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

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

(1823–1895), journalist, editor, women's rights activist * Charlotte Agell (born 1959), English-language works for children and young adults * Catharina Ahlgren (1734–1800) *

Astrid Ahnfelt Astrid Ahnfelt (1876–1962) was a Swedish author, translator, foreign correspondent, and journal editor who wrote short stories and novels in both Swedish and Italian. She is remembered principally for fostering cultural exchanges between Sweden ...

(1876–1962), writer, translator and editor, fostered cultural relations between Sweden and Italy * Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977), poet, dramatist *

Susanna Alakoski Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund, née Alakoski, (born 16May 1962 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Sweden Finns, Sweden-Finn author, Novelist and lecturer. She won the August Prize in 2006 for the novel ''Svinalängorna (novel), Svinalängorna''. ' ...

(born 1962), Finnish-born author now in Sweden, novelist, author of ''Svinalängorna'' filmed as ''Beyond'' *

Eva Alexanderson Eva Ingrid Elisabet Alexanderson (9 January 1911 – 20 December 1994) was a Swedish writer, translator and publisher. Her best known works are her 1969 lesbian novel ''Kontradans'' and her 1983 translation of Umberto Eco's ''The Name of the Rose'' ...

(1911–1994), novelist, translator, publisher *

Elsa Alkman Elsa Anna Maria Alkman née Ahlström (18 November 1878 – 21 February 1975) was a Swedish women's rights activist, suffragist and writer. While living in Eslöv, she became an active member of the local branch of the National Association for Wo ...

(1878–1975), suffragist, women's rights activist, writer and composer *

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

(1909–1987), journalist, feminist, screenwriter *

Fanny Alving Fanny Maria Alving (23 October 1874 – 2 June 1955) was a Swedish poet and novelist who used the pseudonyms Fanny Norrman and Ulrik Uhland. Biography Alving was born in Ytterselö, a parish on the island Selaön in Södermanland on 23 October 1 ...

(1874–1955), journalist, novelist * Karin Alvtegen (born 1965), crime fiction writer, some works now in English *

Lena Anderson Lena Anderson is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author. Anderson was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1939. She first gained international success for her illustrations in the 1985 picture book '' Linnea in Monet's Garden'', which was tr ...

(born 1939), children's writer and illustrator *

Pamela Andersson Pamela Kristina Alselind, (, born 13 March 1965) is a Swedish journalist that writes for ''Expressen'' and the magazine ''Amelia''. In 2006 she participated in the SVT show ''På spåret'' along with Tomas Bolme. Since 1993, she has also been ...

(born 1965), journalist * Stina Aronson (1892–1956), novelist, her ''Hitom himlen'' features women in the farms of northern Sweden *

Suzanne Axell Suzanne Axell, (born 27December 1955) is a Swedish journalist and television presenter. She has presented SVTs ''Fråga doktorn'' and she has worked as a journalist for ''Expressen'', ''Aftonbladet'' and ''Arbetet''. She has also worked for loca ...

(born 1955), journalist, television presenter * Majgull Axelsson (born 1947), journalist, best-selling novelist

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

(1850–1888), realist novelist * Anne-Marie Berglund (1952–2020), poet, novelist, short story writer * Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen (1887–1955), writer, artist, illustrator * Gunilla Bergström (1942–2021), journalist, widely translated children's author, creator of Alfie Atkins (''Alfons Aberg'') *

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

(1784–1852) *

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

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

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

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

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

(1538–1586), genealogist, early documentalist *

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

(1888–1982), writer and lithographer *

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

(1925–2009), Swedish Sami writer *

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

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

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

(1807–1869) * Hilma Borelius (1869–1932), literary historian, academic and suffragist * Karin Boye (1900–1941), novelist, poet, Swedes know her poems by heart * Eva Brag (1829–1913), novelist, poet, journalist *

Agnes Branting Agnes Margareta Matilda Branting (1862–1930) was a Swedish textile artist and writer. As director of the Friends of Handicraft association from 1891, she undertook developments in large woven tapestries with several prominent artists which led t ...

(1862–1930), textile artist and writer * Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865), novelist, feminist writer *

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

(1901–1968), teacher, novelist, short story writer *

Annika Bryn Annika Bryn (born 1945) is a Swedish author and freelance journalist. Bryn has written several short stories in magazines and freelance articles in newspapers, as well as two crime fiction novels. Bryn was born to a Swedish mother and a Norwegian ...

(born 1945), journalist, short story writer, crime-fiction author *

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

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

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* Gunnel Carlson (born 1956), gardening journalist, author, television presenter * Charlotte Cecilia af Tibell (1820-1901), author, hymn writer * Siv Cedering (1939–2007), children's writer, poet, writes in both English and Swedish * Sigrid Combüchen (born 1942), novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, author of ''Byron'' (1988)

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

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Inger Edelfeldt Inger Edelfeldt (born 14July 1956) is a Swedish author, illustrator and translator. Many of her books are for young adults and children. Personal life Edelfeldt was born in Stockholm in 1956. Her father was an engineer and her mother was a house ...

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

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

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

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

(born 1933), novelist, detective story writer, several English translations *

Margareta Ekström Sigrid Margareta Ekström (23 April 1930 – 12 December 2021) was a Swedish poet, novelist, translator, children's writer, literary critic and film critic. Biography Ekström was born in Stockholm in 1930, to Harald Ekström and wife Sigrid ...

(1930–2021), poet, novelist, children's writer, critic *

Elaine Eksvärd Elaine Eksvärd, née Bergqvist (26 July 1981), is a Swedish author who writes about rhetoric. She has a BA degree in rhetoric from Södertörn University, and she has written five books about the subject. Her two first books were released under ...

(born 1981), non-fiction writer specializing in rhetoric * Sigrid Elmblad (1860–1926), journalist, poet, translator and writer. *

Helena Eriksson Helena Eriksson (born 1962) is a Swedish poet. Her sixth collection of poetry, ''Strata'' (2004), was published in English in 2014. Biography Born in Nyköping, Eriksson was raised in the countryside. After graduating in philosophy and art at Got ...

(born 1962), expressionist poet, author of ''Strata'' *

Maria Ernestam Maria Ernestam (born 28 November 1959) is a Swedish author and journalist. Life and career Ernestam grew up in Uppsala, Sweden. She is a journalist, having earned her journalism degree at the University of Gothenburg. In addition, Ernestam stu ...

(born 1959), journalist, widely translated novelist

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Phebe Fjellström Phebe Maria Fjellström née Lindgren (1924–2007) was a Swedish ethnologist. She is remembered for her pioneering research into the culture of the Sámi peoples of northern Sweden, including their relationship with those in neighbouring Nordic ...

(1924–2007), ethnologist *

Emilie Flygare-Carlén Emilie Flygare-Carlén (''née'' Smith; August 8, 1807, StrömstadFebruary 5, 1892, Stockholm) was a Swedish people, Swedish novelist. Biography Emilie Smith grew up in the archipelago of Bohuslän. Her father, Rutger Smith, was a retired sea ca ...

(1807–1892), novelist * Tua Forsström (born 1947), highly acclaimed Swedish-language poet, widely translated, author of ''Efter att ha tillbringat en natt bland hästar'' (''After Spending a Night among Horses'') * Marianne Fredriksson (1927–2007), journalist, novelist, most works translated into English *

Inger Frimansson Inger Frimansson (born November 14, 1944, in Stockholm) is a popular Swedish novelist and crime writer. Having previously worked for 30 years as a journalist, her first novel ''The Double Bed'' (''Dubbelsängen'') was published in 1984. Since t ...

(born 1944), crime fiction writer, children's writer, journalist * Katarina Frostenson (born 1953), one of Sweden's foremost poets since the 1980s

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Wilhelmina Gravallius ''Wilhelmina'' Carolina Gravallius, née ''Isaksson'' (7 September 1807, Mogata – 22 November 1884, Botkyrka), was a Swedish writer. She was born to parish vicar Carl Peter Isaksson and Anna Hallberg, and supported herself as a governess ...

(1809–1884) *

Caroline Giertz Elsa Caroline Giertz (born 26 May 1958) is a Swedish author and television presenter. From 1996 to 1998, Giertz hosted news panel show ''Måndagsklubben'', broadcast on Swedish channel Kanal 5, and is also known for hosting paranormal show ''Det ...

(born 1958), writer and TV presenter *

Elsa Grave Elsa Grave (17 January 1918 – 17 June 2003) was a Swedish novelist, poet and artist. Biography Born in 1918, Grave's father, Carl Wolrath Grave, was a mining engineer and her mother, Elsa Regina Järle, a teacher. The family first lived in Gun ...

(1918–2003), novelist, poet, artist * Maria Gripe (1923–2007), children's writer * Abela Gullbransson (1775–1822), revivalist writer * Madeleine Gustafsson (born 1937), poet, critic, translator

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

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

(born 1942), novelist, translator *

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

(1905–1997), museum curator and writer, specializing in textiles and folk costumes * Barbro Hedvall (born 1944), journalist, non-fiction writer *

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

(born 1956), thriller writer, author of ''The Devil's Sanctuary'' * Rut Hillarp (1914–2003), modernist poet evoking sexual relationships in a man's world *

Karin Hübinette Karin Ragnhild Maria Hübinette, née Pettersson (18 April 1966 in Sollentuna), is a Swedish journalist and television presenter. She is the sister of politician Hillevi Engström. Hübinette started her career as the presenter of the debate sho ...

(born 1966), journalist, television presenter

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

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Ann Jäderlund Ann Jäderlund (born 1955) is a Swedish poet and playwright. She made her literary debut in 1985 with the poetry collection ''Vimpelstaden''. Other collections are ''Snart går jag i sommaren ut'' from 1990 and ''I en cylinder i vattnet av vatteng ...

(born 1955), poet, playwright, children's writer * Ann Henning Jocelyn, (born 1948), writer, playwright and translator * Klara Johanson (1875–1948), literary critic, essayist, translator *

Majken Johansson Majken Johansson (August 7, 1930, Malmö – December 11, 1993) was a Swedish poet, writer and a Salvation Army soldier. Majken Johansson was born out of wedlock in Malmö, and spent her childhood in foster care with an abusive foster mother. ...

(1930–1993), now regarded as one of Sweden's greatest mid-20th century poets *

Mari Jungstedt Mari Jungstedt (born 31 October 1962, in Stockholm) is a Swedish journalist and crime fiction author. Jungstedt worked as a reporter on Swedish national public radio and television, and was an occasional presenter on TV4's daily talk show F ...

(born 1962), popular crime fiction writer, journalist, translated 15 languages including English

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

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

(1835–1920), novelist, playwright, translator * Ellen Key (1849–1926), feminist writer, advocate of child-centred education *

Ellen Kleman Ellen Emma Augusta Kleman (1867–1943) was a Swedish writer, newspaper editor and women's rights activist. From 1907, she was editor of ''Dagny'', a journal in support of the women's movement, replaced in 1914 by '' Hertha'', which she also edite ...

(1867–1943), novelist, journal editor, women's rights activist * Linde Klinckowström-von Rosen (1920–2000), columnist, letter writer, non-fiction writer *

Sophie von Knorring Sophie Margareta von Knorring, née ''Zelow'' (28 September 1797 – 13 February 1848), was a Swedish novelist and noble. She is regarded as a pioneer of the realistic novel in Sweden. Most of her novels are romantic love stories in an aristocrati ...

(1797–1848), pioneer of the realistic novel in Sweden * Thekla Knös (1815–1880) *

Anja Kontor Anja Christina Kontor, (born 18December 1964) is a Swedish journalist and television presenter. She started as a freelancer for Sveriges Radio in 1987. She started working at Sveriges Television and started presenting ''Go'kväll'' when the sho ...

(born 1964), journalist, television presenter *

Agnes von Krusenstjerna Agnes von Krusenstjerna (October 9, 1894 – March 10, 1940) was a Swedish writer and noble. She was a controversial writer whose books challenged the moral standards of the day and was the center of a great literary controversy of the freedo ...

(1894–1940), novelist, short story writer, often causing controversy with accounts of sexual intercourse * Annette Kullenberg (1939–2021), journalist, novelist, playwright

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

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

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

(1858–1940), children's writer, novelist, Nobel prize winner *

Dagmar Lange Dagmar Maria Lange (31 March 1914, Västerås – 9 October 1991, Nora) was a Swedish author of crime fiction under the pen name Maria Lang. She was one of the first detective novelists in the Swedish language, and her books helped make the genr ...

(1914–1991), successful crime fiction writer under the pen name Maria Lang *

Viveca Lärn Viveca Lärn, earlier Viveca Sundvall, born 6 April 1944 in Örgryte Parish in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a Swedish writerÅsa Larsson (born 1966), crime fiction writer *

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

(1949–2021), literary historian focusing on gender studies *

Zenia Larsson Zenia Szajna Larsson, née Marcinkowska (1922–2007) was a Polish-Swedish writer and sculptor of Jewish descent. Larsson was a Holocaust survivor who was among the first in Sweden to describe their war experience. Early life She was born on 2 ...

(1922–2007), writer and sculptor, one of the first Holocaust survivors in Sweden to describe their war experiences * Anne Charlotte Leffler (1849–1892), novelist, biographer *

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

(1754–1817), well-known poet, works in support of intellectual freedom of expression for women * Sara Lidman (1923–2004), novelist, several works translated into English *

Birgitta Lillpers Birgitta Lillpers (born 14 February 1958) is a Swedish poet and novelist. Among her poetry collections are ''Silverskåp'' from 2000 and ''Nu försvinner vi eller ingår'' from 2007. Among her novels are ''Blomvattnarna'' from 1987 and ''Medan de ...

(born 1958), poet, novelist * Gunnel Linde (1924–2014), writer *

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

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

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

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

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional protagonist, main character in an Pippi Longstocking (book), eponymous series of children's books by Sweden, Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Kari ...

stories * Barbro Lindgren (born 1937), children's writer * Anna Lindmarker (born 1961), journalist, broadcaster *

Elin Lindqvist Elin Lindqvist, (born 1982 in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous ...

(born 1982), novelist *

Eva Lindström Eva Lindström (born 1952) is a Swedish illustrator and author. Her work is known for its humorous and dark style. Life Lindström was born in Västerås in 1952. She attended the art school Konstfack in Stockholm from 1969 to 1974, where she stu ...

(born 1952), illustrator and writer *

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

(1821–1908), crime horror writer * Kristina Lugn (1948–2020), poet, dramatist, critic

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* Bodil Malmsten (1944–2016), novelist, at least two works translated into English * Rosa Malmström (1906–1995), librarian and gender studies specialist * Edda Manga (born 1969), historian of ideas *

Gerda Marcus Gerda Fredrika Marcus (1880–1952) was a Swedish journalist and philanthropist who was deeply concerned with social issues. After contributing to Swedish newspapers from Berlin in 1907, she worked for ''Svenska Dagbladet'' first in Sweden and lat ...

(1880–1952), journalist, philanthropist * Liza Marklund (born 1962), best-seller crime fiction writer, works translated into 30 languages *

Moa Martinson Moa Martinson, born Helga Maria Swarts sometimes spelt Swartz, (2November 18905August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of ...

(1890–1964), ever popular novelist, writer of articles and books in support of women's rights * Ellen Mattson (born 1962), novelist, critic *

Katarina Mazetti Katarina Mazetti (born 29 April 1944 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and journalist. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the picture book "Här kommer tjocka släkten!". She worked as a producer and presenter at Sveriges Radio between 19 ...

(born 1944), widely translated novelist, journalist * Margareta Momma (1702–1772) * Edita Morris (1902–1988), Swedish-American pacifist, short story writer, journalist, novelist * Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), welfare state proponent, author of '' Crisis in the Population Question''

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* Kerstin Norborg (born 1961), novelist *

Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (Stockholm, Sweden, 28 November 1718 – Stockholm, Sweden, 29 June 1763) was a Swedish poet, feminist and salon hostess. Biography She was the youngest of five children of the wealthy official Anders Anders ...

(1718–1763), revered poet, works defending women's rights, first self-supporting female writer in Sweden *

Anna Nordgren Anna Christina Nordgren (13 May 1847 – 10 September 1916 ) was a Swedish painter and draftswoman. She specialized in portraits and genre scenes. Her work is mostly a variation on the Academic style and she remained unimpressed by Impressionis ...

(1847–1916), painter * Astrid Nyberg (1877–1928), pioneering newspaper editor and suffragist * Julia Nyberg (1784–1854), poet, songwriter, used the pen name Euphrosyne

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

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

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* Karolina Ramqvist (born 1976), journalist *

Märta Helena Reenstierna Märta Helena Reenstierna (16 September 1753 – 12 January 1841; married name: von Schnell), known as ''Årstafrun'' (The Årsta lady), was a Swedish diary writer. Her diaries were written in the period 1793–1839, and are kept at the archives ...

(1753–1841), diarist * Christina Rogberg (1832–1907), author and courtier * Eva Runefelt (born 1953), novelist, poet * Carina Rydberg (born 1962), novelist, author of the controversial ''Den högsta kasten'' *

Elisabeth Rynell Elisabeth Rynell (born 17 May 1954) is a Swedish poet and novelist. Her novel ''Till Mervas'' (2002), the first to be translated into English, appeared in 2011 as ''Mervas''. Biography Born in Stockholm, Rynell was the daughter of an English teac ...

(born 1954), poet, novelist, English translation of her novel ''Mervas''

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Hilda Sachs Hilda Gustafva Sachs (13 March 1857, Norrköping – 26 February 1935), was a Swedish journalist, translator, writer and feminist. She was the daughter of merchant Johan Gustaf Engström and Gustafva Augusta Gustafsson in Norrköping. She worked ...

(1857–1935), journalist, novelist and women's rights activist *

Marie Sophie Schwartz Marie Sophie Schwartz née Birath (4 July 1819 – 7 May 1894), was a Swedish writer. She has since been referred to as the most successful female writers of the late 19th-century in Sweden. Life Marie Sophie Schwartz was born in Borås and was ...

(1819–1894), novelist * Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861), diarist * Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020), novelist, some works written in collaboration with

Per Wahlöö Per Fredrik Wahlöö (5 August 1926 – 22 June 1975) – in English translations often identified as Peter Wahloo – was a Swedish author. He is perhaps best known for the collaborative work with his partner Maj Sjöwall on a series of ten nov ...

* Cecilia Skingsley (born 1968), journalist and economist * Edith Södergran (1892–1923), widely recognized Swedish-language modernist poet *

Pernilla Stalfelt Pernilla Stalfelt (born 1962) is a Swedish children's writer and illustrator. She has gained a reputation for successfully explaining difficult concepts to children in their own language, for example by presenting the Convention on the Rights of t ...

(born 1962), children's author and illustrator * Ingela Strandberg (born 1944), poet, children's writer, novelist, playwright, translator, journalist and musician * Sara Stridsberg (born 1972), novelist, poet * Eva Ström (born 1947), poet, novelist, biographer, critic * Amelie von Strussenfelt (1803–1847) * Ulrika von Strussenfelt (1801–1873) * Elsa Stuart-Bergstrom (1889-1970) * Margareta Suber (1892–1984), novelist, travel writer, children's writer, poet *

Annakarin Svedberg Gunnel Annakarin Svedberg (born 1934) is a Swedish writer. Common themes in her works include women's issues, lesbianism and feminist politics. Career Svedberg was born in 1934 in Halmstad, and moved to Malmö with her family in 1941. Svedberg's ...

(born 1934), novelist *

Maria Sveland Maria Sveland (born 26 November 1974) is an author and journalist from Sweden, best known for the 2007 book ''Bitterfittan'' (a made up Swedish language, Swedish compound noun which could be translated as either ''Bittercunt'' or ''The Bitter Cun ...

(born 1974), novelist and journalist

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* Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010), children's writer, novelist, journalist, illustrator *

Johanna Thydell Johanna Thydell, born 14 November 1980 in Nässjö, Sweden is a Swedish writer. Her 2003 book ''In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining'' was given the August Prize. Born in Nässjö, she grew up in Värnamo. After secondary school, she attended a ...

(born 1980), children's and youth writer *

Anna-Clara Tidholm Anna-Clara Beatrice Tidholm (born ''Tjerneld'' on 7 January 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish children's writer and illustrator. She grew up on Djurgården in Stockholm. Since 1970, she lives at a small farm in Arbrå. Bibliography * '' ...

(born 1946), children's and youth writer, illustrator *

Mia Törnblom ''Maria'' Suzanne "Mia" Törnblom, (born 10 May 1967 in Stockholm) is a Sweden, Swedish author, speaker and educator in leadership. She speaks mostly about self-confidence and works with team education and has worked for Skandia, Skandia Livs ment ...

(born 1967), columnist, non-fiction writer, educator *

Rita Tornborg Rita Tornborg (born 13 December 1926) is a Swedish novelist and short story writer. She was born in South Africa, and grew up in Poland. She made her literary debut in 1970, with the novel ''Paukes gerilla''. Other books are ''Salomos namnsdag'' ...

(born 1926), novelist, short story writer * Ulla Trenter (1936–2019), novelist, translator, politician * Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011), celebrated writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry * Helene Tursten (born 1954), crime fiction writer

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Bea Uusma Mari Beatrice "Bea" Uusma, previously ''Uusma Schyffert'' (born 20 March 1966 in Lidingö, Sweden), is a Swedish author, illustrator and medical doctor. Biography Uusma was born and raised in Lidingö in Stockholm County. In 1999, she wrote and ...

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

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

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* Elin Wägner (1882–1949), novelist, journalist, pacifist, feminist *

Anna Westberg Anna Westberg (14 September 1946 – 26 October 2005) was a Swedish journalist, novelist and non-fiction writer. She grew up in in Gästrikland Gästrikland () is a historical province or ''landskap'' on the eastern coast of Sweden. It border ...

(1946–2005), novelist, non-fiction writer *

Josefina Wettergrund ''Josefina'' Leontina Amanda Wettergrund, née ''Lundberg'' pseudonym ''Lea'' (2 September 1830, in Ronneby – 8 March 1903, in Stockholm), was a Swedish writer and poet. She was the editor of the family magazine ''Svalan'' in 1871–75. Life ...

(1830–1903) * Liselott Willén (born 1972), novelist * Gunilla Wolde (1939–2015), children's writer, illustrator

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