List of Lebanese women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Lebanon or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

 * Etel Adnan (1925–2021), Lebanese-American poet, essayist, artist, writing in English, French and Arabic
 * Ezza Agha Malak (born 1942), acclaimed French-language novelist, poet
 * Suzanne Alaywan (born 1974), poet, artist

B

 * Sahar Baassiri, since 1981: journalist, non-fiction writer
 * Layla Balabakki (born 1936), novelist, journalist, feminist
 * Hoda Barakat (born 1952), widely translated Arabic-language novelist, author of The Stone of Laughter
 * Najwa Barakat (born 1966), novelist

C

 * Tracy Chamoun (born 1962), politician, non-fiction writer, memoirist
 * Youmna Chlala, writer, artist
 * Amal Clooney (born 1978), Lebanese-born British lawyer, non-fiction writer

D

 * Raghida Dergham (born 1953), Lebanese-American journalist

F

 * Emily Fares Ibrahim (born 1914), Lebanese-American writer, poet and feminist
 * Zaynab Fawwaz (1860–1914), poet, novelist, journalist, biographer

H

 * Joumana Haddad (born 1970), widely translated Arabic-language poet, translator, journalist, women's rights activist
 * Nimat Hamoush, novelist, short story writer
 * Renée Hayek, contemporary novelist, short story writer

J

 * Inaya Jaber (1958–2021), poet, short story writer, journalist, artist and singer
 * Nada Awar Jarrar, since 2003: novelist, author of Somewhere, home

K

 * Anbara Salam Khalidy (1897–1986), feminist, memoirist, translator
 * Tara Khattar (born 1993), chef and food writer
 * Vénus Khoury-Ghata (born 1937), novelist, poet


 * Rima Maktabi (born 1977), journalist, television reporter
 * Jacqueline Massabki (died 2015), novelist and lawyer
 * Fatin al-Murr (born 1969), Arabic-language short story writer, novelist
 * Diane Mazloum (born 1980), French-Lebanese writer

N

 * Layal Najib (c.1983–2006), photojournalist, killed during the 2006 Lebanon War
 * Emily Nasrallah (1931–2018), novelist, journalist, short story writer, women's rights activist
 * Octavia Nasr (born 1966), journalist, CNN reporter

Q

 * Najwa Qassem (1967–2020), contemporary journalist, television reporter since 1993

R

 * Salima Abi Rashed (1887–1919), journalist

S

 * Dalal Khalil Safadi (1898–1876), short story writer, translator
 * Nadia Sahari (born 1968), Lebanese-American writer, actress and businesswoman
 * Widad Sakakini (1913–1991), short story writer, novelist, critic
 * Afifa Al Shartouni (1886–1906) writer, poet
 * Hanan al-Shaykh (born 1945), journalist, novelist, author of Women of Sand and Myrrh
 * Alawiya Sobh (born 1955), novelist, magazine editor
 * Nazik Saba Yared (born 1928), novelist, academic
 * Nur Salman (born 1937), writer

T

 * Sahar Taha (born 1963), musician, singer, journalist
 * Nadia Tueni (1935–1983), French-language poet

U

 * Layla ʽUssayran (1934–2007), novelist

Z

 * Maya Zankoul (born 1986), artist, cartoonist, best selling novelist
 * May Ziadeh (1886–1941), prolific poet, essayist, columnist, translator