This is a list of women writers who were born in

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or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

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* Alma Flor Ada (born 1938), Cuban-American writer, poet, Professor Emerita * Brígida Agüero y Agüero (1837–1866), Cuban-born poet *

Mirta Aguirre Mirta Aguirre Carreras (18 October 1912 – 8 August 1980) was a Cuban poet, novelist, journalist and political activist from the LGBTQI movement. She has been called "the most important female academic and woman of letters in post-revolutionary Cu ...

(1912–1980), poet, novelist, journalist *

Ginny Aiken Ginny Aiken (born 8 June 1955) is an author of inspirational fiction as well as mystery novels. Ginny was born in Havana, Cuba, and grew up in Valencia and Caracas, Venezuela. The former newspaper reporter discovered books early on and wrote her ...

(born 1955), Cuban-American novelist writing in English * Magaly Alabau (born 1945), Cuban-American poet, theatre director, actress, writes in Spanish *

Dora Alonso Dora Alonso (born Doralina de la Caridad Alonso-Perez on December 22, 1910, in Maximo Gomez, Matanzas, Cuba – March 21, 2001, in Cuba) was a Cuban journalist and writer who worked in both print and radio. She wrote novels, short stories, poetry, ...

(1910–2001), novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, children's writer * María Argelia Vizcaíno (born 1955), Cuban-American historian, journalist, non-fiction writer * Cristina Ayala (1856–1936), Afro-Cuban poet

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Ruth Behar Ruth Behar (born 1956) is a Cuban-American anthropologist and writer.Ruth Beh ...

(born 1956), Cuban-American anthropologist, poet, memoirist, non-fiction writer * Marilyn Bobes (born 1955), poet, novelist * Juana Borrero (1877–1896), painter, poet * Dulce María Borrero (1883–1945), poet, feminist

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Lydia Cabrera Lydia Cabrera (May 20, 1899, in Havana, Cuba – September 19, 1991, in Miami, Florida) was a Cuban independent ethnographer. Cabrera was a Cuban writer and literary activist. She was an authority on Santería and other Afro-Cuban religions. D ...

(1899–1991), anthropologist, poet, non-fiction writer *

Julieta Campos Julieta Campos (8 May 1932 – 5 September 2007) was a Cuban- Mexican writer. Life Born in Havana, she moved to Mexico in the 1950s after marrying diplomat Enrique González Pedrero. Julieta Campos won the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia for her n ...

(1932–2007), Cuban-Mexican novelist * Yanitzia Canetti (born 1967), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, translator *

Daína Chaviano Daína Chaviano () (born 19 February 1957, Havana)Profile
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(born 1957), Cuban science fiction and fantasy novelist and poet; columnist, editor, translator; now lives in the United States; writes in Spanish and English * Aurelia Castillo de González (1842–1920), writer * Domitila García Doménico de Coronado (1847–1938), considered to be the first women to practice journalism in Cuba

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Ofelia Domínguez Navarro Ofelia Domínguez Navarro ( Mataguá, December 9, 1894 - Havana, July 7, 1976) was a Cuban writer, teacher, lawyer, feminist and activist. She was a proponent of the rights of women and illegitimate children. As a journalist, Domínguez Navarro sup ...

(1894–1976), journalist, newspaper director, feminist * Teresa Dovalpage (born 1966), novelist, playwright, living in the United States

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* María Irene Fornés (1930–2018), Cuban-American playwright, author of ''

Fefu and Her Friends ''Fefu and Her Friends'' was the fourteenth play by Cuban American playwright María Irene Fornés, originally written and produced in 1977. It is known for its alternative staging and use of a solely female cast. Synopsis Plot ''Fefu and her ...

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* Cristina García (born 1958), Cuban-American journalist, novelist *

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera Carolina Garcia-Aguilera (born July 13, 1949)page 87, ''Great Women Mystery Writers'', 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, is an American writer born in Havana, Cuba. She has written seven (7) novels in a mystery s ...

(born 1949), Cuban-American novelist, writes in English * Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873), letter writer, poet, novelist, playwright, political activist, lived mainly in Spain *

Wendy Guerra Wendy Guerra (born 11 December 1970), formally Wendy Guerra Torres, is a Cuban poet and novelist, based in Miami. After a brief career acting in Cuban film and television, she turned to writing and won recognition more readily abroad than within ...

(born 1970), poet, novelist, columnist

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* Georgina Herrera (1936–2021), Afro-Cuban poet

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* Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz (1943–2012), Cuban-American theologist, non-fiction writer

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María Dámasa Jova Baró María Dámasa Jova Baró (December 11, 1890 – February 11, 1940) was a Cuban writer, educator and feminist. Biography The daughter of Feliciano Jova and María del Socorro Baró, she was born María Dámasa Jova in Ranchuelo; her father died ...

(1890–1940), Cuban poet and educator.

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Carilda Oliver Labra Carilda Oliver Labra (6 July 1922 – 29 August 2018) was a Cuban poet. She was born in Matanzas and died there as well. Oliver Labra studied law at the University of Havana. She was also known to excel at drawing, painting and sculpting. Kno ...

(1922–2018), poet *

Dulce María Loynaz Dulce María Loynaz Muñoz (Havana, Cuba; 10 December 1902 – 27 April 1997) was a Cuban poet, and is considered one of the principal figures of Cuban literature. She was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 1992. She earned her Doctorate ...

(1902–1997), poet

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* Beatriz Maggi (1924–2017), Shakespearean scholar *

Mayra Montero Mayra Montero (born 1952) is a well-known Cuban-Puerto Rican writer. Biography Montero was born in Havana, Cuba in 1952. She is the daughter of Manuel Montero, a very successful Cuban comedic writer and actor who made his career in both Cuba and ...

(born 1952), Cuban-Puerto Rican short story writer, novelist, non-fiction writer *

Nancy Morejón Nancy Morejón (born 1944 in Havana) is a Cuban poet, critic, and essayist. She was a recipient of the Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Award. She is "the best known and most widely translated woman poet of post-revolutionary Cuba". Biograp ...

(born 1944), poet, critic, essayist * Isabel Moya (1961–2018), journalist and feminist

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* Rafaela Chacón Nardi (1926–2001), poet and educator

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Achy Obejas Achy Obejas (born June 28, 1956) is a Cuban-American writer and translator focused on personal and national identity issues, living in Benicia, California. She frequently writes on her sexuality and nationality, and has received numerous awards fo ...

(born 1956), Cuban-American novelist, short story writer, journalist *

Mirta Ojito Mirta Ojito is a Cuban-born author and journalist. She has written two nonfiction books, ''Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus'' a book about her journey to the U.S. as a teenager in the Mariel boatlift, and ''Hunting Season: Immigration ...

(born 1964), Cuban-American journalist, non-fiction writer

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* Hortensia Blanch Pita (1914–2004), Cuban-born non-fiction writer, moved to Mexico * Juana Rosa Pita (born 1939), poet, translator

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* Sandra Abd'Allah-Alvarez Ramírez, Cuban blogger and activist living in Germany * Mireya Robles (born 1934), Cuban-American novelist, short story writer, critic * Mirta Rodríguez Calderón, journalist based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic * Ofelia Rodríguez Acosta (1902–1975), novelist, essayist, playwright, feminist * Emma Romeu, emigrated to Mexico in the early 1990s; since 1996 a non-fiction, children's, and environmental writer; writes in Spanish and English

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Mariblanca Sabas Alomá Mariblanca Sabas Alomá (February 10, 1901 – July 19, 1983) was a Cuban feminist, journalist and poet. A political activist, she was also a Minister without portfolio in the Cuban government under Ramón Grau and Carlos Prio. Her writing was dev ...

(1901-1983), feminist, journalist, and poet *

Cecilia Samartin Cecilia Samartin (born 1961 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American writer and psychologist. She studied psychology at UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, Californ ...

(born 1961), Cuban-American novelist, psychologist; best-selling novelist in Norway; now lives in California *

Cristina Saralegui Cristina María Saralegui de Ávila (born January 29, 1948) is a Cuban-born American journalist, television personality, actress and talk show host of the Spanish-language eponymous show, '. Before her television career, she worked for ten years ...

(born 1948), journalist, magazine editor, television presenter * Anna Lidia Vega Serova (born 1968), Russian-born Cuban poet, novelist, short story writer * Ana María Simo (born 1943), Cuban-American playwright, novelist, essayist * Karla Suárez (born 1969), novelist, short story writer, travel writer

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* Nivaria Tejera (1929–2016), poet, novelist

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* Úrsula Céspedes (1832–1874), poet

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* Zoé Valdés (born 1959), novelist, screenwriter, journalist, magazine editor * María Villar Buceta (1899–1977), poet, journalist, and librarian

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Sylvia Wynter ''The Honourable'' Sylvia Wynter, O.J. ( Holguín, Cuba, 11 May 1928) is a Jamaican novelist, /sup> dramatist, /sup> critic, philosopher, and essayist. /sup> Her work combines insights from the natural sciences, the humanities, art, and anti-c ...

(born 1928), Cuban-born Jamaican novelist, playwright, critic, essayist

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