List of Paraguayan women writers

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

• Dora Acuña (1903–1987), poet, journalist, radio presenter
• María Luisa Artecona de Thompson, (1937–2003), writer particularly for children^[1]
• Chiquita Barreto (born 1947) novelist and academic
• Gladys Carmagnola (1939–2015), acclaimed poet, wrote for adults and children
• Raquel Chaves (born 1939), poet, journalist, educator
• Susy Delgado (born 1949), poet, writes in Spanish and Guarani
• Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944), poet, novelist
• Josefina Pla (1903–1999), Spanish-born Paraguayan poet, playwright, critic, journalist
• Mercedes Sandoval de Hempel (1919–2005), lawyer, feminist, legal writings
• Carmen Soler (1924–1985), poet, educator, moved to Argentina
• Elsa Wiezell (1926–2014), poet, teacher, artist
• Faith Wilding (born 1943), Paraguayan-American feminist artist, non-fiction writer, educator

References

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Spanish-language authors