List of Women Writers - M

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• Rose Macaulay (1881–1958), English writer. The Towers of Trebizond
• Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941–1987), Canadian novelist and poet.
• Serena Mackesy (born 1960s), English novelist and journalist.
• Mary Mackey (born 1945), American novelist, poet and academic.
• Patricia MacLachlan (born 1938), American children's novelist. Sarah, Plain and Tall
• Mary MacLane (1881–1929), controversial Canadian-American writer.
• Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), Canadian/American novelist and mystery writer.
• Akka Mahadevi (12th c.), Indian poet writing in Old Kannada.
• Mahsati Ganjavi (c. 1089–post-1159), Persian poet.
• Jennifer Maiden (born 1949), Australian poet.
• Eudokia Makrembolitissa (c.1021–1096), Byzantine poet and empress writing in Greek.
• Rosie Malek-Yonan Assyrian novelist, actor and filmmaker.
• Gitta Mallasz (1907–1992), Hungarian author of esoteric dialogues.
• Françoise Mallet-Joris (born 1930), Belgian-French novelist and essayist.
• Nathalie Mallet, Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer.
• Richmal Mangnall (1769–1820), English schoolbook writer. Mangnall's Questions
• Delarivier Manley (c. 1670–1724), English novelist, playwright, and political pamphleteer.
• Erika Mann (1905–1969), German writer, screenwriter and actress.
• Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921–1995), Finnish poet, playwright and translator.
• Olivia Manning (1908–1980), English novelist. Fortunes of War
• Ruth Manning-Sanders (1886–1988), British poet and author best known for her series of children's books.
• Chris Mansell (born 1953), Australian poet and publisher.
• Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923), New Zealand-English short story writer.
• Lee Maracle (born 1950), Canadian poet, novelist and storyteller.
• Dacia Maraini (born 1936), Italian novelist, playwright, poet and journalist.
• Anna Margolin (1887–1952), Russian-American Yiddish-language poet.
• Daphne Marlatt (born 1942), Canadian poet.
• E. Marlitt (Eugenie John, 1825–1877), German novelist.
• Monika Maron (born 1941), German essayist and political writer.
• Anne de Marquets (c. 1533–1588), French poet.
• Ellen Marriage (1865–1946), English translator of Balzac's novels.
• Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982), New Zealand mystery writer. Roderick Alleyn
• Paule Marshall (born 1929), American novelist.
• Harriet Martineau (1802–1876), English novelist and social theorist.
• Judi Ann Mason (1955–2009) American playwright, screenwriter, journalist, producer. "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit"
• Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1940), American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. In Country
• Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989), English novelist and short story writer. Rebecca
• Ana María Matute(born 1925) Spanish novelist.
• DeBarra Mayo (born 1953), American bodybuilder and fitness writer.
• Eleanor Mayo (1920–1981), American novelist.
• Bunny McBride (born 1950), American writer, journalist, and anthropologist.
• Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011), American science fiction novelist. Dragonriders of Pern
• Mary McCarthy (author) (1912–1989), American novelist, critic and memoir writer.
• Sharyn McCrumb (born 1948), American novelist and short story writer.
• Carson McCullers (1917–1967), American novelist. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
• Phyllis McGinley (1905–1978), American author of children’s books and poetry.
• Patricia A. McKillip (born 1948), American sci-fi and fantasy writer.
• Emma McLaughlin (born 1974), American novelist.
• Terry McMillan (born 1951), American novelist. Waiting to Exhale
• Richelle Mead (born 1976), American novelist. Vampire Academy
• Gwerful Mechain (fl. 1460–1500), Welsh poet.
• Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1207–c. 1282/94), German mystic writing in Low German.
• Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn (1240/41–1298), German religious writer in Latin.
• Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942), Romanian-born German poet.
• Cecília Meireles (1901–1964), Brazilian writer and educator.
• Eva Menasse (born 1970), Austrian novelist and journalist.
• Sophie Mereau (1770–1806), German novelist and poet.
• Alda Merini (1931–2009), Italian writer and poet.
• Fatema Mernissi (born 1940), Moroccan feminist academic.
• Grace Metalious (1924–1964), American novelist. Peyton Place
• Stephenie Meyer (born 1973), American novelist. The Host, Twilight Saga
• Alice Meynell (1847–1922), English feminist essayist, critic and poet.
• Malwida von Meysenbug (1816–1903), German political writer and memoirist.
• Charlotte Mew (1869–1928), English poet. The Farmer's Bride
• Máire Mhac an tSaoi (born 1922), Irish language scholar, poet, writer and academic.
• Michitsuna no Haha (c. 935–995), Japanese diarist.
• Agnes Miegel (1879–1964), German journalist, writer and poet.
• Jo Mihaly (1902–1989), German diarist, novelist and dancer.
• Grace Mildmay (1552–1620), English diarist.
• Josephine Miles (1911–1985), American poet and literary critic.
• Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950), American poet.
• Caroline Pafford Miller (1903–1992), American novelist.
• Grażyna Miller (1957–2009), Polish poet, writer, translator.
• Kirsten Miller (born 1973), American novelist. Kiki Strike series
• Leslie Adrienne Miller (born 1956), American poet.
• Anchee Min (born 1957), Chinese American novelist and memoir writer. Red Azalea
• Mirabai (aka Meera, Meera Bai) (c. 1498 – c. 1547), Hindu mystical poet.
• Gabriela Mistral (Lucila Godoy Alcayaga) (1889–1957), Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist; first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
• Gladys Mitchell (1901–1983), English mystery novelist.
• Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949), American journalist and novelist. Gone with the Wind
• Susan Mitchell (born 1944), American poet, essayist and translator.
• Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999), Scottish novelist and poet.
• Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855), English novelist and dramatist. Our Village
• Nancy Mitford (1904–1973), English novelist, biographer and letterwriter. The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate
• Minae Mizumura (born 1951), U.S. educated Japanese novelist, critic, essayist.
• Moero or Myro (3rd c. BC), Greek poet.
• Mary Louisa (Mrs) Molesworth (1839–1921), English children's novelist.
• Grace Mera Molisa (1947–2002), ni-Vanuatu politician, poet and campaigner for women's equality.
• Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762), English poet, essayist, diarist, and letter-writer.
• Florence Montgomery (1843–1923), English children's writer.
• Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), Canadian novelist, short story writer and poet. Anne of Green Gables
• Ruth Montgomery (1912–2001), American journalist, novelist and psychic.
• Susanna Moodie (1803–1885), Canadian diarist, novelist, children's novelist and poet.
• Anne Moody (born 1940), American autobiographer. Coming of Age in Mississippi
• Lorrie Moore (born 1957), American short story writer.
• Marianne Moore (1887–1972), American poet.
• Ruth Moore (1903–1989), American novelist, poet and short story writer.
• Barbara Moraff (born 1939), American poet of the Beat generation.
• Cherrie Moraga (born 1952) Chicana poet, playwright and essayist.
• Ann Moray (1909–1981), Irish-American novelist and singer.
• Hannah More (1745–1833), English moralist, poet, and playwright.
• Sydney, Lady Morgan (1781–1859), Irish novelist. The Wild Irish Girl
• Irmtraud Morgner (1933–1990), German novelist.
• Jan Morris (born James Morris, 1926), Welsh historian and travel writer.
• Mary McGarry Morris (born 1943), American novelist, finalist - National Book Award and Pen/Faulkner Award. Vanished
• Toni Morrison (born 1931), American novelist, children's novelist and 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature winner. Beloved
• Penelope Mortimer (1918–1999), Welsh-English novelist.
• Thylias Moss (born 1954), American poet, children's novelist and playwright.
• Julia Moulden (born 1956), Canadian non-fiction writer and speechwriter.
• Lisel Mueller (born 1924), German-born American poet.
• Bharati Mukherjee (born 1940), Indian American novelist and short story writer. Jasmine
• Lale Müldür (born 1956), Turkish poet and writer.
• Harryette Mullen (born 1953), American poet, short story writer, and literary scholar.
• Herta Müller (born 1953), Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist. Nobel Prize winner
• Inge Müller (1925–1966), German poet.
• Alice Munro (born 1931), Canadian short story writer. Dance of the Happy Shades
• Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973–1014 or 1025), Japanese novelist and poet. The Tale of Genji
• Iris Murdoch (1919–1999), Irish-English novelist and philosopher. The Sea, the Sea
• Mary Noailles Murfree (1850–1922), American novelist and short story writer.
• Rosario Murillo (born 1951), Nicaraguan poet.
• C. E. Murphy (born 1973), American author.
• Margaret Murphy (born 1959), British crime novelist. The Dispossessed, Now You See Me
• Inga Muscio (born 1966), American writer. Cunt: A Declaration of Independence
• Susan Musgrave (born 1951), Canadian poet and children's writer.
• Małgorzata Musierowicz (born 1945), Polish writer, author of many stories and novels for children and teenagers.
• Carol Muske-Dukes (born 1945), American poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor; California Poet Laureate.
• Beverle Graves Myers (born 1951), American mystery novelist and short story writer.