List of Ecuadorian women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Ecuador or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Carmen Acevedo Vega (1913–2006), poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist
- Elysa Ayala (1879–1956), short story writer, painter
B
- Ana Cecilia Blum (born 1972), novelist, journalist
- Veronica Bonilla (born 1962), prolific children's writer, publishes in Spanish and English
- Rosa Borja de Ycaza (1889–1964), playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, feminist
- Aminta Buenaño (born 1958), short story writer, journalist, politician
C
- Hipatia Cárdenas de Bustamante (1889–1972), novelist, poet, journalist, suffragist, feminist
- Fanny Carrión de Fierro (born 1936), poet, critic, essayist, educator
- Alicia Yánez Cossío (born 1929), poet, novelist, journalist
E
- Ileana Espinel (1933–2001), poet, journalist, magazine editor
- Jenny Estrada (born 1940), historian, biographer, non-fiction writer, journalist
G
- Karina Galvez (born 1964), Ecuadorian-American poet, writes in Spanish and English
H
- Yanna Hadatty (born 1969), short story writer, essayist
I
- Edna Iturralde (born 1948), acclaimed children's writer
L
- Violeta Luna (born 1943), poet, novelist, essayist, critic, educator
M
- Nela Martínez (1912–2004), politician, activist, poet, short story writer
R
- Sonia Romo Verdesoto, poet, author of Ternura del aire (1963)
- Lupe Rumazo (born 1933), essayist, short story writer, novelist
U
- Zoila Ugarte de Landívar (1864–1969), journalist, magazine editor, suffragist, feminist
V
- Dolores Veintimilla (1829–1857), poet
- Marieta de Veintimilla (1855–1907), first lady, non-fiction writer
- Raquel Verdesoto (1910–1999), poet, biographer, feminist
- Eugenia Viteri (1928), novelist, anthologist, teacher