List of Portuguese women writers
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This is a list of women writers who were born in Portugal or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A[]
- Isabel Alçada (born 1950), children's writer
- Rita Almeida (born 1974), economist, non-fiction writer
- Ana Luísa Amaral (born 1956), poet
- Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919–2004), poet
B[]
- Maria Isabel Barreno (born 1939)
- Sara Beirão (1880–1974)
- Agustina Bessa-Luís (born 1922), novelist, theatre writer, essayist, children's writer, short story writer
- Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão (1938–2007), poet, dramatist, translator, essayist
- Lurdes Breda (born 1970), poet and children's writer
C[]
- Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia (1855–1938)
- Dulce Maria Cardoso (born 1964), novelist
- Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho (1847–1921)
- Maria Judite de Carvalho (1921–1998), novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright
- Públia Hortênsia de Castro (1548–1595), poet and humanist
- Violante do Ceo (1601 or 1607–1693), poet
- Sara Pinto Coelho (1913–1990), playwright, novelist, short story writer, and children's writer
- Clara Pinto Correia (born 1960), novelist, journalist
- Hélia Correia (born 1949)
- Natália Correia[1] (1923–1993), poet, novelist, essayist
- Maria Velho da Costa (born 1938)
D[]
- Luísa Dacosta (born 1927)
- Ana Daniel (1928–2011), poet
- Vimala Devi (born 1932), writer, poet, translator
E[]
- Florbela Espanca (1894–1930), poet
- Sofia Ester (born 1978)
F[]
- Rosa Lobato de Faria (1932–2010), scriptwriter, novelists, poet, songwriter
- Susana Félix (born 1975), songwriter
- Raquel Freire (born 1973), screenwriter, novelist
G[]
- Joana da Gama (c. 1520–1586), author
- Teolinda Gersão (born 1940), novelist, educator
- Luísa Costa Gomes, chronicler, librettist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter
- Ana Maria Gonçalves (born 1970), novelist[2]
- Olga Gonçalves (1929–2004), poet, novelist
- Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez (born 1958), children's writer, writer of young adult literature
- Lutegarda Guimarães de Caires (1873–1935), poet and women's rights activist
- Regina Guimarães (born 1957), poet, playwright, lyricist
H[]
- Ana Hatherly (1929–2015), poet, pioneer of experimental poetry
- Maria Teresa Horta (born 1937), feminist poet, journalist
J[]
- Lídia Jorge (born 1946), novelist
L[]
- Bernarda de Lacerda (1596–1644), playwright
- Irene Lisboa (1892–1958), short story writer, poet, essayist, educational writer
- Susan Lowndes Marques (1907–1993), travel books about Portugal
M[]
- Maria Aurora (1937–2010), journalist, poet, novelist, children's writer, associated with Madeira
- Isa Meireles (c. 1932–2008), journalist, children's writer
- Eugénia Melo e Castro (born 1958), songwriter
- Pilar Homem de Melo (born 1963), songwriter
- Isabel Meyrelles (born 1929), poet, sculptor
- Amélia Muge (born 1952), lyricist
O[]
- Raquel Ochoa (born 1980), journalist, travel writer and novelist
P[]
- Inês Pedrosa (born 1962), journalist, novelist, short story writer, children's writer, playwright
- Ana Teresa Pereira (born 1958), novelist
- Ana Plácido (1831–1895), novelist
S[]
- Isabel Stilwell (born 1960) Historical novels
V[]
- Joana Vaz (c. 1500–1570), Latin scholar and poet
- Amélia Veiga (born 1931), Portuguese-born Angolan poet, educator
- Mafalda Veiga (born 1965), songwriter
- Ana Vicente (1943–2015), feminist and children's writer
- Alice Vieira (born 1943), children's writer
See also[]
Further reading[]
- Dicionário de escritoras portuguesas das origens à actualidade (in Portuguese)[3]
References[]
- ^ Lusa (October 18, 2010). "Dicionário de Escritoras revela escrita discriminada". publico.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Ana Maria Gonçalves" (in Portuguese). Faculdade de Letras da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
- ^ "Dicionário de escritoras portuguesas das origens à actualidade". alpha.sib.uc.pt (in Portuguese). Universidade de Coimbra. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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