Women Writers Meme

Snabbled from deliasherman.

This is an interesting list, if un-alphabetized. It seems to give the lie to the persistent myth that few women are working in the field and that those who are, are disrespected. Long as it is, I feel that there are still names missing, despite the efforts of commentors on Delia's blog to amend it -- a process that would, actually, be made easier by alphabetizing, but that is work for Someone Else. Today, the laundry calls my name. Also? The bills.


Bold the women by whom you own books
Italicize those by whom you’ve read something of (short stories count). For the purposes of my list, below, this includes books that I once owned, but own no longer.
*Star those you don’t recognize
Unmarked are those whose work you have not read


Andre Norton
C. L. Moore
Evangeline Walton
Leigh Brackett
Judith Merril
Joanna Russ
Margaret St. Clair
Katherine MacLean
Carol Emshwiller
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Zenna Henderson
Madeline L’Engle
Angela Carter*
Ursula LeGuin
Anne McCaffrey
Diana Wynne Jones
Kit Reed
James Tiptree, Jr.
Rachel Pollack*
Jane Yolen
Marta Randall
Eleanor Arnason
Ellen Asher
Patricia A. McKillip
Suzy McKee Charnas
Lisa Tuttle
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Tanith Lee
Pamela Sargent
Jayge Carr
Vonda N. McIntyre
Octavia E. Butler
Kate Wilhelm
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Sheila Finch
Mary Gentle
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
C. J. Cherryh
Joan D. Vinge
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Ellen Kushner
Ellen Datlow
Nancy Kress
Pat Murphy
Lisa Goldstein
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Mary Turzillo
Connie Willis
Barbara Hambly
Nancy Holder
Sheri S. Tepper
Melissa Scott
Margaret Atwood
Lois McMaster Bujold
Jeanne Cavelos
Karen Joy Fowler
Leigh Kennedy*
Judith Moffett
Rebecca Ore
Emma Bull
Pat Cadigan
Kathyrn Cramer
Laura Mixon
Eileen Gunn
Elizabeth Hand
Kij Johnson
Delia Sherman
Elizabeth Moon
Michaela Roessner
Terri Windling
Sharon Lee
Sherwood Smith
Katherine Kurtz
Margo Lanagan*
Laura Resnick
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Sheila Williams
Farah Mendlesohn
Gwyneth Jones
Ardath Mayhar
Esther Friesner
Debra Doyle
Nicola Griffith
Amy Thomson
Martha Wells
Catherine Asaro
Kate Elliott
Kathleen Ann Goonan
Shawna McCarthy
Caitlin Kiernan
Maureen McHugh
Cheryl Morgan
Nisi Shawl
Mary Doria Russell
Kage Baker
Kelly Link
Nancy Springer
J. K. Rowling
Nalo Hopkinson
Ellen Klages
Tanarive Due
M. Rickert*
Theodora Goss*
Mary Anne Mohanraj
S. L. Viehl
Jo Walton
Kristine Smith
Deborah Layne*
Cherie Priest
Wen Spencer
K. J. Bishop*
Catherynne M. Valente
Elizabeth Bear
Ekaterina Sedia
Naomi Novik
Mary Robinette Kowal
Ann VanderMeer*
Patricia C Wrede
Mary Stewart
Caroline Stevermer
Sharon Shinn
Ann Rice
Barbara Michaels
Susanna Clark*
Joan Aiken
Joy Chant
Susan Cooper
Louise Cooper
Edith Nesbit (E.A. Nesbit)
Carol Emshwiller
Rosemary Kirstein
Delia Sherman
Tanya Huff
Camille Bacon-Smith
R. M. Meluch*
Joan Cox*
Jane Linskold
Storm Constantine
Jane S. Fancher
C. E. Murphy
Elizabeth A. Lynn
Anne Bishop
Justina Robson
Judith Tarr

Edited to Add:

Laura Anne Gilman
Anna Leonard
Rachel Caine
Charlaine Harris
Stephenie Meyer

Women Writers Meme List -- Alphabetized

Title Edited, and Edited to Add: Folks, this is a meme. I will not be updating the list, though certainly someone else may wish to take that on.

Thanks to Susan Cole for alphabetizing the list, and cleaning out the duplicates that had already snuck in.

The Rules of the Game Are:
Bold the women by whom you own books
Italicize those by whom you’ve read something of (short stories count).
*Star those you don’t recognize
Unmarked are those whose work you have not read


Joan Aiken
Eleanor Arnason
Catherine Asaro
Ellen Asher
Margaret Atwood
Camille Bacon-Smith
Kage Baker
Elizabeth Bear
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Anne Bishop
K. J. Bishop
Leigh Brackett
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lois McMaster Bujold
Emma Bull
Octavia E. Butler
Pat Cadigan
Rachel Caine
Jayge Carr
Angela Carter
Jeanne Cavelos
Karen Chance
Joy Chant
Suzy McKee Charnas
C. J. Cherryh
Susanna Clark
Storm Constantine
Louise Cooper
Susan Cooper
Joan Cox
Kathyrn Cramer
Ellen Datlow
Debra Doyle
Tanarive Due
Rosemary Edghill
Kate Elliott
Carol Emshwiller
Jane S. Fancher
Sheila Finch
Karen Joy Fowler
Esther Friesner
Mary Gentle
Laura Anne Gilman
Lisa Goldstein
Kathleen Ann Goonan
Theodora Goss
Nicola Griffith
Eileen Gunn
Barbara Hambly
Elizabeth Hand
Charlaine Harris
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Zenna Henderson
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Nancy Holder
Nalo Hopkinson
Tanya Huff
Kij Johnson
Diana Wynne Jones
Gwyneth Jones
Leigh Kennedy
Caitlin Kiernan
Rosemary Kirstein
Ellen Klages
Mary Robinette Kowal
Nancy Kress
Katherine Kurtz
Ellen Kushner
Madeline L’Engle
Margo Lanagan
Deborah Layne
Sharon Lee
Tanith Lee
Ursula LeGuin
Anna Leonard
Kelly Link
Jane Linskold
Elizabeth A. Lynn
Katherine MacLean
Ardath Mayhar
Anne McCaffrey
Shawna McCarthy
Maureen McHugh
Vonda N. McIntyre
Patricia A. McKillip
R. M. Meluch
Farah Mendlesohn
Judith Merril
Stephenie Meyer
Barbara Michaels
Laura Mixon
Judith Moffett
Mary Anne Mohanraj
Elizabeth Moon
C. L. Moore
Cheryl Morgan
C. E. Murphy
Pat Murphy
Edith Nesbit (E. A. Nesbit)
Andre Norton
Naomi Novik
Rebecca Ore
Rachel Pollack
Cherie Priest
Marta Randall
Kit Reed
Laura Resnick
Ann Rice
M. Rickert
Justina Robson
Michaela Roessner
J. K. Rowling
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Joanna Russ
Mary Doria Russell
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Pamela Sargent
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Melissa Scott
Ekaterina Sedia
Nisi Shawl
Delia Sherman
Sharon Shinn
Kristine Smith
Sherwood Smith
Wen Spencer
Nancy Springer
Margaret St. Clair
Caroline Stevermer
Mary Stewart
Judith Tarr
Sheri S. Tepper
Amy Thomson
James Tiptree, Jr.
Mary Turzillo
Lisa Tuttle
Catherynne M. Valente
Ann VanderMeer
S. L. Viehl
Joan D. Vinge
Evangeline Walton
Jo Walton
Martha Wells
Kate Wilhelm
Sheila Williams
Connie Willis
Terri Windling
Patricia C. Wrede
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Jane Yolen