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Jessica Hagedorn b. 1949. Filipino American poet, playwright and novelist.
Radclyffe Hall 1880-1943. English novelist.
Gisèle Halimi b. 1927. French-Tunisian feminist essayist.
Anne, Lady Halkett 1623-1699. English memoirist and religious essayist.
Virginia Hamilton 1936-2002. American children's novelist. M. C. Higgins, the Great
Lorraine Hansberry 1930-1965. American playwright. A Raisin in the Sun
Thea von Harbou 1888-1954. Prussian-German novelist and screenwriter.
Joy Harjo b. 1951. American poet.
Frances Harper 1825-1911. American poet and novelist. Iola Leroy
Gwen Harwood 1920-1995. Australian poet and librettist.
Marlen Haushofer 1920-1970. Austrian novelist and children's author.
Eliza Haywood 1693–1756. English novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and translator. The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless
Bessie Head 1937-1986. Botswanan novelist, journalist and short story writer.
Anne Hébert 1916-2000. Canadian poet and novelist. Kamouraska
Ursula Hegi b. 1946. German American novelist.
Lillian Hellman 1905-1984. American playwright.
Felicia Hemans 1793–1835. English-Welsh poet.
Beth Henley b. 1952. American playwright and screenwriter.
Mary Sidney Herbert 1561–1621. English poet, translator, and patron.
Karen Hesse b. 1952. American children's novelist. Out of the Dust
Patricia Highsmith 1921-1995. American crime novelist and short story writer. Strangers on a Train
Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179. German mystic, playwright and poet. Scivias
S. E. Hinton b. 1948. American children's novelist. The Outsiders
Laura Z. Hobson 1900-1986. American novelist.
Linda Hogan b. 1947. American poet, novelist and short story writer.
Winifred Holtby 1898-1935. English novelist and journalist.
Carlotta G. Holton Award winning American author/journalist.
bell hooks b. 1952. American feminist academic.
Pauline Hopkins 1859-1930. American novelist, journalist and playwright.
Janette Turner Hospital b. 1942. Australian novelist and short story writer.
Ada Verdun Howell 1902-1981. Australian American poet.
Fannie Hurst 1885-1968. American novelist.
Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960. American novelist.
Nancy Huston b. 1953. Canadian-French novelist and essayist.
Lucy Hutchinson 1620-1681. English biographer.
Elspeth Huxley 1907-1997. English-Kenyan memoirist and journalist.

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Nilima Ibrahim 1921-2002. Bangladeshi writer (details missing).
Elizabeth Inchbald 1753–1821. English novelist, actress, and dramatist. A Simple Story
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957. American novelist. Little House on the Prairie
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir b. 1942. Icelandic poet.
Sylvia Iparraguirre b. 1947. Argentine novelist.
Molly Ivins b. 1944. American columnist.

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Helen Hunt Jackson 1830-1885. American novelist. Ramona
Shelley Jackson b. 1963. Filipino American novelist, short story writer and essayist. Patchwork Girl (hypertext)
Shirley Jackson 1916-1965. American novelist and short story writer. "The Lottery"
Harriet Jacobs 1813-1897. American memoir writer. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Rona Jaffe 1932-2005. American novelist. The Best of Everything
Alice James 1848-1892. American diarist.
P. D. James b. 1920. English mystery novelist. Cover Her Face
Elizabeth Janeway 1913-2005. American novelist.
Tama Janowitz b. 1957. American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. Slaves of New York
Sarah Orne Jewett 1849-1909. American novelist and short story writer.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala b. 1927. German-English-Indian-American novelist and screenwriter. Heat and Dust, A Room with a View, Howards End
Rita Joe b. 1932. Canadian poet.
Georgia Douglas Johnson 1877-1966. American poet.
Helene Johnson 1906-1995. American poet.
Pauline Johnson 1861-1913. Canadian poet. Flint and Feather
Mary Johnston 1870-1936. American novelist.
Diana Wynne Jones b. 1934. British novelist, primarily of fantasy.
Marcie Jones b. 1973. American journalist and parenting writer.
Sandy Jones birthdate missing. American parenting writer.
Erica Jong b. 1942. American novelist. Fear of Flying
Ingrid Jonker 1933-1965. South African poet.
June Jordan 1936-2002. American poet, essayist, journalist, novelist, librettist and autobiography writer.
Heidi Julavits birthdate missing. American journalist and novelist.
Julian of Norwich 1342-1416. English mystic.

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Molly Keane 1904-1996. Irish novelist.
Elizabeth Keckley c. 1818-1907. American memoir writer.
Antigone Kefala b. 1935. Romanian-Greek-Australian poet.
Agnes Newton Keith 1901-1982. American memoir writer and novelist. Three Came Home
Helen Keller 1880-1968. American lecturer, essayist, and autobiography writer. Light in my Darkness
Margery Kempe c. 1373-1438. English autobiography writer.
Irmgard Keun 1905-1982. German novelist.
Sue Monk Kidd b. 1948. American writer. The Secret Life of Bees
Anne Killigrew 1660-1685. English poet.
Jamaica Kincaid b. 1949. Antiguan American novelist. Annie John
Grace King 1852-1932. American short story writer and historian.
Tabitha King b. 1949. American novelist.
Barbara Kingsolver b. 1955. American novelist, poet, short story writer and essayist.
Maxine Hong Kingston b. 1940. Chinese American novelist and academic.
Carolyn Kizer b. 1925. American poet.
Lina Kostenko b. 1930. Ukrainian poet.
Elizabeth Kostova b. 1964. American novelist. The Historian
Julia Kristeva b. 1941. Bulgarian-French critic, philosopher and novelist.
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir b. 1949. Icelandic novelist.
Agota Kristof b. 1935. Hungarian-Swiss novelist.
Maxine Kumin b. 1925. American poet and children's novelist.

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Marie Laberge
Micheline Lachance
Mercedes Lackey b. 1950. American fantasy novelist.
Madame de La Fayette 1634-1693. French novelist. La Princesse de Clèves
Jhumpa Lahiri b. 1967. Bengali American short story writer and novelist. The Namesake
Selma Lagerlof 1858-1940. Swedish novelist and children's novelist, and 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature-winner. Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (The wonderful adventures of Nils Holgersson)
Dilys Laing
Laila Lalami b. 1968. Moroccan American journalist, essayist and novelist. Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
Lalleshvari 1320-1392. Kashmiri poet.
Alice Elinor Lambert, 1886-1981. West coast romance novelist.
Margaret Landon 1903-1993. American novelist. Anna and the King of Siam
Jane Lane historical novelist and biographer
Eve Langley 1908-1974. Australian novelist.
Aemilia Lanyer 1569-1645. English poet.
Alda Lara 1930-1962. Angolan poet.
Claudia Lars 1899-1974. El Salvadorean (?) poet.
Nella Larsen 1891-1964. American novelist and short story writer.
Margaret Laurence 1926-1987. Canadian novelist and short story writer. The Stone Angel
Mary Lavin 1912-1996. Irish novelist and short story writer.
Emma Lazarus 1849-1887. Portuguese American poet. "The New Colossus"
Jane Leade 1624-1704. English mystic.
Louisa Leaman b. 1976. Education writer.
Violette Leduc 1907-1972. French novelist.
Ursula K. Le Guin b. 1929. American science fiction novelist, children's novelist, poet and essayist. Earthsea, Ekumen
Harper Lee b. 1926. American novelist. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harriet Lee 1757–1851. English novelist and playwright.
Muna Lee 1895-1965. American poet and translator.
Sophia Lee 1750–1824. English playwright and novelist.
Tanith Lee b. 1947. British novelist, poet, and screenwriter.
Joy Leftow birthdate missing. American poet.
Madeleine L'Engle b. 1918. American novelist and children's novelist. A Wrinkle in Time
Charlotte Lennox 1720–1804. English novelist, poet, and dramatist. The Female Quixote
Donna Leon b. 1942. American-Italian mystery novelist.
Ellen Lenneck 1851-1880. Pseudonym for Helene Weichardt. German author of novels and novellas.
Doris Lessing b. 1919. English-Zimbabwean novelist. Canopus in Argos
Meridel Le Sueur 1900-1996. American journalist and novelist.
Denise Levertov 1923-1997. English American poet and essayist.
Janet Lewis 1899-1998. American novelist.
Li Qingzhao 1084-1151. Chinese poet.
Suzanne Lilar 1901-1992. Belgian playwright, essayist and novelist.
Astrid Lindgren 1907-2002. Swedish children's novelist. Pippi Longstocking
Elizabeth Linington 1921-1988. American mystery novelist.
Clarice Lispector 1920-1977. Brazilian novelist. A Paixão segundo G.H.
Dorothy Livesay 1909-1996. Canadian poet.
Anita Loos 1888-1981. American screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (book)
Audre Lorde 1934-1992. American poet
Emilie Loring 1864-1951. American romance novelist.
Isabel Losada
Amy Lowell 1874-1925. American poet.
Lois Lowry b. 1937. American children's novelist. Number the Stars, The Giver
Mina Loy 1882-1966. English poet and artist.
Dulce María Loynaz 1902-1997. Cuban poet and novelist.
Clare Booth Luce 1903-1987. American editor, playwright and journalist.
Jane Lumley 1537–1578. English translator.
Alison Lurie b. 1926. American novelist and academic. Foreign Affairs

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Gwendolyn MacEwen 1941-1987. Canadian novelist and poet.
Patricia MacLachlan birthdate missing. American children's novelist. Sarah, Plain and Tall
Rosie Malek-Yonan birthdate missing. Assyrian novelist, actor and filmmaker.
Françoise Mallet-Joris b. 1930. Belgian-French novelist and essayist.
Nathalie Mallet Canadian science ficton, fantasy writer.
Delarivier Manley c. 1670–1724. British novelist, playwright, and political pamphleteer.
Katherine Mansfield 1888-1923. New Zealand-English short story writer.
Lee Maracle b. 1950. Canadian poet, novelist and storyteller.
Marguerite de Navarre 1492-1549. French poet, playwright and short story writer. Heptameron
Marie de France 12th century. French-English poet. The Lais of Marie de France
Ngaio Marsh 1895-1982. New Zealand mystery writer. Roderick Alleyn
Paule Marshall b. 1929. American novelist.
Bobbie Ann Mason b. 1940. English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic.
Daphne du Maurier 1907-1989. English novelist and short story writer. Rebecca
DeBarra Mayo b. 1953. American bodybuilder and fitness writer.
Eleanor Mayo 1920-1981. American novelist.
Bunny McBride b. 1950. American writer, journalist, and anthropologist
Anne McCaffrey b. 1926. American science fiction novelist. Dragonriders of Pern
Mary McCarthy (author) 1912-1989. American novelist, critic and memoir writer.
Sharyn McCrumb b. 1948. American novelist and short story writer.
Carson McCullers 1917-1967. American novelist. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Cassidy McKay b. 1966. American romance novelist. Sometimes Murphy Wins, The Variance Series, A Candle in the Window
Patricia A. McKillip b. 1948. American sci-fi and fantasy writer.
Emma McLaughlin American novelist.
Terry McMillan b. 1951. American novelist. Waiting to Exhale
Kat Meads
Fatema Mernissi b. 1940. Moroccan feminist academic.
Grace Metalious 1924-1964. American novelist. Peyton Place
Alice Meynell 1847-1922. English feminist essayist, critic and poet.
Charlotte Mew 1869-1928. English poet. The Farmer's Bride
Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892-1950. American poet.
Caroline Miller 1903-1992. American novelist.
Anchee Min b. 1957. Chinese American novelist and memoir writer. Red Azalea
Mirabai 1498-1547. Rajasthani mystical poet.
Gabriela Mistral 1889-1957. Chilean poet and 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature-winner. Sonetos de la Muerte
Gladys Mitchell 1901-1983. English mystery novelist.
Margaret Mitchell 1900-1949. American journalist and novelist. Gone with the Wind
Naomi Mitchison 1897-1999. Scottish novelist and poet.
Mary Russell Mitford 1787–1855. English novelist and dramatist.
Nancy Mitford 1904-1973. English novelist, biographer and letterwriter.
Szilvia Molnar b. 1984. Swedish poet and writer of short prose
Hélène Monette
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1689–1762. English poet, essayist, diarist, and letter-writer.
Lucy Maud Montgomery 1874-1942. Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet. Anne of Green Gables
Susanna Moodie 1803-1885. Canadian diarist, novelist, children's novelist and poet. Roughing It in the Bush
Anne Moody b. 1940. American autobiographer. Coming of Age in Mississippi
Lorrie Moore b. 1957. American short story writer.
Marianne Moore 1887-1972. American poet.
Ruth Moore 1903-1989. American novelist, poet and short story writer.
Hannah More 1745–1833. English moralist, poet, and playwright.
Jan Morris b. 1926. Welsh historian and travel writer.
Toni Morrison b. 1931. American novelist, children's novelist and 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature-winner. Beloved
Penelope Mortimer 1918-1999. Welsh-English novelist.
Farnoosh Moshiri
Thylias Moss b. 1954. American poet, children's novelist and playwright.
Bharati Mukherjee b. 1940. Indian American novelist and short story writer. Jasmine
Alice Munro b. 1931. Canadian short story writer. Dance of the Happy Shades
Murasaki Shikibu c. 973-1014 or 1025. Japanese novelist and poet. The Tale of Genji
Iris Murdoch 1919-1999. Irish-English novelist and philosopher. The Sea, the Sea
Mary Noailles Murfree 1850-1922. American novelist and short story writer.
C. E. Murphy
Margaret Murphy British crime novelist, author of The Dispossessed and Now You See Me.

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Bahiyyih Nakhjavani birthdate missing. Persian novelist.
Taslima Nasrin b. 1962. Bengali doctor, novelist and poet and essayist. Lajja
Gloria Naylor b. 1950. American novelist. The Women of Brewster Place
Irène Némirovsky 1903-1942. Ukrainian-French novelist.
E. Nesbit 1858-1924. English children's novelist and short story writer. Five Children and It
Aimee Nezhukumatathil b. 1974. Asian American poet and essayist.
Florence Nightingale 1820-1910. English (?) nurse, statistician and feminist.
Anaïs Nin 1903-1977. French eroticist, critic and diarist. Henry and June
Anne de Noailles 1876-1933. Romanian-French novelist and poet.
Kathleen Norris 1880-1966. American novelist.
Amélie Nothomb b. 1967. Belgian novelist.
Florence Atwater

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Ann Oakley b. 1944. English (?) feminist academic and novelist.
Joyce Carol Oates b. 1938. American novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright and critic. We Were the Mulvaneys
Edna O'Brien b. 1930. Irish novelist and short story writer.
Kate O'Brien 1897-1974. Irish novelist and playwright.
Silvina Ocampo 1903-1994. Argentine poet and short story writer.
Flannery O'Connor 1925–1964. American novelist and short story writer.
Grace Ogot b. 1930. Kenyan novelist and short story writer.
Sharon Olds 1942– . American poet.
Tillie Olsen 1913-2007. American feminist novelist and short story writer.
Ono no Komachi 825-900. Japanese poet.
Baroness Orczy 1865-1947. Hungarian-English translator, illustrator and novelist. The Scarlet Pimpernel
Ōtagaki Rengetsu 1791-1875. Japanese poet and calligrapher.
Cynthia Ozick b. 1928. American critic and novelist.

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Karen A. Page birthdate missing. American (?) food writer.
Camille Paglia b. 1947 American feminist essayist. Sexual Personae
Grace Paley 1922-2007. American short story writer, poet and activist.
Emmeline Pankhurst 1858-1928. English feminist activist, speaker and autobiography writer.
Emilia Pardo Bazán 1851-1921. Spanish essayist and novelist.
Sara Paretsky b. 1947. American mystery novelist.
Dorothy Parker 1893-1967. American poet, critic and short story writer.
Suzan-Lori Parks b. 1964. American playwright and screenwriter.
Jean Pauley b.1959. Houston, Tx American writer on the justice system

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Anne Parrish 1888-1957. American children's novelist.
Sarah Willis Parton 1811-1872. American novelist, columnist and children's short story writer.
Marlys Pearson b. 1963. American gay romance writer and Lambda Award nominee. Also known as M.J. Pearson.
Elizabeth Peters b. 1927. American mystery novelist. Amelia Peabody
Ellis Peters 1913-1995. Welsh-English mystery novelist, novelist, short story writer and translator. Brother Cadfael
Julia Peterkin 1880-1961. American short story writer and novelist.
Ann Petry 1908-1997. American journalist, short story writer and novelist.
Katherine Philips 1631–1664. British poet.
Karoline Pichler 1769-1843. Austrian novelist. Agathocles
Meredith Ann Pierce b. 1958. American fantasy writer.
Tamora Pierce b. 1954. American children's novelist. Alanna of Trebond
Ruth Pitter 1897-1992. English (?) poet.
Mary Pix 1666–1709. English novelist and playwright.
Christine de Pizan 1364-1430. Venetian feminist poet and rhetorician. The Book of the City of Ladies
Sylvia Plath 1932-1963. Emrican poet, novelist, short story writer and essayist.
Ann Plato c. 1820-?? American essayist.
Karen Platt birthdate missing. English gardening writer.
Anne Plumptre 1760–1818. English translator and fiction, travel, and political writer.
Marie Helène Poitras
Elizabeth Polack, active between 1830 and 1838. Anglo-Jewish playwright.
Elizabeth Polwheele 1651–c. 1691. British playwright.
Elena Poniatowska b. 1932. Polish-Mexican journalist, novelist and short story writer.
Marie Ponsot b. 1921. American poet and essayist.
Eleanor H. Porter 1868-1920. American children's writer. Pollyanna
Jane Porter 1776–1850. English historical novelist.
Katherine Anne Porter 1890-1980. American journalist, essayist, short story writer and novelist.
Beatrix Potter 1866-1943. English children's writer and illustrator. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Emily Post 1873-1960. American journalist and novelist. Etiquette
Dawn Powell 1896-1965. American novelist, playwright and short story writer.
Katharine Susannah Prichard 1883-1969. Australian novelist, playwright and short story writer.
E. Annie Proulx b. 1935. American novelist, short story writer and journalist. The Shipping News
Barbara Pym 1913-1980. English novelist. Quartet in Autumn

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Ann Radcliffe 1764-1823. English gothic novelist. The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ayn Rand 1905-1982. Russian American novelist and philosopher. The Fountainhead; Atlas Shrugged
Jennifer Rankin 1941-1979. Australian poet and playwright.
Ellen Raskin 1928-1984. American children's writer and illustrator. The Westing Game
Pauline Réage 1907-1998. French erotic novelist. Story of O
Jaclyn Reding b. 1966. American historical romance novelist.
Ruth Reichl b. 1948. American food and memoir writer.
Mary Renault 1905-1983. English historical novelist. Fire From Heaven, The Last of the Wine
Ruth Rendell b. 1930. English mystery novelist. A Fatal Inversion
Jean Rhys 1890-1979. Dominican novelist. Wide Sargasso Sea
Marie Jeanne Riccoboni 1714-1792. French novelist.
Anne Rice b. 1941. American novelist. Vampire Chronicles
Adrienne Rich b. 1929. American feminist poet.
Dorothy Richardson 1873-1957. English stream-of-consciousness novelist, poet, essayist and short story writer.
Henry Handel Richardson 1870-1946. Australian novelist. The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
Alifa Rifaat 1930-1996. Egyptian short story writer.
Mary Roberts Rinehart 1876-1958. American mystery novelist, playwright, short story writer and poet. "The butler did it"
Marilynne Robinson b. 1943. American novelist. Gilead
Mary Robinson 1757–1800. English poet, novelist, and actress.
Lucia St. Clair Robson birthdate missing. American novelist.
Esther Rochon b. 1948. Canadian science fiction novelist.
Ginny Rorby. American young adult novelist.
Christina Rossetti 1830-1894. English poet. Goblin Market and Other Poems
Judith Rossner 1935-2005. American novelist. Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Mary Rowlandson 1635-1711. American memoir writer.
J.K. Rowling b. 1965. English novelist. Harry Potter series.
Arundhati Roy b. 1961. Indian novelist. The God of Small Things
Gabrielle Roy 1909-1983. Canadian novelist and journalist. The Tin Flute
Bernice Rubens 1928-2004. Welsh novelist.
Anneli Rufus American Journalist.
Muriel Rukeyser 1913-1980. American feminist poet.
Gig Ryan b. 1956. Australian poet.

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Nawal el-Saadawi b. 1931. Egyptian feminist writer, novelist, and short story writer.
Cynthia M. Sabotka b. 1953. American author, prose and memoirist. Life Is Like A Line.
Françoise Sagan 1935–2004. French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Lydie Salvayre
George Sand 1804–1876. French novelist and playwright.
Sonia Sanchez b. 1934. American poet, playwright, and children's writer.
Mari Sandoz 1896–1966. American novelist, biographer, and short story writer.
Sapphire (Ramona Lofton) b. 1950
Sappho c. 630–570 B.C. Greek poet.
Dipti Saravanamuttu b. 1960. Sri Lankan-Australian poet and journalist.
Nathalie Sarraute 1900–1999. Russian-French novelist and essayist.
May Sarton 1912–1995. Belgian American poet, novelist, and memoirist.
Marjane Satrapi b. 1969. Iranian graphic novelist.
Dorothy L. Sayers 1893– 1957. English mystery novelist, translator, essayist, and short story writer. Whose Body?
Olive Schreiner 1855–1920. South African novelist, allegorist, and political writer.
Cathy Scott b. 1949. True crime author and biographer.
Jane Scott c. 1779–1839. English theatre manager, performer, and playwright.
Madeleine de Scudéry 1607–1701. French novelist.
Molly Elliot Seawell 1860–1916. American essayist, novelist, and short story writer.
Alice Sebold b. 1963. American novelist. The Lovely Bones
Catharine Sedgwick 1789–1867. American novelist.
Comtesse de Ségur 1799–1874. Russian-French novelist.
Diane Setterfield English author. The Thirteenth Tale
Frances Sheridan 1724–1766. Irish novelist and playwright.
Sharon Shinn b. 1957. American novelist.
Sei Shōnagon 965–1010. Japanese writer. The Pillow Book
Danzy Senna b. 1970. American novelist.
Anne Sexton 1928–1974. American poet.
Ntozake Shange b. 1948. American playwright and novelist.
Mary Shelley 1797–1851. English novelist. Frankenstein
Carol Shields 1935–2003. American-Canadian novelist. The Stone Diaries
Shikishi Naishinnō c. 1201. Japanese poet.
Aki Shimazaki
Bapsi Sidhwa b. 1938. Pakistani novelist.
Mary Sidney 1561–1621. English translator, playwright, and poet.
Leslie Marmon Silko b. 1948. American novelist, poet, and short story writer.
Ruth Simpson Lesbian author, founder of first Lesbian community center
May Sinclair 1862–1946. English novelist, poet, and short story writer.
Edith Sitwell 1887–1964. English poet.
Maj Sjöwall b. 1935. Swedish mystery novelist.
Jane Smiley b. 1949. American novelist.
Ali Smith b. 1962. Scottish novelist.
Amanda Smith 1837–1915. American evangelist and autobiographer.
Betty Smith 1896–1972. American novelist. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Charlotte Smith 1749–1806. English poet and novelist.
Dodie Smith 1896–1990. English novelist and playwright. I Capture the Castle
Stevie Smith 1902–1971. English poet and novelist.
Zadie Smith b. 1975. English novelist.
Cathy Song b. 1955.
Susan Sontag 1933–2004. American essayist and novelist.
Muriel Spark 1918–2006. Scottish novelist. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Anne Spencer 1882–1975. American poet.
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford 1835–1921. American mystery novelist , poet, and short story writer.
Johanna Spyri 1827–1901. Swiss children's writer. Heidi
Madame de Staël 1766–1817. Swiss-French novelist.
Jean Stafford 1915–1979. American novelist and short story writer.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815–1902. American feminist journalist and essayist.
Freya Stark 1893–1993. British travel writer.
Christina Stead 1902–1983. Australian novelist and short story writer.
Danielle Steel b. 1947. American romance novelist.
Gertrude Stein 1874–1946. American novelist, playwright, poet, librettist, and short story writer.
Joanne Stepaniak Author of several vegan cookbooks and books on veganism
Maria W. Stewart 1803–1897. American feminist lecturer.
Mary Stewart b. 1916. English mystery/romance novelist.
Ruth Stone b. 1915. American poet.
Alfonsina Storni 1892–1938. Argentinian poet.
Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811–1836. American novelist. Uncle Tom's Cabin
Jan Struther 1901–1953. English hymn writer and novelist. Mrs. Miniver
Svava Jakobsdóttir 1930–2004. Icelandic playwright and short story writer.
May Swenson 1913–1989. American poet and playwright.
Magda Szabo b. 1917. Hungarian novelist, poet, playwright. The Door

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Amy Tan b. 1952. American novelist. The Joy Luck Club
Sooni Taraporevala b. 1957. Indian screenwriter and photographer.
Judith Tarr
Donna Tartt b. 1963. American novelist.
Susie Taylor 1848–1912. American teacher and memoir-writer.
Olena Teliha 1906-1942. Ukrainian poet.
Teresa of Ávila 1515–1582. Spanish nun, monastic reformer, and mystic.
Josephine Tey 1896–1952. Scottish mystery novelist.
thalia b. 1952. Greek-Australian poet.
Elizabeth Thomas 1770/71–1855. English Gothic novelist and religious poet.
Tatyana Tolstaya b. 1951. Russian TV presenter, novelist, and essayist.
Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir 1845–1918. Icelandic novelist and short story writer.
Joanna Trollope b. 1943. English novelist.
Catherine Trotter 1679–1749. Scots-English novelist, playwright, philosopher, and letterwriter.
Sojourner Truth 1797–1883. American feminist.
Marina Tsvetaeva 1892–1941. Russian poet.
Megan Whalen Turner b. 1965. American fantasy writer.
Anne Tyler b. 1941. American novelist.

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Lesya Ukrainka 1871-1913. Ukrainian poet.
Sigrid Undset 1882-1949. Norwegian novelist and 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature-winner.
Jane Urquhart b. 1949. Canadian novelist and poet.

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Celestine Vaite b. 1966. Tahitian novelist.
Luisa Valenzuela b. 1938. Argentinian novelist and short story writer.
Jennifer Vanascob. 1971, American columnist and journalist
Yvonne Vera 1964-2005. Zimbabwean novelist.
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu 1640–1683. French playwright, novelist, and short story writer.
Yolande Villemaire
Louise Leveque de Vilmorin 1902–1969. French novelist, poet, and journalist.
Élisabeth Vonarburg b. 1947. French science fiction novelist.
Jurgen Vsych b. 1966. American director and screenwriter.

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Elizabeth Wagele b. 1939. American author and cartoonist
Diane Wakoski b. 1937. American poet.
Alice Walker b. 1944. American novelist, short story writer, and poet. The Color Purple.
Margaret Walker 1915–1998. American poet and novelist.
Henriette Walter
Ania Walwicz b. 1951. Australian poet.
Gertrude Chandler Warner 1890–1979. American children's writer.
Susan Warner 1819–1885. American children's writer and songwriter.
Winifred Elizabeth Young Washburn b. 1917 American poet, author, educator, musician.
Wendy Wasserstein 1950–2006. American playwright.
Sarah Waters b. 1966. English novelist.
Catherine Webb b. 1986. British novelist.
Simone Weil 1909–1943. French mystic and philosopher.
Hannah Weiner 1928–1997. American poet.
Michele Weiner-Davis b. 1952
Martha Wells b. 1964. American novelist.
Eudora Welty 1909–2001. American novelist, short story writer, and photographer.
Dorothy West 1907–1998. American novelist and short story writer.
Jane West 1758–1852. English novelist, poet, playwright, and tract-writer.
Rebecca West 1892–1983. British novelist, essayist, and journalist.
Edith Wharton 1862–1937. American novelist and short story writer. The Age of Innocence
Phillis Wheatley 1753–1784. American poet.
Evelyn Whitaker 1857–1903. British novelist.
Antonia White 1899–1980. English novelist and short story writer.
Ellen White 1827–1915. American evangelist and mystic.
Isabella Whitney c. 1540s. English poet.
Phyllis A. Whitney b. 1903. American mystery novelist.
Anna Wickham 1884–1947. British Poet.
Charlotte Wilder 1898–1980. American poet.
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867–1957. American children's writer. Little House on the Prairie
Helen Maria Williams 1762–1827. English novelist and poet.
Amrit Kaur Willis b. 1953. American ??
Harriet E. Wilson 1825–1900. American novelist.
Jane Wiseman c. 1682–1717. English poet and playwright.
Sarah Winnemucca 1841–1891. American lecturer and autobiographer.
Jeanette Winterson b. 1959. English novelist.
Monique Wittig b. 1935. French feminist.
Mary Wollstonecraft 1759–1797. English novelist and feminist. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Nellie Wong b. 1934. Chinese American feminist poet. Dreams in Harrison Railroad Park, and The Death of Long Steam Lady
Virginia Woolf 1882–1941. English novelist and essayist. Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse
Constance Fenimore Woolson 1840–1894. American novelist and short story writer.
Dorothy Wordsworth 1771–1855. English poet and diarist.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1689–1762. English letter-writer.
Judith Wright b. 1915. Australian poet.
Mary Wroth 1587–1652. English poet.
Elinor Wylie 1885–1928. American poet and novelist.

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Xiao Hong 1911–1942. Chinese novelist and short story writer.

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Hisaye Yamamoto 1921- . Japanese American short-story writer.
Ann Yearsley 1753-1806. English poet, novelist, and playwright.
Anzia Yezierska 1883-1970. Polish American novelist and short-story writer.
Olivia Rudolph Young 1894-1974. American Poet, author and teacher. Poet Laureate of California.
Banana Yoshimoto b. 1964. Japanese novelist.
Marguerite Yourcenar 1903-1987. French novelist.
Yosano Akiko 1878-1942. Japanese poet.

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María de Zayas y Sotomayor 1590-unknown. Spanish novelist.
Zitkala-Sa 1876-1938. American writer.
Unica Zürn 1916-1970. German poet and painter.
Fay Zwicky b. 1933. Australian poet and academic.

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 * [[Karen A. Page]] birthdate missing. American (?) food writer.
 * [[Camille Paglia]] b. 1947 American feminist essayist. ''[[Sexual Personae]]''
-* [[Grace Paley]] b. 1922. American short story writer, poet and activist.
+* [[Grace Paley]] 1922-2007. American short story writer, poet and activist.
 * [[Emmeline Pankhurst]] 1858-1928. English feminist activist, speaker and autobiography writer.
 * [[Emilia Pardo Bazán]] 1851-1921. Spanish essayist and novelist.
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 * [[E. Annie Proulx]] b. 1935. American novelist, short story writer and journalist. ''[[The Shipping News]]''
 * [[Barbara Pym]] 1913-1980. English novelist. ''[[Quartet in Autumn]]''
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