List of Malaysian women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Malaysia or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Suriani Abdullah (1924–2013), historian, memoirist
- Adibah Amin (born 1936), novelist, playwright, columnist, translator
- Wani Ardy (born 1984), poet, songwriter
- Che Husna Azhari (born 1955), short story writer, educator
B
- Fatimah Busu (born 1943), novelist, short story writer, critic, educator
C
- Zen Cho (born 1986), English-language fantasy novelist and short story writer
G
- Dulcie Gray (1915–2011), Malaysian-born British actress, novelist, playwright
- Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943), English-language novelist
H
- Khadijah Hashim (born 1942), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, poet
I
- Siti Zainon Ismail (born 1949), novelist, short story writer, poet, educator
J
- Khasnor Johan, historian, since 1974: non-fiction writer
K
- Shih-Li Kow (born 1968), short story writer
L
- Margaret Lim (born 1947), children's writer
M
- Rani Manicka, since 2003, best selling novelist
- Salmi Manja, pen name of Saleha binti Abdul Rashid (born 1937), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist
S
- Preeta Samarasan, since early 2000s, English-language short story writer, novelist
- Azalia Suhaimi (born 1985), poet, photographer
T
- Hilary Tham (1946–2005), Malaysian-American poet, memoirist, short story writer
Z
- Dina Zaman (1969), short story writer, essayist, columnist