List of Romanian women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Romania or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Gabriela Adameșteanu (born 1942), novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, translator
- Florența Albu (1934–2000), poet
B
- Elena Bacaloglu (1878–1947), journalist, critic, novelist, fascist militant
- Maria Baciu (born 1942), poet, novelist, children's writer, critic
- Zsófia Balla (born 1949) prominent Romanian-born Hungarian poet, essayist
- Carmen-Francesca Banciu (born 1955), novelist
- Linda Maria Baros (born 1891), Romanian-born highly acclaimed French-language poet, translator, critic
- Marthe Bibesco (1886–1973), novelist, short story writer, essayist, writing in French
- Adriana Bittel (born 1946), poet, critic
- Ana Blandiana (born 1942), poet, essayist, political figure
- Rodica Bretin (born 1958), fantasy novelist, non-fiction historical works, translator
C
- Nina Cassian (1924–2014), poet, translator, journalist, critic
- Ruxandra Cesereanu (born 1963), poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, critic
- Sofia Cocea (1839–1861), Moldavian-born essayist, journalist, poet
- Mariana Codruț (born 1956), poet, novelist, journalist
- Lena Constante (1909–2005), artist, essayist, known for her autobiography written in French
- Ioana Crăciunescu (born 1950), poet, actress
- Gabriella Csire (born 1938), Hungarian-Romanian children's writer, columnist, editor
D
- Cella Delavrancea (1887–1991), pianist, essayist, short story writer, novelist
- Bucura Dumbravă (1868–1926), Hugarian-born Romanian genre novelist, writing mainly in German
E
- Elisabeth of Wied (1843–1916), Queen Consort of Romania, poet, novelist, essayist, writing in German, Romanian, French and English under the pen name Carmen Sylvia
F
- Carmen Firan (born 1958), poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, playwright, writing in Romanian and English
- Mária Földes (1925-1976), Romanian-Hungarian playwright, writing in Hungarian
G
- Anneli Ute Gabanyi (born 1942), Romanian-born German-language political scientist, critic, journalist, philologist
- Delia Grigore (born 1972), Romani-language non-fiction writer, philologist, Romani rights activist
H
- Iulia Hasdeu (1869–1888), poet, essayist, writing in French, died from tuberculosis when only 18
I
- Dora d'Istria, pen name of Duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya (1828–1888), narrative writer, essayist, feminist, writing mainly in French
L
- Monica Lovinescu (1923–2008), essayist, short story writer, critic, translator, journalist
M
- Veronica Micle (1850–1889), Austrian-born Romanian poet
- Mărgărita Miller-Verghy (1865–1953), short story writer, journalist, novelist, critic, translator
- Claudia Moscovici (born 1969), Romanian-born American novelist
- Herta Müller (born 1953), Romanian-born German-language novelist, poet, essayist, Nobel prizewinner
- Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (born 1964), political scientist, journalist, essayist, playwright
N
- Tatiana Niculescu Bran, non-fiction novelist, known for Deadly Confession (2006) which led to the film Beyond the Hills
- Anna de Noailles (1876–1933), French-language novelist, autobiographer, poet
P
- Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu (1876–1955), novelist
- Dora Pavel (born 1946), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist
- Laura Pavel (born 1968), essayist, critic, translator
- Marta Petreu (born 1955), philosopher, critic, essayist, poet
R
- Doina Ruști (born 1959), novelist, symbologist
S
- Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan (1870–1941), literary critic, journalist, poet, feminist
- Lucreția Suciu-Rudow (1859-1900), poet
V
- Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947), poet, novelist, memoirist, playwright, writing mainly in French