Discover the American female short story writers who have made significant contribution to their field. This list is loosely sorted by popularity and includes many great American female short story writers, such as Donna Douglas, Diane Ladd, Shirley Jackson, Louisa May Alcott and Joyce Carol Oates.

American Female Short Story Writers

Donna DouglasDonna Douglas
26 September 1932, American
Actress
Diane LaddDiane Ladd
29 November 1932, American
Actress

Shirley JacksonShirley Jackson
14 December 1916, American
Author

Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott
29 November 1832, American
Writer

Joyce Carol OatesJoyce Carol Oates
16 June 1938, American
Writer

Holiday ReinhornHoliday Reinhorn
12 March 1964, American
Fiction Writer
Edith WhartonEdith Wharton
24 January 1862, American
Writer

Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Lahiri
11 July 1967, British, American
Writer

Anne Morrow LindberghAnne Morrow Lindbergh
22 June 1906, American
Renowned Author & Aviator

Carson McCullersCarson McCullers
19 February 1917, American
American novelist
Deborah EisenbergDeborah Eisenberg
20 November 1945, American
Writer

Katherine Anne PorterKatherine Anne Porter
15 May 1890, American
Journalist, Essayist, Writer, Novelist
Charlotte DeanCharlotte Dean
29 September 1982, American
Illustrator, Visual Artist

Elizabeth GilbertElizabeth Gilbert
18 July 1969, American
Writer

Diana GabaldonDiana Gabaldon
11 January 1952, American
Author
Tabitha KingTabitha King
24 March 1949, American
Writer

Roxane GayRoxane Gay
15 October 1974, American
Writer
Frances Hodgson BurnettFrances Hodgson Burnett
24 November 1849, British, American
Dramaturge, Writer, Playwright, Children's writer,

Celeste NgCeleste Ng
30 July 1980, American
Novelist

Veronica RothVeronica Roth
19 August 1988, American
Novelist
Louise ErdrichLouise Erdrich
07 June 1954, American
Author

Eudora WeltyEudora Welty
13 April 1909, American
Writer
Min Jin LeeMin Jin Lee
18 April 1968, American, South Korean
Novelist

Jennifer EganJennifer Egan
07 September 1962, American
Novelist

Caroline GordonCaroline Gordon
06 October 1895, American
Novelist, Short story writer, Critic

Zhang AilingZhang Ailing
30 September 1920, Chinese, American
Writer
Dorothea Margaret TanningDorothea Margaret Tanning
25 August 1910, American
Painter