List of Spanish women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Spain or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

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A

• Mercedes Abad (born 1961), journalist, short story writer
• Carmen Conde Abellán (1907–1996), poet, narrative writer
• Rosario de Acuña (1850–1923), playwright, essayist, short story writer and poet
• Anna Aguilar-Amat (born 1962), Catalan-language poet, translator
• Francisca Aguirre (1930–2019), poet
• Aisha (died 1010), acclaimed Arabic-language poet
• Caterina Albert (1869–1966), short story writer, novelist and poet
• Núria Albó (born 1930), novelist, politician
• Aurora de Albornoz (born 1926), poet
• Josefina Aldecoa (1926–2011), novelist
• Aurora de Albornoz (born 1947), Galician-language poet, translator, biologist
• Concepción Aleixandre (1862–1952), gynaecologist, feminist, non-fiction writer
• Marilar Aleixandre (born 1947), writer, translator and biologist
• Maria Dolors Alibés (1941–2009), children's author
• Concha Alós (1926–2011), novelist
• Amparo Alvajar (1916-1998), Galician translator, journalist, and playwright
• Begoña Ameztoy (born 1951), writer and painter
• Blanca Andreu (born 1959), poet
• Lola Anglada (c.1893–1984), writer and illustrator
• Maria Àngels Anglada (1930–1999), Catalan-language poet, novelist
• Núria Añó (born 1973), Catalan-language novelist, short story writer, biographer, essayist
• Enriqueta Antolín (1941–2013), journalist and novelist
• Clementina Arderiu (1889–1976), Catalan-language poet
• Concepción Arenal (1820–1893), feminist writer, poet, essayist
• Xela Arias (1962–2003), Galician-language poet, translator
• Elena Arnedo (1941–2015), gynaecologist, writer and activist
• Rosa Maria Arquimbau (1910–1991), Catalan-language novelist, journalist, feminist
• Julia de Asensi (1859–1921), journalist, novelist, children's writer
• Matilde Asensi (born 1962), historical novelist, journalist
• Judith Astelarra (born 1943), Argentine-born sociologist specializing in gender studies

B

• Inés Ballester (born 1958), journalist, cookbook writer and television presenter
• Maria Barbal (born 1949), novelist, children's writer
• Elia Barceló (born 1957), academic and writing based in Austria
• Carmen Baroja (1883–1950), writer and ethnologist
• Nuria Barrios (born 1962), poet, fiction and non-fiction writer
• Lola Beccaria (born 1963), novelist
• Esther Bendahan (born 1964), Moroccan-born Spanish-language novelist, essayist, living in Spain
• Pilar Benejam Arguimbau (born 1937), geographer, writer and academic
• Maria Beneyto (1925–2011), poet
• Elisa Beni (born 1965), journalist, novelist
• Sara Berenguer Laosa (1919–2010), poet and activist
• Consuelo Berges (1889–1988), translator, journalist, and biographer
• Mònica Bernabé (born 1972), journalist and writer
• Aurora Bertrana (1892–1974), Catalan-language short story writer, novelist
• Patrocinio de Biedma y la Moneda (1858–1927), poet and novelist
• Carmen Blanco (born 1954), feminist writer, activist and academic
• Montserrat Boix (born 1960), journalist
• Pilar Bonet (born 1952), journalist and non-fiction writer
• Rosario Ustáriz Borra (1927–2009), Aragonese language writer and poet
• Maria Lluïsa Borràs i Gonzàlez (1931–2010), writer and exhibition curator
• Nuria C. Botey (born 1977), science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer
• Dolors Bramon (born 1943), philologist, historian, academic and writer
• Mariam Budia (born 1970), author and playwright
• Carmen de Burgos (1867–1932), novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, translator
• Juby Bustamante (1938–2014), journalist
• Gabriela Bustelo (born 1962), novelist, journalist, translator

C

• Fernán Caballero (1796–1877), novelist
• Amparo Cabanes Pecourt (born 1938), academic and politician
• María Cambrils (1878–1939), socialist feminist writer
• Roser Caminals-Heath (fl. 1990s), Catalan novelist and translator
• María Teresa Campos (born 1941), journalist, memoirist, humorous writer
• Zenobia Camprubí (1887–1956), Spanish-born writer, diarist, later moved to Cuba and the United States
• Matilde Camus (1919–2012), poet, non-fiction writer
• Eva Canel (1857–1932), Spanish-born writer who settled in Cuba
• Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918–1991), Catalan novelist, playwright and essayist
• Àngels Cardona Palmer (born 1951), Catalan writer, educator and activist
• María del Carme Ribé i Ferré (1920–1991), librarian, writer and activist
• Ana Caro (1590–1646), Golden Age poet and playwright
• Maite Carranza (born 1958), educator and children's writer, mainly in Catalan
• Maria Carratalà i Van den Wouver (1899-1984), music critic, translator, playwright
• Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614), religious poet, writer
• Sofía Casanova (1861–1958), poet, novelist and journalist
• Borita Casas (1911–1999), journalist, playwright and children's writer
• Yolanda Castaño (born 1977), painter, literary critic and poet
• Josefina Castellví (born 1935), oceanographer, non-fiction writer
• María Andrea Casamayor (1700–1780), early female science writer, two works on mathematics
• Borita Casas (1911–1999), children's writer
• Fina Casalderrey (born 1951), Galician children's writer
• Cecilia Castaño (born 1953), professor of political science and applied economics
• Yolanda Castaño (born 1977), Galician-language poet, translator
• Sofía Castañón (born 1983), poet, journalist, politician
• Luisa Castro (born 1966), novelist, poet, journalist, writing in Galician and Spanish
• Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), romanticist poet, writings in Galician and Spanish
• Mariana de Carvajal y Saavedra (1620–1670), Golden Age writer
• Mercedes Cebrián (poet, short story writer and translator
• Natividad Cepeda, poet, writer, and columnist
• Annabel Cervantes (born 1969), Catalan-language writer
• Mercedes Comaposada (1901–1994), educator, lawyer and writer
• Ernestina de Champourcín (1905–1999), poet
• Rosa Chacel (1898–1994), well-known novelist
• Dulce Chacón (1954–2003), poet, novelist, playwright
• Ernestina de Champourcín (1905–1999), poet
• Isabel Cheix (1839–1899), writer of historical, religious and romantic novels as well as poetry and stage plays
• Rosa María Cid López (born 1956), academic specializing in gender and women's studies
• Victoria Cirlot (born 1955), non-fiction literary writer
• Mercè Company (born 1947), writer in Spanish, Catalan and French languages
• Flavia Company (born 1963), Argentine-born Spanish novelist, poet, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish
• Nieves Concostrina (born 1961), writer and journalist
• Paula Contreras Márquez (1911–2008), novelist, short story writer
• Carolina Coronado (1820–1911), popular poet, novelist, playwright
• Aixa de la Cruz (born 1988), Basque writer of novels and short stories

D

• Mercedes Deambrosis (born 1955), Spaniard who writes in French
• Nieves Delgado (born 1968), science fiction writer and teacher
• Paloma del Río (born 1960), journalist
• Paloma Díaz-Mas (born 1954), novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer
• Eva Díaz Pérez (born 1971), journalist, essayist and academic
• Maria Doménech (1877–1952), Catalan-language writer
• María Domínguez (1882–1936), journalist, poet and politician
• Amalia Domingo Soler (1835–1909), novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, autobiographer
• Maite Dono (born 1969), singer-songwriter, poet, and actress
• María Dueñas (born 1964), best-selling novelist, academic writer

E

• María de Echarri (1878-1955), Catholic apologist and feminist advocate
• María Egual (1655–1735), poet and playwright
• María Luisa Elío (1926–2009), writer and actress exiled in Mexico
• Rosa de Eguílaz y Renart (born 1864), playwright and journalist
• Tina Escaja (born 1965), Spanish-American poet, writer and academic
• Teresa Espasa (fl. 1990s), Valencian poet, essayist and academic
• Lucía Etxebarría (born 1966), novelist, poet, essayist
• Luisa Etxenike (born 1957), novelist, short story writer and poet

F

• Lidia Falcón (born 1935), politician and writer
• Elvira Farreras i Valentí (1913–2005), poet and essayist
• Cristina Fernández Cubas (born 1945), journalist, short story writer and novelist
• Concepció Ferrer (born 1938), philogist, politician and writer
• Ángela Figuera Aymerich (1902–1984), Basque poet writing in Spanish
• Alaíde Foppa (1914–c. 1980), Spanish born poet, published in Guatemala and Mexico
• Francesca Forrellad (1927–2013), Catalan writer
• Lluïsa Forrellad (1927–2018), novelist and playwright in Spanish and Catalan
• Susana Fortes (born 1959), novelist, columnist
• Elena Fortún (1886–1952), children's writer, author of Celia, lo que dice
• Isabel Franc (born 1955), novelist, short story writer and essayist
• Espido Freire (born 1974), successful novelist, works translated into several languages
• Anna Freixas (born 1946), academic and writer on the subjects of aging, feminism, and psychology
• Laura Freixas (born 1958), novelist, short story writer, columnist
• Milagros Frías (born 1955), writer, journalist and literary reviewer
• Gloria Fuertes (1917–1998), poet, novelist, children's writer, playwright
• Felícia Fuster (1921–2012), Catalan-language poet, translator

G

• Patrícia Gabancho (1952–2017), Argentine-born Spanish journalist who wrote in Catalan
• Belén Gache (born 1960), Argentine-born novelist, electronic poet, living in Madrid
• Ana Galán (born 1964), children's writer, humorous writer, writing in Spanish and English
• Rosa Galcerán (1917–2015), cartoonist and poet
• Beatriz Galindo (c.1465–1534), Latinist and educator
• María Rosa Gálvez de Cabrera (1768–1806), poet and playwright
• Berta García Faet (born 1988), poet and translator
• Adelaida García Morales (1945–2014), novelist, actress
• Yolanda García Serrano (born 1958), scriptwriter and playwright
• Olvido García Valdés (born 1950), poet, biographer, translator
• Fanny Garrido (1846–1917), Galician writer and translator
• Alicia Giménez Bartlett (born 1951), detective novelist
• Teresa Giménez Barbat (born 1955), anthropologist, writer and politician
• Lupe Gómez (born 1972), Galician-language poet, literary critic, columnist
• Mar Gómez Glez (born 1977), playwright and novelist
• Paloma Gómez Borrero (1934–2017), journalist and writer
• Eloísa Gómez-Lucena, contemporary novelist, non-fiction writer, historian
• Consuelo González Ramos (born 1877), journalist and feminist
• Belén Gopegui (born 1963), novelist, journalist
• Dolores Gortázar Serantes (1872–1936), novelist, journalist and activist
• María Goyri de Menéndez Pidal (1873–1955), literary critic, poet, feminist
• Almudena Grandes (born 1960), erotic novelist, short story writer
• Olga Guirao (born 1956), novelist
• Goya Gutiérrez (born 1954), poet

H

• Úrsula Heinze (born 1941), poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer and children's writer
• Francisca Herrera Garrido (1869–1950), Galician-language novelist, poet
• María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801), poet

I

• Carmen de Icaza (1899–1979), novelist
• María Antonia Iglesias (1945–2014), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Lola Iturbe (1902–1990), trade unionist and journalist
• Mari Carmen Izquierdo (1950–2019), pioneering sports journalist

J

• Maria de la Pau Janer (born 1966), Catalan-language novelist
• Clara Janés (born 1940), acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, translator
• Palmira Jaquetti i Isant (1895-1963), folklorist, poet, and writer
• Isabel de Josa (c.1508–1575), Catalan writer
• Inés Joyes y Blake (1731-1808), translator and feminist essayist
• Conxita Julià (born 1919), Catalan-language poet
• Cristina Jurado (born 1972), science fiction and fantasy writer and editor

K

• Carmen Karr (1865–1943), feminist and journalist
• Alicia Kopf (born 1982), novelist and academic

L

• Ángela Labordeta (born 1967), novelist, journalist
• María Elvira Lacaci(1916–1997), Galician poet
• Lorraine C. Ladish (born 1963), Spanish-born writer based in Florida
• Carmen Laforet (1921–2004), existentialist novelist, short story writer
• Regina de Lamo (1870–1947), pianist, writer, journalist and activist
• Margarita Landi (1918–2004), journalist and television presenter
• Paula Lapido (born 1945), short story writer
• María Teresa León (1903–1988), novelist, short story writer, playwright, children's writer, columnist
• Rosa Leveroni (1910–1985), Catalan-language poet
• Gemma Lienas (born 1951), writer, feminist activist, politician
• Lucía Lijtmaer (born 1977), journalist, writer
• Elvira Lindo (born 1962), journalist, novelist, playwright
• Eulàlia Lledó (born 1952), philologist and non-fiction writer
• Ángeles López de Ayala (1858–1926), playwright, journalist and activist
• Leonor López de Córdoba (1362–1430), Spain's earliest autobiographer
• Marian Lopez Fernandez-Cao (born 1964), academic, curator and art writer
• Mariló López Garrido (born 1963)
• Rosaura Lopez (1932–2005), maid who wrote about John Lennon
• Irene Lozano (born 1971), writer, journalist and politician

M

• Ángeles Maestro (born 1952), Spanish politician
• Chantal Maillard (born 1951), poet, essayist, non-fiction works on philosophy
• Helena Maleno (born 1970), journalist, writer and activist
• Maria Mercè Marçal (1952–1998), Catalan-language poet, translator
• Carolina Marcial Dorado (1889–1941), educator and writer based in USA
• Inés Marful (born 1965), scholar
• María Mariño (1907–1967), Galician writer
• Inka Martí (born 1964), journalist, editor, writer and photographer
• Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000), novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, children's writer
• Ana María Martínez Sagi (1907–2000), poet, journalist, feminist and trade unionist
• Laia Martínez i López (born 1984), poet and translator
• Susana Martinez-Conde (born 1969), Spanish-American researcher, non-fiction writer
• Raquel Martínez-Gómez (born 1973), novelist
• Toti Martínez de Lezea (born 1949), novelist, translator, writing in Spanish and Basque
• Maria del Pilar Maspons i Labrós (1841–1907), poet and novelist
• María Josefa Massanés (1811-1887), poet
• Pilar Mateos (born 1942), children's writer
• Ana María Matute (1925–2014), highly acclaimed novelist, short story writer
• Megan Maxwell (born 1965), romantic chick lit novelist
• Antonia Maymón (1881–1959), novelist and non-fiction writer
• Margarita de Mayo Izarra (1889–1969), journalist and teacher
• Elena Medel (born 1985), poet, literary critic
• Susana Medina (born 1966), poetry and prose in Spanish and English
• Concha Méndez (1898–1986), poet, playwright, member of Generation of '27
• Ana Merino (born 1971), poet, novelist, educator, living in the United States
• Sara Mesa (born 1976), poet and novelist
• Ana María Moix (1947–2014), poet, novelist, short story writer, translator
• Selena Millares (born 1963), poet, essayist and academic
• Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet (1942–2019), journalist and academic
• Laura Mintegi (born 1965), novelist, politician and academic
• Pilar Molina Llorente (born 1943), children's writer
• Empar Moliner (born 1966), writer and journalist
• Dolors Monserdà (1845–1919), poet, novelist and playwright
• Rosa Montero (born 1951), journalist, acclaimed novelist
• Carmen Montoriol Puig (1893–1966), Catalan poet, playwright, translator
• Federica Montseny (1905–1994), novelist, essayist, politician
• María Luz Morales (1889–1980), pioneering cultural journalist and writer
• María Victoria Moreno (1939–2005), children's writer, poet and essayist, writing in both Spanish and Galician
• Teresa Moure (born 1969), Galician-language essayist, novelist, children's writer
• Elisabeth Mulder (1904–1987), poet, novelist, short story writer
• Estefanía Muñiz (born 1974), poet and scriptwriter
• Isabel Muñoz-Caravaca (1838-1915), journalist writer and labour activist
• Anna Murià (1904–2002), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, essayist

N

• Elvira Navarro (born 1978), novelist and short story writer
• Julia Navarro (born 1953), best-selling novelist, journalist, novels widely translated but not into English
• Margarita Nelken (1894–1968), feminist and writer
• Carmen Nonell (born 1920), novelist
• Olga Novo (born 1975), Galician-language poet, essayist

O

• Carlota O'Neill (1905–2000), novelist, non-fiction writer and journalist
• Mercedes Odina (born 1959), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer (born 1946), Catalan-language novelist, short story writer, translator
• Lourdes Oñederra (born 1957), Basque-language novelist, short story writer, academic works on linguistics
• Lourdes Ortiz (born 1943), novelist, poet, essayist, translator
• Marisol Ortiz de Zárate (born 1960), children's writer
• Isabel Oyarzábal Smith (1878–1974), feminist writer, journalist, diplomat

P

• Teresa Pàmies (1919–2012), non-fiction Catalan writer
• Emilia Pardo Bazán, novelist, journalist, essayist, critic, associated with the naturalistic movement
• Ana Pardo de Vera (born 1974), journalist and newspaper editor
• Victòria Peña i Nicolau,(1827–1898), Mallorcan poet
• Pilar Pedraza (born 1951), novelist and essayist
• Paloma Pedrero (born 1957), actress and playwright
• María Dolores Pérez Enciso (1908–1949), journalist, essayist
• Mónica Pérez de las Heras (born 1965), journalist, writer and academic
• Isabel Pérez Montalbán (born 1964), poet
• Gloria Pérez-Salmerón (born 1958), national librarian and writer
• Núria Perpinyà (born 1961), Catalan-language novelist, essayist
• Julia Piera (born 1970), poet
• Maria del Pilar Maspons i Labrós (1841–1907), poet, novelist, folklorist
• Aurora Picornell, political activist and martyr
• Florencia del Pinar (15th century), early female poet
• Valentina Pinelo (17th century), religious writer
• Irene Polo (1909–1942), journalist and translator
• Núria Pompeia (1931–2016), cartoonist, journalist and writer in both Spanish and Catalan
• Marta Portal (1930–2016), novelist, short story writer and essayist
• Nativel Preciado (born 1948), journalist and non-fiction writer
• Isabel Prieto de Landázuri (1833–1876), poet and dramatist

Q

• Ana Rosa Quintana (born 1956), journalist and television presenter
• Rebeca Quintáns (born 1964), journalist and research writer
• Elena Quiroga (1921–1995), novelist

R

• Llucia Ramis (born 1977), journalist and novelist
• Dolores Redondo (born 1969), novelist
• Rosa Regàs (born 1933), novelist, columnist
• Charlotte Remfry (1869-1957), writer and translator
• Eugenia Rico (born 1972), novelist, poet, journalist
• Lolo Rico (1935–2019), children's writer and television producer
• Carme Riera (born 1948), Catalan-language novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic, also writes in Spanish
• Pilar del Río (born 1950), journalist, writer and translator
• Blanca de los Ríos (1862–1956), novelist, essayist and painter
• Marta Rivera de la Cruz (born 1970), novelist
• Margarita Rivière (1944–2015), journalist and non-fiction writer
• Marta Robles (born 1963), writer of fiction and non-fiction, television scriptwriter and presenter
• Maria Mercè Roca (born 1958), Catalan short story writer, novelist, politician
• Cristina Rodríguez (born 1972), French-language journalist, novelist
• Mercè Rodoreda (October 10, 1908 – April 13, 1983), Catalan novelist
• Cristina Rodríguez (born 1972), journalist, historian and novelist who writes in French
• Fanny Rubio (born 1949), novelist and literary critic

S

• Oliva Sabuco (1562–c.1622), medical and psychological works
• Faustina Sáez de Melgar (1834–1895), novelist, poet and essayist
• Ada Salas (born 1965), poet and educator
• María Salas Larrazábal (1922–2008), writer, journalist
• Mercedes Salisachs (1916–2014), novelist, short story writer
• Marcela de San Félix (1605–1687), poet, religious writer
• Isabel San Sebastián (born 1959), journalist, writer and broadcaster
• Clara Sánchez (born 1955), novelist
• Cristina Sánchez-Andrade (born 1968), novelist and translator
• Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich (born 1954), Catalan-language poet, short story writer
• Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895–1970), poet and feminist
• Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger (born 1959), narrative writer, poet and translator
• Elena Santiago (born 1941), novelist and short story writer
• Care Santos (born 1970), journalist and novelist writing in Spanish and Catalan
• Marta Sanz (born 1967), novelist and poet
• Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895–1970), poet, feminist writer
• Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger (born 1959), Valencian poet, narrative writer
• Elena Santiago (born 1941), novelist, short story, and children's writer
• Ana Santos Aramburo (born 1957), national librarian and writer
• Care Santos (born 1970), novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish
• Belén de Sárraga (1874-1951), journalist
• Elvira Sastre (born 1992), poet and translator
• Berta Serra Manzanares (born 1958), poet and novelist
• Luisa Sigea de Velasco (1522–1560), poet, wrote mainly in Latin
• Isabel-Clara Simó (1943–2020), Catalan-language journalist and writer
• Teresa Solana (born 1962), crime novelist
• Carme Solé Vendrell (born 1944), illustrator and children's writer
• Maria Assumpció Soler i Font (1913–2004), Catalan writer and journalist
• Dolores Soler-Espiauba (born 1935), novelist
• Anna Soler-Pont (born 1968), writer
• Cristina Spínola (born 1976), journalist, athlete, YouTuber

T

• Corín Tellado (1927–2009), novelist
• Ana Tena (born 1966), Aragonese short story writer
• Teresa de Cartagena (15th century), early feminist, autobiographer
• Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), mystical writer
• Mònica Terribas i Sala (born 1968), Catalan journalist, educator, broadcasting executive
• Josefina de la Torre (1907–2002), poet, novelist, opera singer, actress
• Carme Torras (born 1956), computer scientist, technical writer and novelist
• Maruja Torres (born 1943), journalist
• Xohana Torres (1929–2017), poet, playwright and novelist
• Laura Tremosa (born 1937), engineer, feminist, non-fiction writer
• Esther Tusquets (1936–2012), publisher, novelist, essayist

U

• Rosana Ubanell (born 1958), journalist, detective story novelist
• Pilar Urbano (born 1940), journalist and non-fiction writer
• Arantxa Urretabizkaia (born 1947), Basque-language novelist, screenwriter, poet
• Carmina Useros (1928–2017), writer, ceramist, painter, and cultural manager

V

• Amelia Valcarcel (born 1950), philosopher, feminist, non-fiction writer
• Pilar de Valderrama (1889–1879), poet and playwright
• Curri Valenzuela (born 1945), journalist and non-fiction writer
• Julieta Valero (born 1971), poet
• Maria Vallejo-Nágera (born 1964), novelist
• Ángela Vallvey (born 1964), children's writer, novelist
• Brigitte Vasallo (born 1973), writer and social activist
• Ana María Vázquez Hoys (born 1945), non-fiction writer, historic novelist, historian
• María Teresa de Vega, novelist and poet
• Maria Verger (1892–1983), archivist, librarian and poet in Catalan and Spanish
• Isabel Vericat (born 1970), author and translator
• Antònia Vicens (born 1941), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan
• Beatriz Villacañas (born 1964), poet, essayist, critic

W

• Sultana Wahnón (born 1960), essayist, literary critic and academic

X

• Olga Xirinacs Díaz (born 1936), poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer
• Xosefa Xovellanos (1745–1807), Asturian poet

Z

• María Zambrano (1904–1991), essayist, philosopher, belonged to the Generation of '36
• María de Zayas (1590–1661), pioneer of literary feminism
• Pilar de Zubiaurre (1884–1970), essayist, letter writer

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Spanish-language authors

References