List of Panamanian women writers

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

A

 * Elsie Alvarado de Ricord (1928–2005), poet, essayist, biographer, linguist
 * Patricia Alvarado Nuñez (born 1967), Panamanian-American television presenter, documentary screenwriter, photographer, journalist

B

 * Rosa María Britton (1936–2019), novelist, playwright

D

 * Amelia Denis de Icaza (1836–1911), romantic poet, the first Panamanian woman to publish her poetry
 * Zoraida Díaz (1881–1948), Modernist poet; the first Panamanian woman to publish a book of her poetry

G

 * Nicole Garay (1873–1928), poet
 * Aida González (born 1962), short story writer, medical doctor
 * Gloria Guardia (1940–2019), novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic, journalist

H

 * Ofelia Hooper (1900–1981), sociologist, poet, non-fiction writer, civil rights activist

L

 * Olga F. Linares (1936–2014), Panamanian-American anthropologist, non-fiction writer

M

 * Annabel Miguelena (born 1984), novelist, short story writer, actress

O

 * María Olimpia de Obaldía (1891–1985), poet

R

 * Susana Richa de Torrijos (born 1924), educator, essayist, politician

S

 * Stella Sierra (1917–1997), poet, educator

T

 * Consuelo Tomás (born 1957), puppeteer, playwright, poet, novelist
 * Reina Torres de Araúz (1932–1982), anthropologist, ethnographer, and professor