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

A Aganice Ainianos (1838–1892), poet Elli Alexiou (1894–1988), novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist Loula Anagnostaki (1930–2017), 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 Emilia Dafni (1881–1941), poet, novelist Penelope Delta (1874–1941), novelist, children's writer Kiki Dimoula (1931–2020), 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 (1947–2023), widely translated poet, critic, translator Angeliki Laiou (1941–2008), Byzantist historian

M Jenny Mastoraki (1949–2024), 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 Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegou (1801–1832), poet, playwright and translator

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Lilika Nakos (1904–1989), journalist, novelist

P Katina Papa (1903–1959), poet, novelist Maria Papayanni (born 1964), children's writer 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 Eliza Soutsou (1837–1887), writer Elisavet Spathari, archaeologist, author

T 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 1938), poet, novelist, songwriter, singer

Z Alki Zei (1925–2020), 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

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