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200 Essential Women Writers - Page 3

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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Irène Némirovsky
Irène Némirovsky
81
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
82
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende
83
Jackie Kay
Jackie Kay
84
Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson
85
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
86
Jane Gardam
Jane Gardam
87
Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys
88
Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson
89
Jen Campbell
Jen Campbell
90
Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan
91
Jenny Odell
Jenny Odell
92
Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward
93
Jessie Burton
Jessie Burton
94
Jessie Greengrass
Jessie Greengrass
95
Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri
96
Jia Tolentino
Jia Tolentino
97
Jill Murphy
Jill Murphy
98
J.K.Rowling
J.K.Rowling
99
Joanna Cannon
Joanna Cannon
100
Joan Didion
Joan Didion
101
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
102
Juno Dawson
Juno Dawson
103
Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson
104
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin
105
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
106
Kate Tempest
Kate Tempest
107
Laura Bates
Laura Bates
108
Linda Grant
Linda Grant
109
Lorna Sage
Lorna Sage
110
Lorrie Moore
Lorrie Moore
111
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
112
Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich
113
Louise O'Neill
Louise O'Neill
114
Louise Rennison
Louise Rennison
115
Lucia Berlin
Lucia Berlin
116
Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis
117
Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien
118
Madeline Miller
Madeline Miller
119
Maggie Nelson
Maggie Nelson
120
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