List of Malaysian women writers

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

A
  • Suriani Abdullah (1924–2013), historian, memoirist
  • Hanna Alkaf, bestselling international YA novelist.
  • Adibah Amin (born 1936), novelist, playwright, columnist, translator
  • Wani Ardy (born 1984), poet, songwriter
  • Che Husna Azhari (born 1955), short story writer, educator

B
  • Sharon Bakar, teacher, writer, founder and organiser of Readings at Seksan.
  • Fatimah Busu (born 1943), novelist, short story writer, critic, educator

C
  • Bernice Chauly, artist, photographer, poet, novelist, organiser of Georgetown Literary Festival for a number of years.
  • Elaine Chiew, short story writer.
  • YZ Chin, short story writer, visual arts researcher, former lawyer.
  • Zen Cho (born 1986), bestselling fantasy novelist and short story writer
  • May Chong, poet, speculative fiction writer.
  • Yangsze Choo, fourth generation Malaysian writer, of Chinese descent, best-selling international novelist.
  • Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943), English-language novelist

D
  • Amy Deepz (born 1990), Kindle Tamil author and novelist, poet
  • Tutu Dutta, short story writer and novelist.

F
  • Pauline Fan, translator, poet, current organiser of the Georgetown Literary Festival.
  • Shamini Flint, bestselling mystery novelist of the Inspector Singh series.

G
  • Dulcie Gray (1915–2011), Malaysian-born British actress, novelist, playwright
  • Jaymee Goh, writer, reviewer, editor, essayist.

H
  • Khadijah Hashim (born 1942), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, poet
  • Ho Sok Fong, Malaysian Chinese short story writer

I
  • Tina Isaacs, civil litigation lawyer turned writer and performing artist.
  • Siti Zainon Ismail (born 1949), novelist, short story writer, poet, educator

J

K
  • Adelia Khalid, science fiction novelist.
  • Shih-Li Kow (born 1968), short story writer
  • Geetha K., novelist.

L
  • Daphne Lee, short story writer, editor, folklorist.
  • Lilian Li, YA novelist.
  • Margaret Lim (1947-2011), children's writer
  • Wan Phing Lim, short story writer.

M
  • Adriana Nordin Manan, writer, playwright, translator, researcher, interpreter.
  • Rani Manicka, since 2003, best selling novelist
  • Salmi Manja, pen name of Saleha binti Abdul Rashid (born 1937), novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist
  • Golda Möwe, speculative fiction novelist and short story writer.

N
  • Sharifah Nadhirah, indigenous short story writer.
  • Nana, spoken word performer, poet, short story writer.
  • Ivy Ngeow, novelist, short story writer, cookbook author, publisher.

R
  • Catalina Rembuyan, short story writer, poet, editor.

S
  • Anis Sabirin, short story writer and essayist
  • Preeta Samarasan, since early 2000s, English-language short story writer, novelist
  • Lai May Senn, novelist.
  • Azalia Suhaimi (born 1985), poet, photographer
  • Melizarani T. Selva, poet, short story writer.
  • Selina Siak Chin Yoke, novelist.

T
  • Anna Tan, novelist, President of Malaysian Writers Society.
  • Kwan Ann Tan, writer.
  • Hilary Tham (1946–2005), Malaysian-American poet, memoirist, short story writer
  • Suria Tei, novelist and memoirist. Previously published under Chiew-Siah Tei.

W
  • Long Litt Woon, nonfiction writer, essayist.

Y
  • Felicia Yap, bestselling mystery novelist.
  • Gina Yap Lai Yoong, novelist, editor.

Z
  • Ibu Zain (Hajah ZainonSulaiman, 1903-1989), prominent early short story writer and she established the first women’s magazine in Malaysia, BulanMelayu (June 1930).
  • Dina Zaman (1969), short story writer, essayist, columnist

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