20th-century British women novelists

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)

English-American playwright and author (1849–1924)

American author of Indian origin (born 1967)

english novelist, essayist and short story writer (born 1975)

British writer (1952–2022)

British writer, journalist, literary critic, and feminist (1892-1983)

British writer (1936–2023)

English children's fantasy writer (1934–2011)

British novelist (1890–1979)

Anglo-Irish novelist and diarist (1899–1973)

British writer (1931–2023)

New Zealand writer (1895-1982)

British and French author

British novelist (born 1933)

British novelist and scriptwriter (1864-1943)

British-Australian novelist (1866–1941)

British writer (1947-2015)

British writer (1873–1957)

Essayist, short-story writer, activist (1856-1935)

British author, editor and esperantist

British writer and poet (1908–1980)

English author and actress.

writer (1911–2006)

British novelist, short story writer, and painter (1901–1968)

British poet and writer

English writer (1907-1998)

British writer (1907-1988)

British writer (1876–1944)

British writer

(1891-1954) Jewish writer

British children's writer (1951-)

British writer (1880–1947)

British writer

British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940)

British writer (1862-1933)

British writer (1908–2004)

Guyanese writer

British writer (1887–1985)

Nigerian novelist

British writer (1912–1980)

British mystery writer (1923–2000)

Guyanese writer (1924-2001)

British politician and blogger

British novelist and literary critic (1923–2012)

British poet and author

author and activist

British novelist, spy and former agent

British writer (1907-1995)

British science fiction and fantasy author (born 1956)

British writer (1932–2022)

British peeress and novelist

British Welsh writer

British writer (1868–1952)

British writer

British author of novels, short stories and non-fiction

British Canadian children's writer (1925-2003)

British author and actress

British historian and novelist (1929–2007)

British cultural anthropologist and philologist