List of Egyptian women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Egypt or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), novelist, biographer, critic, educator
- Eman Karam Sayed Abdel Ghaffar (active since 1998), environmental researcher, non-fiction author
- Abeer Almadawy (born 1970), novelist, journalist
- Radwa Ashour (1946–2014), novelist
- Lina Attalah (active since 2004), journalist, newspaper editor
- Celine Axelos (1902–1992), poet, columnist
B
- Hala El Badry (born 1954), journalist, novelist
- Salwa Bakr (born 1949), critic, novelist, translator
- Rehab Bassam (born 1977), published blogger
E
- Soheir El-Calamawy (1911–1997), short story writer, literary critic, novelist
- Aya Saad Eldeen (born 1988), journalist, short story writer
- Mansoura Ez-Eldin (born 1976), novelist, journalist
F
- Safaa Fathy (born 1958), poet, filmmaker, playwright, essayist
K
- Jacqueline Kahanoff (1917–1979), novelist, essayist, journalist
M
- Mother Irini (died 2006), abbess, religious writer
N
- Saiza Nabarawi (1897–1985), journalist, newspaper editor, feminist
- Iris Nazmy, writer, journalist, film critic
- Amira Nowaira (active since the 1990s), educator, translator, non-fiction writer
R
- Marwa Rakha (born 1978), relationship and dating writer
- Somaya Ramadan (born 1951), short story writer, novelist, translator, educator
- Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996), short story writer, novelist
- Nawal El Saadawi (born 1931), feminist writer, novelist, playwright, psychiatrist
T
- Miral al-Tahawy (active since 1995), novelist, short story writer
- Galila Tamarhan (died 1863), early female contributor to medical journals
- Aisha Taymur (1840–1902), poet, novelist, feminist
- May Telmissany (born 1965), Egyptian-Canadian novelist, translator, film critic, educator
- Munira Thabit (1902–1967), journalist, non-fiction writer, memoirist
Y
- Rose al Yusuf (1898–1958), actress, journalist
Z
- Amina Zaydan (born 1966), novelist, short story writer