List of New Zealand Women Writers (332 items)report

• Avis Acres (1910–1994), artist, writer, illustrator and conservationist (A)

• Pip Adam, novelist, short story writer, and reviewer (A)

• Catherine Mary Ann Adamson (1868–1925), Australian-born New Zealand diarist (A)

• Fleur Adcock (born 1934), poet and editor (A)

• Pinky Agnew (born 1955), actor, author and social commentator (A)

• Sarona Aiono-Iosefa, children's fiction writer (A)

• Margaret Alington (1920–2012), librarian, historian and writer (A)

• Pamela Allen (born 1934), children's writer and illustrator (A)

• Barbara Anderson (1926–2013), novelist, short story writer (A)

• Catherine Ann Andersen (1870–1957), teacher, community leader and writer (A)

• Isabella Smith Andrews (1905–1990), Scottish-born New Zealand writer (A)

• Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1908–1984), writer, poet and educator (A)

• Tusiata Avia (born 1966), poet, children's writer (A)

• Annette Baier (1929–2012), philosopher and non-fiction writer (B)

• Hinemoana Baker (born 1968), poet, teacher (B)

• Louisa Alice Baker (1856–1926), British-born New Zealand journalist and novelist (B)

• Philippa Ballantine (born 1971), novelist (B)

• Serie Barford (fl. 2007), poet, sort story writer (B)

• Mary Anne Barker (1831–1911), Jamaican-born New Zealand journalist, poet and writer (B)

• Miriam Barr (born 1982), poet (B)

• Sarah Maria Barraud (c.1823–1895), British-born New Zealand letter writer (B)

• Rachel Barrowman (born 1963) author and historian (B)

• Blanche Edith Baughan (1870–1958), British-born New Zealand poet, writer and penal reformer (B)

• Fleur Beale (born 1945), teenage fiction writer (B)

• Margaret Beames (born 1935), children's writer (B)

• Airini Beautrais (born 1982), poet (B)

• Ursula Bethell (1874–1945), British-born New Zealand poet and social worker (B)

• Jean Betts (fl. 1970s), British-born New Zealand playwright (B)

• Judith Binney (1940–2011), historian, academic and writer (B)

• Hera Lindsay Bird (born 1987), poet (B)

• Ellen Wright Blackwell (1864–1952), British-born New Zealand writer and botanist (B)

• Arapera Hineira Kaa Blank (1932–2002), Māori poet and teacher (B)

• Jenny Bornholdt (born 1960), poet and children's writer (B)

• Paula Boock (born 1964), writer and editor (B)

• Avice Maud Bowbyes (1901–1992), home science lecturer and writer (B)

• Virginia Braun (fl. 2000s), gender studies expert, psychologist and non-fiction writer (B)

• Freda Bream (1918–1996), teacher, novelist and non-fiction writer (B)

• Bub Bridger (1924–2009), poet and short story writer (B)

• Adele Broadbent (born 1968), children's author (B)

• Deidre Brown (born 1970), historian (B)

• Audrey Brown-Pereira (born 1975), poet, diplomat and public servant (B)

• Diane Brown (born 1951), novelist and poet (B)

• Helen Brown (born 1954), novelist and columnist (B)

• Riwia Brown (fl. 1994), playwright (B)

• Harriet Louisa Browne (1829–1906), Scottish-born New Zealand salon hostess, community leader and letter writer (B)

• Margaret Bullock (1845–1903), journalist, writer, feminist and reformer (B)

• Dorothy Butler (1925–2015), children's writer, bookseller and memoirist (B)

• Dolce Ann Cabot (1862–1943), journalist, newspaper editor, feminist and teacher (C)

• Meg Campbell (1937–2007), poet (C)

• Eleanor Catton (born 1985), Canadian-born New Zealand novelist and short story writer (C)

• Hannah Rebecca Frances Caverhill (1834–1897), diarist (C)

• Christine Cole Catley (1922–2011), journalist, publisher and writer (C)

• Kate Camp (born 1972) poet and essayist (C)

• Lynda Chanwai-Earle (born 1966), poet, playwright and actress (C)

• Janet Charman (born 1954) poet (C)

• Brenda Chawner (fl. 2010s], library academic, editor and writer (C)

• Catherine Chidgey (born 1970), novelist and short story writer (C)

• Daphne Clair (born 1939), romance novelist (C)

• Margaret Clark (born 1941), academic, editor and non-fiction writer (C)

• Constance Clyde (1872–1951), Scottish-born New Zealand journalist, essayist and writer (C)

• Nellie Euphemia Coad (1883–1974), teacher, community leader and writer (C)

• Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso (1821–1904), missionary, teacher and Bible translator (C)

• Kay McKenzie Cooke (born 1953), poet (C)

• Jennifer Compton (born 1949), playwright, poet and short story writer, emigrated to Australia (C)

• Sandra Coney (born 1944), politician, feminist, historian and non-fiction writer (C)

• Judy Corbalis (fl. 1980s), novelist and short story writer (C)

• Violet May Cottrell (1887–1971), poet and spiritualist (C)

• Joy Cowley (born 1936), children's writer (C)

• Rachael Craw, young adults' writer (C)

• Fiona Cross (fl. 2000s), arachnologist and non-fiction writer (C)

• Majella Cullinane, Irish-born New Zealand poet and novelist (C)

• Jackie Cumming (fl. 2000s), academic, health expert and non-fiction writer (C)

• Lois Daish (fl. 1960s), restaurateur, cookbook writer (D)

• Debra Daley, novelist (D)

• Ruth Dallas (1919–2008), poet and children's writer (D)

• Winnie Davin (1909–1995), teacher, community worker, writer and editor (D)

• Jackie Davis (born 1963), novelist and poet (D)

• Kate De Goldi (born 1959), children's writer, short story writer (D)

• Stephanie de Montalk (born 1945) poet and biographer (D)

• Joan de Hamel (1924–2011), children's writer (D)

• Pip Desmond, non-fiction author and journalist (D)

• Jean Devanny (1894–1962), New Zealand-born Australian novelist and short story writer (D)

• Gillian Dobbie (fl. 2000s), computer scientist, academic and non-fiction writer (D)

• Lynley Dodd (born 1941), children's writer (D)

• Robyn Donald (born 1940), novelist (D)

• Alison Edith Hilda Drummond (1903–1984), farmer, historian, writer and editor (D)

• Joan Druett (born 1939), historical novelist and non-fiction writer (D)

• Yvonne du Fresne (1929–2011), short story writer, playwright and novelist (D)

• Kate Duignan (born 1974), novelist (D)

• Marilyn Duckworth (born 1935), novelist, poet and short story writer (D)

• Tessa Duder (born 1940), swimmer, young peoples' writer and non-fiction writer (D)

• Eileen Duggan (1894–1972), poet and journalist (D)

• Elizabeth Geertruida Agatha Dyson (1857–1951), journalist and magazine editor (D)

• Lauris Edmond (1924–2000), poet (E)

• Dorothy Eden (1912–1982), novelist and short story writer (E)

• Ellen Elizabeth Ellis (1829–1895), British-born New Zealand feminist and writer (E)

• Barbara Else (born 1947), novelist, short story writer, editor and literary agent (E)

• Riemke Ensing (born 1939), Dutch-born New Zealand poet and educator (E)

• Cicely Margaret Escott (1908–1977), novelist, drama teacher and poet (E)

• Barbara Ewing (born 1944), New Zealand-born UK-based actress and writer (E)

• Jacqueline Fahey (born 1929), painter and writer (F)

• Fiona Farrell (born 1947), poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright (F)

• Angie Farrow (born 1951), academic, playwright and writer for theatre and radio (F)

• Beryl Fletcher (1938–2018), novelist (F)

• Tui Flower (1925–2017), food writer (F)

• Mihingarangi Forbes (fl. 1990s), journalist and radio broadcaster (F)

• Margot Forde (1935–1995), botanist, taxonomist and writer (F)

• Michelanne Forster (born 1953), American-born New Zealand playwright and scriptwriter (F)

• Dorothy Fowler (fl. 2009), novelist (F)

• Janet Frame (1924–2004), novelist, poet, short story writer and children's writer (F)

• Ruth France (1913–1968), librarian, poet and novelist (F)

• Margaret Fraser (1866–1951), domentic servant and letter writer (F)

• Anne French (born 1956), poet and editor (F)

• Catherine Fulton (1829–1919), diarist, social reformer and suffragette (F)

• Abby Gaines (fl. 2007), romance novelist (G)

• Kathleen Gallagher (born 1957), playwright, filmmaker, poet, and novelist (G)

• Rhian Gallagher (born 1961), poet (G)

• Elizabeth Anne Gard'ner (1858–1926), home science teacher and writer (G)

• Frances Shayle George (c.1829–1890), teacher, writer (G)

• Ivy Gibbs (c. 1886–1966), probably English-born New Zealand poet and children's writer (G)

• Ruth Gilbert (1917–2016), poet (G)

• Olivia Aroha Giles (fl. 2006), Māori artist and writer (G)

• Betty Gilderdale (born 1923), children's book author (G)

• Esther Glen (1881–1940), novelist, children's writer, journalist and community worker (G)

• Charlotte Godley (1821–1907), letter writer and community leader (G)

• Patricia Grace (born 1937), Māori writer of novels, short stories, and children's books (G)

• Grace Winifred Green (1907–1976), radio broadcaster and journalist (G)

• Paula Green (born 1955) poet and children's author (G)

• Charlotte Grimshaw (born 1968), novelist (G)

• Edith Searle Grossmann (1863–1931), teacher, novelist, journalist and feminist (G)

• Kirsty Gunn (born 1960), novelist and short story writer (G)

• Mandy Hager (born 1960), novelist, young adults' writer (H)

• Bernadette Hall (born 1945), poet and editor (H)

• Pip Hall (born 1971), playwright and scriptwriter (H)

• Jane Elizabeth Harris (c.1853–1942), British-born New Zealand writer, lecturer and spiritualist (H)

• Kathleen Hawkins (1883–1981), poet (H)

• Catherine Hay (1910–1995), romance novelist (H)

• Karyn Hay (born 1959), writer, broadcaster (H)

• Helen Heath (born 1970), poet (H)

• Christina Henderson (1861–1953), Australian-born New Zealand teacher, feminist, prohibitionist, social reformer and editor (H)

• Ellen Anne Hewett (1843–1926), Jersey-born New Zealand writer (H)

• Mary St Domitille Hickey (1882–1958), nun, historian (H)

• Sarah Higgins (1830–1923), midwife, community leader and writer (H)

• Eva Hill (1898–1981), physician, writer and health compaigner (H)

• Lucy Hockings (born c.1975), journalist and producer (H)

• Liddy Holloway (1947–2004), actress and television scriptwriter (H)

• Janet Holmes (born 1947), linguist, sociologist and non-fiction writer (H)

• Lynley Hood (born 1942), biographer and non-fiction writer (H)

• Philippa Howden-Chapman (fl. 2000s), academic, public health expert and non-fiction writer (H)

• Edith Howes (1872–1954), British-born New Zealand teacher, writer and educationalist (H)

• Keri Hulme (born 1947), novelist (H)

• Rosalind Hursthouse (born 1943), philosopher and non-fiction writer (H)

• Robin Hyde (1906–1939), South African-born New Zealand poet and novelist (H)

• Prue Hyman (born 1943), academic, feminist, economist and non-fiction writer (H)

• Catherine Lucy Innes (c.1840–1900), British-born New Zealand writer (I)

• Fanny Irvine-Smith (1878–1948), teacher, lecturer and writer (I)

• Kate Isitt (1876–1948), journalist and writer (I)

• Annamarie Jagose (born 1965), LGBT academic and novelist (J)

• Florence James (1902–1993), New Zealand-born Australian writer and literary agent (J)

• Lynn Jenner, poet and essayist (J)

• Alexa Johnston, biographer and food writer (J)

• Christine Johnston (born 1950) novelist (J)

• Stephanie Johnson (born 1961), poet, playwright, and short story writer (J)

• V. M. Jones (born 1958), Zambian-born New Zealand children's writer (J)

• Sherryl Jordan (born 1949), children's writer (J)

• Andrea Jutson (fl. 2005), crime novelist (J)

• Keri Kaa (born 1942), Māori language advocate, writer and educator (K)

• Amy Kane (1879–1979), journalist and community leader (K)

• Merata Kawharu (fl. 1990s), Māori writer and academic (K)

• Lindy Kelly (born 1952), short story writer, children's writer, playwright and novelist (K)

• Elizabeth Kelso (1889–1967), journalist, editor and community leader (K)

• Anne Kennedy (born 1959), novelist, poet and filmwriter (K)

• Alice Annie Kenny (1875–1960), short story writer and novelist (K)

• Angela Kepler (born 1943), naturalist and writer (K)

• Suzi Kerr (born 1966), economist, academic and non-fiction writer (K)

• Fiona Kidman (born 1940), novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short story writer (K)

• Rachael King (born 1970), novelist and short story writer (K)

• Elizabeth Knox (born 1959), novelist, autobiographical novella writer and essayist (K)

• Shonagh Koea (born 1939), novelist, short story writer (K)

• Saradha Koirala (born 1980), poet, writer and novelist (K)

• Sarah Laing (born 1973) is an author and cartoonist (L)

• Annabel Langbein (fl. 1980s), cook, food writer and publisher (L)

• Eve Langley (1904–1974), novelist and poet (L)

• Michele Leggott (born 1956), poet and academic (L)

• June Margaret Litman (1926–1991), journalist (L)

• Elsie Locke (1912–2001), poet, novelist, children's writer, non-fiction writer and feminist (L)

• Helen Lowe (born 1961), novelist (L)

• Brigid Lowry (born 1953), children and young adult author (L)

• Edith Joan Lyttleton (1873–1945), Australian-born New Zealand novelist and short story writer (L)

• Mary McCallum (born 1961), poet, novelist, children's author, songwriter, editor and publisher (M)

• Charlotte Macdonald (fl. 1990s), historian and non-fiction writer (M)

• Rebecca Macfie, non-fiction author and journalist (M)

• Catherine Julia Mackay (1864–1944), Australian-born New Zealand journalist and cook (M)

• Jessie Mackay (1864–1938), poet (M)

• Anna Mackenzie (born 1963), children's and YA writer (M)

• Hester Maclean (1859–1932), Australian-born New Zealand nurse, matron and autobiographer (M)

• Margaret Mahy (1936–2012), children's and young adults' writer (M)

• Becky Manawatu (born 1982), novelist (M)

• Jane Mander (1877–1949), novelist and journalist (M)

• Juliet Marillier (born 1948), novelist (M)

• Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 1971), New Zealand poet laureate 2017 (M)

• Muriel Wallace May (1897–1982), teacher, school principal and writer (M)

• Emilie Monson Malcolm (c.1830–1905), writer (M)

• Clare Mallory (1913–1991), children's writer (M)

• Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923), modernist and short story writer (M)

• Janice Marriott (born 1946), children's writer, screenwriter and poet (M)

• Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982), crime writer (M)

• Mary Ann Martin (1817–1884), British-born New Zealand community leader, teacher and writer (M)

• Kāterina Mataira (1932–2011), Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer (M)

• Sarah Louise Mathew (c.1805–1890), British-born New Zealand diarist (M)

• Peta Mathias (fl. 1990s), food writer and television presenter (M)

• Tina Matthews (born 1961), children's writer, illustrator (M)

• Gill Matthewson (fl. 1980s), architect, educator and writer (M)

• Cath Mayo, children's, young adults' and adult novelist (M)

• Rachel McAlpine (born 1940), poet, playwright, novelist and non-fiction writer (M)

• Mary McCallum (born 1961), novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist (M)

• Sue McCauley (born 1941), novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist and screenwriter (M)

• Lyn McConchie (born 1946), novelist and children's writer (M)

• Carolyn McCurdie poet, children's and short story writer (M)

• Jill McDonald (1927–1982), New Zealand-born UK-based children's writer and illustrator (M)

• Shona McFarlane (1929–2001), artist, journalist and broadcaster (M)

• Rosemary McLeod (born 1949), writer, journalist and cartoonist (M)

• Linda McNabb (born 1963), British-born New Zealand children's writer (M)

• Cilla McQueen (born 1949), British-born New Zealand poet (M)

• Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986), poet, playwright, and short story author (M)

• Elizabeth Messenger (1908–1965), journalist, cookery writer and crime novelist (M)

• Miriam Meyerhoff (fl. 2000s), sociolinguist and non-fiction writer (M)

• Karlo Mila (fl. 2003), poet (M)

• Antonija Mitrović (fl. 1990s), Serbian-born New Zealand computer scientist and non-fiction writer (M)

• Tze Ming Mok (born 1978), fiction writer and sociopolitical commentator (M)

• Pérrine Moncrieff (1883–1979), British-born writer and conservationist (M)

• Paula Morris (born 1965), novelist and short story writer (M)

• Elsie K. Morton (1885–1968), journalist and writer (M)

• Shirley Murray (1931–2020), hymn writer (M)

• Margaret Mutu (fl. 2000s), Māori activist and writer (M)

• Elizabeth Nannestad (born 1956), poet (N)

• Susan Napier (born 1954), romance novelist (N)

• Sheila Natusch (1926–2017), writer and illustrator (N)

• Emma Neale (born 1969), novelist and poet (N)

• Lino Nelisi (born 1952), children's author (N)

• Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930), poet, teacher and drama producer (N)

• Susan Moller Okin (1946–2004), philosopher and non-fiction writer (O)

• Gloria Olive (1923–2006), American-born New Zealand mathematician and non-fiction writer (O)

• Linda Olsson (born 1948), Swedish-born New Zealand novelist (O)

• Claudia Orange (born 1938), historian and non-fiction writer (O)

• Sue Orr (born 1962), short story writer and novelist (O)

• Makereti Papakura (1873–1930), entertainer and ethnographer (P)

• Ruth Park (1917–2010), New Zealand-born Australian novelist, short story writer and children's writer (P)

• Lorae Parry (fl. 1990s), Australian-born New Zealand playwright (P)

• Jenny Pattrick (born 1936), novelist (P)

• Evelyn Patuawa-Nathan (fl. 1979), Māori writer (P)

• Isabel Peacocke (1881–1973), teacher, novelist and broadcaster (P)

• Emily Perkins (born 1970), novelist (P)

• Dianne Ruth Pettis (1955–2008), novelist and journalist (P)

• April Phillips (fl. 1990s), British-born New Zealand actress, writer, singer and film producer (P)

• Leonie Pihama (fl. 1990s), Māori researcher, academic and non-fiction writer (P)

• Vivienne Plumb (born 1955), Australian-born New Zealand poet, playwright, novelist and editor (P)

• Rebecca Priestley (fl. 1990s), academic, science historian and non-fiction writer (P)

• Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (1941–2006), Māori weaver and writer (P)

• Elizabeth Pulford (born 1943), writer of fiction, poetry and non-fiction for children, teenagers and adults (P)

• Alison Quigan (fl. 1980s), actress, theatre director and playwright (Q)

• Maggie Rainey-Smith (born 1950), novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist and reviewer (R)

• Beverley Randell (born 1931), children's writer (R)

• Charlotte Randall (fl. 1990s), novelist (R)

• Jo Randerson (born 1973), writer, playwright and actress (R)

• Lizzie Frost Rattray (1855–1931), journalist, suffragist and welfare worker (R)

• Gloria Jasmine Rawlinson (1918–1995), Tongan-born New Zealand poet, novelist, short story writer and editor (R)

• Annie Lee Rees (1849–1949), Australian-born New Zealand writer, teacher, lawyer and community leader (R)

• Rosemary Frances Rees (1875–1963), actress, theatre producer and novelist (R)

• Amber Reeves (1887–1981), New Zealand-born British feminist, writer and scholar (R)

• Mary Richmond (1853–1949), community leader, teacher and writer (R)

• Paddy Richardson (fl. 2000), novelist and short story writer (R)

• Sue Reidy, author and designer (R)

• Catherine Robertson (born 1966), novelist (R)

• Violet Augusta Roche (1885–1967), journalist and welfare worker (R)

• Hilda Rollett (1873–1970), teacher, journalist and writer (R)

• Joan Rosier-Jones (born 1940), novelist, playwright, short story writer, non-fiction writer and teacher (R)

• Tania Roxborogh (born 1965), teacher, novelist and non-fiction writer (R)

• Fiona Samuel (born 1961), playwright, writer, actress and director (S)

• Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), novelist, poet, and short story author (S)

• Nelle Scanlan (1882–1968), journalist and novelist (S)

• Mary Edith Scott (1888–1979), teacher and novelist (S)

• Mary-anne Scott, writer and musician (S)

• Robyn Scott (born 1981), British-born New Zealand writer and entrepreneur (S)

• Rosie Scott (1948–2017), novelist and lecturer (S)

• Tina Shaw (born 1961), novelist and children's writer (S)

• Helen Lilian Shaw (1913–1985), short story writer, poet and editor (S)

• Nalini Singh (born 1977), romance novelist (S)

• Anna Smaill (born 1979), poet and novelist (S)

• Elizabeth Smither (born 1941), poet (S)

• Laura Solomon (1974–2019), novelist, playwright and poet (S)

• Eileen Louise Soper (1900–1989), Australian-born New Zealand journalist and Girl Guide commissioner (S)

• Mamari Stephens (fl. 2010s), Māori law academic, lexicographer and non-fiction writer (S)

• Adela Blanche Stewart (1846–1910), homemaker and writer (S)

• Olga Stringfellow (born 1923), journalist and novelist (S)

• Jacqueline Sturm (1927–2009), poet and short story writers (S)

• Laura Jane Suisted (1840–1903), writer, journalist and parliamentary reporter (S)

• Essie Summers (1912–1998), romance novelist (S)

• Barbara Sumner-Burstyn (fl. 2000s), film producer and writer (S)

• Vanda Symon (born 1969), crime novelist and radio host (S)

• Tamairangi (fl. 1820), tribal leader and poet (T)

• Leilani Tamu, poet (T)

• Violet Targuse (1884–1937), playwright (T)

• Anna Taylor (born 1982), short story author (T)

• Grace Taylor, poet (T)

• Renee Taylor (born 1929), feminist writer and playwright (T)

• Ngahuia Te Awekotuku (born 1949), Māori cultural academic and non-fiction writer (T)

• Margaret Tennant (fl. 1980s), historian and non-fiction writer (T)

• Ngaire Thomas (1943–2012), writer (T)

• Kirsten Moana Thompson (born 1964), non-fiction writer (T)

• Mona Innis Tracy (1882–1959), Australian-born New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist and community worker (T)

• Jill Trevelyan (born 1963), art historian and non-fiction writer (T)

• Makerita Urale (fl. 1990s), playwright, producer and documentary director (U)

• Dorothy Wall (1894–1942), children's writer and illustrator (W)

• Louise Wallace (born 1983), New Zealand poet (W)

• Marilyn Waring (born 1952), feminist, politician and writer (W)

• Joy Watson (born 1938), children's writer (W)

• Kristina Webb (fl. 2010s), artist and writer (W)

• Joyce West (1908–1985), novelist and children's writer (W)

• Lydia Wevers (born 1950), literary critic, English language literary historian, editor and book reviewer (W)

• Dorothy Mary Neal White (1915–1995), librarian and writer (W)

• Emily Louisa Merielina White (1839–1936), British-born New Zealand gardener and writer (W)

• Cherry Wilder (1930–2002), short story writer and science fiction novelist (W)

• Helen Wilson (1869–1957), teacher, farmer, community leader and writer (W)

• Annabelle White (fl. 1990s), cookbook writer (W)

• Alison Wong (born 1960), poet and novelist (W)

• Elizabeth Wong (born 1937), Chinese-born Australian-based New Zealand politician and novelist (W)

• Susan Wood (1836–1880), Australian-born New Zealand writer (W)

• Alice Woodhouse (1883–1977), librarian, journalist and broadcaster (W)

• Sue Wootton (born 1961), poet and short story writer (W)

• Anne Eyre Worboys (1920–2007), New Zealand-born British novelist (W)

• Sonja Yelich (born 1965), poet (Y)

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