List of Romanian women writers

A

• Gabriela Adameșteanu, novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, translator
• Florența Albu, poet

  B

• Elena Bacaloglu, journalist, critic, novelist, fascist militant
• Maria Baciu, poet, novelist, children's writer, critic
• Maria Baiulescu, writer, women's rights activist
• Zsófia Balla prominent Romanian-born Hungarian poet, essayist
• Carmen-Francesca Banciu, novelist
• Linda Maria Baros, Romanian-born highly acclaimed French-language poet, translator, critic
• Marthe Bibesco, novelist, short story writer, essayist, writing in French
• Adriana Bittel, poet, critic
• Ana Blandiana, poet, essayist, political figure
• Calypso Botez, writer, women's rights activist
• Rodica Bretin, fantasy novelist, non-fiction historical works, translator

  C

• Nina Cassian, poet, translator, journalist, critic
• Otilia Cazimir, poet, novelist, children's writer, translator
• Ruxandra Cesereanu, poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, critic
• Sofia Cocea, Moldavian-born essayist, journalist, poet
• Mariana Codruț, poet, novelist, journalist
• Lena Constante, artist, essayist, known for her autobiography written in French
• Ioana Crăciunescu, poet, actress
• Gabriella Csire, Hungarian-Romanian children's writer, columnist, editor

  D

• Cella Delavrancea, pianist, essayist, short story writer, novelist
• Elena Djionat, educator, journalist, women's rights activist
• Bucura Dumbravă, Hungarian-born Romanian genre novelist, writing mainly in German
• Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga, magazine publisher, non-fiction author, essayist

  E

• Elisabeth of Wied, Queen Consort of Romania, poet, novelist, essayist, writing in German, Romanian, French and English under the pen name Carmen Sylvia

  F

• Elena Farago, poet, children's writer
• Carmen Firan, poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, playwright, writing in Romanian and English
• Mária Földes, Romanian-Hungarian playwright, writing in Hungarian

  G

• Anneli Ute Gabanyi, Romanian-born German-language political scientist, critic, journalist, philologist
• Anca Giurchescu, Romanian-Danish folk dance researcher and academic
• Delia Grigore, Romani-language non-fiction writer, philologist, Romani rights activist

  H

• Iulia Hasdeu, poet, essayist, writing in French, died from tuberculosis when only 18

  I

• Dora d'Istria, pen name of Duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya, narrative writer, essayist, feminist, writing mainly in French
• Nora Iuga, poet, writer and translator

  L

• Monica Lovinescu, essayist, short story writer, critic, translator, journalist

  M

• Veronica Micle, Austrian-born Romanian poet
• Mărgărita Miller-Verghy, short story writer, journalist, novelist, critic, translator
• Claudia Moscovici, Romanian-born American novelist
• Herta Müller, Romanian-born German-language novelist, poet, essayist, Nobel prizewinner
• Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, political scientist, journalist, essayist, playwright

  N

• Sofia Nădejde, journalist, non-fiction writer, women's rights activist
• Cristina Nemerovschi, novelist, non-fiction writer
• Tatiana Niculescu Bran, non-fiction novelist, known for Deadly Confession which led to the film Beyond the Hills
• Anna de Noailles, French-language novelist, autobiographer, poet

  P

• Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, novelist
• Dora Pavel, novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist
• Laura Pavel, essayist, critic, translator
• Marta Petreu, philosopher, critic, essayist, poet
• Elena Pop-Hossu-Longin, journalist, women's rights activist

  R

• Doina Ruști, novelist, symbologist

  S

• Izabela Sadoveanu-Evan, literary critic, journalist, poet, feminist
• Lucreția Suciu-Rudow, poet
• Cella Serghi, novelist

  Ș

• Oana - Mihaela Șerbescu, poet

  V

• Elena Văcărescu, poet, novelist, memoirist, playwright, writing mainly in French