This is a list of women writers who were born in Egypt or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), novelist, biographer, critic, educator Radwa Ashour (1946–2014), novelist Lina Attalah (active since 2004), journalist, newspaper editor Celine Axelos (1902–1992), poet, columnist
B Hala El Badry (born 1954), journalist, novelist Salwa Bakr (born 1949), critic, novelist, translator Rehab Bassam (born 1977), published blogger
E Soheir El-Calamawy (1911–1997), short story writer, literary critic, novelist Mansoura Ez-Eldin (born 1976), novelist, journalist
F Ikhlas Fakhri (born 1940), poet and academic Safaa Fathy (born 1958), poet, filmmaker, playwright, essayist
H Amira Hanafi (born 1979), American/Egyptian poet and artist active in electronic literature
K Jacqueline Kahanoff (1917–1979), novelist, essayist, journalist Karima Kamal (born 1949), journalist and nonfiction author
M Mother Irini (1936–2006), abbess, religious writer
N Saiza Nabarawi (1897–1985), journalist, newspaper editor, feminist Iris Nazmy (died 2018), writer, journalist, film critic Amira Nowaira (active since the 1990s), educator, translator, non-fiction writer
R Somaya Ramadan (1951–2024), short story writer, novelist, translator, educator Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996), short story writer, novelist Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021), feminist writer, novelist, playwright, psychiatrist
T Miral al-Tahawy (active since 1995), novelist, short story writer Galila Tamarhan (died 1863), early female contributor to medical journals Aisha Taymur (1840–1902), poet, novelist, feminist May Telmissany (born 1965), Egyptian-Canadian novelist, translator, film critic, educator Munira Thabit (1902–1967), journalist, non-fiction writer, memoirist
Y Rose al Yusuf (1898–1958), actress, journalist
Z Amina Zaydan (born 1966), novelist, short story writer Latifa al-Zayyat (1923-1996), activist, writer