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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

Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott
29 November 1832, American
Writer
Shirley JacksonShirley Jackson
14 December 1916, American
Author

Diane LaddDiane Ladd
29 November 1932, American
Actress

Donna DouglasDonna Douglas
26 September 1932, American
Actress

Holiday ReinhornHoliday Reinhorn
12 March 1964, American
Fiction Writer

Joyce Carol OatesJoyce Carol Oates
16 June 1938, American
Writer
Edith WhartonEdith Wharton
24 January 1862, American
Writer

Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Lahiri
11 July 1967, British, American
Writer

Donna TarttDonna Tartt
23 December 1963, American
Author
Anne Morrow LindberghAnne Morrow Lindbergh
22 June 1906, American
Renowned Author & Aviator

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

Katherine Anne PorterKatherine Anne Porter
15 May 1890, American
Journalist, Essayist, Writer, Novelist

Charlotte DeanCharlotte Dean
29 September 1982, American
Illustrator, Visual Artist

Flannery O'ConnorFlannery O'Connor
25 March 1925, American
Novelist

Celeste NgCeleste Ng
30 July 1980, American
Novelist
Roxane GayRoxane Gay
15 October 1974, American
Writer

Tabitha KingTabitha King
24 March 1949, American
Writer

Patricia HighsmithPatricia Highsmith
19 January 1921, American
Novelist

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

Eudora WeltyEudora Welty
13 April 1909, American
Writer
Anne TylerAnne Tyler
25 October 1941, American
Novelist

Min Jin LeeMin Jin Lee
18 April 1968, American, South Korean
Novelist

Jennifer EganJennifer Egan
07 September 1962, American
Novelist
Lydia DavisLydia Davis
15 July 1947, American
Writer

Sara ParetskySara Paretsky
08 June 1947, American
Author
Grace PaleyGrace Paley
11 December 1922, American
Author

Sarah Orne JewettSarah Orne Jewett
03 September 1849, American
Novelist

Jane SmileyJane Smiley
26 September 1949, American
Novelist
Ann PetryAnn Petry
12 October 1908, American
Writer

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Alice Dunbar NelsonAlice Dunbar Nelson
19 July 1875, American
Poet
Laura RidingLaura Riding
16 January 1901, American
Poet

Cynthia OzickCynthia Ozick
17 April 1928, American
Short Story Writer

Bharati MukherjeeBharati Mukherjee
27 July 1940, Indian, American
Writer

Dawn PowellDawn Powell
28 November 1896, American
Author
Ann BeattieAnn Beattie
08 September 1947, American
Novelist
Shirley HazzardShirley Hazzard
30 January 1931, American
Novelist

Tess GallagherTess Gallagher
21 July 1943, American
Poet

Jean StaffordJean Stafford
01 July 1915, American
Writer

Tillie OlsenTillie Olsen
14 January 1912, American
Writer
Linda HoganLinda Hogan
16 July 1947, American
Poet

E. Annie ProulxE. Annie Proulx
22 August 1935, American
Novelist

Gertrude AthertonGertrude Atherton
30 October 1857, American
Author

Bobbie Ann MasonBobbie Ann Mason
01 May 1940, American
Novelist

Constance Fenimore WoolsonConstance Fenimore Woolson
05 March 1840, American
Novelist
Kay BoyleKay Boyle
19 February 1902, American
Novelist

Ana CastilloAna Castillo
15 June 1953, American
Novelist
Paule MarshallPaule Marshall
09 April 1929, American
Writer

Celia ThaxterCelia Thaxter
29 June 1835, American
Writer

Dorothy Canfield FisherDorothy Canfield Fisher
17 February 1879, American
Educator
Belva PlainBelva Plain
09 October 1915, American
Author

Sarah Chauncey WoolseySarah Chauncey Woolsey
29 January 1835, American
Author
Pauline HopkinsPauline Hopkins
1859 AD, American
Novelist

Nina BerberovaNina Berberova
26 July 1901, French, American, Russian
Writer

Rebecca Harding DavisRebecca Harding Davis
24 June 1831, American
Author

Zona GaleZona Gale
26 August 1874, American
Novelist

E. D. E. N. SouthworthE. D. E. N. Southworth
26 December 1819, American
Author
Caroline GordonCaroline Gordon
06 October 1895, American
Novelist, Short story writer, Critic

Delia BaconDelia Bacon
02 February 1811, American
Writer

Janet LewisJanet Lewis
17 August 1899, American
Novelist

Anne Henrietta MartinAnne Henrietta Martin
30 September 1875, American
Author
Margaret DelandMargaret Deland
23 February 1857, American
Author

Mary Noailles MurfreeMary Noailles Murfree
24 January 1850, American
Fiction Writer
Elizabeth Madox RobertsElizabeth Madox Roberts
30 October 1881, American
Novelist

Josephine JacobsenJosephine Jacobsen
19 August 1908, American
Poet

Mary Virginia TerhuneMary Virginia Terhune
21 December 1830, American
Author
Louise Chandler MoultonLouise Chandler Moulton
10 April 1835, American
Poet

Anne SayreAnne Sayre
10 April 1923, American
Writer
Audrey ThomasAudrey Thomas
17 November 1935, Canadian, American
Author

Catharine Maria SedgwickCatharine Maria Sedgwick
28 December 1789, American
Writer

Mary GordonMary Gordon
08 December 1949, American
Writer
Elizabeth HardwickElizabeth Hardwick
27 July 1916, American
Literary critic

Jessamyn WestJessamyn West
18 July 1902, American
Author
A.M. HomesA.M. Homes
18 December 1961, American
American author

Zhang AilingZhang Ailing
30 September 1920, Chinese, American
Writer

B.M. BowerB.M. Bower
15 November 1871, American
Author

Mary Anna Hallock FooteMary Anna Hallock Foote
09 November 1847, American
Author
Dorothea Margaret TanningDorothea Margaret Tanning
25 August 1910, American
Painter
Elizabeth Eyre de LanuxElizabeth Eyre de Lanux
20 March 1894, American
Artist and writer

Gail Kathleen GodwinGail Kathleen Godwin
18 June 1937, American
Novelist