Karen Aabye (1904–1982), Danish journalist, novelist, travel writer, and essayist Jane Aamund (1936–2019), Danish journalist and novelist Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872–1958), US poet, novelist and short story writer Rachel Abbott, pen name of Sheila Rodgers (born c. 1953), best-selling English thriller author Louise Abeita (1926–2014), Native US Isleta Pueblo writer; I am a Pueblo Indian Girl Sara Aboobacker (born 1936), Indian Kannada writer Marguerite Abouet (born 1971), Ivorian graphic novelist Leila Aboulela (born 1964), Sudanese writer; The Translator Abiola Abrams (born 1976), US TV host, art filmmaker and author; Dare Umayya Abu-Hanna (born 1961), Palestinian-Finnish writer, journalist, and politician Anna Maria Achenrainer (1909–1972), Austrian writer Kathy Acker (1947–1997), US novelist, poet, essayist and playwright; Blood and Guts in High School Eliza Acton (1799–1859), English cookbook writer and poet; Modern Cookery for Private Families Juliette Adam (1836–1936), French author and magazine editor Abigail Adams (1744–1818), former First Lady of the United States, letter writer and diarist Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805–1848), English poet and lyricist; Nearer, My God, to Thee Gil Adamson (born 1961), Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet Fleur Adcock (born 1935), New Zealand-born English poet and editor Sade Adeniran (living), Nigerian novelist Caroline Adderson (born 1963), Canadian novelist and short story writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (born 1988), Nigerian novelist Yda Addis (1857–1902), US writer and translator Kim Addonizio (born 1954), US poet, novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977), Nigerian novelist and short story writer; Purple Hibiscus Renata Adler (born 1938), US author, journalist and film critic Sophie Adlersparre (1823–1895), Swedish feminist, publisher, editor, and writer; Home Review Aesara of Lucania (4th or 3rd century BC), Greek philosopher Patience Agbabi (born 1965), British poet Charlotte Agell (born 1959), Swedish-US novelist and children's writer Kelli Russell Agodon (born 1969), US poet, writer, and editor Gerty Agoston (living), Hungarian-US playwright and novelist Grace Aguilar (1816–1847), English novelist and writer on Jewish history and religion Delmira Agustini (1886–1914), Uruguayan poet Freda Ahenakew (1932–2011), Canadian author and academic Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800), Swedish feminist writer, poet, translator, managing editor, and journalist Ilse Aichinger (1921–2016), Austrian writer Ama Ata Aidoo (born 1942), Ghanaian author and playwright Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), Danish poet, novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter; Strings Joan Aiken (1924–2004), English novelist; The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Lucy Aikin (1781–1864), English historical writer Tobiloba Ajayi (living), Nigerian writer, lawyer and advocate for people living with disabilities Miriam Akavia (1927–2015), Polish-born Israeli writer and translator Grace Akello (born 1950), Ugandan poet, essayist, folklorist Anna Åkerhjelm (1647–1693), Swedish writer and traveller Rachel Akerman (1522–1544), Austrian Jewish poet writing in German Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977), Swedish poet, writer, and artist Bella Akhmadulina (1937–2010), Russian/Soviet poet Anna Akhmatova (1899–1966), Russian/Soviet poet; Requiem Mirra Alfassa, also known as The Mother (1878–1973), French mystic and writer Layla al-Akhyaliyya (7th century), Arab poet Susanna Alakoski (born 1962), Finnish-Swedish novelist, social worker, and lecturer; Svinalängorna Outi Alanne (born 1967), Finnish sadomasochist writer Anne-Marie Albiach (1937–2012), French poet and translator Alice Albinia (born 1976), English journalist and non-fiction author; Empires of the Indus Jordie Albiston (born 1961), Australian poet and academic Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990), Spanish poet Mary Alcock (c.