List of Panamanian women writers

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

A

• Elsie Alvarado de Ricord (1928–2005), poet, essayist, biographer, linguist
• Patricia Alvarado Nuñez (born 1967), Panamanian-American television presenter, documentary screenwriter, photographer, journalist

B

• Rosa María Britton (born 1936), novelist, playwright

D

• Amelia Denis de Icaza (1836–1911), romantic poet, the first Panamanian woman to publish her poetry

G

• Nicole Garay (1873–1928), poet
• Aida González (born 1962), short story writer, medical doctor
• Gloria Guardia (1940–2019), novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic, journalist

H

• Ofelia Hooper (1900–1981), sociologist, poet, non-fiction writer, civil rights activist

L

• Olga F. Linares (1936–2014), Panamanian-American anthropologist, non-fiction writer

M

• Annabel Miguelena (born 1984), novelist, short story writer, actress

O

• María Olimpia de Obaldía (1891–1985), poet

R

• Susana Richa de Torrijos (born 1924), educator, essayist, politician

S

• Stella Sierra (1917–1997), poet, educator

T

• Consuelo Tomás (born 1957), puppeteer, playwright, poet, novelist
• Reina Torres de Araúz (1932–1982), anthropologist, ethnographer, and professor

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Spanish-language authors

References