List of French women writers

This is a list of women writers born in France, or whose writings are closely associated with France. == A == Geneviève Aclocque (1884–1967), historian Juliette Adam (1836–1936), novelist, non-fiction writer, and magazine editor Marie d'Agoult, pen name Daniel Stern (1805–1876), novelist, essayist, and history writer Mathilde Alanic (1864–1948), novelist, short-story writer Anne-Marie Albiach (1937–2012), poet and translator Hortense Allart (1801–1879), feminist writer and essayist Almucs de Castelnau (12th century), troubadour poet, writing in Occitan Catherine d'Amboise (1475–1550), semi-autobiographical novelist and poet Virginie Ancelot (1792–1875), painter and playwright Alix André (1909–2000), romance novelist Christine Angot (born 1959), novelist and playwright Leili Anvar (born 1967), Persian-French writer and translator Azalaïs d'Arbaud (1834–1917), Occitan-language writer Sophie d'Arbouville (1810–1850), poet and short-story writer Henri Ardel (1863–1938), writer, novelist Catherine Arley, pen name of Pierrette Pernot (1922–2016), novelist and actress Marie Célestine Amélie d'Armaillé (1830–1918), writer, biographer, and historian Angélique Arnaud (1799–1884), novelist, essayist, and feminist Katia Astafieff (born 1975), travel writer, novelist and children's author Madeleine de l'Aubespine (1546–1596), poet, literary patron, and one of the earliest female erotic poets Gwenaëlle Aubry (born 1971), novelist, philosopher, and non-fiction writer Colette Audry (1906–1990), novelist, screenwriter, and critic Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy (c.

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