Women Writers Day 2022

19th October 2020 marked the Women Writers Day. To commemorate women writers around the world, many organisations have joined the initiative of the National Library of Spain and has compiled a list of at least 10 women writers who have changed literature.

Since the Nobel prize for literature was established at the beginning of the 20th century, there have been a total of one hundred and seventeen winners, of which only 13.7% are women.

This gender bias is also seen in other literary awards such as the Cervantes Prize, with only five women out of a total of forty-five winners. We must also remember that many women authors have written either under pseudonyms or anonymously. As Virginia Woolf said in A Room of One's Own, "I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman".

With the aim of highlighting the contribution made by women to the field of literature, 19 October marks World Women Writers Day, an initiative promoted by the National Library of Spain (BNE), the Spanish Federation of Women Executives (FEDEPE) and the Clásicas y Modernas Association.

Under different slogans such as "The everyday efforts of women", the main event will consist of a reading of texts by women authors selected by a woman curator. 

365 Books by Women Authors to Celebrate International Women’s Day All Year, by the Public New York Library 365 Books by Women Authors to Celebrate International Women’s Day All Year, by the Public New York Library 

This listlist includes a vast range of women authors, and we hope you find some old favorites and some new discoveries.