List of Azerbaijani women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Azerbaijan or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

  • Dilara Aliyeva (1929–1991), philologist, translator, women's rights activist
  • Sakina Akhundzadeh (1865–1927), Azerbaijan's first woman playwright, novelist
  • Sara Ashurbeyli (1906–2001), historian, orientalist, non-fiction historical works
  • Hanimana Alibeyli (1920–2007), Azerbaijani poet-playwright, children's writer

B

  • Alaviyya Babayeva (1921–2014), children's writer, novelist, short story writer, translator
  • Banine, pen name of Umm-El-Banine Assadoulaeff (1905–1992), Azerbaijani-French novelist, non-fiction writer, author of Caucasian days

D

G

  • Madina Gulgun (1926–1991), Iranian-Azerbaijani poet, journalist

H

  • Lala Hasanova (born 1978), science fiction novelist, short story writer

J

K

  • Narmin Kamal (born 1981), poet, essayist, novelist, short story writer
  • Heyran Khanim (1790–1848), poet

M

N

  • Khurshidbanu Natavan (1832–1897), acclaimed poet, many poems now used as folksongs
  • Sevinj Nurugizi (born 1964), children's writer, playwright, columnist, translator, textbook writer

P

R

Y

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References

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