List of Egyptian women writers

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), novelist, biographer, critic, educator
• Radwa Ashour (1946–2014), novelist
• Lina Attalah (active since 2004), journalist, newspaper editor
• Celine Axelos (1902–1992), poet, columnist

B

• Hala El Badry (born 1954), journalist, novelist
• Salwa Bakr (born 1949), critic, novelist, translator
• Rehab Bassam (born 1977), published blogger

E

• Soheir El-Calamawy (1911–1997), short story writer, literary critic, novelist
• Mansoura Ez-Eldin (born 1976), novelist, journalist

F

• Ikhlas Fakhri (born 1940), poet and academic
• Safaa Fathy (born 1958), poet, filmmaker, playwright, essayist

H

• Amira Hanafi (born 1979), American/Egyptian poet and artist active in electronic literature

K

• Jacqueline Kahanoff (1917–1979), novelist, essayist, journalist
• Karima Kamal (born 1949), journalist and nonfiction author

M

• Mother Irini (1936–2006), abbess, religious writer

N

• Saiza Nabarawi (1897–1985), journalist, newspaper editor, feminist
• Iris Nazmy (died 2018), writer, journalist, film critic
• Amira Nowaira (active since the 1990s), educator, translator, non-fiction writer

R

• Somaya Ramadan (born 1951), short story writer, novelist, translator, educator
• Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996), short story writer, novelist
• Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021), feminist writer, novelist, playwright, psychiatrist

T

• Miral al-Tahawy (active since 1995), novelist, short story writer
• Galila Tamarhan (died 1863), early female contributor to medical journals
• Aisha Taymur (1840–1902), poet, novelist, feminist
• May Telmissany (born 1965), Egyptian-Canadian novelist, translator, film critic, educator
• Munira Thabit (1902–1967), journalist, non-fiction writer, memoirist

Y

• Rose al Yusuf (1898–1958), actress, journalist

Z

• Amina Zaydan (born 1966), novelist, short story writer