List of Algerian women writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Algeria or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Nora Aceval (born 1953), folk story writer
- Fadhma Aït Mansour (c.1882–1967), autobiographer
- Taos Amrouche (1913–1976), novelist, singer, first Algerian woman to publish a novel
- Leïla Aouchal (born 1936), French-born Algerian writer, autobiographer
B
- Yamina Bachir (born 1954), screenwriter, film director
- Samira Bellil (1972–2004), Algerian-born French feminist, author of the autobiographical [[Dans l'enfer des tournantes
- Nassira Belloula (born 1961), feminist journalist, novelist, poet, writing in French
- Myriam Ben (1928–2001), activist, novelist, poet, and painter.
- Latifa Ben Mansour (born 1950), novelist, playwright, short story writer, linguist
- Nouria Benghabrit-Remaoun (born 1952), sociologist, politician, non-fiction writer
- Khadija Benguenna (born 1965), journalist, Al Jazeera television presenter
- Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker (1888–1942), first Jewish woman to be published in Algeria
- Maïssa Bey (born 1950), educator, short story writer, novelist
C
- Marie Cardinal (1929–2001), best selling novelist, film actress
- Corinne Chevallier (born 1935), historian, novelist
- Lynda Chouiten (fl. from 2012), French-language writer, educator
- Hélène Cixous (born 1937), educator, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, critic, feminist writer
D
- Assia Djebar, pen name of Fatima-Zohra Imalayen (1936–2015), novelist, translator, filmmaker
- Rabia Djelti (born 1954), poet, novelist, writing in Arabic
F
- Fadhila El Farouk (born 1967), journalist, novelist
G
- Fatima Gallaire (born 1944), Franco-Algerian playwright, short story writer
- Salima Ghezali (born 1958), acclaimed journalist, women's rights activist
- Anna Gréki (1931–1966), poet
H
- Mimi Hafida (born 1965), poet, journalist, visual artist
L
- Djanet Lachmet (born 1948), novelist and actress
- Aïcha Lemsine (born 1942), French-language writer and women's rights activist
M
- Leïla Marouane (born 1960), journalist, creative writer
- Malika Mokeddem (born 1949), acclaimed novelist
- Ahlam Mosteghanemi, since the 1970s, poet, novelist, most widely read female Arabic-language writer
N
- Samira Negrouche (born 1980), medical doctor, poet
S
- Leïla Sebbar (born 1941), novelist, essayist, travel writer, critic, short story writer, educator
T
- Wassyla Tamzali (born 1941), lawyer, non-fiction feminist writer
W
- Zuhur Wanasi (born 1937), Arabic-language short story writer, journal editor, politician
- Maryse Wolinski (born 1943), Algerian-born French journalist, novelist
Z
- Fatma Zohra Zamoum (born 1967), writer, filmmaker, educator
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