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Jessica Hagedorn (born 1949), Filipino American poet, playwright and novelist.
Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943), English novelist.
Gisèle Halimi (born 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 (born 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
Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958), American Poet and writer.
Ursula Hegi (born 1946), German American novelist.
Lillian Hellman (1905–1984), American playwright.
Felicia Hemans (1793–1835), English-Welsh poet.
Beth Henley (born 1952), American playwright and screenwriter.
Mary Sidney Herbert (1561–1621), English poet, translator, and patron.
Karen Hesse (born 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 (born 1948), American children's novelist. The Outsiders
Laura Z. Hobson (1900–1986), American novelist.
Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born 1955), American novelist and short story writer.
Linda Hogan (born 1947), American poet, novelist and short story writer.
Winifred Holtby (1898–1935), English novelist and journalist.
Bell Hooks (born 1952), American feminist academic.
Pauline Hopkins (1859–1930), American novelist, journalist and playwright.
Marya Hornbacher (born 1974), American author and freelance journalist.
Janette Turner Hospital (born 1942), Australian novelist and short story writer.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of Farewell to Manzanar
Ada Verdun Howell (1902–1981), Australian American poet.
Fannie Hurst (1885–1968), American novelist.
Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), American novelist.
Nancy Huston (born 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 (born 1942), Icelandic poet.
Sylvia Iparraguirre (born 1947), Argentine novelist.
Molly Ivins (born 1944), American columnist.

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Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–1885), American novelist. Ramona
Shelley Jackson (born 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 (born 1920), English mystery novelist. Cover Her Face
Elizabeth Janeway (1913–2005), American novelist.
Tama Janowitz (born 1957), American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. Slaves of New York
Gish Jen, (born 1956 in Long Island, New York) is a contemporary American writer.
Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909), American novelist and short story writer.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (born 1927), German-English-Indian-American novelist and screenwriter. Heat and Dust, A Room with a View, Howards End
Rita Joe (born 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 (born 1934), British novelist, primarily of fantasy.
Marcie Jones (born 1973), American journalist and parenting writer.
Sandy Jones birthdate missing. American parenting writer.
Erica Jong (born 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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Helen Keller]] (1880–1968), American lecturer, essayist, and autobiography writer. Light in my Darkness

Margery Kempe (c. 1373 – 1438), English autobiography writer.
Ferzakerly Kernott, British children's novelist
Irmgard Keun (1905–1982), German novelist.
Sue Monk Kidd (born 1948), American writer. The Secret Life of Bees
Anne Killigrew (1660–1685), English poet.
Ronyoung Kim (March 28, 1926 – February 1987)
Jamaica Kincaid (born 1949), Antiguan American novelist. Annie John
Grace King (1852–1932), American short story writer and historian.
Tabitha King (born 1949), American novelist.
Barbara Kingsolver (born 1955), American novelist, poet, short story writer and essayist.
Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940), Chinese American novelist and academic.
Carolyn Kizer (born 1925), American poet.
Lina Kostenko (born 1930), Ukrainian poet.
Elizabeth Kostova (born 1964), American novelist. The Historian
Julia Kristeva (born 1941), Bulgarian-French critic, philosopher and novelist.
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (born 1949), Icelandic novelist.
Agota Kristof (born 1935), Hungarian-Swiss novelist.
Maxine Kumin (born 1925), American poet and children's novelist.

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Mercedes Lackey (born 1950), American fantasy novelist.
Madame de La Fayette (1634–1693), French novelist. La Princesse de Clèves
Jhumpa Lahiri (born 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.
Laila Lalami (born 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.
Anne Lamott(born 10 April 1954, in San Francisco) a political activist, progressive and author of several novels and works of non-fiction.
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 (born 1976), Education writer.
Violette Leduc (1907–1972), French novelist.
Ursula K. Le Guin (born 1929), American science fiction novelist, children's novelist, poet and essayist. Earthsea, Ekumen
Harper Lee (born 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 (born 1947), British novelist, poet, and screenwriter.
Joy Leftow birthdate missing. American poet.
Madeleine L'Engle (born 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 (born 1942), American-Italian mystery novelist.
Ellen Lenneck (1851–1880), Pseudonym for Helene Weichardt. German author of novels and novellas.
Doris Lessing (born 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.
Kelly Link (born 1969), American short story writer and editor.
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 (born 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 (born 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
Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), Canadian/American novelist and mystery writer.
Rosie Malek-Yonan birthdate missing. Assyrian novelist, actor and filmmaker.
Françoise Mallet-Joris (born 1930), Belgian-French novelist and essayist.
Nathalie Mallet Canadian science fiction, 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 (born 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 (born 1929), American novelist.
Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1940), English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic.
Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989), English novelist and short story writer. Rebecca
DeBarra Mayo (born 1953), American bodybuilder and fitness writer.
Eleanor Mayo (1920–1981), American novelist.
Bunny McBride (born 1950), American writer, journalist, and anthropologist
Anne McCaffrey (born 1926), American science fiction novelist. Dragonriders of Pern
Mary McCarthy (author) (1912–1989), American novelist, critic and memoir writer.
Sharyn McCrumb (born 1948), American novelist and short story writer.
Carson McCullers (1917–1967), American novelist. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Patricia A. McKillip (born 1948), American sci-fi and fantasy writer.
Emma McLaughlin American novelist.
Terry McMillan (born 1951), American novelist. Waiting to Exhale
Kat Meads
Fatema Mernissi (born 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 (born 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.
Minae Mizumura, Japanese novelist, critic, essayist. Educated in the US.
Szilvia Molnar (born 1984), Swedish poet and writer of short prose
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 (born 1940), American autobiographer. Coming of Age in Mississippi
Lorrie Moore (born 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 (born 1926), Welsh historian and travel writer.
Toni Morrison (born 1931), American novelist, children's novelist and 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature-winner. Beloved
Penelope Mortimer (1918–1999), Welsh-English novelist.
Thylias Moss (born 1954), American poet, children's novelist and playwright.
Julia Moulden (born 1956), Canadian non-fiction writer and speechwriter.
Bharati Mukherjee (born 1940), Indian American novelist and short story writer. Jasmine
Alice Munro (born 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.
Rosario Murillo (born 1951), Nicaraguan poet.
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 (born 1962), Bengali doctor, novelist and poet and essayist. Lajja
Gloria Naylor (born 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 (born 1974), Asian American poet and essayist.
Audrey Niffenegger (born 1963), American novelist and artist.
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 (born 1967), Belgian novelist.

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Ann Oakley (born 1944), English (?) feminist academic and novelist.
Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938), American novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright and critic. We Were the Mulvaneys
Edna O'Brien (born 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 (born 1930), Kenyan novelist and short story writer.
Sharon Olds (born 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 (born 1928), American critic and novelist.

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Karen A. Page birthdate missing. American (?) food writer.
Camille Paglia (born 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 (born 1947), American mystery novelist.
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), American poet, critic and short story writer.
Suzan-Lori Parks (born 1964), American playwright and screenwriter.
Anne Parrish (1888–1957), American children's novelist.
Sarah Willis Parton (1811–1872), American novelist, columnist and children's short story writer.
Marlys Pearson (born 1963), American gay romance writer and Lambda Award nominee. Also known as M.J. Pearson.
Elizabeth Peters (born 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 (born 1958), American fantasy writer.
Tamora Pierce (born 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 (born c. 1820, date of death unknown), American essayist.
Karen Platt birthdate missing. English gardening writer.
Anne Plumptre (1760–1818), English translator and fiction, travel, and political writer.
Elizabeth Polack (fl. 1830–1838), Anglo-Jewish playwright.
Elizabeth Polwheele (1651 – c. 1691), British playwright.
Elena Poniatowska (born 1932), Polish-Mexican journalist, novelist and short story writer.
Marie Ponsot (born 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.
Mary Previte, (1932-) author of Hungry Ghosts, served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 6th legislative district from 1998 to 2006.
Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883–1969), Australian novelist, playwright and short story writer.
E. Annie Proulx (born 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
Rajashree, Indian chick lit novelist, Trust Me (novel)
Ayn Rand (1905–1982), Russian American novelist and philosopher. The Fountainhead; Atlas Shrugged
Mary Randolph (1762-1828), American housekeeping book and cookbook author. The Virginia House-Wife.
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 (born 1966), American historical romance novelist.
Ruth Reichl (born 1948), American food and memoir writer.
Mary Renault (1905–1983), English historical novelist. Fire From Heaven, The Last of the Wine
Ruth Rendell (born 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 (born 1941), American novelist. Vampire Chronicles
Adrienne Rich (born 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.
Nora Roberts (born 1959), American novelist - romance, fantasy. Writes the In Death series under the pen name of J.D. Robb.
Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958), American mystery novelist, playwright, short story writer and poet. "The butler did it"
Marilynne Robinson (born 1943), American novelist. Gilead
Mary Robinson (1757–1800), English poet, novelist, and actress.
Lucia St. Clair Robson birthdate missing. American novelist.
Esther Rochon (born 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 (born 1965), English novelist. Harry Potter series.
Arundhati Roy (born 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.
Joanna Russ (born 1937), American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
Gig Ryan (born 1956), Australian poet.

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Sarojini Sahoo (born 1956), Indian feminist writer, novelist and short story writer.
Nawal el-Saadawi (born 1931), Egyptian feminist writer, novelist, and short story writer.
Françoise Sagan (1935–2004), French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Lydie Salvayre
Jessica Amanda Salmonson (born 1950), American novelist, essayist, editor, and short story writer.
George Sand (1804–1876), French novelist and playwright.
Sonia Sanchez (born 1934), American poet, playwright, and children's writer.
Mari Sandoz (1896–1966), American novelist, biographer, and short story writer.
Sappho (c. 630 – 570 BC), Greek poet.
Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 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 (born 1969), Iranian graphic novelist.
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957), English mystery novelist, translator, essayist, and short story writer. Whose Body?
Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800-1842), Early American Indian writer of poetry and fiction
Olive Schreiner (1855–1920), South African novelist, allegorist, and political writer.
Cathy Scott (born 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 (born 1963), American novelist. The Lovely Bones
Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867), American novelist.
Lisa See (born 1955), Chinese-American novelist. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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 (born 1957), American novelist.
Sei Shōnagon (965–1010), Japanese writer. The Pillow Book
Danzy Senna (born 1970), American novelist.
Anne Sexton (1928–1974), American poet.
Ntozake Shange (born 1948), American playwright and novelist.
Alice Sheldon (1915-1987), American novelist and short story writer.
Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English novelist. Frankenstein
Carol Shields (1935–2003), American-Canadian novelist. The Stone Diaries
Shikishi Naishinnō (died 1201), Japanese poet.
Aki Shimazaki
Bapsi Sidhwa (born 1938), Pakistani novelist.
Mary Sidney (1561–1621), English translator, playwright, and poet.
Leslie Marmon Silko (born 1948), American novelist, poet, and short story writer.
Ruth Simpson Lesbian author, founder of first Lesbian community center
Jo Sinclair (1913-1995), pen name of Ruth Seid, Jewish-American writer.
May Sinclair (1862–1946), English novelist, poet, and short story writer.
Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), English poet.
Maj Sjöwall (born 1935), Swedish mystery novelist.
Jane Smiley (born 1949), American novelist.
Ali Smith (born 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 (born 1975), English novelist.
Cathy Song (born 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 (born 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 (born 1916), English mystery/romance novelist.
Ruth Stone (born 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
Lady Louisa Stuart (1757-1851), English writer of memoirs and letters
Svava Jakobsdóttir (1930–2004), Icelandic playwright and short story writer.
May Swenson (1913–1989), American poet and playwright.
Magda Szabó (born 1917), Hungarian novelist, poet, playwright. The Door
Nickiesha Ricketts,(born 1989), young Jamaican Writer

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Amy Tan (born 1952), American novelist. The Joy Luck Club
Sooni Taraporevala (born 1957), Indian screenwriter and photographer.
Cheryl Kaye Tardif (born 1963), Canadian suspense novelist. Whale Song (novel)
Judith Tarr
Donna Tartt (born 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 (born 1952), Greek-Australian poet.
Elizabeth Thomas (1770/71–1855), English Gothic novelist and religious poet.
Tatyana Tolstaya (born 1951), Russian TV presenter, novelist, and essayist.
Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir (1845–1918), Icelandic novelist and short story writer.
Joanna Trollope (born 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 (born 1965), American fantasy writer.
Anne Tyler (born 1941), American novelist.
Taslima Nasreen,(born 1962) Bangladeshi (bengali) revolutionist writer.

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Jenny Uglow, British biographer.
Lesya Ukrainka (1871–1913), Ukrainian poet.
Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), Norwegian novelist and 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature-winner.
Jane Urquhart (born 1949), Canadian novelist and poet.
Kaari Utrio (born 1942), Finnish novelist.

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

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Elizabeth Wagele (born 1939), American author and cartoonist
Diane Wakoski (born 1937), American poet.
Alice Walker (born 1944), American novelist, short story writer, and poet. The Color Purple.
Margaret Walker (1915–1998), American poet and novelist.
Ania Walwicz (born 1951), Australian poet.
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890–1979), American children's writer.
Susan Warner (1819–1885), American children's writer and songwriter.
Wendy Wasserstein (1950–2006), American playwright.
Sarah Waters (born 1966), English novelist.
Catherine Webb (born 1986), British novelist.
Simone Weil (1909–1943), French mystic and philosopher.
Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet.
Martha Wells (born 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
Leslie What (born 1955), American novelist and short story writer.
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 (born c. 1540), English poet.
Phyllis A. Whitney (born 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 (born 1953), American ??
Connie Willis (born 1945), American novelist and short story writer.
Kate Wilhelm (born 1928), American novelist and short story writer.
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 (born 1959), English novelist.
Monique Wittig (born 1935), French feminist.
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), English novelist and feminist. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Jade Snow Wong
Nellie Wong (born 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 (born 1915), Australian poet.
Mary Tappan Wright (1851-1917), American novelist and short story writer.
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 (born 1921), Japanese American short-story writer.
Wakako Yamauchi (1924- ) author
Ann Yearsley (1753–1806), English poet, novelist, and playwright.
Anzia Yezierska (1883–1970), Polish American novelist and short-story writer.
Banana Yoshimoto (born 1964), Japanese novelist.
Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987), French novelist.
Yosano Akiko (1878–1942), Japanese poet.

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María de Zayas y Sotomayor (born 1590, date of death unknown), Spanish novelist.
Zitkala-Sa (1876–1938), American writer.
Unica Zürn (1916–1970), German poet and painter.
Fay Zwicky (born 1933), Australian poet and academic.

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