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200 Essential Women Writers

A list of 200 extraordinary women writers.
This is by no means an exhaustive list but a good starting point for all readers wishing to read more female authors.
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Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
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Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman
2
Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold
3
Alice Munro
Alice Munro
4
Alice Walker
Alice Walker
5
Ali Smith
Ali Smith
6
A. L. Kennedy
A. L. Kennedy
7
A. M. Homes
A. M. Homes
8
Aminatta Forna
Aminatta Forna
9
Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom
10
Amy Tan
Amy Tan
11
Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy
12
Angela Carter
Angela Carter
13
Angela Saini
Angela Saini
14
Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas
15
Anna Burns
Anna Burns
16
Anne Bronte
Anne Bronte
17
Anne Enright
Anne Enright
18
Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler
19
Annie Proulx
Annie Proulx
20
Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett
21
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
22
A. S. Byatt
A. S. Byatt
23
Attica Locke
Attica Locke
24
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
25
Audrey Niffenegger
Audrey Niffenegger
26
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
27
Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver
28
Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter
29
Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo
30
Becky Chambers
Becky Chambers
31
Candice Carty-Williams
Candice Carty-Williams
32
Carol Shields
Carol Shields
33
Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers
34
Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng
35
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
36
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
37
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
38
Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
39
Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector
40
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