List of Uruguayan women writers

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

A

 * María Abella de Ramírez (1863–1926), journal publisher, columnist, feminist
 * Ethel Afamado (born 1940), poet, composer
 * Gladys Afamado (born 1925), poet, visual artist
 * Delmira Agustini (1886–1914), acclaimed 20th century Latin-American poet
 * Victoria Aihar (born 1978), author of erotic novels
 * Marcelina Almeida (ca. 1830–1880), writer
 * Claudia Amengual (born 1969), novelist, short story writer, essayist, educator, columnist
 * Teresa Amy (1950–2017), teacher, poet, translator

B

 * Ana Barrios Camponovo (born 1961), writer, actress, and illustrator
 * Lalo Barrubia (born 1967), poet and translator
 * Carolina Bello (born 1983), writer
 * Amanda Berenguer (1921–2010), poet, autobiographer
 * Matilde Bianchi (1927–1991), writer
 * Inés Bortagaray (born 1975), writer, screenwriter
 * Virginia Brindis de Salas (1908–1958), poet, columnist

C

 * Esther de Cáceres (1903–1971), poet, educator
 * Marta Canessa (born 1936), historian, academic writer
 * Selva Casal (1927–2020), poet
 * Adela Castell (1864–1926), essayist, poet, teacher
 * Dorila Castell de Orozco (1845–1930), poet and teacher who wrote under the pseudonym Una Oriental
 * Gladys Castelvecchi (1922–2008), poet, literature professor
 * Maria Collazo (1884–1942) Educator & Journalist
 * Marcia Collazo (born 1959), writer, teacher, lawyer
 * Enriqueta Compte y Riqué (1866–1949), educator
 * Helena Corbellini (born 1959), writer, literature professor
 * Cecilia Curbelo (born 1975), journalist, columnist, screenwriter

E

 * Paula Einöder (born 1974), poet, novelist, educator
 * Alicia Escardó (born 1963), writer, cultural manager
 * Gloria Escomel (born 1941), Uruguayan-born Canadian journalist, novelist, short story writer
 * María Esperanza Barrios (1892–1932), journalist, writer

F

 * Edda Fabbri (born 1949), writer

G

 * Eloísa García Etchegoyhen (1921–1996), non-fiction writer, educator
 * María Esther Gilio (1928–2011), journalist, writer, biographer, and lawyer
 * Marosa di Giorgio (1932–2004), acclaimed poet, novelist
 * Estela Golovchenko (born 1963), playwright

I

 * Suleika Ibáñez (1930–2013), writer, teacher, and translator
 * Sara de Ibáñez (1909–1971), poet, literary critic, and educator
 * Juana de Ibarbourou (1892–1979), popular poet, feminist

L

 * Sylvia Lago (born 1932), writer, teacher, literary critic
 * Clotilde Luisi (1882–1969), lawyer, educator, translator, short story writer
 * Luisa Luisi (1883–1940), poet, teacher, literary critic

M

 * Mirta Macedo (1939–2012), writer, social worker, human rights activist
 * Circe Maia (born 1932), poet, essayist, translator, teacher
 * Amparo Menendez-Carrion (born 1949), Uruguayan-Ecuadorian author, academic
 * María de Montserrat (1913–1995), writer

O

 * Susana Olaondo (born 1953), writer and illustrator
 * Gabriela Onetto (born 1963), writer, philosopher
 * Rosalba Oxandabarat (1944–2023), journalist

P

 * Gladys Parentelli (born 1935), feminist theologian
 * Mariana Percovich (born 1963), playwright, teacher, theater director
 * Carina Perelli (born 1957), writer, political consultant
 * Cristina Peri Rossi (born 1941), novelist, short story writer, poet, translator
 * Amalia Polleri (1909–1996), poet, journalist, art critic
 * Alicia Porro (1908–1983), poet
 * Teresa Porzecanski (born 1945), anthropologist, novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer
 * Carmen Posadas (born 1953), best selling novelist, short story writer, children's writer
 * Fanny Puyesky (1939–2010), writer, dramatist, lawyer

R

 * Mercedes Rein (1930–2006), dramatist, translator
 * Sara Rey Álvarez (1894–1949), lawyer, writer, feminist
 * Ana Ribeiro (born 1955), writer, historian, professor
 * Alba Roballo (1910–1996), politician, poet
 * Carolina de Robertis (born 1975), Uruguayan-American author, teacher of creative writing
 * Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), poet, researcher
 * Silvia Rodríguez Villamil (1939–2003), historian, feminist, writer, activist
 * Dora Isella Russell (1925–1990) poet, journalist

S

 * María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe (1883–1961), poet
 * Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta (born 1947), narrative writer, historian, essayist
 * Graciela Sapriza (born 1945), Uruguayan historian, educator
 * Concepción Silva Belinzon (1903–1987), poet
 * Susana Soca (1906–1959), poet
 * Armonía Somers (1914–1994), novelist, short story writer, feminist
 * Alcira Soust Scaffo (1924–1997), poet, teacher
 * Michelle Suárez Bértora (1983–2022), transgender lawyer, politician, writer

V

 * María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), poet, teacher
 * Helen Velando (born 1961), successful young adult writer
 * Idea Vilariño (1920–2009), poet, essayist, literary critic
 * Ida Vitale (born 1923), prolific writer, poet, non-fiction writer, essayist

Z

 * Giselda Zani (1909–1975), Italian-born poet, short story writer, critic