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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

Diane LaddDiane Ladd
29 November 1932, American
Actress
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott
29 November 1832, American
Writer

Donna DouglasDonna Douglas
26 September 1932, American
Actress

Shirley JacksonShirley Jackson
14 December 1916, American
Author

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

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

Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Lahiri
11 July 1967, British, American
Writer
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

Celeste NgCeleste Ng
30 July 1980, American
Novelist
Tabitha KingTabitha King
24 March 1949, American
Writer

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

Roxane GayRoxane Gay
15 October 1974, American
Writer

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
Sarah Orne JewettSarah Orne Jewett
03 September 1849, American
Novelist

Lydia DavisLydia Davis
15 July 1947, American
Writer
Grace PaleyGrace Paley
11 December 1922, American
Author

Bharati MukherjeeBharati Mukherjee
27 July 1940, Indian, American
Writer

Jane SmileyJane Smiley
26 September 1949, American
Novelist
Sara ParetskySara Paretsky
08 June 1947, American
Author

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Jean StaffordJean Stafford
01 July 1915, American
Writer
Cynthia OzickCynthia Ozick
17 April 1928, American
Short Story Writer

Alice Dunbar NelsonAlice Dunbar Nelson
19 July 1875, American
Poet

Laura RidingLaura Riding
16 January 1901, American
Poet

Ann PetryAnn Petry
12 October 1908, American
Writer
Tess GallagherTess Gallagher
21 July 1943, American
Poet
Ann BeattieAnn Beattie
08 September 1947, American
Novelist

Tillie OlsenTillie Olsen
14 January 1912, American
Writer

Sarah Chauncey WoolseySarah Chauncey Woolsey
29 January 1835, American
Author

Dawn PowellDawn Powell
28 November 1896, American
Author
Ana CastilloAna Castillo
15 June 1953, American
Novelist

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

Kay BoyleKay Boyle
19 February 1902, American
Novelist

Shirley HazzardShirley Hazzard
30 January 1931, American
Novelist

Linda HoganLinda Hogan
16 July 1947, American
Poet
Paule MarshallPaule Marshall
09 April 1929, American
Writer

Gertrude AthertonGertrude Atherton
30 October 1857, American
Author
Bobbie Ann MasonBobbie Ann Mason
01 May 1940, American
Novelist

Zona GaleZona Gale
26 August 1874, American
Novelist

Dorothy Canfield FisherDorothy Canfield Fisher
17 February 1879, American
Educator
Pauline HopkinsPauline Hopkins
1859 AD, American
Novelist

Constance Fenimore WoolsonConstance Fenimore Woolson
05 March 1840, American
Novelist
Belva PlainBelva Plain
09 October 1915, American
Author

E. D. E. N. SouthworthE. D. E. N. Southworth
26 December 1819, American
Author

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

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

Catharine Maria SedgwickCatharine Maria Sedgwick
28 December 1789, American
Writer
A.M. HomesA.M. Homes
18 December 1961, American
American author

Zhang AilingZhang Ailing
30 September 1920, Chinese, American
Writer

Celia Laighton ThaxterCelia Laighton Thaxter
29 June 1835, American
Writer

Mary Anna Hallock FooteMary Anna Hallock Foote
09 November 1847, American
Author
Dorothea Margaret TanningDorothea Margaret Tanning
25 August 1910, American
Painter