From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of women writers who were born in
New Zealand or whose lives and works are closely associated with that country.
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Michèle A'Court (born 1961), comedian, memoirist and non-fiction writer
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Avis Acres (1910–1994), artist, writer, illustrator and conservationist
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Pip Adam, novelist, short story writer, and reviewer
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Catherine Adamson (1868–1925), diarist
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Fleur Adcock (born 1934), poet and editor
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Pinky Agnew (born 1955), actor, author and social commentator
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Sarona Aiono-Iosefa (born 1962), children's fiction writer
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Vanessa Alexander, screenwriter, producer, director
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Margaret Alington (1920–2012), librarian, historian and writer
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Rosetta Allan (living), poet and novelist
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Pamela Allen (born 1934), children's writer and illustrator
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Michele Amas (1961–2016), poet, playwright and actress
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Barbara Anderson (1926–2013), novelist, short story writer
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Mona Anderson (1909–2004), memoirist, children's writer
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Isobel Andrews (1905–1990), playwright, poet, short story writer and novelist
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Michalia Arathimos (living), short story writer and novelist
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Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1908–1984), writer, poet and educator
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Tusiata Avia (born 1966), poet, children's writer
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Annette Baier (1929–2012), philosopher and non-fiction writer
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Hinemoana Baker (born 1968), poet, teacher
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Louisa Alice Baker (1856–1926), journalist and novelist
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Philippa Ballantine (born 1971), novelist
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Serie Barford (fl. 2007), poet, short story writer
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Mary Anne Barker (1831–1911), journalist, poet and writer
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Miriam Barr (born 1982), poet
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Sarah Maria Barraud (c.1823–1895), letter writer
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Rachel Barrowman (born 1963), author and historian
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Amelia Batistich (1915–2004), novelist, short story writer and memoirist
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Blanche Edith Baughan (1870–1958), poet, writer and penal reformer
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Ann Beaglehole (born 1948), historian and novelist
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Helen Beaglehole (born 1946), children's writer and historian
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Fleur Beale (born 1945), teenage fiction writer
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Margaret Beames (born 1935), children's writer
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Airini Beautrais (born 1982), poet
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Ursula Bethell (1874–1945), poet and social worker
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Jean Betts (fl. 1970s), playwright
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Judith Binney (1940–2011), historian, academic and writer
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Hera Lindsay Bird (born 1987), poet
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Ellen Blackwell (1864–1952), writer and botanist
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Arapera Blank (1932–2002), poet and teacher
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Paula Boock (born 1964), writer and editor
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Jenny Bornholdt (born 1960), poet and children's writer
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Avice Maud Bowbyes (1901–1992), home science lecturer and writer
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Virginia Braun (fl. 2000s), gender studies expert, psychologist and non-fiction writer
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Freda Bream (1918–1996), teacher, novelist and non-fiction writer
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Diana Bridge (born 1942), poet
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Bub Bridger (1924–2009), poet and short story writer
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Adele Broadbent (born 1968), children's author
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Deidre Brown (born 1970), historian
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Diane Brown (born 1951), novelist and poet
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Helen Brown (born 1954), novelist and columnist
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Riwia Brown (born 1957), playwright
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Audrey Brown-Pereira (born 1975), poet, diplomat and public servant
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Harriet Louisa Browne (1829–1906), salon hostess, community leader and letter writer
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Jacqueline Bublitz (living), author, feminist
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Rachel Buchanan (born 1968), author and historian
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Margaret Bullock (1845–1903), journalist, writer, feminist and reformer
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Norah Burnard (1902–1979), journal editor
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Rachel Bush (1941–2016), poet
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Dorothy Butler (1925–2015), children's writer, bookseller and memoirist
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Dolce Ann Cabot (1862–1943), journalist, newspaper editor, feminist and teacher
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Judy Callingham (living), scriptwriter, television presenter and journalist
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Kirsty Cameron (living), screenwriter
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Kate Camp (born 1972) poet and essayist
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Meg Campbell (1937–2007), poet
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Sarah Campion (1906–2002), pseudonym of Mary Rose Alpers, novelist and social activist
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Una Carter (1890–1954), cookbook writer
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Christine Cole Catley (1922–2011), journalist, publisher and writer
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Eleanor Catton (born 1985), novelist and short story writer
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Frances Caverhill (1834–1897), diarist
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Lynda Chanwai-Earle (born 1966), poet, playwright and actress
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Janet Charman (born 1954) poet
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Brenda Chawner (fl. 2010s), library academic, editor and writer
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Frances Cherry (1937–2022), novelist, short story writer and children's writer
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Catherine Chidgey (born 1970), novelist and short story writer
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Daphne Clair (born 1939), romance novelist
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Kate Clark (1847–1926), children's writer, poet, artist and community worker
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Margaret Clark (born 1941), academic, editor and non-fiction writer
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Constance Clyde (1872–1951), journalist, essayist and writer
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Nellie Euphemia Coad (1883–1974), teacher, community leader and writer
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Gina Cole (born 1960), lawyer, short story writer and novelist
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Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso (1821–1904), missionary, teacher and Bible translator
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Jennifer Compton (born 1949), playwright, poet and short story writer
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Sandra Coney (born 1944), politician, feminist, historian and non-fiction writer
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Kay McKenzie Cooke (born 1953), poet
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Sue Copsey (born 1960), children's author and editor
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Judy Corbalis (fl. 1980s), novelist and short story wrilter
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Violet May Cottrell (1887–1971), poet and spiritualist
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Joy Cowley (born 1936), children's writer
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Rachael Craw, young adult writer
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Mary Cresswell (born 1937), science editor and poet
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Fiona Cross (fl. 2000s), arachnologist and non-fiction writer
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Majella Cullinane, poet and novelist
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Jackie Cumming (fl. 2000s), academic, health expert and non-fiction writer
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Lois Daish (fl. 1960s), restaurateur, cookbook writer
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Debra Daley, novelist
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Ruth Dallas (1919–2008), poet and children's writer
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Winnie Davin (1909–1995), teacher, community worker, writer and editor
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Jackie Davis (born 1963), novelist and poet
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Kate De Goldi (born 1959), novelist, children's writer and short story writer
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Joan de Hamel (1924–2011), children's writer
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Stephanie de Montalk (born 1945), poet and biographer
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Elena de Roo (living), poet and children's author
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Pip Desmond, non-fiction author and journalist
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Jean Devanny (1894–1962), novelist and short story writer
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Gillian Dobbie (fl. 2000s), computer scientist, academic and non-fiction writer
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Lynley Dodd (born 1941), children's writer
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Robyn Donald (born 1940), novelist
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Melanie Drewery (born 1970), children's author and illustrator
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Joan Druett (born 1939), historical novelist and non-fiction writer
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Alison Edith Hilda Drummond (1903–1984), farmer, historian, writer and editor
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Marilyn Duckworth (born 1935), novelist, poet and short story writer
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Tessa Duder (born 1940), swimmer, young adult writer and non-fiction writer
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Yvonne du Fresne (1929–2011), short story writer, playwright and novelist
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Eileen Duggan (1894–1972), poet and journalist
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Kate Duignan (born 1974), novelist
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Beverley Dunlop (1935–2023), children's writer, novelist and short story writer
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Cathie Dunsford (born 1953), novelist, poet and anthologist
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Hedda Dyson (1857–1951), journalist and magazine editor
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Elisabeth Easther (born 1970), journalist and playwright
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Dorothy Eden (1912–1982), novelist and short story writer
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Lynley Edmeades (living), poet, academic and editor
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Lauris Edmond (1924–2000), poet
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Mihi Edwards (1918–2008), memoirist
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Jill Eggleton (living), children's book author, teacher and education consultant
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Ellen Elizabeth Ellis (1829–1895), feminist and writer
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Barbara Else (born 1947), novelist, short story writer, editor and literary agent
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Bronwyn Elsmore (living), fiction and non-fiction writer and playwright
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Riemke Ensing (born 1939), poet and educator
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Margaret Escott (1908–1977), novelist, drama teacher and poet
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Barbara Ewing (born 1939), actress and writer
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Jacqueline Fahey (born 1929), painter and writer
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Tracy Farr (born 1962), novelist and short story writer
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Fiona Farrell (born 1947), poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright
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Angie Farrow (born 1951), academic, playwright and writer for theatre and radio
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Laurence Fearnley (born 1963), short-story writer, novelist and non-fiction writer
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Gigi Fenster (born 1963/64), author, creative writing teacher and law lecturer
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Joan Fleming (born 1984), poet, non-fiction writer and academic
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Beryl Fletcher (1938–2018), novelist
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Tui Flower (1925–2017), food writer
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Mihingarangi Forbes (fl. 1990s), journalist and radio broadcaster
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Margot Forde (1935–1995), botanist, taxonomist and writer
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Michelanne Forster (born 1953), playwright and scriptwriter
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Dorothy Fowler (fl. 2009), novelist
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Janet Frame (1924–2004), novelist, poet, short story writer and children's writer
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Ruth France (1913–1968), librarian, poet and novelist
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Margaret Fraser (1866–1951), domestic servant and letter writer
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Anne French (born 1956), poet and editor
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Catherine Fulton (1829–1919), diarist, social reformer and suffragette
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Ngāreta Gabel (born 1975), children's author
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Abby Gaines (fl. 2007), romance novelist
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Kathleen Gallagher (born 1957), playwright, filmmaker, poet, and novelist
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Rhian Gallagher (born 1961), poet
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Elizabeth Gard'ner (1858–1926), home science teacher and writer
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Frances Shayle George (c.1829–1890), teacher, writer
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Mīria George (born 1980), writer, producer and director
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Golriz Ghahraman (born 1981), politician and non-fiction author
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Ivy Gibbs (
c. 1886–1966), poet and children's writer
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Ruth Gilbert (1917–2016), poet
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Betty Gilderdale (1923–2021), children's book author
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Olivia Aroha Giles (fl. 2006), artist and writer
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Esther Glen (1881–1940), novelist, children's writer, journalist and community worker
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Alice Glenday (
c. 1920–2004), novelist, short-story writer and playwright
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Charlotte Godley (1821–1907), letter writer and community leader
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Gaelyn Gordon (1939–1997), children's writer, crime fiction writer and short story writer
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Patricia Grace (born 1937), novelist, short-story writer, and children's author
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Grace Winifred Green (1907–1976), radio broadcaster and journalist
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Paula Green (born 1955) poet and children's author
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Lisa Greenwood (born 1955), novelist
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Charlotte Grimshaw (born 1966), novelist
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Edith Searle Grossmann (1863–1931), teacher, novelist, journalist and feminist
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Kirsty Gunn (born 1960), novelist and short-story writer
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Mandy Hager (born 1960), novelist, young adult writer
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Bernadette Hall (born 1945), poet and editor
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Pip Hall (born 1971), playwright and scriptwriter
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Jane Elizabeth Harris (c.1853–1942), writer, lecturer and spiritualist
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Siobhan Harvey (born 1973), author, editor and creative writing lecturer
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Dinah Hawken (born 1943), poet
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Kathleen Hawkins (1883–1981), poet
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Catherine Hay (1910–1995), romance novelist
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Debbie Hay, molecular pharmacologist; non-fiction writer
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Karyn Hay (born 1959), writer, broadcaster
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Helen Heath (born 1970), poet
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Christina Henderson (1861–1953), teacher, feminist, prohibitionist, social reformer and editor
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Whiti Hereaka (born 1978), playwright, novelist and screenwriter
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Ellen Hewett (1843–1926), writer
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Mary St Domitille Hickey (1882–1958), nun, historian
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Sarah Higgins (1830–1923), midwife, community leader and writer
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Eva Hill (1898–1981), physician, writer and health campaigner
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Lucy Hockings (born c.1975), journalist and producer
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Liddy Holloway (1947–2004), actress and television scriptwriter
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Janet Holmes (born 1947), linguist, sociologist and non-fiction writer
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Ani Hona (1938–1997), short story writer, poet and biographer
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Lynley Hood (born 1942), biographer and non-fiction writer
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Philippa Howden-Chapman (fl. 2000s), academic, public health expert and non-fiction writer
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Edith Howes (1872–1954), teacher, writer and educationalist
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Keri Hulme (1947–2021), novelist and poet
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Eirlys Hunter (born 1952), writer and creative writing teacher
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Rosalind Hursthouse (born 1943), philosopher and non-fiction writer
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Jessica Hutchings (living), non-fiction writer
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Robin Hyde (1906–1939), poet and novelist
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Prue Hyman (born 1943), academic, feminist, economist and non-fiction writer
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Anna Jackson (born 1967), poet, fiction and non-fiction writer and academic
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Annamarie Jagose (born 1965), LGBT academic and novelist
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Florence James (1902–1993), writer and literary agent
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Lynn Jenner, poet and essayist
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Annaleese Jochems (born 1994), novelist
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Stephanie Johnson (born 1961), poet, playwright, and short story writer
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Alexa Johnston, biographer and food writer
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Christine Johnston (born 1950) novelist
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V. M. Jones (born 1958), children's writer
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Sherryl Jordan (born 1949), children's writer
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Andrea Jutson (fl. 2005), crime novelist
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Keri Kaa (born 1942), Māori language advocate, writer and educator
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Simone Kaho (born 1978), poet
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Angelique Kasmara (living), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer, editor and translator
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Kapka Kassabova (born 1973), poet and writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Amy Kane (1879–1979), journalist and community leader
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Merata Kawharu (fl. 1990s), writer and academic
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Sheridan Keith (born 1942), novelist, short-story writer, artist, broadcaster and curator
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Lindy Kelly (born 1952), short-story writer, children's writer, playwright and novelist
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Elizabeth Kelso (1889–1967), journalist, editor and community leader
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Jan Kemp (born 1949), poet and short-story writer
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Anne Kennedy (born 1959), novelist, poet and filmwriter
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Alice Annie Kenny (1875–1960), short-story writer and novelist
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Angela Kepler (born 1943), naturalist and writer
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Suzi Kerr (born 1966), economist, academic and non-fiction writer
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Fiona Kidman (born 1940), novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short-story writer
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Rachael King (born 1970), novelist and short-story writer
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Elizabeth Knox (born 1959), novelist, autobiographical novella writer and essayist
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Shonagh Koea (born 1939), novelist, short-story writer
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Saradha Koirala (born 1980), poet, writer and novelist
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Sarah Laing (born 1973), author and cartoonist
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Annabel Langbein (fl. 1980s), cook, food writer and publisher
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Eve Langley (1904–1974), novelist and poet
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Michele Leggott (born 1956), poet and academic
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Colleen Maria Lenihan (living), short-story writer and screenwriter
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Louise Wareham Leonard (born 1965), novelist and poet
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Christine Leunens (born 1964), novelist
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June Margaret Litman (1926–1991), journalist
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Elsie Locke (1912–2001), poet, novelist, children's writer, non-fiction writer and feminist
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Jean Lonie (1930–1997), poet and teacher
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Judith Lonie (1935–1982), poet
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Helen Lowe (born 1961), novelist
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Brigid Lowry (born 1953), children's and young adult author
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Rose Lu (born 1990), non-fiction writer
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Edith Joan Lyttleton (1873–1945), novelist and short story writer
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Charlotte Macdonald (fl. 1990s), historian and non-fiction writer
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Rebecca Macfie, non-fiction author and journalist
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Juliette MacIver (living), children's picture book author
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Jessie Mackay (1864–1938), poet
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Katrine Mackay (1864–1944), journalist and cook
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Anna Mackenzie (born 1963), children's and young adult writer
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Hester Maclean (1859–1932), nurse, matron and autobiographer
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Shirley Maddock (1928–2001), producer, television presenter, author and actress
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Margaret Mahy (1936–2012), children's and young adult writer
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Emilie Monson Malcolm (c.1830–1905), writer
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Clare Mallory (1913–1991), children's writer
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Tina Makereti (living), novelist, essayist, and short story writer, editor and creative writing teacher
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Becky Manawatu (born 1982), novelist
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Jane Mander (1877–1949), novelist and journalist
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Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923), modernist and short story writer
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Celia Manson (1908–1987), non-fiction writer, children's writer, journalist and broadcaster
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Juliet Marillier (born 1948), novelist
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Janice Marriott (born 1946), children's writer, screenwriter and poet
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Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982), crime writer
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Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 1971), poet
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Talia Marshall (born 1978), essay writer, poet and short-story writer
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Mary Ann Martin (1817–1884), community leader, teacher and writer
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Kāterina Mataira (1932–2011), Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer
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Sarah Louise Mathew (c.1805–1890), diarist
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Peta Mathias (fl. 1990s), food writer and television presenter
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Tina Matthews (born 1961), children's writer, illustrator
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Gill Matthewson (fl. 1980s), architect, educator and writer
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Muriel Wallace May (1897–1982), teacher, school principal and writer
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Cath Mayo, children's, young adults' and adult novelist
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Rachel McAlpine (born 1940), poet, playwright, novelist and non-fiction writer
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Janet McCallum (1947–2015), non-fiction writer and journalist
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Mary McCallum (born 1961), poet, novelist, children's author, songwriter, editor and publisher
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Sue McCauley (born 1941), novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist and screenwriter
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Lyn McConchie (born 1946), novelist and children's writer
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Carolyn McCurdie poet, children's and short story writer
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Jill McDonald (1927–1982), children's writer and illustrator
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Kirsten McDougall (born 1974). novelist and short story writer
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Christine McElwee (1946–2022), politician, historian, non-fiction author and teacher
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Shona McFarlane (1929–2001), artist, journalist and broadcaster
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Rosemary McLeod (born 1949), writer, journalist and cartoonist
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Frankie McMillan (born 1950), writer of poetry, fiction and flash fiction
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Linda McNabb (born 1963), children's writer
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Heather McPherson (1942–2017), feminist poet, publisher and editor
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Cilla McQueen (born 1949), poet
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Philippa Mein Smith (living), historian
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Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986), poet, playwright, and short story author
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Elizabeth Messenger (1908–1965), journalist, cookery writer and crime novelist
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Rowan Metcalfe (1955–2003), novelist, short-story writer, poet, editor and journalist
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Miriam Meyerhoff (fl. 2000s), sociolinguist and non-fiction writer
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Karlo Mila (fl. 2003), poet
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Antonija Mitrović (fl. 1990s), computer scientist and non-fiction writer
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Tze Ming Mok (born 1978), fiction writer and sociopolitical commentator
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Tapu Misa (fl. 2010s), journalist
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Pérrine Moncrieff (1883–1979), writer and conservationist
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Kelly Ana Morey (born 1968), novelist and poet
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Paula Morris (born 1965), novelist and short story writer
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Elsie K. Morton (1885–1968), journalist and writer
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Jessie Munro (born 1946), writer, biographer and French teacher
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Shirley Murray (1931–2020), hymn writer
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Margaret Mutu (fl. 2000s), activist and writer
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Elizabeth Nannestad (born 1956), poet
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Susan Napier (born 1954), romance novelist
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Sheila Natusch (1926–2017), writer and illustrator
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Emma Neale (born 1969), novelist and poet
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Lino Nelisi (born 1952), children's author
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Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930), poet, teacher and drama producer
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Jay Nieuwland (born 1990), poet
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Mikaela Nyman (born 1966), novelist, poet and journalist
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Makereti Papakura (1873–1930), entertainer and ethnographer
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Ruth Park (1917–2010), novelist, short story writer and children's writer
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Lorae Parry (fl. 1990s), playwright
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Jenny Pattrick (born 1936), novelist
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Evelyn Patuawa-Nathan (fl. 1979), writer
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Isabel Peacocke (1881–1973), teacher, novelist and broadcaster
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Helen Pearse-Otene (living), playwright, screenwriter and novelist
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Nicky Pellegrino (born 1964), novelist
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Emily Perkins (born 1970), novelist
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Dianne Ruth Pettis (1955–2008), novelist and journalist
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April Phillips (fl. 1990s), actress, writer, singer and film producer
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Leonie Pihama (fl. 1990s), researcher, academic and non-fiction writer
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Vivienne Plumb (born 1955), poet, playwright, novelist and editor
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Joanna Preston (born 1972), poet and editor
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Chris Price (born 1962), poet, editor and creative writing teacher
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Rebecca Priestley (fl. 1990s), academic, science historian and non-fiction writer
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Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (1941–2006), weaver and writer
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Elizabeth Pulford (born 1943), writer of fiction, poetry and non-fiction for children, teenagers and adults
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Maggie Rainey-Smith (born 1950), novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist and reviewer
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Maraea Rakuraku (living), playwright, poet, short story writer, and broadcaster
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Charlotte Randall (fl. 1990s), novelist
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Beverley Randell (born 1931), children's writer
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Jo Randerson (born 1973), writer, playwright and actress
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Lizzie Rattray (1855–1931), journalist, suffragist and welfare worker
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Gloria Rawlinson (1918–1995), poet, novelist, short story writer and editor
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Annie Lee Rees (1849–1949), writer, teacher, lawyer and community leader
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Rosemary Frances Rees (1875–1963), actress, theatre producer and novelist
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Amber Reeves (1887–1981), feminist, writer and scholar
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Sue Reidy, author and designer
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Rebecca K Reilly (born 1991), novelist
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Paddy Richardson (fl. 2000), novelist and short story writer
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Mary Richmond (1853–1949), community leader, teacher and writer
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Catherine Robertson (born 1966), novelist
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Violet Augusta Roche (1885–1967), journalist and welfare worker
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Hilda Rollett (1873–1970), teacher, journalist and writer
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Joan Rosier-Jones (born 1940), novelist, playwright, short story writer, non-fiction writer and teacher
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Tania Roxborogh (born 1965), teacher, novelist and non-fiction writer
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Fiona Samuel (born 1961), playwright, writer, actress and director
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Maria Samuela (born 1972), short story and children's writer
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Nora Sanderson (1905–1975), romance novelist, children's book writer and short-story writer
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Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), novelist, poet, and short story author
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Nelle Scanlan (1882–1968), journalist and novelist
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Margaret Scott (1928–2014), writer, editor, librarian and Katherine Mansfield scholar
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Mary Scott (1888–1979), teacher and novelist
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Mary-anne Scott, writer and musician
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Robyn Scott (born 1981), writer and entrepreneur
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Rosie Scott (1948–2017), novelist and lecturer
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Helen Lilian Shaw (1913–1985), short story writer, poet and editor
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Tina Shaw (born 1961), novelist and children's writer
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Tracey Slaughter (born 1972), poet and short-story writer
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Adrienne Simpson (1943–2010), broadcaster, historian, musicologist and writer
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Nalini Singh (born 1977), romance novelist
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Anna Smaill (born 1979), poet and novelist
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Elizabeth Smither (born 1941), poet and novelist
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Ruby Solly (born 1996), poet, academic and scriptwriter
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Laura Solomon (1974–2019), novelist, playwright and poet
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Eileen Louise Soper (1900–1989), journalist and
Girl Guide commissioner
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Māmari Stephens (fl. 2010s), legal academic, lexicographer and non-fiction writer
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Adela Blanche Stewart (1846–1910), homemaker and writer
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Olga Stringfellow (born 1923), journalist and novelist
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Jacquie Sturm (1927–2009), poet and short story writer
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Laura Jane Suisted (1840–1903), writer, journalist and parliamentary reporter
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Essie Summers (1912–1998), romance novelist
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Barbara Sumner-Burstyn (fl. 2000s), film producer and writer
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Fiona Sussman (born 1965), novelist and short story writer
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Vanda Symon (born 1969), crime novelist and radio host
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Melinda Szymanik (born 1963), children's author
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Tamairangi (fl. 1820), tribal leader and poet
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Leilani Tamu, poet
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Violet Targuse (1884–1937), playwright
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Anna Taylor (born 1982), short story author
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Grace Taylor (born c.1984), poet and performer
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Renée Taylor (born 1929), feminist writer and playwright
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Ngahuia Te Awekotuku (born 1949), Māori cultural academic and non-fiction writer
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Margaret Tennant (fl. 1980s), historian and non-fiction writer
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Brianne Te Paa (born 1984), children's author
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Ngaire Thomas (1943–2012), writer
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Kirsten Moana Thompson (born 1964), non-fiction writer
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Tayi Tibble (born 1995), poet
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Ariana Tikao (born 1971), non-fiction writer, musician and research librarian
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Mona Tracy (1882–1959), poet, short story writer, novelist and community worker
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Jill Trevelyan (born 1963), art historian and non-fiction writer
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Makerita Urale (fl. 1990s), playwright, producer and documentary director
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Kathryn van Beek (born 1980/1981), short story writer, playwright, children's writer and illustrator
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Dorothy Wall (1894–1942), children's writer and illustrator
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Louise Wallace (born 1983), poet
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Marilyn Waring (born 1952), feminist, politician and writer
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Kirsten Warner (born 1956), novelist, poet and journalist
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Enga Washbourn (1908–1988), non-fiction writer
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Joy Watson (born 1938), children's writer
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Joyce West (1908–1985), novelist and children's writer
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Jessie Weston (1865–1939), novelist and journalist
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Lydia Wevers (1950–2021), literary critic, English language literary historian, editor and book reviewer
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Mere Whaanga (born 1952), author and historian
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Mabel Whitaker (1884–1976), teacher and local historian
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Annabelle White (living), food writer
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Dorothy Mary Neal White (1915–1995), librarian and writer
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Emily White (1839–1936), gardener and writer
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Cherry Wilder (1930–2002), short story writer and science fiction novelist
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Mona Williams (born 1943), children's author, memoirist, oral storyteller and writing teacher
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Helen Wilson (1869–1957), teacher, farmer, community leader and writer
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Iona Winter (fl 2015), poet, editor
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Alison Wong (born 1960), poet and novelist
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Elizabeth Wong (born 1937), politician and novelist
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Susan Wood (1836–1880), writer
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Alice Woodhouse (1883–1977), librarian, journalist and broadcaster
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Sue Wootton (born 1961), poet and short story writer
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Anne Eyre Worboys (1920–2007), novelist
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