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- Nawal el-Saadawi (born 1931), Egyptian feminist writer, novelist, and short story writer.
- Nelly Sachs (1891–1970), German poet and playwright.
- Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962), writer, poet and gardener.
- Elif Safak (born 1971), Turkish writer.
- Françoise Sagan (1935–2004), French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
- Mamta Sagar (born 1966), Kannada poet and playwright living in Bangalore.
- Sarojini Sahoo (born 1956), Indian feminist writer, novelist and short story writer.
- Nandini Sahu (born 1973), Indian poet who writes in English.
- Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin (1746–1830), novelist, playwright and children's writer.
- Pirkko Saisio (born 1949), Finnish author, actress and director.
- Blanaid Salkeld (1880–1959), Irish poet, dramatist, actor and salon hostess.
- Lydie Salvayre (born 1948), French writer.
- Jessica Amanda Salmonson (born 1950), American novelist, essayist, editor, and short story writer.
- Samina Raja (born 1961), Pakistani poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster.
- Fiona Sampson (born 1968), British poet and editor.
- Sonia Sanchez (born 1934), American poet, playwright, and children's writer.
- George Sand (1804–1876), French novelist and playwright. Indiana
- Mari Sandoz (1896–1966), American novelist, biographer, and short story writer.
- Sappho (c. 630 – 570 BC), Greek poet.
- Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960), Sri Lankan-Australian poet and journalist.
- Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999), Russian-French novelist and essayist.
- May Sarton (1912–1995), Belgian American poet, novelist, and memoirist.
- Marjane Satrapi (born 1969), Iranian graphic novelist.
- Robin Sax (born c. 1971), American true crime author, commentator, and former prosecutor.
- Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957), English mystery novelist, translator, essayist, and short story writer. Whose Body?
- Oda Schaefer (1900–1988), German poet and journalist.
- Caroline Schelling (1763–1809), German essayist, critic and correspondent.
- Dorothea von Schlegel (1764–1839), German novelist and translator.
- Elke Schmitter (born 1961), German novelist.
- Pat Schneider (born 1934), American writer, poet and editor.
- Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800–1842), American Indian writer of poetry and fiction.
- Elizabeth of Schönau (1129–1165), German visionary writing in Latin.
- Amalie Schoppe (1791–1858), German children's writer.
- Olive Schreiner (1855–1920), South African novelist, allegorist, and political writer.
- Ossip Schubin (real name Aloisia Kirschner, 1854–1934), Austrian novelist.
- Ann Scott (born 1965), French novelist.
- Cathy Scott, American true crime author, biographer, and journalist. The Killing of Tupac Shakur
- Jane Scott (c. 1779–1839), English theatre manager, performer, and playwright.
- Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701), French novelist.
- Molly Elliot Seawell (1860–1916), American essayist, novelist, and short story writer.
- Alice Sebold (born 1963), American novelist. The Lovely Bones
- Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867), American novelist.
- Lisa See (born 1955), Chinese-American novelist. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
- Anna Seghers (1900–1983), German novelist. The Seventh Cross
- Comtesse de Ségur (1799–1874), Russian-French novelist.
- Danzy Senna (born 1970), American novelist.
- Nina Serrano (born 1934), American poet, writer, storyteller, and independent media producer.
- Diane Setterfield (born 1964), English novelist. The Thirteenth Tale
- Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626–1696), French letter-writer.
- Anna Seward (1747–1809), English poet.
- Anna Sewell (1820–1887), English novelist. Black Beauty
- Anne Sexton (1928–1974), American poet.
- Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446–1484), Italian writer also in Latin.
- Marietta Shaginyan (1888–1982), Soviet writer and political activist. Mess-Mend
- Ntozake Shange (born 1948), American playwright and novelist.
- Shangguan Wan'er (c. 664–710), Chinese poet and prose writer.
- Jo Shapcott (born 1953), English poet, editor and lecturer.
- Tatiana Shchepkina-Kupernik (1874–1952), Russian writer and dramatist. Deborah
- Alice Sheldon (1915–1987), American novelist and short story writer.
- Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English novelist. Frankenstein
- Nan Shepherd (1893–1981), Scottish novelist and poet.
- Frances Sheridan (1724–1766), Irish novelist and playwright.
- Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851), English children's writer.
- Carol Shields (1935–2003), American-Canadian novelist. The Stone Diaries
- Murasaki Shikibu (973–1025), Japanese novelist and poet. The Tale of Genji
- Shikishi Naishinnō (died 1201), Japanese poet.
- Aki Shimazaki (born 1954), Canadian novelist and translator.
- Sharon Shinn (born 1957), American novelist.
- Shirome (10th c.), Japanese poet.
- Maria Shkapskaya (1891–1952), Soviet poet and journalist.
- Sei Shōnagon (965–1010), Japanese writer. The Pillow Book
- Bapsi Sidhwa (born 1938), Pakistani novelist.
- Mary Sidney (1561–1621), English translator, playwright, and poet.
- Leslie Marmon Silko (born 1948), American novelist, poet, and short story writer.
- Ruth Simpson (1926–2008), American lesbian author, founder of first lesbian community center.
- Jo Sinclair (1913–1995), pen name of Ruth Seid, Jewish-American writer.
- May Sinclair (1862–1946), English novelist, poet, and short story writer.
- Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958), Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer.
- Edith Sitwell (1887–1964), English poet.
- Maj Sjöwall (born 1935), Swedish mystery novelist.
- Vendela Skytte (1608–1627), Swedish writer.
- Barbara Sleigh (1906–1982), children's writer and broadcaster, Carbonel series
- Jane Smiley (born 1949), American novelist.
- Ali Smith (born 1962), Scottish novelist.
- Amanda Smith (1837–1915), American evangelist and autobiographer.
- Betty Smith (1896–1972), American novelist. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- Charlotte Turner Smith (1749–1806), English poet and novelist.
- Dodie Smith (1896–1990), English novelist and playwright. I Capture the Castle
- Doris Buchanan Smith (1934–2002), American children's novelist. A Taste of Blackberries
- Patti Smith (born 1946), American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist.
- Stevie Smith (1902–1971), English poet and novelist.
- Tracy K. Smith (born 1972), African American poet and educator.
- Zadie Smith (born 1975), English novelist.
- Edith Södergran (1892–1923), Finland-Swedish poet.
- Somerville and Ross (Edith Somerville, 1858–1949, and Violet Florence Martin, 1862–1915, writing as Martin Ross), Irish novelists. The Irish R. M.
- Cathy Song (born 1955), American poet.
- Susan Sontag (1933–2004), American essayist and novelist.
- Muriel Spark (1918–2006), Scottish novelist. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Terry Spear, American urban fantasy romance and medieval romance novelist.
- Anne Spencer (1882–1975), American poet.
- Leonora Speyer (1872–1956), American poet and violinist.
- Erica Spindler (1957), Romantic-Thrillers, Mystery.
- Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (1835–1921), American mystery novelist, poet, and short story writer.
- Johanna Spyri (1827–1901), Swiss children's writer. Heidi
- Ilse von Stach (1879–1941), German playwright, novelist and poet.
- Madame de Staël (1766–1817), Swiss-French novelist.
- Jean Stafford (1915–1979), American novelist and short story writer.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902), American feminist journalist and essayist.
- Freya Stark (1893–1993), British travel writer.
- Lilian Staveley (1878–1928), Christian writer and mystic whose works were published anonymously.
- Christina Stead (1902–1983), Australian novelist and short story writer.
- Danielle Steel (born 1947), American romance novelist.
- Flora Annie Steel (1847–1929), English novelist.
- Charlotte von Stein, (1742–1827), German dramatist and friend of Goethe.
- Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), American novelist, playwright, poet, librettist, and short story writer.
- Joanne Stepaniak (born 1954), American author of several vegan cookbooks and books on veganism.
- Maria W. Stewart (1803–1897), American feminist lecturer.
- Mary Stewart (born 1916), English mystery/romance novelist.
- Susan Stewart (born 1952), American poet, university professor and literary critic.
- Ruth Stone (born 1915), American poet.
- Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938), Argentinian poet.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1836), American novelist. Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Barbra Joan Streisand (1942), American screenwriter and songwriter.
- Hesba Stretton (1832–1911), English children's writer.
- Agnes Strickland (1796–1874), English history writer and poet.
- Eva Strittmatter (1930–2011), German poet and children's writer.
- Jan Struther (1901–1953), English hymn writer and novelist. Mrs. Miniver
- Lady Louisa Stuart (1757–1851), English writer of memoirs and letters.
- Sugawara no Takasue no musume (born 1008), Japanese diarist.
- Sulpicia Two poets share the name, both of Ancient Rome:
- Sulpicia I (fl. 1st century BC)
- Sulpicia II (fl. 1st century AD)
- Jacqueline Susann (1918–1974), American bestselling novelist.
- Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914), Austrian novelist and Nobel Prize winner.
- Anni Swan (1875–1958), Finnish author of children's books, journalist and translator.
- May Swenson (1913–1989), American poet and playwright.
- Magda Szabó (1917–2007), Hungarian novelist, poet, playwright. The Door
- Mária Szepes (1908–2007), Hungarian author of esoteric and science fiction novels.
- Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012), Polish poet.
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