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Stolen from
rolani. I have added in a few names as well, and have bolded even those that I no longer own, but have owned in the past.
The Rules of the Game Are:
Bold the women by whom you own books
Italicize those by whom you’ve read something of (short stories count).
*Star those you don’t recognize
Unmarked are those whose work you have not read
Joan Aiken*
Eleanor Arnason *
Catherine Asaro *
Ellen Asher *
Margaret Atwood
Camille Bacon-Smith
Kage Baker
Elizabeth Bear
eluki bes shahar
Anne Bishop
K. J. Bishop *
Leigh Brackett
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lois McMaster Bujold
Emma Bull
Octavia E. Butler
Pat Cadigan *
Rachel Caine *
Jayge Carr *
Angela Carter *
Jeanne Cavelos *
Karen Chance *
Joy Chant *
Suzy McKee Charnas *
C. J. Cherryh
Susanna Clark *
Storm Constantine
Louise Cooper *
Susan Cooper
Joan Cox *
Kathyrn Cramer *
Ellen Datlow
Debra Doyle *
Diane Duane
Tanarive Due*
Rosemary Edghill
Kate Elliott
Carol Emshwiller *
Jane S. Fancher *
Sheila Finch *
Karen Joy Fowler *
Esther Friesner
Mary Gentle
Laura Anne Gilman *
Lisa Goldstein *
Kathleen Ann Goonan *
Theodora Goss *
Nicola Griffith *
Eileen Gunn *
Barbara Hambly
Elizabeth Hand
Charlaine Harris
Teresa Nielsen Hayden *
Zenna Henderson
Nina Kiriki Hoffman *
Nancy Holder *
Nalo Hopkinson *
Tanya Huff
Kij Johnson *
Diana Wynne Jones
Gwyneth Jones *
Leigh Kennedy *
Caitlin Kiernan *
Rosemary Kirstein *
Ellen Klages *
Mary Robinette Kowal *
Nancy Kress
Katherine Kurtz
Ellen Kushner
Madeline L’Engle
Margo Lanagan *
Deborah Layne *
Sharon Lee
Tanith Lee
Ursula LeGuin
Anna Leonard *
Kelly Link *
Jane Linskold
Elizabeth A. Lynn
Katherine MacLean *
A.E. Maxwell
Ardath Mayhar
Anne McCaffrey
Shawna McCarthy *
Maureen McHugh *
Vonda N. McIntyre
Patricia A. McKillip
R. M. Meluch *
Farah Mendlesohn *
Judith Merril
Stephenie Meyer
Barbara Michaels
Laura Mixon *
Judith Moffett
Mary Anne Mohanraj *
Elizabeth Moon
C. L. Moore
Cheryl Morgan *
C. E. Murphy *
Pat Murphy *
Edith Nesbit (E. A. Nesbit)
Andre Norton
Naomi Novik *
Rebecca Ore *
Rachel Pollack *
Cherie Priest *
Marta Randall *
Kit Reed *
Laura Resnick
Ann Rice
M. Rickert *
J.D. Robb(Nora Roberts)
Justina Robson *
Michaela Roessner *
J. K. Rowling
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Joanna Russ *
Mary Doria Russell *
Lilith Saintcrow
Jessica Amanda Salmonson *
Pamela Sargent *
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Melissa Scott *
Ekaterina Sedia *
Nisi Shawl *
Delia Sherman *
Sharon Shinn *
Kristine Smith
Sherwood Smith *
Wen Spencer
Nancy Springer
Margaret St. Clair
Caroline Stevermer *
Mary Stewart
Amy Tan
Judith Tarr
Sheri S. Tepper
Amy Thomson *
James Tiptree, Jr.
Mary Turzillo *
Lisa Tuttle
Catherynne M. Valente
Ann VanderMeer *
S. L. Viehl
Joan D. Vinge
Evangeline Walton
Jo Walton
Martha Wells *
Kate Wilhelm
Sheila Williams *
Connie Willis *
Terri Windling
Patricia C. Wrede
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Jane Yolen
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The Rules of the Game Are:
Bold the women by whom you own books
Italicize those by whom you’ve read something of (short stories count).
*Star those you don’t recognize
Unmarked are those whose work you have not read
Joan Aiken*
Eleanor Arnason *
Catherine Asaro *
Ellen Asher *
Margaret Atwood
Camille Bacon-Smith
Kage Baker
Elizabeth Bear
eluki bes shahar
Anne Bishop
K. J. Bishop *
Leigh Brackett
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lois McMaster Bujold
Emma Bull
Octavia E. Butler
Pat Cadigan *
Rachel Caine *
Jayge Carr *
Angela Carter *
Jeanne Cavelos *
Karen Chance *
Joy Chant *
Suzy McKee Charnas *
C. J. Cherryh
Susanna Clark *
Storm Constantine
Louise Cooper *
Susan Cooper
Joan Cox *
Kathyrn Cramer *
Ellen Datlow
Debra Doyle *
Diane Duane
Tanarive Due*
Rosemary Edghill
Kate Elliott
Carol Emshwiller *
Jane S. Fancher *
Sheila Finch *
Karen Joy Fowler *
Esther Friesner
Mary Gentle
Laura Anne Gilman *
Lisa Goldstein *
Kathleen Ann Goonan *
Theodora Goss *
Nicola Griffith *
Eileen Gunn *
Barbara Hambly
Elizabeth Hand
Charlaine Harris
Teresa Nielsen Hayden *
Zenna Henderson
Nina Kiriki Hoffman *
Nancy Holder *
Nalo Hopkinson *
Tanya Huff
Kij Johnson *
Diana Wynne Jones
Gwyneth Jones *
Leigh Kennedy *
Caitlin Kiernan *
Rosemary Kirstein *
Ellen Klages *
Mary Robinette Kowal *
Nancy Kress
Katherine Kurtz
Ellen Kushner
Madeline L’Engle
Margo Lanagan *
Deborah Layne *
Sharon Lee
Tanith Lee
Ursula LeGuin
Anna Leonard *
Kelly Link *
Jane Linskold
Elizabeth A. Lynn
Katherine MacLean *
A.E. Maxwell
Ardath Mayhar
Anne McCaffrey
Shawna McCarthy *
Maureen McHugh *
Vonda N. McIntyre
Patricia A. McKillip
R. M. Meluch *
Farah Mendlesohn *
Judith Merril
Stephenie Meyer
Barbara Michaels
Laura Mixon *
Judith Moffett
Mary Anne Mohanraj *
Elizabeth Moon
C. L. Moore
Cheryl Morgan *
C. E. Murphy *
Pat Murphy *
Edith Nesbit (E. A. Nesbit)
Andre Norton
Naomi Novik *
Rebecca Ore *
Rachel Pollack *
Cherie Priest *
Marta Randall *
Kit Reed *
Laura Resnick
Ann Rice
M. Rickert *
J.D. Robb(Nora Roberts)
Justina Robson *
Michaela Roessner *
J. K. Rowling
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Joanna Russ *
Mary Doria Russell *
Lilith Saintcrow
Jessica Amanda Salmonson *
Pamela Sargent *
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Melissa Scott *
Ekaterina Sedia *
Nisi Shawl *
Delia Sherman *
Sharon Shinn *
Kristine Smith
Sherwood Smith *
Wen Spencer
Nancy Springer
Margaret St. Clair
Caroline Stevermer *
Mary Stewart
Amy Tan
Judith Tarr
Sheri S. Tepper
Amy Thomson *
James Tiptree, Jr.
Mary Turzillo *
Lisa Tuttle
Catherynne M. Valente
Ann VanderMeer *
S. L. Viehl
Joan D. Vinge
Evangeline Walton
Jo Walton
Martha Wells *
Kate Wilhelm
Sheila Williams *
Connie Willis *
Terri Windling
Patricia C. Wrede
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Jane Yolen