List of Uruguayan women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Uruguay or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

• María Abella de Ramírez (1863–1926), journal publisher, columnist, feminist
• Delmira Agustini (1886–1914), acclaimed 20th century Latin-American poet
• Claudia Amengual (born 1969), novelist, short story writer, essayist, educator, columnist

B

• Amanda Berenguer (1921–2010), poet, autobiographer
• Virginia Brindis de Salas (1908–1958), poet, columnist

C

• Esther de Cáceres (1903–1971), poet, educator
• Cecilia Curbelo (born 1975), journalist, columnist, screenwriter

E

• Paula Einöder (born 1974), poet, novelist, educator
• Gloria Escomel (born 1941), Uruguayan-born Canadian journalist, novelist, short story writer, writing in French

G

• Eloísa García Etchegoyhen (1921–1996), non-fiction writer, educator
• Lorena Giménez (1978-), fiction writer born in Sweden
• Marosa di Giorgio (1932–2004), acclaimed poet, novelist

I

• Juana de Ibarbourou (1892–1979), popular poet, feminist

L

• Clotilde Luisi (1882–1869), lawyer, educator, translator, short story writer

M

• Circe Maia (born 1932), poet, essayist, translator, teacher

P

• Cristina Peri Rossi (born 1941), novelist, short story writer, poet, translator
• Teresa Porzecanski (born 1945), anthropologist, novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer
• Carmen Posadas (born 1953), best selling novelist, short story writer, children's writer

R

• Alba Roballo (1910–1996), politician, poet

S

• Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta (born 1947), narrative writer, historian, essayist
• Concepción Silva Belinzon (1903–1987), poet
• Armonía Somers (1914–1994), novelist, short story writer, feminist
• Michelle Suárez Bértora (born 1983), transsexual lawyer, politician, writer

V

• María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), poet, teacher
• Helen Velando (born 1961), successful young adult writer
• Ida Vitale (born 1923), prolific writer, poet, non-fiction writer, essayist

Z

• Giselda Zani (1909–1975), Italian-born poet, short story writer, critic

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Spanish-language authors

References