List of Hungarian women writers

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

B

• Mária Bajzek Lukács (born 1960), Hungarian-born Slovene-language writer, educator, editor, translator
• Zsófia Balla (born 1949) prominent Romanian-born Hungarian poet, essayist
• Zsófia Bán (born 1957), novelist, literary writer, critic
• Kata Bethlen (1700–1759), early memoirist, letter writer, autobiographer
• Janka Boga (1889–1963), playwright, essayist
• Katalin Bogyay (born 1956), politician, diplomat, journalist, non-fiction writer, critic
• Edith Bone (1889–1975), journalist, autobiographer
• Ágota Bozai (born 1965), novelist, translator
• Edith Bruck (born 1932), novelist, playwright, writing in Italian
• Zsuzsanna Budapest (born 1940), Hungarian-born American journalist, playwright, feminist

D

• Anna Dániel (1908–2003), novelist, children's writer, historian

F

• Kinga Fabó (born 1953), poet, essayist, linguist
• Klára Fehér (1919–1996), journalist, novelist, children's writer
• Éva Földes (1914–1981), epic works Olympic medallist for Der Jugendquell (The Well of Youth)

G

• Erzsébet Galgóczi (1930–1989), short story writer, playwright, screenwriter
• Ágnes Gergely (born 1933), novelist, poet, translator
• Alisz Goriupp (1894–1979), librarian, bibliographical writings

J

• Éva Janikovszky (1926–2003), widely translated novelist, children's writer
• Ida Jenbach (1868–c.1943), German-language journalist, screenwriter

K

• Margit Kaffka (1880–1918), prominent poet, novelist, columnist, memoirist
• Teréz Karacs (1808–1892), educator, memoirist, women's rights activist
• Etelka Kenéz Heka (born 1936), writer, poet, singer
• Rivka Keren (born 1946), Hungarian-born Israeli writer, novelist, short story writer, children's writer, writing in Hungarian and Hebrew
• Annamária Kinde (1956–2014), Romanian-born Hungarian poet, journalist
• Noémi Kiss (born 1974), short story writer, essayist
• Helene Kottanner (15th century), early German-language memoirist
• Agota Kristof (1935–2011), French-language poet, novelist, short story writer, some works translated into English
• Žofia Kubini (17th century), poet, writing in old Czech

L

• Ágnes Lehóczky (born 1976), poet
• Laura Leiner (born 1985), novelist

M

• Gitta Mallasz (1907–1992), graphic designer, author of the widely translated mystic work Talking with Angels
• Kati Marton (born 1949), Hungarian-American journalist, non-fiction writer
• Terézia Mora (born 1971), German-language novelist, short story writer

N

• Borbála Nádasdy (born 1939), ballet master, novelist, memoirist
• Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922–1991), poet, translator, educator

O

• Emma Orczy (1865–1947), Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright, artist

P

• Kata Szidónia Petrőczy (1659–1708), early Hungarian Baroque prose writer, poet
• Susan Polgar (born 1969), chess champion, writings on chess

R

• Ágnes Rapai (born 1952), poet, writing in Hungarian and German
• Lea Ráskay (early 16th century), nun, manuscript copier, translator
• Kati Rekai (1921–2010), Hungarian-born English-language children's writer

S

• Kate Seredy (1899–1975), Hungarian-born English-language children's writer, illustrator
• Henriett Seth F., pen name of Fajcsák Henrietta (born 1980), autistic poet, writer, artist
• Magda Szabó (1917–2007), prominent novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, several works translated into English
• Noémi Szécsi (born 1976), novelist, translator
• Júlia Székely (1906–1986), novelist, biographer, musician
• Mária Szepes (1908–2007), novelist, journalist, autobiographer, screenwriter, actress
• Edina Szvoren (born 1974), novelist

T

• Judit Dukai Takách (1795-1836), poet writing under the pen name Malvina
• Kata Tisza (born 1980), novelist
• Cécile Tormay (1876–1937), novelist, short story writer, translator, feminist

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Hungarian writers

References