List of Women Writers - G

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• Ekaterine Gabashvili (1851–1938), Georgian feminist novelist.
• Frances Dana Barker Gage (1808–1884), American writer, poet, reformer, feminist and abolitionist.
• Mary Gaitskill (born 1954), American essayist, novelist and short story writer.
• Zona Gale (1874–1938), American novelist and playwright.
• Mavis Gallant (born 1922), Canadian-French short story-writer.
• Tess Gallagher (born 1943), American poet, essayist, novelist, and playwright.
• Karina Galvez (born 1964), Ecuadorian poet.
• Jane Gardam (born 1928), British author of children's and adult fiction.
• Helen Garner (born 1942), Australian novelist and journalist. The Children's Bach
• Constance Garnett (1861–1946), English translator from Russian.
• Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865), English novelist and biographer. Cranford
• Whitney Gaskell (born 1972), American novelist.
• Nathalie Gassel (born 1964), Belgian feminist writer.
• Pauline Gedge (born 1945), Canadian genre novelist.
• Elizabeth George (born 1949), American mystery novelist. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
• Margaret George (born 1943), American historical novelist.
• Amy Gerstler (born 1956), American poet.
• Gertrud von Helfta (1256–c. 1302), saint and mystic writing in Latin.
• Amélie Gex (1835–1883), French poet and writer in French and Franco-Provençal.
• Kaye Gibbons (born 1960), American novelist. Ellen Foster
• Stella Gibbons (1902–1989), English novelist, journalist and short story writer. Cold Comfort Farm
• Ellen Gilchrist (born 1935), American novelist, short story writer, and poet.
• ElizaBeth Gilligan, American fantasy novelist.
• Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935), American sociologist, author, poet and lecturer for social reform. Herland
• Mary Gilmore (1865–1962), Australian socialist poet and journalist.
• Nikki Giovanni (born 1943), African American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator.
• Diane Glancy (born 1941), American poet, novelist and playwright.
• Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945), American novelist.
• Susan Glaspell (1876–1948), American novelist and playwright.
• Madeline Gleason (1903–1979), American poet and dramatist.
• Louise Glück (born 1943), American poet; 42nd US Poet Laureate.
• Emma Goldman (1869–1940), Lithuanian-American anarchist writer.
• Claire Goll (1890–1977), German-born poet and novelist writing in German and French.
• Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814–1873), Cuban novelist, playwright and poet. Sab
• Allegra Goodman (born 1967), American novelist.
• Nadine Gordimer (born 1923), South African writer, political activist and Nobel Prize in literature laureate.
• Catherine Gore (1799–1861), British novelist and dramatist.
• Hedwig Gorski (born 1949), American performance poet and an avant-garde artist.
• Hiromi Goto (born 1966), Canadian novelist.
• Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793), French journalist during the Revolution.
• Posie Graeme-Evans (born 1952), English-Australian historical novelist and screenwriter.
• Agnieszka Graff (born 1970), Polish feminist academic writer and essayist.
• Françoise de Graffigny (1695–1758), French novelist and playwright.
• Sue Grafton (born 1940), American mystery novelist. Kinsey Millhone series ("A" Is for Alibi etc.)
• Jorie Graham (born 1950), American poet.
• Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935), American mystery novelist. Marked "Personal"
• Miriam Green, South African academic now living in England
• Debora Greger (born 1949), American poet and visual artist.
• Linda Gregg (born 1942), American poet.
• Simonetta Greggio (born 1961), Italian-born novelist writing in French.
• Lady Gregory (1852–1932), Irish folklore revivalist and playwright.
• Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg (1633–1694), Austrian poet.
• Elizabeth Griffith (c. 1727–1793), Irish dramatist, fiction writer, essayist, and actress.
• Martha Grimes (born 1931), American mystery novelist. Richard Jury series
• Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914), American anti-slavery activist and poet.
• Angelina Weld Grimke (1880–1958), American journalist and poet.
• Eliza Griswold (born 1973), American journalist and poet.
• Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682–1749), French literary patron and novelist.
• Guðrún Helgadóttir (born 1935), Icelandic children's writer.
• Judith Guest (born 1936), American novelist and screenwriter. Ordinary People
• Pernette Du Guillet (c. 1520–1545), French poet.
• Guji, Princess of Joseon (died 1489), Korean writer, poet and dancer.
• Karoline von Günderrode (1780–1806), German poet.
• Eileen Gunn (born 1945), American short story writer and editor.
• Elizabeth Gunn, American mystery novelist.
• Susannah Gunning (c. 1740–1800), English novelist
• Elena Guro (1877–1913), Russian Futurist writer. The Little Camels of the Sky
• Emma Jane Guyton (1825–1887), English novelist and editor.
• Beth Gylys (born 1964), American poet and professor.