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.

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

• 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

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Spanish-language authors