerón (born 1958), national librarian and writer *

Núria Perpinyà Núria Perpinyà Filella (; born 1961) is a Catalan novelist, a playwright and an essayist. Senior Lecturer in Theory and Comparative Literature at the university of Lleida in Catalonia, Spain. Her novels deal with unusual topics and are character ...

(born 1961), Catalan-language novelist, essayist *

Julia Piera Julia Piera (born 1970, Madrid) is a contemporary poet. She is the author of the following books: ''Grinda y Mórdomo'' (Abada, 2020), ''Al vértice de la arena'' (Biblioteca Nueva, 2003), ''Igual que esos pájaros disecados'' (Hojas de Zenobia, Di ...

(born 1970), poet * Maria del Pilar Maspons i Labrós (1841–1907), poet, novelist, folklorist * Aurora Picornell, political activist and martyr * Florencia del Pinar (15th century), early female poet * Valentina Pinelo (17th century), religious writer * Irene Polo (1909–1942), journalist and translator * Núria Pompeia (1931–2016), cartoonist, journalist and writer in both Spanish and Catalan *

Marta Portal Marta Portal Nicolás (10 August 1930 – 26 August 2016) was a Spanish writer, critic, journalist, and professor associated with the Generation of '50. She was a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela. Career Portal held a degree in philosop ...

(1930–2016), novelist, short story writer and essayist *

Luz Pozo Garza Luz Pozo Garza (Ribadeo, 21 July 1922 – A Coruña , 20 April 2020), was a Spanish poet and a member of the Royal Galician Academy. Biography She began her studies in Ribadeo with the painter and sculptor, Prieto Coussent. At the age of fourt ...

(1922–2020), poet *

Nativel Preciado Natividad del Belén Preciado González (born 1 November 1948), known as Nativel Preciado, is a Spanish journalist and writer. Biography Nativel Preciado began her professional career at the '' Arriba'' (the official newspaper of Francoist Spain ...

(born 1948), journalist and non-fiction writer * Isabel Prieto de Landázuri (1833–1876), poet and dramatist

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Ana Rosa Quintana Ana Rosa Quintana Hortal (Madrid, 12 January 1956) is a Spanish journalist and television presenter. She studied journalism in the Complutense University of Madrid, and started in radio programs (Radio Nacional de España, Radio Continental, ...

(born 1956), journalist and television presenter * Rebeca Quintáns (born 1964), journalist and research writer * Elena Quiroga (1921–1995), novelist

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Llucia Ramis Llucia Ramis i Laloux ( Palma, Majorca, April 23, 1977) is a Catalan language journalist and writer. She studied journalism at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and has worked in different media, including the newspaper ''Diario de Mallorca'', ...

(born 1977), journalist and novelist *

Dolores Redondo Dolores Redondo Meira (born 1 February 1969) is a Spanish writer of noir novels, author of the ''Baztán Trilogy'', and winner of the 2016 Premio Planeta de Novela literary prize. Biography Dolores Redondo began studying for her law degree ...

(born 1969), novelist *

Rosa Regàs Rosa Regàs (born 1933, in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer and novelist. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela and the Premio Nadal. Biography Rosa Regàs was born in Barcelona in 1933. During the Spanish Civil War she was exiled to ...

(born 1933), novelist, columnist * Charlotte Remfry (1869–1957), writer and translator * Eugenia Rico (born 1972), novelist, poet, journalist * Lolo Rico (1935–2019), children's writer and television producer *

Carme Riera Carme Riera Guilera (; born 12 January 1948) is a novelist and essayist. She has also written short stories, scripts for radio and television and literary criticism. She holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology and is a professor of Spanish liter ...

(born 1948), Catalan-language novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic, also writes in Spanish *

Pilar del Río María del Pilar del Río Sánchez (born March 15, 1950) is a Spanish journalist, writer and translator. She is the president of José Saramago Foundation. Biography Pilar del Río was born in Castril ( Granada) in 1950, to Antonio and Carm ...

(born 1950), journalist, writer and translator * Blanca de los Ríos (1862–1956), novelist, essayist and painter * Marta Rivera de la Cruz (born 1970), novelist * Margarita Rivière (1944–2015), journalist and non-fiction writer *

Marta Robles Marta Robles (born 30 June 1963) is a Spanish journalist and writer. Radio Marta Robles holds a degree in Information Sciences, Journalism branch, from the Complutense University of Madrid. Before graduating she began working at the magazine '' T ...

(born 1963), writer of fiction and non-fiction, television scriptwriter and presenter * Maria Mercè Roca (born 1958), Catalan short story writer, novelist, politician * Cristina Rodríguez (born 1972), French-language journalist, novelist *

Fátima Rodríguez Fátima Rodríguez (Pontedeume, Galicia, 15 May 1961) is a Spanish Galician writer, and a translator in Galician and Spanish languages. She is also a professor at the University of Western Brittany in Brest, France. Biography Rodríguez studie ...

(born 1961), writer, translator, professor *

Mercè Rodoreda Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí (; 10 October 1908 – 13 April 1983) was a Catalan novelist. She is considered the most influential contemporary Catalan language writer, as evidenced by the references of other authors in her work and the internation ...

(October 10, 1908 – April 13, 1983), Catalan novelist * Cristina Rodríguez (born 1972), journalist, historian and novelist who writes in French *

Fanny Rubio Francisca Rubio Gámez (born 18 October 1949), better known by the pseudonym Fanny Rubio, is a Spanish professor, researcher, and writer, an expert in contemporary Spanish poetry. Biography Born in Linares on 18 October 1949, Fanny Rubio began he ...

(born 1949), novelist and literary critic

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Oliva Sabuco Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera (2 December 1562 in Alcaraz) was a Spanish writer in holistic medical philosophy in the late 16th – early 17th century. She was interested in the interaction between the physical and psychological phenomena; there ...

(1562–c.1622), medical and psychological works *

Faustina Sáez de Melgar Faustina Sáez de Melgar, née ''Faustina Sáez y Soria'' (1834–1895) was a Spanish writer and journalist. She was mother of the composer and painter . Biography Faustina Sáez y Soria began to write her first literary texts at age nine, an ...

(1834–1895), novelist, poet and essayist *

Ada Salas Ada Salas or AdaMc (born 1965) is a Spanish poet and author. She has worked as a teacher. Her poetry is known for its inclusion of pauses. Life Ada (Moreno) Salas was born in Cáceres, Spain in 1965. She earned a doctorate in philology at the Un ...

(born 1965), poet and educator * María Salas Larrazábal (1922–2008), writer, journalist * Mercedes Salisachs (1916–2014), novelist, short story writer * Marcela de San Félix (1605–1687), poet, religious writer * Isabel San Sebastián (born 1959), journalist, writer and broadcaster * Clara Sánchez (born 1955), novelist * Cristina Sánchez-Andrade (born 1968), novelist and translator * Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich (born 1954), Catalan-language poet, short story writer *

Lucía Sánchez Saornil Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895–1970), was a lesbian Spanish poet, militant anarchist and feminist. She is best known as one of the founders (alongside Mercedes Comaposada and Amparo Poch Y Gascón) of ''Mujeres Libres'' and served in the Conf ...

(1895–1970), poet and feminist * Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger (born 1959), narrative writer, poet and translator * Elena Santiago (1941–2021), novelist and short story writer * Care Santos (born 1970), journalist and novelist writing in Spanish and Catalan *

Marta Sanz Marta Sanz Pastor (born 1967, Madrid) is a Spanish writer. Her work includes the novels ''Susana y los viejos'' (nominated for the Premio Nadal Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino ...

(born 1967), novelist and poet *

(1895–1970), poet, feminist writer * Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger (born 1959), Valencian poet, narrative writer * Elena Santiago (1941–2021), novelist, short story, and children's writer *

Ana Santos Aramburo Ana Santos Aramburo (born 1957) is a Spanish librarian who has been the director of the Biblioteca Nacional de España, National Library of Spain since February 2013. Biography Santos has a degree in geography and history from the University ...

(born 1957), national librarian and writer * Care Santos (born 1970), novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish * Belén de Sárraga (1874–1951), journalist * Elvira Sastre (born 1992), poet and translator *

Marta Segarra Marta Segarra Montaner (born October 25, 1963) is a Spanish philologist, university professor, and CNRS researcher who develops her work mainly in the fields of gender and sexuality studies, biopolitics and posthumanism, and cultural studies (l ...

(born 1963), essayist * Berta Serra Manzanares (born 1958), poet and novelist *

Luisa Sigea de Velasco Luisa Sigea de Velasco (1522 in Tarancón – October 13, 1560 in Burgos), also known as Luisa Sigeia, Luisa Sigea Toledana and in the Latinized form Aloysia Sygaea Toletana, was a poet and intellectual, one of the major figures of Spanish hu ...

(1522–1560), poet, wrote mainly in Latin *

Isabel-Clara Simó Isabel-Clara Simó i Monllor (4 April 1943 – 13 January 2020) was a Spanish journalist and writer. She is considered one of the most important writers in the Catalan language. Simó was awarded several prizes, including the Premi Sant Jordi i ...

(1943–2020), Catalan-language journalist and writer * Teresa Solana (born 1962), crime novelist *

Carme Solé Vendrell Carme Solé Vendrell (born Barcelona, 1944) is a Spanish illustrator and writer, mainly of children's books. Since 1968, she has illustrated more than a hundred books. She has also worked on television series such as ''Víctor y María''. She w ...

(born 1944), illustrator and children's writer * Maria Assumpció Soler i Font (1913–2004), Catalan writer and journalist * Dolores Soler-Espiauba (born 1935), novelist * Anna Soler-Pont (born 1968), writer * Cristina Spínola (born 1976), journalist, athlete, YouTuber

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* Sofía Tartilán (1829–1888), novelist, essayist, journalist, editor *

Corín Tellado María del Socorro Tellado López (25 April 1927 in El Franco, Asturias, Spain – 11 April 2009), known as Corín Tellado, was a prolific Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels that were best-sellers in several Spanish-language ...

(1927–2009), novelist * Ana Tena (born 1966), Aragonese short story writer *

Teresa de Cartagena Teresa de Cartagena (Burgos, c.1425–?) was a Spanish writer, mystic and nun who is considered to be the first Spanish female writer and mystic. She became deaf between 1453 and 1459. Her experience of deafness influenced her two known works ''Ar ...

(15th century), early feminist, autobiographer *

Teresa of Ávila Teresa of Ávila, OCD (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada; 28 March 15154 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. Active during th ...

(1515–1582), mystical writer * Mònica Terribas i Sala (born 1968), Catalan journalist, educator, broadcasting executive *

Josefina de la Torre Josefina de la Torre Millares (1907–2002) was a Spanish poet, novelist, and opera singer, as well as a stage, film, radio, and television actress. She was closely associated with the Generation of '27, an influential group of poets including Ern ...

(1907–2002), poet, novelist, opera singer, actress * Carme Torras (born 1956), computer scientist, technical writer and novelist * Maruja Torres (born 1943), journalist * Xohana Torres (1929–2017), poet, playwright and novelist * Laura Tremosa (born 1937), engineer, feminist, non-fiction writer * Esther Tusquets (1936–2012), publisher, novelist, essayist

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* Rosana Ubanell (born 1958), journalist, detective story novelist *

Pilar Urbano Pilar Urbano Casaña (born 1940) is a Spanish journalist and writer. Biography Pilar Urbano was born in Valencia in 1940. She currently publishes her contributions in the newspaper '' El Mundo''. She is also a numerary member of Opus Dei. Print ...

(born 1940), journalist and non-fiction writer * Arantxa Urretabizkaia (born 1947), Basque-language novelist, screenwriter, poet * Carmina Useros (1928–2017), writer, ceramist, painter, and cultural manager

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Amelia Valcarcel Amelia may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Amélia'' (film), a 2000 Brazilian film directed by Ana Carolina * ''Amelia'' (film), a 2009 film based on the life of Amelia Earhart Literature * '' Amelia (magazine)'', a Swedish ...

(born 1950), philosopher, feminist, non-fiction writer *

Pilar de Valderrama Pilar de Valderrama Alday (27 September 1889 – 15 October 1979) was a Spanish poet and playwright identified with postmodernism. She was also known as Guiomar, thanks to her correspondence with poet Antonio Machado between 1928 and 1936. Biog ...

(1889–1879), poet and playwright *

Curri Valenzuela María Encarnación Valenzuela Conthe (born 1945), better known as Curry or Curri Valenzuela, is a Spanish journalist and writer. Biography After graduating from the , Curri Valenzuela began her career working for the EFE news agency, first in ...

(born 1945), journalist and non-fiction writer * Julieta Valero (born 1971), poet * Maria Vallejo-Nágera (born 1964), novelist * Ángela Vallvey (born 1964), children's writer, novelist *

Brigitte Vasallo Brigitte Vasallo (Barcelona, 1973) is a Spanish writer and antiracist, feminist and LGBTI activist, specially known for her critique of gendered islamophobia, purplewashing and homonationalism, as well as for the defence of polyamory in affective ...

(born 1973), writer and social activist *

Ana María Vázquez Hoys Ana María Vázquez Hoys (born 8 October 1945) is a Spanish ancient history professor and book author. She collaborates in educational radio and television programs and gives talks at conferences on Ancient History. She studied at the Universida ...

(born 1945), non-fiction writer, historic novelist, historian * María Teresa de Vega, novelist and poet * Maria Verger (1892–1983), archivist, librarian and poet in Catalan and Spanish * Isabel Vericat (born 1970), author and translator * Antònia Vicens (born 1941), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan * Beatriz Villacañas (born 1964), poet, essayist, critic

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* Sultana Wahnón (born 1960), essayist, literary critic and academic

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Olga Xirinacs Díaz Olga Xirinacs Díaz (born 1936) is a Spanish writer and piano teacher. During her literary career, she has written poetry, drama, tales and essays. She was born in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain), where she still lives and works. Xirinacs often w ...

(born 1936), poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer *

Xosefa Xovellanos Xosefa de Xovellanos y Xove Ramírez (1745–1807) was the younger sister of Asturian politician Gaspar Melchor de Xovellanos and prominent writer in Asturian. She was born in Gijón on June 4, (1745) and married to Domingo Gonzalez de Argand ...

(1745–1807), Asturian poet

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María Zambrano María Zambrano Alarcón (22 April 1904 – 6 February 1991) was a Spanish essayist and philosopher associated with the Generation of '36 movement. Her extensive work between the civic engagement and the poetic reflection started to be r ...

(1904–1991), essayist, philosopher, belonged to the

Generation of '36 The Generation of '36 ( es, Generación del 36) is the name given to a group of Spanish artists, poets and playwrights who were working about the time of the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939). The Generation of '36 was a literary movement that suff ...

María de Zayas María de Zayas y Sotomayor (before 12 September 1590 – unknown) wrote during Spain's Golden Age of literature. She is considered by a number of modern critics as one of the pioneers of modern literary feminism, while others consider her simp ...

(1590–1661), pioneer of literary feminism * Pilar de Zubiaurre (1884–1970), essayist, letter writer

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