- P.D. James
- Agatha Christie
- Alice Hoffman
- Diana Wynne-Jones
- Margaret Atwood
- A.S. Byatt
- Jane Austen
- J.K. Rowling
- Paulina Simons
- Virginia Woolf
- Harper Lee
- Did I mention Margaret Atwood?
- Hilary Mantel
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Patti Smith
- Oh and, I'm sorry, I think I may have forgotten Margaret Atwood.
And you know what worries me, after having re-read my list? I'm pretty sure they're all white.
Caitlin fails.
Note to self: read some female authors who aren't white. Or who aren't Margaret Atwood.