Pseudonymous women writers

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Diane Keaton Hall was an American actress. Her career spanned more than five decades, during which she rose to prominence in the New Hollywood movement. She collaborated frequently with Woody Allen, appearing in eight of his films. Keaton's accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was honored with the Film at Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 2007 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2017.

American writer

American journalist

American author and activist (1952–2021)

Polish writer and activist (1842-1910)

English writer and media personality (1901-2000)

British writer (1936–2023)

American romance writer

Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, was an English author. She is especially known for her best-selling Shopaholic series of novels. By the time of her death, her books had sold over 50 million copies in more than 60 countries and had been translated into over 40 languages. The first two novels in her Shopaholic series, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (2000) and Shopaholic Abroad (2001), were adapted into the film Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009). Her 2003 standalone novel Can You Keep a Secret? was adapted into a film of the same name in 2019.

American author

British writer (1930-2015)

British writer

English crime writer (1920-2014)

Spanish writer (1869-1966)

English writer

South African author and pacifist (1855-1920)

American fiction writer (pseudonym)

Nicaraguan writer (1924-2018)

United States science fiction and fantasy author

American screenwriter and author (born 1978)

Italian writer and feminist, editor (1876-1960)

British writer (1855-1924)

manga artist group

American novelist (1876-1916)

Thai writer, model and actress

Indian author and poet (1934–2009)

19th century Christian hymnist

English author (1938–2023)

American writer of science fiction and fantasy (1912–2005)

English author (1835-1915)

American author

Latvian writer (1930-2002)

American author (born 1963)

British novelist (1851-1920)

Russian writer (1872–1952)

English writer, the sister and collaborator of writer Charles Lamb (1764-1847)

poet, translator, and screenwriter

Lithuanian writer, teacher (1877–1930)

American transgender Internet personality

American author (1857–1948)

Essayist, short-story writer, activist (1856-1935)

Chinese writer, literary critic, and tailor

American true crime writer (1931–2015)

French writer (1850–1932)

British author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021)

Russian and Soviet writer, politician and feminist

Japanese mangaka (1965–2018)

American writer

manga artists from Japan

American educator, naturalist, writer (1822-1907)

British writer (1936–2019)

Ukrainian writer (1861–1927)

writers of the Warriors, Seekers, bravelands and Survivors children's book series (joint pseudonym)

English writer (1943–2025)

Czechoslovak poet, writer and children books writer

pen name of Maria Rosette Shapira (April 1869 (some sources say 1875) – March 10, 1958), a French journalist and writer

American science fiction author and historian (born 1985)

Japanese author (1947–2016)

Japanese manga artist