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Lists of women writers by nationality A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

.'' This is a list of notable women writers. 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 (b. 1962, South Africa), poet & fiction wr. in English * Sharon Maas (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 Aifric Mac Aodha (born 1979) is an Irish poet and writer. Working mainly in the Irish language, she is an editor with An Gúm. Biography A native of Dublin, Mac Aodha first book, ''Gabháil Syrinx'' was published in 2010. She has edited ''Comhar ...

(b. 1979, Ireland), poet *

Dorothy Macardle Dorothy Macardle (7 March 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 was ...

(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 Dame Emilie Rose Macaulay, (1 August 1881 – 30 October 1958) was an English writer, most noted for her award-winning novel ''The Towers of Trebizond'', about a small Anglo-Catholic group crossing Turkey by camel. The story is seen as a spiri ...

(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 a ...

(1922–2007, Italy), wr. & politician * Doireann MacDermott (1923–2024, 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 Toronto, Ontario. Life and career MacDonald is the daughter of a member of Canada's military; she was born at an air force ...

(b. 1958, Canada/Newfoundland), nv., pw. & actor *

Betty MacDonald Betty MacDonald (born Anne Elizabeth Campbell Bard; March 26, 1907 – February 7, 1958) was an American author who specialized in humorous autobiographical tales, and is best known for her book ''The Egg and I''. She also wrote the '' Mrs. Piggl ...

(1908–1958, United States), wr. * Charlotte Macdonald (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. MacDonal ...

(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 bac ...

(b. 1977, France/United States), wr. * Mirta Macedo (1939–2012, Uruguay), social wr. *

Gwendolyn MacEwen Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen (1 September 1941 – 29 November 1987) was a Canadian poetry, Canadian poet and novelist.Rebecca Macfie Rebecca Macfie is a New Zealand author and journalist. Early life and family Rebecca Macfie is the fifth of six children born to Bob and Helen Macfie and raised on the family farm in South Otago, which had been awarded to Bob after his A-grad ...

(living, New Zealand), non-f. wr. & col. *

Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye Marjorie Phyllis Oludhe Macgoye (21 October 1928 – 1 December 2015) was born in Southampton, Southampton, England, but immigrated to Kenya soon after Kenya became independent. She was a poet, novelist, and a missionary bookseller. She studie ...

(1928–2015, England/Kenya), poet & nv. *

Ana Maria Machado Ana Maria Machado (born 24 December 1941) is a Brazilian writer of children's books, one of the most significant alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha. She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000 for her "lastin ...

(b. 1941, Brazil), ch. wr. *

Gilka Machado Gilka Machado (1893–1980) was a Brazilian poet and political activist. She became known as one of the first women to write erotic poetry in Brazil; her work is usually classified as symbolist. Machado was also one of the founders of the Partid ...

(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 Braz ...

(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 Elisabeth MacIntyre (born Elisabeth Innes MacIntyre, also spelled Elizabeth MacIntyre; 1 November 1916 – 7 July 2004) was an Australian writer and illustrator. She mainly produced children's picture books and cartoon strips, but also created ...

(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 Catherine Julia Mackay (; 12 November 1864 – 28 March 1944), known by her pen name Katrine, was an Australian-born New Zealand journalist, novelist and cook. She was best known for her elegant social columns and for her bestselling book, '' ...

(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 Pre ...

(1864–1938, New Zealand), poet & animal rights activist * Margaret Mackay (1802–1887, Scotland), wr. & hymn wr. *

Shena Mackay Shena Mackay FRSL (born 6 June 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 Fictio ...

(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 (b. 1963, New Zealand), fiction & YA wr. * Serena Mackesy (b. 1960s, England), nv. * Mary Mackey (b. 1945, United States), nv., poet & academic *

Mary Mackie Mary Mackie (née Kathleen Mary Whitlam, born early 1940s) is an English writer of over 70 fiction and non-fiction books since 1971. Work of hers has been translated into 20 languages. She is known especially for light-hearted accounts of life lo ...

(b. early 1940s, England), fiction & non-f. wr. * Marisa Mackle (b. c. 1973, Ireland), nv. & ch. wr. *

Patricia MacLachlan Patricia Marie MacLachlan ( Pritzkau; March 3, 1938 – March 31, 2022) was an American children's writer. She was noted for her novel '' Sarah, Plain and Tall'', which won the 1986 Newbery Medal. Early life MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyo ...

(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".Wats ...

(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 the First World War as the founding Matron- ...

(1859–1932, Australia/New Zealand), nursing wr. & autobiographer *

Charlotte MacLeod Charlotte MacLeod (November 12, 1922 – January 14, 2005) was a Canadian Americans, Canadian-American mystery fiction writer. Biography Charlotte Matilda MacLeod was born in 1922 in Bath, New Brunswick, Bath, New Brunswick, Canada, but Emigrat ...

(1922–2005, Canada/Newfoundland/United States), nv. & mystery wr. * Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?, United States), fiction & non-f. wr. * Eleanor MacMahon (1864–1956, Ireland/England), nv. * Kathleen MacMahon (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 Máire MacNeill (7 December 1904 – 15 May 1987) was an Ireland, Irish journalist, folklorist and translator. She is best known for her magisterial study of the Irish harvest festival, ''The Festival of Lughnasa'' (1962, 1983). Biography ...

(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 (1824–1917, England), nv. & travel wr. * Rina Macrelli (1929–2020, Italy), screenwriter & es. * Catherine Mary MacSorley (1848–1929, Ireland), YA & religious wr. * Marie MacSweeney (living, Ireland), poet & fiction wr. *

Okky Madasari Okky Madasari (born 30 October 1984) is an Indonesian novelist and sociologist known for her portrayals of the social and political conditions in Indonesia. She received the Khatulistiwa Literary Award in 2012 for her novel 'Maryam,' which explo ...

(b. 1984, Indonesia), nv., es. & ch. wr. *

Deirdre Madden Deirdre Madden (born 20 August 1960) is a novelist from Northern Ireland. Career Madden was born in Toome, County Antrim and was educated at St Mary's Grammar School in Magherafelt. She proceeded to Trinity College, Dublin (BA) and then to th ...

(b. 1960, Ireland), nv. *

Jane Madders Jane Madders (; c. 1909–1990) was a British physiotherapist, health educator and author known for her expertise in relaxation techniques. After receiving training in physical relaxation during the late 1920s, Madders developed an interest in us ...

(c. 1909–1990, Britain), non-f. wr. *

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 (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 Women's Prize for Fiction, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction in 2014. Her novel ''The Colony (Magee novel), The Colony'' was longlisted ...

(living, Ireland), nv. *

Melba Padilla Maggay Melba Padilla Maggay (born 1951) 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 Asian ...

(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 Ó ...

(b. 1939, Iceland), ch. & nature wr. *

Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir (20 July 1910 – 26 February 1995) was an Icelandic writer. The daughter of Magnús Magnússon and Margét Magnúsdóttir, she was born in Reykjavík and was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in northern Iceland wh ...

(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 servant (domestic), domestic while complet ...

(b. 1943, South Africa), fiction wr. & autobiographer in English * Nilah Magruder (living, United States), wr. *

Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi (c. 1130–1160) was an early poet of Kannada literature and a prominent member of the Lingayatism founded in the 2011 . Her 430 '' vachanas'' (a form of spontaneous mystical poems), and the two short writings called ''Mantrogopya ...

(c. 1130–1160, India), poet *

Sabrina Mahfouz Sabrina Mahfouz is a British-Egyptian poet, playwright, performer and writer from South London, England. Her published work includes poetry, plays and contributions to several anthologies. Education Mahfouz earned a BA degree in English Liter ...

(living, England), poet & pw * Han Mahlsook (한말숙, b. 1931, Korea), nv. * Bríd Mahon (1922–2008, Ireland), nv. & folklorist * Florence Mahoney (b. 1929, Gambia), wr. & historian *

Mahsati Mahsati () 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 on the consonants ''mhsty' ...

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 Circe Maia, (born June 29, 1932, in Montevideo), is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator, and teacher. Biography Circe Maia was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1932. Her parents were María Magdalena Rodríguez and the notary Julio Maia, both ...

(b. 1939, Uruguay), poet & es. * Jennifer Maiden (b. 1949, Australia), poet *

Ruth Maier Ruth Maier (10 November 1920 in Vienna, Austria – 1 December 1942 in Auschwitz, German-occupied Poland) was an Austrian woman whose diaries describing her experiences of the Holocaust in Austria and Norway were published in 2007; reviews descr ...

(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 ‘Kini’ Maillart was the second child, born to a w ...

(1903–1997, Switzerland), travel wr. in French *

Antonine Maillet Antonine Maillet (10 May 1929 – 17 February 2025) was an Acadian novelist, playwright and scholar. Early life and education Maillet was born on 10 May 1929 in Bouctouche, New Brunswick"Antonine Maillet." ''Paroles d'Acadie : Anthologie de ...

(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 Budape ...

(1882–1967, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic), fiction wr. * Marianne Majerus (b. 1956, Luxembourg), garden wr. * Clementina Laura Majocchi (1866–1945, Italy), poet & wr. * Maria Majocchi (1864–1917, Italy), wr. & poet * Megha Majumdar (b. 1987/1988, India), nv. * Tilottama Majumdar (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 ...

(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, British Mandate Palestine, to a notable academic Palestinian family. The y ...

(b. 1940, Palestine), non-f. wr. *

Barbara Makhalisa Barbara Makhalisa (born 1949), also known by her married name as Barbara Nkala, is a teacher, Zimbabwean writer, Ndebele translator, novelist, editor and publisher, one of the earliest female writers published in Zimbabwe.

(b. 1949, Zimbabwe), nv. & editor * Anju Makhija (living, India/Canada/Newfoundland), poet, pw. & col. * Angela Makholwa (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 ge ...

(牧美也子, b. 1935, Japan), manga creator *

Eudokia Makrembolitissa Eudokia Makrembolitissa () was a Byzantine empress by her successive marriages to Constantine X Doukas and Romanos IV Diogenes. She acted as ruler with her two sons in 1067, and resigned her rule by marriage to Romanos IV Diogenes. When he was ...

(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 Maktabi (born 4 July 1977) () is a Lebanese TV presenter and award-winning journalist who returned to al-Arabiya after hosting CNN's monthly program ''Inside the Middle East'' for two years and previously working at the Arab satellite ch ...

(b. 1977, Lebanon), col. Ad * Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (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 (b. 1948, Soviet Union/Austria/Austria-Hungary), feminist wr. * Battista Malatesta (c. 1384–1448, Italy), poet * Geneviève-Françoise Randon de Malboissière (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 (born 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 (1921 – 20 February 2009) was an Indian media critic. She was described by ''Time'' magazine as India's "most prominent film and television critic," dubbed the "first lady of Indian media" and "India's best known cinema comment ...

(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), the pen name of Françoise Lilar, was a Belgian author. She was a member of the Prix Femina committee from 1969 to 1971 and was appointed to the ''Académie Goncourt'' from November 1971 ...

(1930–2016, Belgium), nv. & es. in French *

Heather Mallick Heather Mallick (born 1959) is a Canadian columnist, author and lecturer. She has been a staff columnist for the ''Toronto Star'' since 2010, writing a news column on Saturday and on the opinion page on Monday and Wednesday. She writes about femin ...

(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 V� ...

(1944–2016, Sweden), poet & nv. *

Alicia Malone Alicia Maree Malone (born 4 September 1981) is an Australian–American author and television host for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Born in Canberra, Malone became a cinephile of classic Hollywood films at a young age. After graduating from ...

(b. 1981, Australia), non-f. wr. *

Amina Mama Amina Mama (born 19 September 1958) is a Nigerian-British writer, activist 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 bridge the ...

(b. 1958, Scotland/Nigeria), social wr. * Tatiana Mamonova (b. 1943, Soviet Union/Russia), poet & politician * Angela Manalang-Gloria (1907–1995, Philippines), poet in English *

Becky Manawatu Becky Manawatu (born 1982) is a New Zealand writer. In 2020, she won two Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for her first novel, ''Auē'' and Best Crime Novel at the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Biography Manawatu was born Becky Wixon in June 1982 ...

(b. 1982, New Zealand), nv. & col. * Laura Beatrice Mancini (1821–1969, Italy), poet * Emily St. John Mandel (b. 1979, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. *

Lisa Mandel Lisa Mandel (known as, Lisa; born 23 April 1977, Marseille) is a French ''bande dessinée'' comic book author. With Jul Maroh, Mandel co-founded the Collective of female comics creators against sexism (2015). In 2021, Mandel launched the Exemplaire ...

(b. 1977, France), comics book wr. *

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 Nadezhda Yakovlevna Mandelstam ( rus, Надежда Яковлевна Мандельштам, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə ˈjakəvlʲɪvnə mənʲdʲɪlʲˈʂtam; []; 29 December 1980) was a Russian-Jewish writer, translator, educator, linguist, and memoi ...

(1899–1980, Russia/Soviet Union), mem. *Jane Mander (1887–1949, New Zealand/England), nv. & col. *

Slavka Maneva Slavka Maneva (; February 2, 1934 – January 8, 2010) was a Macedonian writer and poet. She was born and died in Skopje, North Macedonia. She finished her literature studies at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Skopje, and has w ...

(1934–2010, Yugoslavia/North Macedonia), ch. wr. & poet * Edda Manga (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 (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 Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Ugandan-born Canadian educator. She is the author of '' The Trouble with Islam Today'' (2004) and ''Allah, Liberty and Love'' (2011), both of which have been banned in several Muslim countries. She also produced a P ...

(b. 1968, Uganda/United States), religious wr. *

Delarivier Manley Delarivier "Delia" Manley (1663 or – 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 later at ...

(c. 1670–1724, England), nv., pw. & pamphleteer *

Edna Manley Edna Swithenbank Manley, Jamaican Order of Merit, OM (28 February 1900 – 9 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 ...

(1900–1987, England/Jamaica), sculptor & diarist * Rachel Manley (b. 1955, Jamaica/Canada/Newfoundland), poet & fiction wr. *

Alana Mann Alana Mann is an Australian 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 incubat ...

(fl. 2000s, Australia), wr. on food *

Erika Mann Erika Julia Hedwig Mann (9 November 1905 – 27 August 1969) was a German actress and writer, daughter of the novelist Thomas Mann. Erika lived a bohemian lifestyle in Berlin and became a critic of National Socialism. After Hitler came to power ...

(1905–1969, Germany), wr., screenwriter & actor *

María Emma Mannarelli María Emma Mannarelli Cavagnari (born October 11, 1954) is a Peruvian feminist writer, historian, and professor. She is the founder and coordinator of the Gender Studies Program at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), where she also se ...

(b. 1954, Peru), non-f. wr., historian, professor *

Eeva-Liisa Manner Eeva-Liisa Manner (5 December 1921 – 7 July 1995) was a Finnish poet, playwright and translator. Biography She was born in Helsinki, 5 December 1921, but spent her youth in Vyborg (Viipuri). Manner started as a poet in 1944 with ''Mustaa ja pu ...

(1921–1995, Finland), poet & pw. * Catherine Gray, Lady Manners (1766–1852, Ireland/England), poet * Emily Manning (Australie, 1845–1890, Australia), poet & col. * Mary Manning (1905–1999, Ireland/United States), nv., pw. & critic *

Olivia Manning Olivia Mary Manning (2 March 1908 – 23 July 1980) was a British novelist, poet, writer, and reviewer. Her fiction and non-fiction, frequently detailing journeys and personal odysseys, were principally set in the United Kingdom, Euro ...

(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 (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 The University ...

(b. 1953, Australia), poet *

Katherine Mansfield Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the Literary modernism, modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been ...

(1888–1923, New Zealand/England), fiction wr. * Eduarda Mansilla (1834–1892, Argentina), nv., pw. & critic *

Fadhma Aït Mansour Marguerite-Fadhma Aït Mansour Amrouche ( in Tizi Hibel, Algeria – July 9, 1967, in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, France) was a poet and folksinger. Biography She was born in 1882 in a Kabylie village, the illegitimate daughter of a widow. Fa ...

, (c. 1882–1967, Algeria), poet & singer *

Latifa Ben Mansour Latifa Ben Mansour () (born 1950 in Tlemcen) is an Algerian writer, psychoanalyst, and linguist. Her work deals with issues such as the role of women in Algerian society, Islamic extremism, storytelling, trauma, and memory. Biography Having studie ...

(b. 1950, Algeria/France), nv., linguist & psychoanalyst * Alicia Catherine Mant (1788–1869, England/Ireland), ch. wr. *

Lisa Mantchev Lisa Mantchev is an American author of fantasy novels and short stories. She is best known for her Théâtre Illuminata series, a trilogy of young adult fantasy novels. Her book ''Eyes Like Stars'', the first in the Théâtre Illuminata series, ...

(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 ''Wolf Hall'' is a 2009 historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family's seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, ''Wolf Hall'' is a sym ...

'' * Réka Mán-Várhegyi (b. 1979, Russia/Hungary), fiction & ch. wr. * Sarah Ladipo Manyika (b. 1968, Nigeria/England), fiction wr. & es. *

Gianna Manzini Gianna Manzini (24 March 1896 – 31 August 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 hi ...

(1896–1974, Italy), fiction wr. * Mokbula Manzoor (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 tra ...

(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 (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 con ...

(1952–1998, Spain), poet & wr. in Catalan *

Jane Marcet Jane Marcet (; née Haldimand; 1 January 1769 – 28 June 1858) was an English salonnière of Republic of Geneva descent, and an innovative writer of popular, explanatory science books. She also broke ground with ''Conversations on Political ...

(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 ...

(b. 1965, Australia), nv. * Andrea Marcolongo (b. 1987, Italy), es. & wr. * Emilie Maresse-Paul (1838–1900, Trinidad), feminist * Inés Marful (b. 1961, Spain), nv. & literature wr. * Anna Margolin (1887–1952, Russia/United States), Yiddish poet * Silvana De Mari (b. 1953, Italy), nv. *

Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier (born 7 August 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 Katarina Marinčič (born 25 June 1968) is a Slovene language, Slovene writer and History of literature, literary historian. She has a PhD in French literature and teaches and is a member of the Academic Senate, Senate at the Arts Faculty at the ...

(b. 1968, Slovenia), fiction wr. & literary historian *

Lucrezia Marinella Lucrezia Marinella (1571-1653) was a poet, writer, philosopher, polemicist, and women's rights advocate from the Republic of Venice. She is best known for her polemical treatise ''The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of ...

(1571–1653, Italy), poet & wr. *

Alexandra Marinina Alexandra Marinina (born June 16, 1957, real name Marina Anatolyevna Alekseyeva ) is a Russian writer of detective stories. Biography Marinina was born in Lviv, Ukraine to a family of lawyers. She lived in Leningrad until 1971 and has lived ...

(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 siblin ...

(1907–1967, Spain), wr. *

Kamala Markandaya Kamala Markandaya (23 June 1924 – 16 May 2004), pseudonym of Kamala Purnaiya, married name Kamala Taylor, was a British Indian novelist and journalist. She has been called "one of the most important Indian novelists writing in English". Lif ...

(1924–2004, India), nv. *

Beryl Markham Beryl Markham (born Clutterbuck; 26 October 1902 – 3 August 1986) was a Kenyan aviator born in England (one of the first bush pilots), adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlant ...

(1902–1986, England/Kenya), aviator & wr. *

Liza Marklund Eva Elisabeth "Liza" Marklund (born 9 September 1962) is a Swedish journalist and crime writer. Her novels, of which most feature the fictional newspaper journalist Annika Bengtzon, have been published in forty languages. Marklund is the co-own ...

(b. 1962, Sweden), nv. * Maria Markova (b. 1982, Soviet Union/Russia), poet *

Daphne Marlatt Daphne Marlatt, CM ( Buckle, July 11, 1942), 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, where she later attended the Un ...

(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, 1825-June 22, 1887), a popular Germans, German novelist.Marlitt, Eugenie (1825-1887), Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through The Ages, edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Kiezm ...

(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 Bulgarian Turk immigrant family. Her father Fikret Marmara, a ...

(1958–1987, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), poet * Jeanne Marni (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 numb ...

(b. 1960, Algeria/France), nv. *

Ana Marija Marović Ana Marija Marović (pseudonym Filotea, 1815 – 3 October 1887) was a writer and painter in Italy and Montenegro. She also founded a women's congregation and co-founded the Instituto Canal ai Servi, an institution devoted to helping women. A caus ...

(1815–1887, Serbia), poet & painter * Susan Lowndes Marques (1907–1993, England/Portugal), travel wr. *

Anne de Marquets Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...

(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 Paula Contreras Márquez (Aldea de Los Zapateros, Córdoba, Andalusia, 8 January 1911 – Puerto Real, Cádiz, 3 February 2008) was a novelist and author of short stories and tales. Marquez was honored by a route around the town of Moriles, wh ...

(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 Balzac's novels. Life Marriage was born in Stratford, Essex, into the Quaker family of James Haworth Marriage (1839–1913), a confectioner ...

(1865–1946, England), translator * Janice Marriott (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, writer. As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Marsh is known as one of the Detective fiction#Golden Age detective novel ...

(1895–1982, New Zealand), mystery wr. * Selina Tusitala Marsh (b. 1971, New Zealand), poet & academic *

Catherine Marshall Catherine Sarah Wood Marshall LeSourd (September 27, 1914 – March 18, 1983) was an American author of nonfiction, inspirational, and fiction works. She was the wife of well-known minister Peter Marshall. Biography Marshall was born in Johnso ...

(1914–1983, United States), nonfiction & fiction wr. *

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), Fem'' magazine for nearly 30 years and wrote as a correspondent for several newspape ...

(1932–2007, Mexico), col. *

Catherine Edith Macauley Martin Catherine Edith Macauley Martin (1848 – 15 March 1937) was an Australian novelist who used the pseudonyms M.C. and Mrs Alick MacLeod, also published anonymously. Biography Martin was born in Ben Mohr Estate, Snizort, Isle of Skye, Inverne ...

(1847–1937, Australia), nv. * Faith Martin (living, England), thriller wr. * Harriet Evans Martin (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 (b. 1960s, 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 cen ...

(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. *

Harriet Martineau Harriet Martineau (12 June 1802 – 27 June 1876) was an English social theorist.Hill, Michael R. (2002''Harriet Martineau: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives'' Routledge. She wrote from a sociological, holism, holistic, religious and ...

(1802–1876, England), nv. & theorist *

Nela Martínez Nela Martínez Espinosa (November 24, 1912 – July 30, 2004) was an Ecuadorian communist, political militant, activist, and writer. For four days in 1944 she was the leader of Ecuador. Early life Nela Martinez was born in Cañar, Ecuador. H ...

(1912–2004, Ecuador), political wr. & activist *

Sanjuana Martínez Sanjuana Martínez Montemayor is a Mexican journalist born on 1963 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. She received Mexico's National Journalism Award in 2006 and the Ortega y Gasset Award in 2008. Since 2019 she has been the director of Mexico's ...

(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 (b. 1957, Brazil), poet *

Moa Martinson Moa Martinson (born Helga Maria Swarts; 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 the working class, and ...

(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 ...

(b. 1949, Hungary/United States), political wr. *

Olga Martynova Olga Martynova (born in 1962 in Dudinka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia) is a Russian-German writer. She writes poems in Russian, and prose and essays in German. Olga Martynova grew up in Leningrad where she studied Russian literature and language and ...

(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 (b. 1983, South Africa), nv. & songwriter in English *

Lebogang Mashile Lebogang Mashile (born 7 February 1979) is an American-born South African actress, writer and performance poet. Biography The daughter of exiled South African parents, Mashile was born in the United States, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and return ...

(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. She is the winner of the 2006 Nike Award, Poland's most important literary prize, for her novel ''The Queen's Peacock''. Life ...

(b. 1983, Poland), nv. & pw. * Amelia Gere Mason (1831–1923 United States), es. & author *

Bobbie Ann Mason Bobbie Ann Mason (born May 1, 1940) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and literary critic from Kentucky. Her memoir was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Early life and education A child of Wilburn and Christianna (Lee) Mas ...

(b. 1940, United States), fiction wr., es. & critic * Judi Ann Mason (1955–2009, United States), pw. & screenwriter * María Josefa Massanés (1811–1887, Spain), poet in Catalan & Spanish *

Janine Massard Janine Massard (born November 13, 1939) is a Swiss writer from the Vaud canton. Massard has written novels, non-fiction and essays, and has received a number of prizes, including the Schiller Prize in 1986, for ''La petite monnaie des jours'', and ...

(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 (educator), Jane Aaron and Honno Press/Gwasg Honno, the Welsh Women's Press, on the imprint Welsh Women's Classics – to brin ...

(1945–2008, Wales), wr. & academic *

Dada Masiti Mana Sitti Habib Jamaladdin () ( 1810s – 15 July 1919), commonly known as Dada Masiti ("Sister Masiti"), was a Swahili poet, mystic and Islamic scholar from Somalia. She composed her poetry in the Bravanese dialect spoken in Barawa. Biography ...

(c. 1810s–15 July 1919) poet *

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 (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 (b. 1942, Spain), ch. wr. * Beverly Matherne (b. 1946, United States), wr. & poet *

Petra Mathers Petra Mathers ( Tollens; March 25, 1945 – February 6, 2024) was a German-born American writer and illustrator of children's picture books. Life and work Petra Mathers was born in Todtmoos, Waldshut in the Black Forest in Germany on March 25, ...

(b. 1945, Germany/United States), ch. wr. & illustrator * Mary Mathew (1724–1777, Ireland), diarist * Sarah Mathew (c. 1805–1890, England/New Zealand), diarist *

Peta Mathias Peta Christine Mathias is a New Zealand food writer and television show presenter and owns a television production company that produces food and travel shows. She is also known for leading gastronomic tours in the south of France, Morocco, Spa ...

(living, New Zealand), food wr. * Nicole-Claude Mathieu (1937–2014, France), anthropologist & feminist * Ira Mathur (living, India/Trinidad), journalist, mem. *

Manana Matiashvili Manana Matiashvili (; ka, მანანა მათიაშვილი; born 30 November 1978) is a Georgian poet, translator, journalist, PhD in Philology. Biography Manana Matiashvili was born in Rustavi, Georgia. She graduated from T ...

(b. 1978, Georgia (Caucasus)), poet & philologist * Maria Matios (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 (真東砂波, b. 1969, Japan), manga creator * Chiara Matraini (1515–1604, Italy), poet & prose wr. * Larisa Matros (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 (松本テマリ, living, Japan), manga creator & illustrator * Akemi Matsunae (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, Fre ...

(1938–2005, South Africa), nv. in English *

Olga Elena Mattei Olga Elena Mattei Echavarría (born 1933 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Arecibo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican-born Colombian poet. She has won several poetry awards in Colombia and other Spanish language, Spanish-speaking countries. Sh ...

(b. 1933, Puerto Rico/Comoros), poet * Tina Matthews (b. 1961, New Zealand), ch. & YA wr. & illustrator * Gill Matthewson (living, New Zealand), wr. on architecture *

Christobel Mattingley Christobel Rosemary Mattingley (26 October 1931 – 1 June 2019) was an 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 Award ...

(1931–2019, Australia), ch. wr. * Ellen Mattson (b. 1962, Sweden), fiction wr. *

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 ...

(1925–2014, Spain), nv. * Genoveva Matute (1915–2009, Philippines), fiction wr. in Tagalog * Caitlín Maude (1941–1982, Ireland), poet & activist * Mary Fawler Maude (1819–1913, England), religious wr. & hymn wr. * Neža Maurer (1930–2025, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), poet & ch. & YA writer *

Daphne du Maurier Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Gerald du Maurier, Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her gra ...

(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.* She was nominated for the 1973 Nobel ...

(1897–1978, Latvia), biographer & fiction wr. in Latvian & German *

Novella Matveyeva Novella Nikolayevna Matveyeva (; 7 October 1934 in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg – 4 September 2016, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian bard, poet, writer, screenwriter, dramatist, and literary scientist.''Русские советские писател ...

(1934–2016, Soviet Union/Russia), poet, screenwriter & pw. * Vera Matveyeva (1945–1976, Soviet Union), poet & songwriter* *

Sophie Dora Spicer Maude Sophie Dora Spicer Maude (, Spicer; pen name, Mrs. William Maude; 7 May 1854 – 7 April 1937) was a British writer. Her early publication included ''Cyril's Hobby Horse'' (1870) and ''Two little Hearts'' (1874). Early life and education Sophie ...

(1854–?, United Kingdom), wr. & nv. * Constantia Maxwell (1886–1962, Ireland), historian & academic * Marina Ama Omowale Maxwell (living, Trinidad), pw. & poet * Megan Maxwell (b. 1965, Spain), romance nv. *

Julia Harris May Julia Harris May (April 27, 1833 – May 6, 1912) was an American poet, teacher, and school founder of the long nineteenth century. She spent several years teaching in the south. From 1868, she was the head of a private school in Strong, Maine. H ...

(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 ...

(1897–1982, New Zealand), wr. * Patricia Mayayo (born 1967, Spain), non-f. wr. * Jane Mayhall (1918–2009, United States), poet * Katherine Mayfield (born 1958, United States), non-f. wr. * Antonia Maymón (1881–1959, Spain), anarchist wr. & nv. * Olga Maynard (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 s ...

(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. Mayo and well known Maine novelist Ruth Moore were lovers and l ...

(1920–1981, United States), nv. * Rosa Mayreder (1858–1938, Austria/Austria-Hungary), feminist wr. *

Friederike Mayröcker Friederike Mayröcker (20 December 1924 – 4 June 2021) was an Austrian writer of poetry and prose, radio plays, children's books and dramatic texts. She experimented with language, and was regarded as an avant-garde poet, and as one of the l ...

(1924–2021, Austria/Austria-Hungary), poet & pw. *

Katarina Mazetti Vera Katarina Mazetti (29 April 1944 – 30 May 2025)Författaren Katarina Mazetti död

(1944–2025, Sweden), wr. *

Alice La Mazière Alice La Mazière (née Kühn; 1880-1962) was a French journalist, socialist and feminist activist. Career as a journalist Alice La Mazière started her career during World War I: she published an article on women working to sort objects coming ...

(1880–1962, France), non-f. wr. *

Margaret Mazzantini Margaret Mazzantini (; born 27 October 1961) is an Italian-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 the cult horror classic '' ...

(b. 1961, Italy), wr. & actor * Melania Mazzucco (b. 1966, Italy), screenwriter & nv. * Penda Mbow (b. 1955, Senegal), historian & activist * Rose Mbowa (1943–1999, Uganda), pw. & academic *

Imbolo Mbue Imbolo Mbue (born 1981) is a Cameroonian American novelist and short story writer based in New York City. She is known for her debut novel '' Behold the Dreamers'' (2016), which garnered her the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Blue Me ...

(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 24 February 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 educat ...

(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 (b. 1947, Ireland), poet * Bunny McBride (b. 1950, United States), wr. & anthropologist *

Eimear McBride Eimear McBride (born 6 October 1976) is an Irish novelist, whose debut novel, ''A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing'', won the inaugural Goldsmiths Prize in 2013 and the 2014 Women's Prize for Fiction, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. She was elected ...

(b. 1976, Ireland), nv. * Kate McCabe (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 Gold Rush, Klondike. Her first book, ''Don't You Remember?'' (1884) ...

(1865–1938, United States), author, journalist, lecturer *

Nell McCafferty Ellen Pamela McCafferty (28 March 1944 – 21 August 2024) was an Irish journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist. She wrote for ''The Irish Press'', ''The Irish Times'', ''Sunday Tribune'', ''Hot Press'' and ''The Village Vo ...

(b. 1944, Ireland), pw. & campaigner *

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 1968) an ...

(1926–2011, United States), science fiction nv. * Felicity McCall (living, Ireland), nv., pw. & non-f. wr. * Mary McCallum (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 *

Karen McCarthy Woolf Karen McCarthy Woolf (born 1966) is a poet of English and Jamaican parentage. Early life and education Karen McCarthy Woolf was born in London to English and Jamaican parents. Her father emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1957 as a part of th ...

(b. 1966, England), poet *

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 (1835–1917, Ireland), nv. & story collector *

Nellie McClung Nellie Letitia McClung (; 20 October 18731 September 1951) was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with the 1908 book ''Sowing Seed ...

(1873–1951, Canada/Newfoundland), feminist, wr. & activist * Joanna McClure (b. 1930, United States), poet * Lyn McConchie (b. 1946, New Zealand), fiction & ch. wr. & poet * Annie Virginia McCracken (1868–?, United States), ss. wr. *

Elizabeth McCracken Elizabeth McCracken (born September 16, 1966) is an American author. She is a recipient of the PEN New England Award. Life McCracken, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Newton North Hig ...

(b. 1966, United States), nv. & editor * Georgiana Huntly McCrae (1804–1890, Australia), diarist & painter *

Sharyn McCrumb Sharyn McCrumb (born February 26, 1948) is an American writer best known for books that celebrate the history and folklore of Appalachia. McCrumb is the winner of numerous literary awards, and is the author of the best selling "Ballad" novels, se ...

(b. 1948, United States), fiction wr. * Jenny McCudden (living, Ireland), non-f. wr., poet & col. *

Carson McCullers Carson McCullers (February 19, 1917 – September 29, 1967) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1940), explores the spiritual isolation of misfits ...

(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''. Lif ...

(1937–2015, Australia), nv. * Carolyn McCurdie (b. 1947, England/New Zealand), YA and fiction wr. & poet *

Alice McDermott Alice McDermott (born June 27, 1953) is an American writer and university professor. She is the author of nine novels and a collection of essays. For her 1998 novel '' Charming Billy'' she won an American Book Award and the U.S. National Book Aw ...

(b. 1953, United States), fiction wr. * Mary McDermott (fl. 1832, Ireland), poet * Mary McDonagh (b. 1849, Ireland/United States), poet *

Mercia MacDermott Mercia MacDermott ( Adshead; ; 7 April 1927 – 28 March 2023) was an English writer and historian. She was known for her books on Bulgarian history. Early life Mercia was born on 7 April 1927 in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Her father wa ...

(1927–2023, England), wr. & historian * Rosaleen McDonagh (living, Ireland), pw. & activist *

Jill McDonald Jill Masefield McDonald (née Hammond; 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 i ...

(1927–1982, New Zealand/England), ch. wr. & illustrator * Nan McDonald (1921–1974, Australia), poet & editor *

Melanie McFadyean Melanie McFadyean (24 November 1950 – 16 March 2023) was a British journalist and lecturer. She wrote for a wide range of papers, including ''The Guardian'', ''The Observer'', ''The Sunday Times'' and ''The Independent'', particularly about a ...

(1950–2023, England), journalist, broadcaster & lecturer * Ella May McFadyen (1887–1976, Australia), poet & ch. wr. *

Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane (born 1978) is an Australian author, best known for her novel '' The Night Guest'' (2013) and her collections of short stories ''The High Places'' (2016) and '' Highway 13'' (2024). She is a recipient of the Voss Literary Prize, ...

(b. 1978, Australia), nv. * Shona McFarlane (1929–2001, New Zealand), non-f. wr. * Katharine McGee (America), YA wr. *

Phyllis McGinley Phyllis McGinley (March 21, 1905 – February 22, 1978) was an American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life. She won a Pu ...

(1905–1978, United States), ch. wr. & poet * Michelle McGrane (b. 1974, Zimbabwe), poet *

Fiona McGregor Fiona Kelly McGregor 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 Wales. Career ...

(b. 1965, Australia), wr. & artist *

Medbh McGuckian Medbh McGuckian (born as Maeve McCaughan on 12 August 1950) is a poet from Northern Ireland. Biography She was born the third of six children as Maeve McCaughan to Hugh and Margaret McCaughan in North Belfast. Her father was a school headmaste ...

(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 pl ...

(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 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Biography McInerney was ...

(b. 1981, Ireland), fiction wr. * Ami McKay (b. 1968, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & pw. *

Edith McKay Gladys Edith McKay (20 February 1891 – 30 January 1963) was an Australian writer and nurse who served in Serbia during World War I.

(1891–1963, Australia), fiction wr. *

Suzy McKee Charnas Suzy McKee Charnas (October 22, 1939 – January 2, 2023) was an American novelist and short story writer, writing primarily in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. She won several awards for her fiction, including the Hugo Award, the Ne ...

(1939–2023, United States), nv. & short story wr. * Alecia McKenzie (living, Jamaica), YA wr. * Elizabeth McKenzie (b. 1958, United States), wr. & editor *

Patricia A. McKillip Patricia Anne McKillip (February 29, 1948 – May 6, 2022) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She wrote predominantly standalone fantasy novels and has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy ge ...

(1948–2022, United States), science fiction & fantasy wr. * Tamara McKinley (b. 1948, Australia), nv. * Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983, United States), col. & wr. * Emma McLaughlin (b. 1974, United States), nv. * Ella N. McLean, Countess Norraikow (1849–1913, Canada), non-f. wr. * Georgie A. Hulse McLeod (1827–1890, United States), nv. & ss. wr. * Rosemary McLeod (b. 1949, New Zealand), wr. on domestic skills *

Pauline McLynn Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs. Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted'', Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'', Tip Haddem in the BBC ...

(b. 1962, Ireland), author & actor * Charlotte Elizabeth McManus (1850–1941, Ireland), historian & nv. *

Emily Julian McManus Emily Julian McManus (30 December 1865 – 21 September 1918) was a Canadian poet, writer, 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 (b. 1947, Ireland), nv. & politician * Rhyll McMaster (b. 1947, Australia), poet & nv. *

Terry McMillan Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951) is an American novelist known for her vivid portrayals of African American women's lives, relationships, and journeys of self-discovery. Her best-selling works, including ''Waiting to Exhale'' and ''How S ...

(b. 1951, United States), nv. * Linda McNabb (b. 1963, England/New Zealand), ch. & YA writer * Bertha McNamara (1853–1931, Australia), pamphleteer * Kit McNaughton (c. 1887–1953, Australia), diarist & nurse * Donna McNeil (1948, Germany/United States) wr *

Esther Lord McNeill Esther Lord McNeill (also known as "Mother McNeill"; 1812–1907) was a leader in the temperance movement of the United States, associated with the Washingtonian movement, Women's Crusade, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She wa ...

(1812–1907, United States), travel wr. *

Janet McNeill Janet McNeill (14 September 1907 – October 1994) was a prolific Irish novelist and playwright. Author of more than 20 children's books, as well as adult novels, plays, and two opera libretti, she was best known for her children's comic fantasy ...

(1907–1994, Ireland/England), nv. & pw. * Anna McPartlin (b. 1972, Ireland), nv. * Martha McPhee (b. 1965, United States), nv. *

Cilla McQueen Priscilla Muriel McQueen (born 22 January 1949) is a New Zealand poet and three-time winner of the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, New Zealand Book Award for Poetry. Early years and education McQueen was born on 22 January 1949 in Birm ...

(b. 1949, England/New Zealand), poet * Dionyse McTair (b. 1950, Trinidad), poet *

Dervla McTiernan Dervla McTiernan is an Irish crime novelist. Early life and career Dervla McTiernan was born 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 Limerick. ...

(b. 1977, Ireland), crime wr.

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Richelle Mead Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is an Americans, American fantasy author who is known for the ''Georgina Kincaid'' series, ''Vampire Academy'', ''Bloodlines (book series), Bloodlines'' and the ''Dark Swan'' series. Education and career Ric ...

(b. 1976, United States), nv. *

L. T. Meade Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), writing under the pseudonym L. T. Meade, was a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County ...

(1844–1914, Ireland), girls' writer *

Teresa Meana Suárez Teresa Meana Suárez (Gijón, 1952) is a Spanish feminist activist, teacher, and philologist specializing in inclusive and non-sexist language. She has published numerous articles on the issue of language discrimination against women, specifical ...

(born 1952, Spain), feminist activist, teacher, philologist & non-f. wr. * Roisin Meaney (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 Law ...

(1964–2016, Australia), fiction wr. *

Meavenn Meavenn (1911–1992) was the pen name of Francine Rozec, also known as Fant Rozec, a Breton language poet, novelist and playwright linked to Breton nationalism. Early life and education She was born in Saint Marc, then a village, which is now me ...

(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 Mech ...

(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 Marina Ripa di Meana (born Maria Elide Punturieri and previously known as Marina Lante della Rovere; 21 October 1941 – 5 January 2018) was an Italian socialite, writer, actress, director, stylist, activist and television personality. Early l ...

(1941–2018, Italy), nv. *

Irene Mecchi Irene Mecchi (born September 21, 1949) is an American screenwriter and playwright, whose prominent works include screenplays for several Disney animated films. She co-authored the screenplays for ''The Lion King'' (1994), '' The Hunchback of Notre ...

(b. 1949, United States), screenwriter & pw. * Saint Mechtilde of Hackeb. (1240/1241–1298, Germany), religious wr. in Latin * Máighréad Medbh (b. 1959, Ireland), wr. & poet * Elena Medel (b. 1985, Spain), poet * Nia Medi (living, Wales), nv. & actor * Susana Medina (b. 1966, England/Spain), wr. in Spanish & English *

Paula Meehan Paula Meehan (born 1955) is an Irish poet and playwright. Life 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 in Kings ...

(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 Meera, better known as Mirabai, and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. She is mentioned in '' Bhaktama ...

(1498–1556, India), poet & mystic * K. R. Meera (b. 1970, India), fiction & ch. wr. *

Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (February 5, 1924 in Romania, 1924 – December 16, 1942 in Romania, 1942) was a Romanian-born German language, German-language poet. A History of the Jews in Romania, Jew, she was murdered in the Holocaust at the age of 1 ...

(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 was separated from her family by the program Kinder der Landstrasse, and raised in insti ...

(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 Tehr ...

(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 ...

(1923–1978, India), nv. & sociologist * Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma (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 (1901–1964, Brazil), wr. & educator * Isa Meireles (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 * Raymond Elena (1931-2024), French former professional racing cyclist. * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine El ...

(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 bor ...

(b. c. 1952, Ethiopia), nv. in Amharic *

Tamta Melashvili Tamta Melashvili (born 1979) is a Georgian writer and a feminist activist. Information Tamta Melashvili currently lives in Tbilisi, Georgia, and works as a researcher and teacher at Tbilisi State University. She is a feminist activist and ha ...

(b. 1979, Georgia (Caucasus)), nv. * Gaby Melian (b. 1969/1970, Argentina), wr. * Ekaterine Melikishvili (1854–1928, Georgia (Caucasus)), translator & ch. wr. *

Melinno Melinno () 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 manliness. It was app ...

(fl. 2nd century BC, Ancient Greece), poet * Anastasia Melnichenko (b. 1984, Ukraine), social wr. * Rosita Melo (1897–1981, Argentina), poet & composer *

Maile Meloy Maile Meloy (born January 1, 1972) is an American novelist and short story writer. Early life and education Born and raised in Helena, Montana, Meloy received a bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1994 and an MFA from the University of ...

(b. 1972, United States), fiction wr. * Jean Meltzer (fl. 2000s), Jewish American wr. *

Marisa Meltzer Marisa Meltzer is an American freelance journalist, humorist, and book author known for her dishy writing style. Early life and education Growing up, Meltzer accompanied her mother to protests against the Miss California pageant and to Gloria Stei ...

(fl. 2000s), American writer and columnist *

Pauline Melville Pauline Melville FRSL (born 1948) is an English-Guyanese writer and former actress of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry, who is currently based in London, England. Among awards she has received for her writing – which encompasses short sto ...

(b. 1948, Guyana/England), wr. & actor * Velma Caldwell Melville (1858–1924, United States), editor & wr. *

Eva Menasse Eva Menasse (born 11 May 1970 in Vienna) is an Austrian author and journalist. She has studied history and German literature. Menasse had a successful career as a journalist, writing for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Frankfurt F ...

(b. 1970, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. & col. *

Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú Tum (; born 9 January 1959) is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and afte ...

(b. 1959, Guatemala), political wr. * Jane Mendelsohn (b. 1965, United States), wr. * Charlotte Mendelson (b. 1972, England), nv. & editor *

Concha Méndez Concepción Méndez Cuesta (Madrid, 27 July 1898 – Coyoacán, Mexico, 7 December 1986) was a leading Spanish poet and dramatist and member of the Generation of '27 who became known in the literary world under the name ''Concha Mendez''. Early ...

(1898–1968, Spain), poet & pw. *

Lucrecia Méndez Lucrecia Méndez de Penedo (born 21 July 1943) is a Guatemalan university professor, essayist, researcher, and literary and art critic. She has been instrumental in rescuing some of Guatemala's literary heritage from obscurity. Biography Marta L ...

(b. 1943, Guatemala), academic & critic *

Mariana Cox Méndez Mariana Cox Méndez (also, Mariana Cox-Stuven; pseudonyms, Shade and Oliver Brand; 1871 – September 8, 1914) was a Chilean writer, feminist, essayist and novelist. In addition to novels and short stories, she wrote pieces in the newspaper '' ...

(1871–1914, Chile), fiction wr. & es. *

Armine Rhea Mendoza Armine Rhea Mendoza is one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Tagalog romance novels in the Philippines. Using the pseudonym Camilla, which Mendoza adopted from a female warrior in the ''Iliad'' (see the ''Aeneid'' as well), Mendoza wri ...

(living, Philippines), nv. in Tagalog *

Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (27 January 1875 – 13 July 1942) was a Mexican journalist, activist, revolutionary, and teacher. She is best known for her opposition to the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz; her writings critiquing the Mexican ...

(1875–1942, Mexico), activist & poet * Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614, Spain), religious poet *

Margarita Robles de Mendoza Margarita Robles de Mendoza (1896-1954) was a Mexican feminist and suffragette. She was one of the most vocal proponents for Mexican women's enfranchisement during the 1930s and 1940s and often seen as controversial. She worked as a journalist an ...

(1896–1954, Mexico), wr. on motherhood *

María Luisa Mendoza María Luisa Mendoza (17 May 1930 – 29 June 2018), also known as La China Mendoza, was a Mexican journalist, novelist and politician. She served as a federal delegate from the state of Guanajuato to the 53rd Mexican legislature (01 Sep 1985 � ...

(1930–2018, Mexico), nv. & politician * Susan Mendus (b. 1951, Wales), political philosopher *

Saida Menebhi Saida Menebhi (1952 in Marrakesh – 11 December 1977 in Casablanca) was a Moroccan poet, high school teacher, and activist with the Marxist revolutionary movement Ila al-Amam. In 1975, she, together with five other members of the movement, was ...

(1952–1977, Morocco), poet & activist * Amparo Menendez-Carrion (b. 1949, Uruguay/Ecuador), political wr. *

Maaza Mengiste Maaza Mengiste (born 1974) is an Ethiopian-American writer. Her novels include ''Beneath the Lion's Gaze'' (2010) and ''The Shadow King (novel), The Shadow King'' (2019), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. Early life Mengiste was b ...

(b. 1974, Ethiopia/United States), nv. *

Teresa Meniru Teresa Ekwutosi Agbomma Meniru (April 7, 1931 – August 24, 1994) was a Nigerian writer of young adult literature and children's stories. Early life Teresa Ekwutosi Agbomma was born in Ozubulu, in Anambra State. Career Meniru wrote bo ...

(1931–1994, Nigeria), YA & ch. wr. *

Indu Menon Indu Menon is an acclaimed Indian novelist and short story writer. She was awarded the Central Sahitya Award for Young Writers in 2014, and was recognized by India Today as one of India's Upcoming Writers in 2015. In 2005, India Today also sel ...

(b. 1980, India), fiction wr., screenwriter & sociologist * A. L. Mentxaka (d. 2022, Ireland), modernist scholar *

Wolla Meranda Wolla Meranda (born Isabella Gertrude Ada Poyitt; 1863 – 12 May 1951) was an Australian novelist, journalist, editor, and artist. Early life Gertrude Poyitt was born in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, and had two sisters and a brother. T ...

, (1863–1951, Australia), nv. * Martha Mercader (1926–2010, Argentina), fiction & ch. wr. *

Antonieta Rivas Mercado María Antonieta Rivas Mercado Castellanos (April 28, 1900 – February 11, 1931) was a Mexican intellectual, writer, feminist, and Patronage, arts patron. Biography Rivas Mercado was born as the second of four children (Alicia, Antonieta, Ma ...

(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 Gwenyth Valmai Meredith OBE (18 November 1907 – 3 October 2006), also known by her married name Gwen Harrison, was an Australian writer, dramatist and playwright, and radio writer. She is best known for her radio serials ''The Lawsons'' (1944 ...

(1907–2006, Australia), pw., scriptwriter & nv. * Louisa Meredith (1812–1895, Australia), non-f. wr., poet & nv. *

Edna Merey-Apinda Edna Merey-Apinda (Libreville, September 11, 1976) is a Gabonese writer. Biography Edna Merey-Apinda grew up in Port-Gentil with her six siblings, her mother was a midwife and her father was an administrative assistant. She took her ''baccalauré ...

(b. 1976, Gabon), wr. *

Kersti Merilaas Kersti Merilaas ( in Narva – 8 March 1986 in Tallinn) was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays. Early life and education Kersti Merilaas was born Eugenie Moorberg in to Jaan Johannes an ...

(1913–1986, Estonia), poet & ch. wr. *

Marguerite Merington Marguerite Merington (1857 – May 20, 1951) was an English-born American author of short stories, essays, dramatic works, and biographies. For several years, she taught in Greek and Latin at the Normal College in New York before pursuing a car ...

(1875–1951, England/United States), pw. & fiction & non-f. wr. *

Alda Merini Alda Merini (21 March 1931 – 1 November 2009) was an Italian writer and poet. Her work earned the attention and admiration of other Italian writers, such as Giorgio Manganelli, Salvatore Quasimodo, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Merini's writing st ...

(1931–2009, Italy), wr. & poet *

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 ...

(b. 1971, Spain), poet *

Louise Meriwether Louise Meriwether (May 8, 1923 – October 10, 2023) was an American novelist, essayist, journalist and activist, as well as a writer of biographies of historically important African Americans for children. She is best known for her first novel, ...

(1923–2023, United States), nv. & es. *

Fatema Mernissi Fatema Mernissi (; 27 September 1940 – 30 November 2015) was a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist. Biography Fatema Mernissi was born on 27 September 1940 in Fez, Morocco. She grew up in the harem of her affluent paternal grandmother al ...

(1940–2015, Morocco), sociologist *

Helen Maud Merrill Helen Maud Merrill (pen name, Samantha Spriggins; May 5, 1865 - unknown) was an American litterateur and poet from Maine. Her first published poem was in the '' Waterville Sentinel'', in 1882. During the decade of 1882–1892, Merrill contribute ...

(1865–1943, United States), woman of letters & poet *

Jenny B. Merrill Jenny B. Merrill (September 4, 1854 – February 19, 1934) was an American early childhood educator and author. The first articles published in the U.S. regarding Montessori education were written by Merrill. Biography Jane Beggs Merrill was bor ...

(1854–193b. 19494, United States), educator, non-f. wr. *

Catherine Merriman Catherine A. Merriman (born 1949) is a British novelist, short-story writer and editor who has published five novels and three short-story collections. Her work often addresses the experiences of women. Her first novel, ''Leaving the Light On'' ( ...

(living, Wales), fiction wr. *

Nuray Mert Nuray Mert, (born 1960 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish columnist and political scientist. She is a columnist for Hürriyet Daily News. Mert is also a Bilderberg Group, Bilderberg participant. Academic career After graduating from Feyziye Mekteple ...

(b. 1960, Turkey/Ottoman Empire), political scientist * Lina Meruane (b. 1970, Chile), wr. & academic *

Sara Mesa Sara Mesa (born 1976) is a Spanish writer. Born in Madrid, she has lived in Seville since childhood. Her first publication was a book of poetry in 2007, ''Este jilguero agenda'' (''This Goldfinch Agenda''), for which she won the Premio Nacional d ...

(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 Claire Messud (born October 8, 1966) is an American/Canadian/French novelist and literature and creative writing professor. She is best known as the author of the novel '' The Emperor's Children'' (2006). Early life Born in Greenwich, Connecticut ...

(b. 1966, United States), nv. & academic *

Grace Metalious Grace Metalious (September 8, 1924 – February 25, 1964) was an American author known for her novel '' Peyton Place'', one of the best selling works in publishing history. Early life Marie Grace DeRepentigny was born into poverty and a broken ...

(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 Charlotte Mary Mew (15 November 1869 – 24 March 1928) was an English poet whose work spanned the eras of Victorian poetry and Modernism. Early life and education Mew was born in Bloomsbury, London, daughter of the architect Frederick Mew ( ...

(1869–1928, England), poet *

Johanne Meyer Johanne Marie Abrahammine Meyer née Petersen (1838–1915) was a Danish suffragist, pacifist and journal editor. A pioneering member of various women's societies, from 1889 she served on the board of the pacifist organization '' Dansk Fredsforen ...

(1838–1915, Denmark), suffragist & pacifist *

Stephenie Meyer Stephenie Meyer (; Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. She is best known for writing the vampire literature, vampire romance series ''Twilight (novel series), Twilight'', which has sold over 160 million ...

(b. 1973, United States), nv. * Miriam Meyerhoff (b. 1964, United States/New Zealand), sociolinguist *

Alice Meynell Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell (née Thompson; 11 October 184727 November 1922) was a British writer, editor, critic, and suffragist, now remembered mainly as a poet. She was considered for the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom ...

(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 Malika Mezzane is a Moroccan poet, a writer, and a Berber rights activist. Career Mezzane studied in Fez where she earned a BA degree in philosophy from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University. She is a former Philosophy teacher. She has publis ...

(born 1960), Moroccan poet and novelist * Nontsizi Mgqwetho (fl. 1920s, South Africa), poet in isiXhosa *

Máire Mhac an tSaoi Máire Mhac an tSaoi (4 April 1922 – 16 October 2021) was an Irish civil service diplomat, writer of Modernist poetry in the Corca Dhuibhne dialect of Munster Irish, a memoirist, and a highly important figure within modern literature in I ...

(1922–2021, Ireland), poet, wr. and scholar *

Gcina Mhlophe Mhlophe (born 24 October 1958), known as Gcina Mhlophe, is a South African storyteller, writer, playwright, and actress. In 2016, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women. She tells her stories in four of South Africa's languages: English, Afr ...

(b. 1958, South Africa), storyteller in 4 languages * Mian Mian (棉棉, b. 1970, China), fiction wr. *

Hanny Michaelis Hanny Michaelis (19 December 1922 – 11 June 2007) was a Dutch poet. The daughter of Alfred Michaelis and Gonda Sara Swaab, both Jewish, she was born in Amsterdam. Her parents were sent to Sobibór in 1943 and never returned. She lived in ...

(1922–2007, Netherlands), poet *

Karin Michaëlis Karin Michaëlis (20 March 1872 – 11 January 1950) was a Danish journalist and author. She is best known for her novels, short stories, and children's books. Over the course of 50 years, Karin Michaëlis wrote more than 50 books in Danish, Ger ...

(1872–1950, Denmark), fiction & ch. wr. & autobiographer *

Anne Michaels Anne Michaels (born 15 April 1958) is a Canadian poet and novelist whose work has been translated and published in over 45 countries. Her books have garnered dozens of international awards including the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, ...

(b. 1958, Canada/Newfoundland), nv. & poet * Concha Michel (1899–1990, Mexico), pw., songwriter & activist *

Natacha Michel Natacha Michel (born 1941) is a French political activist, militant and writer. She has published a dozen novels and a growing body of literary criticism. Michel was program director at the College International de Philosophie (1995–2001). She ...

(b. 1941, France), nv. & critic *

Margarita Michelena Margarita Michelena (July 21, 1917 – March 27, 1998) was a Mexican poet, literary critic, translator, and journalist. Biography Her parents were Spaniards who had lived some time in France before coming to Mexico. She studied at the Nation ...

(1917–1998, Mexico), poet & critic * Sólrún Michelsen (b. 1948, Faroe Islands), fiction & ch. wr. & poet *

Michitsuna's mother Fujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha (藤原道綱母, 935–995) was a waka poet in the Mid Heian period. She was in her mid-thirties when she began to write her journal ''Kagerō Nikki,'' written in a combination of waka poems and prose. Her diar ...

(藤原道綱母, 935–995, Japan), poet *

Veronica Micle Veronica Micle (born Ana Câmpeanu; 22 April 1850 – 3 August 1889) was an Austrian Empire-born Romanian poet, whose work was influenced by Romanticism. She is best known for her love affair with the poet Mihai Eminescu, one of the most import ...

(1850–1889, Austria/Austria-Hungary/Romania), poet *

Agnes Miegel Agnes Miegel (9 March 1879 – 26 October 1964) was a German author, journalist and poet. She is best known for her poems and short stories about East Prussia, but also for the support she gave to the Nazi Party. Biography Agnes Miegel was born ...

(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 Jasmina Mihajlović ( sr-cyr, Јасмина Михајловић, born in Niš, 1960) is a Serbian writer and literary critic. She is also chairwoman of Bequest of Milorad Pavić, famous Serbian writer and her late spouse. Biography Mihajlovi� ...

(b. 1960, Serbia), wr. & critic * Jo Mihaly (1902–1989, Germany), diarist, nv. & dancer *

Mitsukazu Mihara is a Japanese illustrator who helped to influence the Gothic Lolita look through her illustrations, particularly as the cover illustrator for the first eight volumes of the ''Gothic & Lolita Bible''. In 1994, she won a contest in the Japanese Lis ...

(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. * 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 Karlo Estelle Mila (born 1974) is a New Zealand writer and poet of Tongan, Pālagi and Samoan descent. Her first collection, ''Dream Fish Floating'', received the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry in 2006 at the Montana Ne ...

(b. 1974, New Zealand), poet *

Farzaneh Milani Farzaneh Milani (; born ) is an Iranian-born American scholar, author, poet, translator, and educator. Milani teaches Persian literature and women's studies at the University of Virginia; and serves as the Chair of the Department of Middle Easter ...

(b. 1947, Iran/Persia/United States), scholar & wr. * Jana Milčinski (1920–2007, Yugoslavia/Slovenia), science & ch. wr. *

Grace Mildmay Grace, Lady Mildmay (née Sharington or Sherington; ca. 1552–1620) was an English noblewoman, memoirist and medical practitioner. Her autobiography is one of the earliest existing autobiographies of an English woman. Originally from Wiltshire, ...

(1552–1620, England), diarist * Dorothy Miles (1931–1993, Wales), poet & activist for deaf * Josephine Miles (1911–1985, United States), poet & critic *

Leda Mileva Leda Mileva ( Bulgarian: Леда Милева) (5 February 1920 – 5 February 2013) was a Bulgarian writer, translator and diplomat. She was the daughter of Bulgarian poet Geo Milev Geo Milev (born Georgi Milev Kasabov; – 15 May 1925) was ...

(1920–2013, Bulgaria), wr. & diplomat *

Princess Milica of Serbia Princess Milica Hrebeljanović née Nemanjić ( · ca. 1335 – November 11, 1405) also known as Empress (''Tsaritsa'') Milica, was a List of Serbian consorts, royal consort of Serbia by marriage to Prince Lazar, who fell in the Battle of Kosovo ...

(c. 1335–1405, Serbia), poet *

Ognjenka Milićević Ognjenka Milićević Lukač ( sr-Cyrl, Огњенка Милићевић; 26 December 1927 – 23 January 2008) was a Bosnian Serb director, acting professor, and theatre expert. She was a daughter of the prominent publicist and professor Nika M ...

(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 Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950) was an American lyric poetry, lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted Feminism, feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. ...

(1892–1950, United States), poet * Betty Miller (1910–1965, Ireland), fiction & non-f. wr. * Caroline Pafford Miller (1903–1992, United States), nv. *

Grażyna Miller Grażyna Miller (29 January 1957 – 17 August 2009)Żegnamy tłumaczkę "Tryptyku rzy ...

(1957–2009, Poland/Italy), poet & translator into Italian *

Isabel Miller Alma Routsong (November 26, 1924 – October 4, 1996) was an American novelist best known for her lesbian fiction, published under the pen name Isabel Miller. Early life Alma Routsong was born Elma Louise Routsong in Traverse City, Michigan, on ...

(1924–1996, United States), nv. *

Dora Richards Miller Dora Richards Miller (1842–1914) was a Danish West Indies-born American author and educator. Early life and education Dora Richards was born in the Island of St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. Her father, Thomas Richard Richards (d. 1844), was f ...

(1842-1914, United States/England/Denmark), author and educator * Elizabeth Miller (1878–1961, United States), nv. * Jeannette Miller (1944, Dominican Republic), poetry, short story, novel. *

Kara Miller Kara Miller is the creator of The Lifestylista. She is a writer and director working in film and television. She is also credited as K. J. Miller.

(living, Jamaica/England), screenwriter *

Kirsten Miller Kirsten Miller (born 1973) is an American novelist and the creator of the Kiki Strike book series. Her first book in the series, ''Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City'', came out in 2006. Her second book in the series, '' The Empress's Tomb'' ...

(b. 1973, United States), nv. in English * Leslie Adrienne Miller (b. 1956, United States), poet *

Madeline Miller Madeline Miller (born July 24, 1978) is an American novelist, author of '' The Song of Achilles'' (2011) and ''Circe'' (2018). Miller spent ten years writing ''The Song of Achilles'' while she worked as a teacher of Latin and Greek. The novel tel ...

(b. 1978, United States), nv. * Minnie Myrtle Miller (1842–1882, United States), wr. * Nellie Burget Miller (1875-1952, United States), poet, non-f. wr., dramatist *

Rebecca Miller Rebecca Augusta Miller, Lady Day-Lewis (born September 15, 1962) is an American filmmaker and novelist. She is known for her films '' Angela'' (1995), '' Personal Velocity: Three Portraits'' (2002), '' The Ballad of Jack and Rose'' (2005), '' Th ...

(b. 1962, United States), nv. & wr. * Ruth Miller (1919–1969, South Africa), poet & pw. in English *

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

(1865–1953, Romania), fiction wr. *

Kate Millett Katherine Murray Millett (September 14, 1934 – September 6, 2017) was an American feminist writer, educator, artist, and activist. She attended the University of Oxford and was the first American woman to be awarded a degree with first-clas ...

(1934–2017, United States), feminist * Arthenia J. Bates Millican (1920–2012, United States), poet and fiction wr. *

Alice Milligan Alice Letitia Milligan 'pseud.'' Iris Olkyrn(4 September 1865 – 13 April 1953) was an Irish writer and activist in Ireland's Celtic Revival; an advocate for the political and cultural participation of women; and a Protestant Irish nation ...

(1865–1953, Ireland), poet & wr. *

Anna Millikin Anna Millikin (19 January 1764 – at least 1849) was a teacher and author of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She was one of the earliest Irish women to write Gothic novels and established the literary periodical the ''Casket or Hesp ...

(1764 – post-1849, Ireland), nv. *

Sarah Millin Sarah Gertrude Millin, née Liebson (19 March 1889 – 6 July 1968), was a South African author. Biography Millin was born in Žagarė, Kovno Governorate on 19 March 1889. She was the eldest child and only daughter of Isaiah Liebson, a Jewish m ...

(1889–1968, South Africa), fiction wr. & autobiographer in English * Lia Mills (living, Ireland), nv. *

Anchee Min Anchee Min (; born January 14, 1957) is a Chinese-American author who lives in San Francisco and Shanghai. Min has published two memoirs, '' Red Azalea'' and ''The Cooked Seed: A Memoir'', and six historical novels. Her fiction emphasizes stro ...

(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 (南かずか, living, Japan), manga creator *

Kanan Minami is a ''shōjo manga, shōjo'' mangaka, manga artist. She is best known for ''Honey x Honey Drops'', which has been licensed in multiple languages and adapted as an original video animation (OVA). Her current series, ''Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu'', ...

(水波風南, b. 1979, Japan), manga creator * Bridget Minamore (b. 1991, England), poet, journalist, critic *

Else Holmelund Minarik Else Holmelund Minarik (née Holmelund; September 13, 1920 – July 12, 2012) was a Danish-born American author of more than 40 children's books. She was most commonly associated with her ''Little Bear (book), Little Bear'' series of children's b ...

(1920–2012, Denmark/United States), ch. wr. *

Marga Minco Marga Minco (; born Sara Menco; 31 March 192010 July 2023), for some time known as Marga Faes, was a Dutch journalist and writer, and a Holocaust survivor. She married Dutch poet Bert Voeten. Early life and education mag Minco was born Sar ...

(1920–2023, Netherlands), wr. & Hc. survivor * Liliana Díaz Mindurry (b. 1953, Argentina), poet & fiction wr. *

Kazuya Minekura is a Japanese manga artist widely known for the '' Saiyuki'' series. Biography Kazuya Minekura was born in Kanagawa Prefecture and still resides there. Her other manga series include ''Wild Adapter'', ''Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Seitokai Shik ...

(峰倉かずや, b. 1975, Japan), manga creator *

Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (born 17 March 1976) is an Icelandic people, Icelandic writer. She studied philosophy at the University of Iceland. Her first novel and collection came out in 1998 to acclaim. She has written five novels since the ...

(b. 1976, Iceland), nv. *

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 ...

(b. 1955, Spain), nv. & es. in Basque *

Mirabai Meera, better known as Mirabai, and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. She is mentioned in '' Bhaktama ...

(c. 1498 – c. 1547, India), poet * Ana Miranda (b. 1951, Brazil), nv. *

Mir-Jam Milica Jakovljević ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Јаковљевић; 22 April 1887 – 22 December 1952), better known under the pen name Mir-Jam ( sr-Cyrl, Мир-Јам) was a Serbian writer whose many period novels have been successfully adapted ...

(1887–1952, Serbia), nv. * Heidi Safia Mirza (b. 1958, England), non-f. wr. *

Shazia Mirza Shazia Mirza is a British comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her stand-up comedy, and her articles in British newspapers ''The Guardian'' and ''The Daily Telegraph''. Early life and education Mirza was born in Birmingham, Eng ...

(living, Pakistan/England), col. & comedian * Jane Misme (1865–1935, France), col. & feminist * Jaishree Misra (living, India/England), nv. *

Gabriela Mistral Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator, and Catholic. She was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order or Third Franciscan order. She was ...

(Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, 1889–1957, Chile), poet; Nobel Prize in Literature * Diana Mitchell (1932–2016, Zimbabwe), political wr. * Dreda Say Mitchell (b. 1965, England), nv. & col. *

Elma Mitchell Elma Mitchell (November 19, 1919 – November 23, 2000) was a Scottish-born poet and translator based in Somerset, who published several well-received books of poetry in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life and education Mitchell was born in Airdrie ...

(1919–2000, Scotland), poet *

Elyne Mitchell Elyne Mitchell, Order of Australia, OAM (née Chauvel, 30 December 1913 – 4 March 2002) was an Australian author noted for the ''Silver Brumby'' series of children's novels. Her nonfiction works draw on family history and culture. Biography Sy ...

(1913–2002, Australia), ch. wr. *

Gladys Mitchell Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell (21 April 1901 – 27 July 1983) was an English writer best known for her creation of Mrs Bradley, the heroine of 66 crime fiction, detective novels. She also wrote under the pseudonyms Stephen Hockaby and Malcol ...

(1901–1983, England), mystery nv. *

Margaret Mitchell Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel ''Gone With the Wind (novel), Gone ...

(1900–1949, United States), col. & nv.; ''

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind ...

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Susan Mitchell Susan Mitchell (born 1944) is an American poet, essayist and translator who wrote the poetry collections ''Rapture'' and ''Erotikon''. She is a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. Life Mitchell grew up in New York City, New York a ...

(b. 1944, United States), poet, es. & translator * Susan Langstaff Mitchell (1866–1926, Ireland), writer, satirist & poet *

Naomi Mitchison Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and poet. Often called a doyenne of Scottish literature, she wrote more than 90 books of historical an ...

(1897–1999, Scotland), nv. & poet *

Jessica Mitford Jessica Lucy "Decca" Freeman-Mitford (11 September 1917 – 23 July 1996) was an English author, one of the six aristocratic Mitford sisters noted for their sharply conflicting politics. Jessica married her second cousin Esmond Romilly, who ...

(1917–1996, England/United States), wr. & rights activist *

Mary Russell Mitford Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855) was an English essayist, novelist, poet and dramatist. She was born at Alresford in Hampshire, England. She is best known for '' Our Village'', a series of sketches of village scenes ...

(1787–1855, England), nv. & pw.; '' Our Village'' *

Nancy Mitford Nancy Freeman-Mitford (28 November 1904 – 30 June 1973) was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist. The eldest of the Mitford family#Mitford sisters, Mitford sisters, she was regarded as one of the "bright young things" on the ...

(1904–1973, England), nv. & correspondent; ''

The Pursuit of Love ''The Pursuit of Love'' is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1945. It is the first in a trilogy about an upper-class English family in the interwar period focusing on the romantic life of Linda Radlett, as narrated by her cousin, Fa ...

'' * Antonija Mitrović (living, Serbia/New Zealand), computer scientist *

(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 is a Japanese writer. She has won the Naoki Prize, the Oda Sakunosuke Prize, and the Japan Booksellers' Award. Her work has been adapted for film and television, and her books have been translated into Indonesian, Chinese, Korean, Vietnam ...

(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 is one of the first successful female Japanese '' shōjo'' manga artists. She was an assistant of Osamu Tezuka staying in Tokiwa-sō. She made her professional debut in 1955 with ''Akakke Kōma Pony'', a Western story with a tomboy heroine. S ...

(水野英子, b. 1939, Japan), manga creator *

Junko Mizuno is a Japanese manga artist. Her drawing style is often termed as ''Gothic kawaii'' or ''kawaii noir'' style. Art style Mizuno's drawing style, which mixes childish sweetness and cuteness with terror and erotica, has often been termed a ''Goth ...

(水野純子, b. 1973, Japan), manga creator *

Setona Mizushiro is a Japanese manga artist. In 1985 she participated in the publication of a dōjinshi. She remained active in that world until her debut in 1993 with the short story ''Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita'' (Winter Was Ending) that ran in Shogakukan's ma ...

(水城せとな, b. 1971, Japan), manga creator

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Barbara Catharina Mjödh Barbara Catharina Mjödh ( 8 November 1738 - 1776) was a Finnish poet. She was born to the vicar and politician Abraham Mjödh (died 1786) and Magdalena Ross. Mjödh wrote of great occasions in peoples' lives, such as weddings and funeral A fu ...

(1738–1776, Finland), poet * Alice-Leone Moats (1908–1989, Mexico), non-f. wr. *

Azadeh Moaveni Azadeh Moaveni (Persian: آزاده معاونى, born 1976) is an Iranian-American writer, journalist, and academic. She is the former director of the Gender and Conflict Program at the International Crisis Group, and is Associate Professor of ...

(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 *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. *Frances Trego Montgomery (1858 – 1925), American children's book writer *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. *Jeannie Blackburn Moran (1842–1929, United States), nv. *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 (writer), 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 *Elizabeth Moynihan (1929–2023, USA), historian and writer *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 (1942–2023, 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. *María Mulet (1911-1982, Spain), children's wr & poet *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 *Clare Mulley (b. 1969, England), biographer of notable women *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 (1931–2024, 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. *Elizabeth Myers (author), Elizabeth Myers (1912–1947, UK), novelist, short story writer *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 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. *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 *Mary Louise Nash (1826–1896, United States), wr. *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. *Susheila Nasta (born 1953, England), wr. & editor *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 (1934–2025, 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. *Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu (b. 1977, Zimbabwe), nv. *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 *Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ (b. 1970s, Kenya), fiction wr. & es.

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*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 *Jill Nicholls (living, England), filmmaker & journalist *Christine Nicholls (b. 1943, Kenya/England), lexicographer *Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930, New Zealand), poet & educator *Grace Nichols (b. 1950, Guyana/England), poet *Josephine R. Nichols (1838–1897, United States), non-f. wr. *Amy Nicholson (living, United States), non-f. wr. and film critic *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 *Rosa Nissán (born 1939, Mexico), wr. *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 *Mary E. Norton (1833-1916, United States), nv. *Morilla M. Norton (1865-1916, United States), non-f. wr. & poet *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 (1944–2024, 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

*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 (1930–2024, 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. *Martha B. O'Donnell (1836–1925, United States), newspaper and magazine editor and publisher *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 (d. 2017, 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. *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 *Ghazal Omid (b. c. 1971, Iran/Persia/Canada/Newfoundland), autobiographer *Rita Omokha (living, United States), nonfiction *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 (b. 1980s, 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 (b. 196271, Greece), theater critic *Out el Kouloub (1899-1968), Egyptian novelist *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. *Martha Tracy Owler (1852–1916, United States), journalist & wr. *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 (b. 1942, 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

P

Pa–Pj

*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 *Annie Yellowe Palma (1962–2022, Northern Ireland/England), poet, author and social worker *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. *Mimí Panayotti (1938–2023, Honduras), wr. & journalist *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. *Yolanda Pantin (b. 1954, Venezuela), poet and ch. 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 (1927–2025, 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 *Katherine 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, Ukraine), chemical engineer, poet, social activist *Nicoletta Pasquale (fl. 1540, Italy), poet *Josefina Passadori (1900–1987, Argentina), wr. and educator *Linda Pastan (1932–2023, United States), poet *Ann Patchett (b. 1963, United States), nv. *Dhiruben Patel (1926–2023, India), nv. and pw. *Shailja Patel (living, Kenya), poet and pw. *Elena Patron (1933–2021), Philippines), nv., poet and scriptwriter *Jenny Pattrick (b. 1936, New Zealand), nv. *Polly Pattullo (living, England), author, journalist, editor and publisher *Evelyn Patuawa-Nathan (1933–2019, New Zealand), wr. *Helena Patursson (1864–1916, Faroe Islands), wr., pw. and feminist *Phyllis Paul (1903–1973, England), writer of supernatural fiction. *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 *Laline Paull (living, England), nv. *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, Canada/United States), 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. *Lucy Creemer Peckham (1842–1923, United States), poet *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. *Nicole Perlman (b. 1981, United States), screenwriter *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, Jamaica/Canada), 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 (1937–2024), 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 (b. 1965, 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 *Phintys (or Phyntis, 4th or 3rd century BC, Ancient Greece), philosopher *Joan Phipson (1912–2003, Australia), ch. wr. *Virginia Phiri (b. 1954, Zimbabwe), fiction and non-f. wr. *Savitribai Phule (1831–1897, India), poet and educator *Ife Piankhi (living, Uganda/England), poet, singer and educator *Hester Sigerson Piatt (1870–1939, Ireland), poet and col. *Costanza d'Avalos Piccolomini (b. 1560, Italy), poet *Karoline Pichler (1769–1843, Austria/Austria-Hungary), nv. *Hella Pick (1929–2024, 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 (b. 1962, 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, Cameroon), wr. 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. *Andrea Davis Pinkney (b. 1965, United States), children's 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 *Minnie A. Weeks Pittock (1862–1915), novelist *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 (1945–2023, United States), non-f & nv. wr. *Madeleine A. Polland (1918–2005, Ireland), ch. wr. *Velma Pollard (1937–2025, Jamaica), 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 *Rebecca N. Porter (1883-1963, United States), nv., ss., ess., non-f. wr. *Renada-Laura Portet (1927–2021, France), wr. & linguist *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. *Sidney Powell (b. 1955, United States), 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 *Anne B. Poyntz (b. between 1701–1750, England/Ireland), poet *Luz Pozo Garza (1922–2020, Spanish), poet *Antonia Pozzi (1912–1938, Italy), poet *Manjiri Prabhu (b. 1964, India), pw. & TV producer *Núria Pradas (b. 1954, Spain), philologist & wr. *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 *Mary Newmarch Prescott (1849–1888, United States), 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. *Priest (writer), Priest (b. 1988, China), fiction wr. & nv. *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 *Mary Virginia Proctor (1854–1927, United States), non-f. wr. *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 *Elizabeth Purbeck and Jane Purbeck, Elizabeth Purbeck (fl. 1789–1802, England), novelist together with her sister Jane *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 (1963–2023, 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 *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. *Huda al-Rasheed (b. c. 1950, Saudi Arabia), nv. *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 *Arlene Raven (1944–2006, United States), art historian, critic, and curator *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. *Claire Rayner (1931–2010, England), journalist, broadcaster, nv. *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 *Jayapraga Reddy (1947–1996, South Africa), pw. & short story wr. *Jaclyn Reding (b. 1966, United States), nv. *Marie Redonnet (b. 1948, France), poet, nv. & pw. *Beatrice Redpath (1886–1937, Canada), poet & short story wr. *Helen Leah Reed (1861/62 - 1926, Canada/US), children's 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 *Gail Renard (born c. 1951), Canadian/British children's and TV series writer *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 (1929–2023, New Zealand), pw. *Juliette Rennes (b. 1976, France), non-f. wr. *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. *Sandrine Revel (born 1969, France), comics wr. & illustrator *Fanny zu Reventlow (1871–1918, Germany), political wr. & feminist *Jytte Rex (b. 1942, Denmark), wr., artist & film director *Ofelia Rey Castelao (born 1956, Spain) historian, wr., & professor *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 (1928–2023, Pakistan), feminist & travel wr. *Ana Ribeiro (b. 1955, Uruguay), nv. & historian *Esmeralda Ribeiro (b. 1958, Brazil), poet & fiction wr. *Pamela Ribon (b. 1975, United States), screenwriter *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. *B. Ruby Rich (living, United States), film critic and academic *Ariel Florencia Richards (b. 1981, Chile), writer & visual arts scholar. *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. *Leigh Richmond (1911-1995), American writer *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 *Susanne Ringell (born 1955, Finland), wr. & actor *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 *Amber E. Robinson (1867-1961, United States), educator, postmaster, poet, reporter, social reformer *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. *Margaret Roper (1505–1544, England), translator *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 *Martha Parmelee Rose (1834–1923, United States), non-f. wr., journalist, social reformer *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, &

, 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. *Veronica Roth (b. 1988, United States), nv. *Augustine De Rothmaler (1859–1942, Belgium), pedagogue, translator, non-f. wr. *Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975, South Africa), nv. & non-f. wr. in Afrikaans *Hannah Rothschild (film maker), Hannah Rothschild (b. 1962, England), wr., philanthropist & filmmaker *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.

S

Sa–Se

*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 *María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe (1883–1961, Uruguay), poet *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 *Karina Sainz Borgo (born 1982, Venezuela), nv. & non-f. wr. *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. *Margit Sandemo (1924 – 2018, Norway), 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. *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), *Francisca Sarasate (1853-1922, Spain), fiction wr., non-f. wr., poet *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. *Mary Stebbins Savage (1850-1915, United States), wr., poet *Geneviève Savalette (1735–1795, France), playwr. *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. *Johanna Schipper (born 1967, Taiwan/France), fiction wr. *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. *Amy Schwartz (author), Amy Schwartz (1954–2023, United States), ch. wr. *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. *Mary McKay Scott (1851-1932, Canada), nv., non-f. wr. *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 *Jessie L. Seal (1864-1946, United States), non-f. wr. *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. *Somini Sengupta (fl 2000s, b. India), journalism, non-fiction 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. *Perla Serfaty (b. 1944, Morocco/France/Canada), non-f. 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 *Emilia Serrano y García (1834-1923, Spain), travel wr. *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 *Ruth Huntington Sessions (1859–1946), mem. *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. *Julia Seton (1862-1950, United States), wr. on religion *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.

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*Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446–1484, Italy), correspondent & poet *Mary Ann Shaffer (1934–2008, United States), wr., editor & librarian *Louisa Shafia (b. 1968/1970, United States), food wr. & chef *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 *Laura Shapiro (b. 1946, United States), journalist & author *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. *Marika Sherwood (1937–2025, England), historian *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. *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 (author), 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 descent 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.

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*Cecylia Słapakowa, (ca.1900–ca.1942, Lithuania/Poland), journalist and translator *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–after 1928, 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 (1963–2025, 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. *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 (1943–2023, 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. *Tricia Springstubb (b. 1950, United States), ch. wr. *Susan Spungen (living, United States), food wr., editor, & food stylist *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 *Jacqueline Stewart (b. 1970, United States), non-f. wr. *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 *Louise Stockton (1838-1914, United States), nv., ss. wr. *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. *Catharine Stolberg (1751–1832, Denmark/Germany), countess & wr. *Ruth Stone (1915–2011, United States), poet *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 *Margareta Strömstedt (1931−2023, Sweden), wr., journalist & translator *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 *Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan (1872–1953. United States, wr., novelist, dramatist *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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*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. *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 (South African 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 *Angeline Teal (1842-1913, US), poet, nv., ss. wr. *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. *Sylviane Telchid (1941–2023, Guadeloupe), wr. & translator *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. *Fanny Tercy (1782-1851, France), nv. *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. *Julia H. Thayer (1847-1944, United States), poet, hymnist, & educator *Françoise Thébaud (born 1952, France), non-f. wr. *Naseem Thebo (1948–2012, Pakistan), fiction wr. & educator *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 *Clara M. Thompson (1830s–unknown, United States), nv. *Mrs. E. H. Thompson (fl. 1870s–1900s, United States), wr. *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 *Mary Wilder Tileston (1843–1934, United States), wr., editor, compiler *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 *M. B. M. Toland (1925-1895, United States), poet *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 *Taeko Tomioka (1935–2023, Japan), nv. & poet *Constance Tomkinson (1915–1995, England, we. & actress *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 *Francesca Torrent (1881-1958, Spain), wr. & poet *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. *Alcira Cardona Torrico (1926-2003, Bolivia), writer and poet *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 *Grace Hyde Trine (1874–1972, United States), pw. *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 *

(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 Tsuno (津野裕子, b. 1966, Japan), comics 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 *Roxane Turcotte (born 1952, Canada), ch. wr. *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

U

*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 (1949–2023, 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. *Mari Jose Urruzola (1940–2006, Spain), non-f. wr. *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.

V

*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. *Josephine Van De Grift (1894-1927, United States), wr., col. & pw. *Jane Vandenburgh (b. 1948, United States), nv., mem. & non-f. wr. * Vonne van der Meer (b. 1952, Netherlands), fiction wr. & pw. *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 *Ruth Vassos (1890s–1965), editor & non-f. wr. *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. *Chiqui Vicioso (b. 1948, Dominican Republic), poet, wr. *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 *Marika Vila (born 1949, Spain), graphic nv. *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 *Muriel Villanueva i Perarnau (b. 1976, Spain), nv. ch. wr. & poet *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 (1928–2023, 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

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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 *Madge Morris Wagner (1862–1924, United States), poet, nv., jrnl. *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 *Phoebe Waller-Bridge (b. 1985, England), screenwriter *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 *Silja Walter (1919–2011, Switzerland), poet & religious wr. in German *Lettice D'Oyly Walters (1880–1940), poet and editor *Vanessa Walters (b. 1978, England), nv. & pw. *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. *Marion E. Warner (1839–1918, United States), poet, ss. wr. *Sally Warner (living, United States), children & young adult fiction wr. *Susan Warner (1819–1885, United States), ch. wr. & songwriter *Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893–1978, England), poet & nv. *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 *Chloé Wary (b. 1995, France), comics. wr. *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. *Jean Watson (writer), Jean Watson (1933–2014, New Zealand), nv. & humanitarian *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 (1935–2022, 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 (novelist), 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 (b. 1967/68, 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. *Anne Wheathill (fl. 1584, England), poet & prayer 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, journalist *Joan Whitrowe (, England), religious wr., polemicist *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 *Bertha Wiernik (1884-1951), Jewish American writer *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. *Margaret Hicks Williams (1899–1972, United States), feature 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. *Emma Wolf (1865–1932, United States), nv. *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 *C. Antoinette Wood (1867-1942, United States), wr. & pw. *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. *Linda Woolverton (b. 1952, United States), nv., screenwriter, & pw. *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 *Marguerite Wyke (1908–1995, United States/Trinidad), teacher, poet, artist & politician *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 *Barbara Yelin (b. 1977, Germany), cartoonist, nv. *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.

Z

*Pilar Zabala Aguirre (b. 1951, Spain), non-f. wr. *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 *Esperanza Zambrano (1901–1992, Mexico), 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 (1940–2018, 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

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
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