List of Swiss women writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Switzerland or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
B
- Elisabeth Baumgartner, Swiss author of play is Bernese German dialect
- Béatrix Beck, Swiss-born Belgian writing in French, novelist
- Maja Beutler, German-language novelist, short story writer, playwright
- S. Corinna Bille, short story writer, poet, novelist, children's writer
- Teresina Bontempi, Italian-language Swiss journalist, editor
- Irena Brežná, Slovak-Swiss writer, journalist, activist
- Erika Burkart, German language poet, short story writer, novelist
- Martha Burkhardt, Swiss-born travel writer
C
- Dominique Caillat, playwright, non-fiction writer, works in German, French and English
- Corinne Chaponnière, Swiss-Canadian writer
- Anne Cuneo, French-language novelist, journalist, screenwriter
- Suzanne Curchod, French-language non-fiction writer, salonist
D
- Laurence Deonna, journalist, writer and photographer specializing in the Middle-East
E
- Isabelle Eberhardt, French-language journalist, travel writer
- Marianne Ehrmann, early German-language novelist, journalist
- Dorothee Elmiger, German-language novelist and essayist
- Ruth Erat, German-language narrative works
F
- Marie-Louise von Franz, German-language psychologist, writings on symbolism
G
- Valérie de Gasparin, French-language non-fiction writer
- Marthe Gosteli, Swiss women's history archivist and suffrage writer
- Emilie Gourd, French-language journalist, feminist
- Anne-Lise Grobéty, French-language novelist, poet, young adults writer
H
- Anita Hansemann, Late start writer, books and libretto play
- Eveline Hasler, German-language novelist, children's writer, essayist, playwright
- Jeanne Hersch, French-language writings on philosophy, human rights
- Meta Heusser-Schweizer, German-language poet
I
- Mirjam Indermaur, German-language non-fiction writer
- Henriette Ith, French-language writer and political activist
J
- Fleur Jaeggy, Italian-language novelist
- Zoë Jenny, German-language novelist, widely translated
- Hanna Johansen, novelist, children's writer, translator
K
- Isabelle Kaiser, poet, novelist, writing in both French and German
- Agota Kristof, French-language novelist, poet, playwright
- Christina Krüsi, author of the autobiographical Paradise Was My Hell describing child abuse
L
- Monique Laederach, poet, novelist, translator
- Gertrud Leutenegger, poet, novelist, playwright and theatre director
M
- Ella Maillart, French-language travel writer
- Janine Massard, French-language novelist
- Jane Marcet, English-language writings on science
- Mariella Mehr, German-language novelist
- Isabelle de Montolieu, French-language novelist, translator
- Hortensia von Moos, German-language writings on the status of women
N
- Marguerite Naville, painter, photographer and diarist
P
- Erica Pedretti, German-language non-fiction writer, essayist, playwright
- Amélie Plume, novelist, playwright
R
- Ilma Rakusa, writer, essayist, poet & translator
- Grisélidis Réal, sex worker, writer
- Alice Rivaz, French-language novelist, essayist, feminist
- Noëlle Roger, French-language novelist
- Annelise Rüegg, biographer, pacifist, communist
S
- Isabelle Sbrissa, poet, playwright
- Anka Schmid, screen writer, film director, video artist
- Annemarie Schwarzenbach, German-language novelist, journalist, travel writer
- Monique Schwitter, short story writer, playwright, actress
- Johanna Spyri, German-language children's writer, author of Heidi
- Laurence Suhner, French-language comic and short-story writer since 1984
U
- Regina Ullmann, German-language poet
V
- Aline Valangin, novelist, short story writer
- Aglaja Veteranyi, German-language novelist
- Camille Vidart, women's rights activist, translated Heidi into French
W
- Silja Walter, nun, German-language poet, religious writer
Z
- Bertha Zuricher, author, painter and engraver