List of Spanish women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Spain or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Mercedes Abad (born 1961), journalist, short story writer
- Carmen Conde Abellán (1907–1996), poet, narrative writer
- Anna Aguilar-Amat (born 1962), Catalan-language poet, translator
- Aisha (died 1010), acclaimed Arabic-language 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
- Blanca Andreu (born 1959), poet
- Maria Àngels Anglada (1930–1999), Catalan-language poet, novelist
- Núria Añó (born 1973), Catalan-language short story writer, novelist
- Clementina Arderiu (1889–1976), Catalan-language poet
- Concepción Arenal (1820–1893), feminist writer, poet, essayist
- Xela Arias (1962–2003), Galician-language poet, translator
- 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
B
- Maria Barbal (born 1949), novelist, children's writer
- Esther Bendahan (born 1964), Moroccan-born Spanish-language novelist, essayist, living in Spain
- Aurora Bertrana (1892–1974), Catalan-language short story writer, novelist
- Carmen de Burgos (1867–1932), novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, translator
- Gabriela Bustelo (born 1962), novelist, journalist, translator
C
- 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
- Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614), religious poet, writer
- María Andrea Casamayor (1700–1780), early female science writer, two works on mathematics
- Borita Casas (1911–1999), children's writer
- Yolanda Castaño (born 1977), Galician-language poet, translator
- Luisa Castro (born 1966), novelist, poet, journalist, writing in Galician and Spanish
- Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), romanticist poet, writings in Galician and Spanish
- Natividad Cepeda
- Annabel Cervantes (born 1969), Catalan-language writer
- Ernestina de Champourcin (1905-1999), poet
- Rosa Chacel (1898–1994), well-known novelist
- Dulce Chacón (1954–2003), poet, novelist, playwright
- Victoria Cirlot (born 1955), non-fiction literary writer
- Flavia Company (born 1963), Argentine-born Spanish novelist, poet, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish
- Paula Contreras Márquez (1911–2008), novelist, short story writer
- Carolina Coronado (1820–1911), popular poet, novelist, playwright
D
- María Dueñas (born 1964), best-selling novelist, academic writer
E
- Lucía Etxebarria (born 1966), novelist, poet, essayist
F
- Ángela Figuera Aymerich (1902-1984), Basque poet writing in Spanish
- Alaíde Foppa (1914–c.1980), Spanish born poet, published in Guatemala and Mexico
- Susana Fortes (born 1959), novelist, columnist
- Elena Fortún (1886–1952), children's writer, author of Celia, lo que dice
- Espido Freire (born 1974), successful novelist, works translated into several languages
- Laura Freixas (born 1958), novelist, short story writer, columnist
- Gloria Fuertes (1917–1998), poet, novelist, children's writer, playwright
- Felícia Fuster (1921–2012), Catalan-language poet, translator
G
- 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
- Ana Garcia de Cuenca (died 2005), religious writer
- Olvido García Valdés (born 1950), poet, biographer, translator
- Alicia Giménez Bartlett (born 1951), detective novelist
- Eloísa Gómez-Lucena, contemporary novelist, non-fiction writer, historian
- Lupe Gómez (born 1972), Galician-language poet, literary critic, columnist
- Belén Gopegui (born 1963), novelist, journalist
- Almudena Grandes (born 1960), erotic novelist, short story writer
- Goya Gutiérrez (born 1954), poet
H
- Francisca Herrera Garrido (1869-1950), Galician-language novelist, poet
- María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801), poet
I
- María Antonia Iglesias (1945–2014), journalist, non-fiction writer
J
- Maria de la Pau Janer (born 1966), Catalan-language novelist
- Clara Janés (born 1940), acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, translator
- Conxita Julià (born 1919), Catalan-language poet
L
- Ángela Labordeta (born 1967), novelist, journalist
- Carmen Laforet (1921–2004), existentialist novelist, short story writer
- 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
- Elvira Lindo (born 1962), journalist, novelist, playwright
- Leonor López de Córdoba (1362-1430), Spain's earliest autobiographer
M
- Chantal Maillard (born 1951), poet, essayist, non-fiction works on philosophy
- Maria Mercè Marçal (1952–1998), Catalan-language poet, translator
- María Mariño (1907–1967), Galician writer
- Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000), novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, children's writer
- Susana Martinez-Conde (born 1969), Spanish-American researcher, non-fiction writer
- Toti Martínez de Lezea (born 1949), novelist, translator, writing in Spanish and Basque
- 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
- 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
- María Goyri de Menéndez Pidal (1873–1955), literary critic, poet, feminist
- Ana Merino (born 1971), poet, novelist, educator, living in the United States
- Ana María Moix (1947-2014), poet, novelist, short story writer, translator
- Rosa Montero (born 1951), journalist, acclaimed novelist
- Carmen Montoriol Puig (1893–1966), Catalan poet, playwright, translator
- Federica Montseny (1905–1994), novelist, essayist, politician
- Teresa Moure (born 1969), Galician-language essayist, novelist, children's writer
- Elisabeth Mulder (1904–1987), poet, novelist, short story writer
- Anna Murià (1904–2002), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, essayist
N
- Julia Navarro (born 1953), best-selling novelist, journalist, novels widely translated but not into English
- Olga Novo (born 1975), Galician-language poet, essayist
O
- 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
- Salome Ortega, contemporary journalist, novelist, poet
- Lourdes Ortiz (born 1943), novelist, poet, essayist, translator
- Isabel Oyarzábal Smith (1878–1974), feminist writer, journalist, diplomat
P
- Emilia Pardo Bazán, novelist, journalist, essayist, critic, associated with the naturalistic movement
- María Dolores Pérez Enciso (1908–1949), journalist, essayist
- Julia Piera (born 1970), poet
- Maria del Pilar Maspons i Labrós (1841–1907), poet, novelist, folklorist
- Núria Perpinyà (born 1961), Catalan-language novelest, essayist
- Florencia del Pinar (15th century), early female poet
- Valentina Pinelo (17th century), religious writer
Q
- Elena Quiroga (1921–1995), novelist
R
- Rosa Regàs (born 1933), novelist, columnist
- Eugenia Rico (born 1972), novelist, poet, journalist
- Carme Riera (born 1948), Catalan-language novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic, also writes in Spanish
- Marta Rivera de la Cruz (born 1970), novelist
- Cristina Rodríguez (born 1972), French-language journalist, novelist
S
- Oliva Sabuco (1562–c.1622), medical and psychological works
- Mercedes Salisachs (1916–2014), novelist, short story writer
- Clara Sánchez (born 1955), novelist
- Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich (born 1954), Catalan-language poet, short story writer
- Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895–1970), poet, feminist writer
- Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger (born 1959), Valencian poet, narrative writer
- Care Santos (born 1970), novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish
- Luisa Sigea (1522–1560), poet, wrote mainly in Latin
- Amalia Domingo Soler (1835–1909), novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, autobiographer
- Sor Marcela de San Félix (1605–1687), poet, religious writer
T
- Ana Tena (born 1966), Aragonese short story writer
- Teresa de Cartagena (15th century), early feminist, autobiographer
- Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), mystical writer
- Josefina de la Torre (1907–2002), poet, novelist, opera singer, actress
- Maruja Torres (born 1943), journalist
- 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
- Arantxa Urretabizkaia (born 1947), Basque-language novelist, screenwriter, poet
V
- Amelia Valcarcel (born 1950), philosopher, feminist, non-fiction writer
- Julieta Valero (born 1971), poet
- Ángela Vallvey (born 1964), children's writer, novelist
- Ana María Vázquez Hoys (born 1945), non-fiction writer, historic novelist, historian
- Antònia Vicens (born 1941), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan
- Beatriz Villacañas (born 1964), poet, essayist, critic
X
- 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