21st-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.

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013)

American author of Indian origin (born 1967)

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

British writer (1952–2022)

British writer (1936–2023)

British writer

British writer (1931–2023)

Pakistani and British writer and novelist (born 1973)

British and French author

British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)

British novelist (born 1933)

Northern Irish writer

British writer, novelist (born 1967)

British writer

British writer (1947-2015)

Ghanaian architect and writer

British author, editor and esperantist

British novelist and playwright

English children's fiction writer

Somali-British novelist

British poet and writer

Indian economist and writer

English screenwriter, author and producer (1970-)

British children's writer (1951-)

British writer

British writer

Australian novelist

British writer

British investigative journalist

Guyanese writer

British writer

Nigerian novelist

British politician and blogger

British novelist and literary critic (1923–2012)

British poet and author

British-Palestinian writer

British writer (1932–2022)

novelist and game designer

British science fiction and fantasy author (born 1956)

British writer

British novelist, spy and former agent

British fantasy writer

British writer

British writer

British historian and novelist (1929–2007)

British author of novels, short stories and non-fiction

British writer of young adult and adult thriller, fantasy and cross-genre novels (1972-)

English singer, author, beauty queen and television presenter

British author and actress

British novelist

British science writer (1971-)

British writer

British novelist and television writer (1926-2014)

British children's writer

British writer and politician (born 1972)

British author

British author

Nigerian author

British writer