List of Greek women writers

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

A

• Elli Alexiou (1894–1988), novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist
• Loula Anagnostaki (born 1930s), playwright
• Marie Aspioti (1909–2000), Corfiote writer, playwright, poet, publisher, writing in English and Greek

B

• Olga Broumas (born 1949), English-language poet, living in the United States

D

• Penelope Delta (1874–1941), novelist, children's writer
• Constance Dima (born 1948), poet, novelist, essayist, sometimes writing in French
• Kiki Dimoula (born 1931), poet
• Maro Douka (born 1947), novelist, short story writer, playwright, memoirist

F

• Justine Frangouli-Argyris (born 1959), journalist, non-fiction writer, living in Canada

G

• Rhea Galanaki (born 1947), novelist
• Evi Gkotzaridis, historian, author of Trials of Irish History (2007)
• Katerina Gogou (1940–1993), poet, actress
• Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex (1920–2005), novelist, journalist

H

• Arianna Huffington (born 1950), Greek-born author, columnist, founder of The Huffington Post

K

• Margarita Karapanou (1946–2008), novelist
• Ioanna Karystiani (born 1952), novelist, poet, short story writer, screenwriter
• Anna Komnene (1083–1153), Greek princess, author of the biographical Alexiad

L

• Maria Laina (born 1947), widely translated poet, critic, translator
• Angeliki Laiou (1941–2008), Byzantist historian

M

• Jenny Mastoraki (born 1949), poet, translator
• Melinno (2nd-1st century BCE), lyric poet
• Antigone Metaxa-Krontera (1905–1972), children's writer
• Rena Molho (born 1946), historian, works on Greek Jewish history
• Doula Mouriki (1934–1991), art historian

P

• Katina Papa (1903–1959), poet, novelist
• Maria Polydouri (1902–1930), poet

S

• Georges Sari (1925–2012), novelist, children's writer, actress
• Matilde Serao (1856–1927), Greek-born Italian journalist, novelist
• Dido Sotiriou (1909–2004), novelist, journalist, playwright

T

• Vicky Theodoropoulou (born 1958), journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer
• Alkis Thrylos, pen name of Eleni Ourani (1896–1971), literary critic, non-fiction writer
• Soti Triantafyllou (born 1957), short story writer, novelist, essayist, translator
• Vasia Tzanakari (born 1980), novelist, translator

V

• Helen Vlachos (1911–1995), acclaimed journalist, newspaper publisher, autobiographer

Y

• Yovanna (born 1940), poet, novelist, songwriter, singer

Z

• Alki Zei (born 1925), novelist, children's writer
• Zyranna Zateli (born 1951), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Greek writers