List of Spanish women writers

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

A

 * Mercedes Abad (born 1961), journalist, short story writer
 * Brianda de Acuña (1576-1630), nun and autobiographer
 * Rosario de Acuña (1850–1923), playwright, essayist, short story writer and poet
 * Silvia Agüero (born 1985), Roma feminist writer and human rights activist
 * Anna Aguilar-Amat (born 1962), Catalan-language poet, translator
 * Francisca Aguirre (1930–2019), poet
 * Carmen Agulló Díaz (born 1957), non-fiction writer
 * Aisha (died 1010), acclaimed Arabic-language poet
 * Uxue Alberdi (born 1984), Basque writer and bertsolari
 * Caterina Albert (1869–1966), short story writer, novelist and poet
 * Núria Albó (born 1930), novelist, politician
 * Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990), poet
 * Josefina Aldecoa (1926–2011), novelist
 * Aurora de Albornoz (1926–1990), Galician-language poet, translator, biologist
 * Concepción Aleixandre (1862–1952), gynaecologist, feminist, non-fiction writer
 * Marilar Aleixandre (born 1947), writer, translator and biologist
 * Jesusa Alfau Galván de Solalinde (1895–1943), novelist
 * Florina Alías (1921–1999), Asturian-language author
 * Maria Dolors Alibés (1941–2009), children's author
 * Clara Corral Aller (1847-1908), Galician poet
 * Concha Alós (1926–2011), novelist
 * Amparo Alvajar (1916–1998), Galician translator, journalist, and playwright
 * Nuria Amat (born 1950), writer and librarian
 * Begoña Ameztoy (born 1951), writer and painter
 * Miren Amuriza (born 1990), Basque writer and bertsolari
 * Blanca Andreu (born 1959), poet
 * Sor Ángela María de la Concepción (1649-1690), mystical writer
 * Lola Anglada (c.1893–1984), writer and illustrator
 * Maria Àngels Anglada (1930–1999), Catalan-language poet, novelist
 * Gertrudis Anglesola (1641-1727), Valencian Cistercian abbess, mystic, autobiographer, spiritual poet
 * Núria Añó (born 1973), Catalan-language novelist, short story writer, biographer, essayist
 * Enriqueta Antolín (1941–2013), journalist and novelist
 * Clementina Arderiu (1889–1976), Catalan-language poet
 * Concepción Arenal (1820–1893), feminist writer, poet, essayist
 * Xela Arias (1962–2003), Galician-language poet, translator
 * Elena Arnedo (1941–2015), gynaecologist, writer and activist
 * Rosa Maria Arquimbau (1910–1991), Catalan-language novelist, journalist, feminist
 * Julia de Asensi (1859–1921), journalist, novelist, children's writer
 * Matilde Asensi (born 1962), historical novelist, journalist
 * Judith Astelarra (born 1943), Argentine-born sociologist specializing in gender studies

B

 * Inés Ballester (born 1958), journalist, cookbook writer and television presenter
 * Maria Barbal (born 1949), novelist, children's writer
 * Bárbara de Santo Domingo (1842-1872), Catholic mystic writer
 * Elia Barceló (born 1957), academic and writing based in Austria
 * Carmen Baroja (1883–1950), writer and ethnologist
 * Nuria Barrios (born 1962), poet, fiction and non-fiction writer
 * Lola Beccaria (born 1963), novelist
 * Esther Bendahan (born 1964), Moroccan-born Spanish-language novelist, essayist, living in Spain
 * Pilar Benejam Arguimbau (born 1937), geographer, writer and academic
 * Maria Beneyto (1925–2011), poet
 * Mercedes Bengoechea (born 1952), feminist sociolinguist, professor
 * Elisa Beni (born 1965), journalist, novelist
 * Sara Berenguer Laosa (1919–2010), poet and activist
 * Consuelo Berges (1889–1988), translator, journalist, and biographer
 * Mònica Bernabé (born 1972), journalist and writer
 * Beatriz Bernal (between 1501 and 1504–ca. 1563) writer, and one of the first women in Spain that could be considered professional writers
 * Aurora Bertrana (1892–1974), Catalan-language short story writer, novelist
 * Patrocinio de Biedma y la Moneda (1858–1927), poet and novelist
 * Carmen Blanco (born 1954), feminist writer, activist and academic
 * Montserrat Boix (born 1960), journalist
 * Pilar Bonet (born 1952), journalist and non-fiction writer
 * Rosario Ustáriz Borra (1927–2009), Aragonese language writer and poet
 * Maria Lluïsa Borràs i Gonzàlez (1931–2010), writer and exhibition curator
 * Nuria C. Botey (born 1977), science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer
 * Dolors Bramon (born 1943), philologist, historian, academic and writer
 * Mariam Budia (born 1970), author and playwright
 * Carmen de Burgos (1867–1932), novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, translator
 * Juby Bustamante (1938–2014), journalist
 * Gabriela Bustelo (born 1962), novelist, journalist, translator

C

 * Fernán Caballero (1796–1877), novelist
 * Amparo Cabanes Pecourt (born 1938), academic and politician
 * Maria Teresa Cabré (born 1947), linguist
 * María Cambrils (1878–1939), socialist feminist writer
 * Roser Caminals-Heath (fl. 1990s), Catalan novelist and translator
 * María Teresa Campos (1941–2023), journalist, memoirist, humorous writer
 * Zenobia Camprubí (1887–1956), Spanish-born writer, diarist, later moved to Cuba and the United States
 * Matilde Camus (1919–2012), poet, non-fiction writer
 * Eva Canel (1857–1932), Spanish-born writer who settled in Cuba
 * Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918–1991), Catalan novelist, playwright and essayist
 * Àngels Cardona Palmer (born 1951), Catalan writer, educator and activist
 * María del Carme Ribé i Ferré (1920–1991), librarian, writer and activist
 * Ana Caro (1590–1646), Golden Age poet and playwright
 * Maite Carranza (born 1958), educator and children's writer, mainly in Catalan
 * Maria Carratalà i Van den Wouver (1899–1984), music critic, translator, playwright
 * Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza (1566–1614), religious poet, writer
 * Sofía Casanova (1861–1958), poet, novelist and journalist
 * Borita Casas (1911–1999), journalist, playwright and children's writer
 * Yolanda Castaño (born 1977), painter, literary critic and poet
 * Josefina Castellví (born 1935), oceanographer, non-fiction writer
 * María Andrea Casamayor (1700–1780), early female science writer, two works on mathematics
 * Borita Casas (1911–1999), children's writer
 * Fina Casalderrey (born 1951), Galician children's writer
 * Cecilia Castaño (born 1953), professor of political science and applied economics
 * Yolanda Castaño (born 1977), Galician-language poet, translator
 * Sofía Castañón (born 1983), poet, journalist, politician
 * Luisa Castro (born 1966), novelist, poet, journalist, writing in Galician and Spanish
 * Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), romanticist poet, writings in Galician and Spanish
 * Mariana de Carvajal y Saavedra (1620–1670), Golden Age writer
 * Mercedes Cebrián (poet, short story writer and translator
 * Natividad Cepeda, poet, writer, and columnist
 * Annabel Cervantes (born 1969), Catalan-language writer
 * Mercedes Comaposada (1901–1994), educator, lawyer and writer
 * Ernestina de Champourcín (1905–1999), poet
 * Rosa Chacel (1898–1994), well-known novelist
 * Dulce Chacón (1954–2003), poet, novelist, playwright
 * Ernestina de Champourcín (1905–1999), poet
 * Edith Checa Oviedo (1957–2017), writer, poet, journalist, radio host
 * Matilde Cherner (1833-1880), novelist, dramatist, literary critic, and journalist
 * Isabel Cheix (1839–1899), writer of historical, religious and romantic novels as well as poetry and stage plays
 * Rosa María Cid López (born 1956), academic specializing in gender and women's studies
 * Victoria Cirlot (born 1955), non-fiction literary writer
 * Mercè Company (born 1947), writer in Spanish, Catalan and French languages
 * Flavia Company (born 1963), Argentine-born Spanish novelist, poet, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish
 * Nieves Concostrina (born 1961), writer and journalist
 * Carmen Conde Abellán (1907–1996), poet, narrative writer
 * Paula Contreras Márquez (1911–2008), novelist, short story writer
 * Carolina Coronado (1820–1911), popular poet, novelist, playwright
 * Aixa de la Cruz (born 1988), Basque writer of novels and short stories

D

 * Filomena Dato (1856–1926), feminist, writer
 * Mercedes Deambrosis (born 1955), Spaniard who writes in French
 * Nieves Delgado (born 1968), science fiction writer and teacher
 * Paloma del Río (born 1960), journalist
 * Paloma Díaz-Mas (born 1954), novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer
 * Eva Díaz Pérez (born 1971), journalist, essayist and academic
 * Maria Doménech (1877–1952), Catalan-language writer
 * María Domínguez (1882–1936), journalist, poet and politician
 * María Magdalena Domínguez (1922–2021), poet
 * Amalia Domingo Soler (1835–1909), novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, autobiographer
 * Maite Dono (born 1969), singer-songwriter, poet, and actress
 * María Dueñas (born 1964), best-selling novelist, academic writer

E

 * María de Echarri (1878–1955), Catholic apologist and feminist advocate
 * María Egual (1655–1735), poet and playwright
 * María Luisa Elío (1926–2009), writer and actress exiled in Mexico
 * Rosa de Eguílaz y Renart (born 1864, date of death unknown), playwright and journalist
 * Feliciana Enríquez de Guzmán (1569–c. 1644), playwright
 * Tina Escaja (born 1965), Spanish-American poet, writer and academic
 * Teresa Espasa (fl. 1990s), Valencian poet, essayist and academic
 * Patricia Esteban Erlés, short story writer, Zaragoza
 * Lucía Etxebarría (born 1966), novelist, poet, essayist
 * Luisa Etxenike (born 1957), novelist, short story writer and poet

F

 * Lidia Falcón (born 1935), politician and writer
 * Elvira Farreras i Valentí (1913–2005), poet and essayist
 * Cristina Fernández Cubas (born 1945), journalist, short story writer and novelist
 * Margarita Ferreras (1900–1964), writer and poet
 * Concepció Ferrer (born 1938), philologist, politician and writer
 * Ángela Figuera Aymerich (1902–1984), Basque poet writing in Spanish
 * Pastora Filigrana (born 1981), Roma lawyer, non-fiction writer
 * Alaíde Foppa (1914 – c. 1980), Spanish born poet, published in Guatemala and Mexico
 * Francesca Forrellad (1927–2013), Catalan writer
 * Lluïsa Forrellad (1927–2018), novelist and playwright in Spanish and Catalan
 * Susana Fortes (born 1959), novelist, columnist
 * Elena Fortún (1886–1952), children's writer, author of Celia, lo que dice
 * Isabel Franc (born 1955), novelist, short story writer and essayist
 * Espido Freire (born 1974), successful novelist, works translated into several languages
 * Anna Freixas (born 1946), academic and writer on the subjects of aging, feminism, and psychology
 * Laura Freixas (born 1958), novelist, short story writer, columnist
 * Milagros Frías (born 1955), writer, journalist and literary reviewer
 * Gloria Fuertes (1917–1998), poet, novelist, children's writer, playwright
 * Felícia Fuster (1921–2012), Catalan-language poet, translator

G

 * Patrícia Gabancho (1952–2017), Argentine-born Spanish journalist who wrote in Catalan
 * Belén Gache (born 1960), Argentine-born novelist, electronic poet, living in Madrid
 * Ana Galán (born 1964), children's writer, humorous writer, writing in Spanish and English
 * Rosa Galcerán (1917–2015), cartoonist and poet
 * Adela Galiana (1825–?), Spanish writer, playwright, poet and columnist
 * Beatriz Galindo (c.1465–1534), Latinist and educator
 * María Rosa Gálvez de Cabrera (1768–1806), poet and playwright
 * Cecilia García de Guilarte (1915–1989), essayist, playwright, novelist and journalist
 * Berta García Faet (born 1988), poet and translator
 * María Esther García López (born 1948), poet and writer; president, Asturias Writers Association
 * Adelaida García Morales (1945–2014), novelist, actress
 * Yolanda García Serrano (born 1958), scriptwriter and playwright
 * Olvido García Valdés (born 1950), poet, biographer, translator
 * Fanny Garrido (1846–1917), Galician writer and translator
 * Blanca de Gassó y Ortiz (1846-1877), writer and poet
 * Alicia Giménez Bartlett (born 1951), detective novelist
 * Teresa Giménez Barbat (born 1955), anthropologist, writer and politician
 * Lupe Gómez (born 1972), Galician-language poet, literary critic, columnist
 * Mar Gómez Glez (born 1977), playwright and novelist
 * Paloma Gómez Borrero (1934–2017), journalist and writer
 * Eloísa Gómez-Lucena, contemporary novelist, non-fiction writer, historian
 * Consuelo González Ramos (1877–?), journalist and feminist
 * Enriqueta González Rubín (1832–1877), novelist and writer in Asturian
 * Belén Gopegui (born 1963), novelist, journalist
 * Dolores Gortázar Serantes (1872–1936), novelist, journalist and activist
 * María Goyri de Menéndez Pidal (1873–1955), literary critic, poet, feminist
 * Almudena Grandes (1960–2021), erotic novelist, short story writer
 * María José Guerra Palmero (born 1962), philosopher, non-fiction writer, and feminist theorist
 * Olga Guirao (born 1956), novelist
 * Goya Gutiérrez (born 1954), poet

H

 * Úrsula Heinze (born 1941), poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer and children's writer
 * Francisca Herrera Garrido (1869–1950), Galician-language novelist, poet
 * María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801), poet
 * Begoña Huertas (1965–2022), writer, philologist and journalist

I

 * Carmen de Icaza (1899–1979), novelist
 * María Antonia Iglesias (1945–2014), journalist, non-fiction writer
 * Lola Iturbe (1902–1990), trade unionist and journalist
 * Mari Carmen Izquierdo (1950–2019), pioneering sports journalist

J

 * Maria de la Pau Janer (born 1966), Catalan-language novelist
 * Clara Janés (born 1940), acclaimed poet, novelist, essayist, translator
 * Palmira Jaquetti i Isant (1895–1963), folklorist, poet, and writer
 * Isabel de Josa (c.1508–1575), Catalan writer
 * Inés Joyes y Blake (1731–1808), translator and feminist essayist
 * Juana Teresa Juega López (1885–1979), Galician-language poet
 * Conxita Julià (1920–2019), Catalan-language poet
 * Cristina Jurado (born 1972), science fiction and fantasy writer and editor

K

 * Carmen Karr (1865–1943), feminist and journalist
 * Alicia Kopf (born 1982), novelist and academic

L

 * Ángela Labordeta (born 1967), novelist, journalist
 * María Elvira Lacaci(1916–1997), Galician poet
 * Carmen Laforet (1921–2004), existentialist novelist, short story writer
 * Regina de Lamo (1870–1947), pianist, writer, journalist and activist
 * Margarita Landi (1918–2004), journalist and television presenter
 * Paula Lapido (born 1945), short story writer
 * María Teresa León (1903–1988), novelist, short story writer, playwright, children's writer, columnist
 * Rogelia León (1828–1870), poet, playwright, essayist, and narrative writer
 * Rosa Leveroni (1910–1985), Catalan-language poet
 * Gemma Lienas (born 1951), writer, feminist activist, politician
 * Lucía Lijtmaer (born 1977), journalist, writer
 * Elvira Lindo (born 1962), journalist, novelist, playwright
 * Eulàlia Lledó (born 1952), philologist and non-fiction writer
 * Ángeles López de Ayala (1858–1926), playwright, journalist and activist
 * Leonor López de Córdoba (1362–1430), Spain's earliest autobiographer
 * Marian Lopez Fernandez-Cao (born 1964), academic, curator and art writer
 * Mariló López Garrido (born 1963)
 * Rosaura Lopez (1932–2005), maid who wrote about John Lennon
 * Enriqueta Lozano (1829/30 - 1895), writer
 * Irene Lozano (born 1971), writer, journalist and politician
 * Josephine Lys (fl 2007), romance novelist

M

 * Ángeles Maestro (born 1952), Spanish politician
 * Chantal Maillard (born 1951), poet, essayist, non-fiction works on philosophy
 * Helena Maleno (born 1970), journalist, writer and activist
 * Maria Mercè Marçal (1952–1998), Catalan-language poet, translator
 * Carolina Marcial Dorado (1889–1941), educator and writer based in USA
 * Inés Marful (born 1965), scholar
 * María Mariño (1907–1967), Galician writer
 * Inka Martí (born 1964), journalist, editor, writer and photographer
 * Dolores Martí de Cid (1916-1993), expert on Latin American theater and literature; non-fiction writer
 * Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000), novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, children's writer
 * Inés Martín Rodrigo (born 1983), writer and cultural journalist, winner of Premio Nadal
 * Ana María Martínez Sagi (1907–2000), poet, journalist, feminist and trade unionist
 * Laia Martínez i López (born 1984), poet and translator
 * Susana Martinez-Conde (born 1969), Spanish-American researcher, non-fiction writer
 * Raquel Martínez-Gómez (born 1973), novelist
 * Toti Martínez de Lezea (born 1949), novelist, translator, writing in Spanish and Basque
 * Maria del Pilar Maspons i Labrós (1841–1907), poet and novelist
 * María Josefa Massanés (1811–1887), poet
 * Pilar Mateos (born 1942), children's writer
 * Ana María Matute (1925–2014), highly acclaimed novelist, short story writer
 * Megan Maxwell (born 1965), romantic chick lit novelist
 * Patricia Mayayo (born 1967), non-fiction writer
 * Antonia Maymón (1881–1959), novelist and non-fiction writer
 * Margarita de Mayo Izarra (1889–1969), journalist and teacher
 * Miren Agur Meabe (born 1962), Basque writer and translator
 * Elena Medel (born 1985), poet, literary critic
 * Susana Medina (born 1966), poetry and prose in Spanish and English
 * Concha Méndez (1898–1986), poet, playwright, member of Generation of '27
 * Rosa Méndez Fonte (born 1957), Galician poet, writer, and researcher
 * Ana Merino (born 1971), poet, novelist, educator, living in the United States
 * Sara Mesa (born 1976), poet and novelist
 * Ana María Moix (1947–2014), poet, novelist, short story writer, translator
 * Selena Millares (born 1963), poet, essayist and academic
 * Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet (1942–2019), journalist and academic
 * Laura Mintegi (born 1965), novelist, politician and academic
 * Pilar Molina Llorente (born 1943), children's writer
 * Empar Moliner (born 1966), writer and journalist
 * Dolors Monserdà (1845–1919), poet, novelist and playwright
 * Rosa Montero (born 1951), journalist, acclaimed novelist
 * Carmen Montoriol Puig (1893–1966), Catalan poet, playwright, translator
 * Federica Montseny (1905–1994), novelist, essayist, politician
 * María Luz Morales (1889–1980), pioneering cultural journalist and writer
 * María Victoria Moreno (1939–2005), children's writer, poet and essayist, writing in both Spanish and Galician
 * Teresa Moure (born 1969), Galician-language essayist, novelist, children's writer
 * Elisabeth Mulder (1904–1987), poet, novelist, short story writer
 * Estefanía Muñiz (born 1974), poet and scriptwriter
 * Isabel Muñoz-Caravaca (1838–1915), journalist writer and labour activist
 * Anna Murià (1904–2002), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, essayist

N

 * Elvira Navarro (born 1978), novelist and short story writer
 * Julia Navarro (born 1953), best-selling novelist, journalist, novels widely translated but not into English
 * Cecilia del Nacimiento (1570–1646), nun, mystic, writer, and poet
 * Margarita Nelken (1894–1968), feminist and writer
 * Marysa Navarro (born 1934), academic and essayist
 * Carmen Nonell (1920–?), novelist
 * Olga Novo (born 1975), Galician-language poet, essayist

O

 * Carlota O'Neill (1905–2000), novelist, non-fiction writer and journalist
 * Mercedes Odina (born 1959), journalist, non-fiction writer
 * Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer (1946–2022), Catalan-language novelist, short story writer, translator
 * Lourdes Oñederra (born 1957), Basque-language novelist, short story writer, academic works on linguistics
 * Rocío Orsi (1976-2014), essayist, translator
 * Lourdes Ortiz (born 1943), novelist, poet, essayist, translator
 * Marisol Ortiz de Zárate (born 1960), children's writer
 * Constanza Ossorio (1595–1637), poet and writer
 * Isabel Oyarzábal Smith (1878–1974), feminist writer, journalist, diplomat

P

 * Pilar Pallarés (born 1957), Galician poet
 * Teresa Pàmies (1919–2012), non-fiction Catalan writer
 * Emilia Pardo Bazán, novelist, journalist, essayist, critic, associated with the naturalistic movement
 * Ana Pardo de Vera (born 1974), journalist and newspaper editor
 * Victòria Peña i Nicolau,(1827–1898), Mallorcan poet
 * Pilar Pedraza (born 1951), novelist and essayist
 * Paloma Pedrero (born 1957), actress and playwright
 * Ánxeles Penas (born 1943), poet
 * María Dolores Pérez Enciso (1908–1949), journalist, essayist
 * Mónica Pérez de las Heras (born 1965), journalist, writer and academic
 * Isabel Pérez Montalbán (born 1964), poet
 * Narcisa Pérez Reoyo (1849–1876), writer
 * Gloria Pérez-Salmerón (born 1958), national librarian and writer
 * Núria Perpinyà (born 1961), Catalan-language novelist, essayist
 * Marta Pessarrodona (born 1941), poet, literary critic, essayist, biographer
 * Julia Piera (born 1970), poet
 * Maria del Pilar Maspons i Labrós (1841–1907), poet, novelist, folklorist
 * Aurora Picornell, political activist and martyr
 * Berta Piñán (born 1963), writer, poet, politician
 * Florencia del Pinar (15th century), early female poet
 * Valentina Pinelo (17th century), religious writer
 * Irene Polo (1909–1942), journalist and translator
 * Núria Pompeia (1931–2016), cartoonist, journalist and writer in both Spanish and Catalan
 * Marta Portal (1930–2016), novelist, short story writer and essayist
 * Luz Pozo Garza (1922–2020), poet
 * Nativel Preciado (born 1948), journalist and non-fiction writer
 * Isabel Prieto de Landázuri (1833–1876), poet and dramatist

Q

 * Ana Rosa Quintana (born 1956), journalist and television presenter
 * Rebeca Quintáns (born 1964), journalist and research writer
 * Elena Quiroga (1921–1995), novelist

R

 * Llucia Ramis (born 1977), journalist and novelist
 * Dolores Redondo (born 1969), novelist
 * Rosa Regàs (born 1933), novelist, columnist
 * María del Carmen Reina Jiménez (born 1942), essayist, writer, activist, and politician
 * Charlotte Remfry (1869–1957), writer and translator
 * Eugenia Rico (born 1972), novelist, poet, journalist
 * Lolo Rico (1935–2019), children's writer and television producer
 * Carme Riera (born 1948), Catalan-language novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic, also writes in Spanish
 * Pilar del Río (born 1950), journalist, writer and translator
 * Blanca de los Ríos (1862–1956), novelist, essayist and painter
 * Marta Rivera de la Cruz (born 1970), novelist
 * Margarita Rivière (1944–2015), journalist and non-fiction writer
 * Marta Robles (born 1963), writer of fiction and non-fiction, television scriptwriter and presenter
 * Maria Mercè Roca (born 1958), Catalan short story writer, novelist, politician
 * Cristina Rodríguez (born 1972), French-language journalist, novelist
 * Fátima Rodríguez (born 1961), writer, translator, professor
 * Mercè Rodoreda (October 10, 1908 – April 13, 1983), Catalan novelist
 * Cristina Rodríguez (born 1972), journalist, historian and novelist who writes in French
 * Fanny Rubio (born 1949), novelist and literary critic

S

 * Oliva Sabuco (1562–c.1622), medical and psychological works
 * Faustina Sáez de Melgar (1834–1895), novelist, poet and essayist
 * Concepción Saiz Otero (1851-1934), teacher, pedagogue, feminist, and writer
 * Juana Salabert (born 1962), writer, journalist, literary critic and translator
 * Ada Salas (born 1965), poet and educator
 * María Salas Larrazábal (1922–2008), writer, journalist
 * Mercedes Salisachs (1916–2014), novelist, short story writer
 * Marcela de San Félix (1605–1687), poet, religious writer
 * Isabel San Sebastián (born 1959), journalist, writer and broadcaster
 * Clara Sánchez (born 1955), novelist
 * Cristina Sánchez-Andrade (born 1968), novelist and translator
 * Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas i Martínez del Romero (1921-2009), historian, novelist and poet
 * Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich (born 1954), Catalan-language poet, short story writer
 * Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895–1970), poet and feminist
 * Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger (born 1959), narrative writer, poet and translator
 * Elena Santiago (1941–2021), novelist and short story writer
 * Care Santos (born 1970), journalist and novelist writing in Spanish and Catalan
 * Paloma Sánchez-Garnica (born 1962), novelist
 * Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895–1970), poet, feminist writer
 * Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger (born 1959), Valencian poet, narrative writer
 * Elena Santiago (1941–2021), novelist, short story, and children's writer
 * Ana Santos Aramburo (born 1957), national librarian and writer
 * Care Santos (born 1970), novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan and Spanish
 * Belén de Sárraga (1874–1951), journalist
 * Marta Sanz (born 1967), novelist and poet
 * Elvira Sastre (born 1992), poet and translator
 * Marta Segarra (born 1963), essayist
 * Berta Serra Manzanares (born 1958), poet and novelist
 * Luisa Sigea de Velasco (1522–1560), poet, wrote mainly in Latin
 * Isabel-Clara Simó (1943–2020), Catalan-language journalist and writer
 * María del Pilar Sinués de Marco (1835-1893), novelist, poet, non-fiction writer
 * Teresa Solana (born 1962), crime novelist
 * Carme Solé Vendrell (born 1944), illustrator and children's writer
 * Mariana de Silva-Bazán y Sarmiento, (1739-1784), aristocrat, poet, translator, painter
 * Sílvia Soler i Guasch (born 1961), Catalan-language writer and journalist
 * Maria Assumpció Soler i Font (1913–2004), Catalan writer and journalist
 * Dolores Soler-Espiauba (born 1935), novelist
 * Anna Soler-Pont (born 1968), writer
 * Cristina Spínola (born 1976), journalist, athlete, YouTuber

T

 * Sofía Tartilán (1829–1888), novelist, essayist, journalist, editor
 * Corín Tellado (1927–2009), novelist
 * Ana Tena (born 1966), Aragonese short story writer
 * Teresa de Cartagena (15th century), early feminist, autobiographer
 * Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582), mystical writer
 * Mònica Terribas i Sala (born 1968), Catalan journalist, educator, broadcasting executive
 * Josefina de la Torre (1907–2002), poet, novelist, opera singer, actress
 * Carme Torras (born 1956), computer scientist, technical writer and novelist
 * Maruja Torres (born 1943), journalist
 * Xohana Torres (1929–2017), poet, playwright and novelist
 * Laura Tremosa (born 1937), engineer, feminist, non-fiction writer
 * Esther Tusquets (1936–2012), publisher, novelist, essayist

U

 * Rosana Ubanell (born 1958), journalist, detective story novelist
 * Pilar Urbano (born 1940), journalist and non-fiction writer
 * Arantxa Urretabizkaia (born 1947), Basque-language novelist, screenwriter, poet
 * Mari Jose Urruzola (1940–2006), Spanish Basque educator, feminist, writer
 * Carmina Useros (1928–2017), writer, ceramist, painter, and cultural manager

V

 * Amelia Valcarcel (born 1950), philosopher, feminist, non-fiction writer
 * Pilar de Valderrama (1889–1879), poet and playwright
 * Muriel Villanueva i Perarnau (born 1976), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, poet
 * Curri Valenzuela (born 1945), journalist and non-fiction writer
 * Julieta Valero (born 1971), poet
 * Maria Vallejo-Nágera (born 1964), novelist
 * Ángela Vallvey (born 1964), children's writer, novelist
 * Brigitte Vasallo (born 1973), writer and social activist
 * Ana María Vázquez Hoys (born 1945), non-fiction writer, historic novelist, historian
 * María Teresa de Vega, novelist and poet
 * Maria Verger (1892–1983), archivist, librarian and poet in Catalan and Spanish
 * Isabel Vericat (born 1970), author and translator
 * Antònia Vicens (born 1941), short story writer, novelist, children's writer, writes in Catalan
 * Beatriz Villacañas (born 1964), poet, essayist, critic

Y

 * Eva Yárnoz (born 1975), poet and visual artist

W

 * Sultana Wahnón (born 1960), essayist, literary critic and academic

X

 * Olga Xirinacs Díaz (born 1936), poet, playwright, essayist and children's writer
 * Xosefa Xovellanos (1745–1807), Asturian poet

Z

 * María Zambrano (1904–1991), essayist, philosopher, belonged to the Generation of '36
 * María de Zayas (1590–1661), pioneer of literary feminism
 * Asunción de Zea-Bermúdez (1862-1936), writer and essayist
 * Pilar de Zubiaurre (1884–1970), essayist, letter writer