List of New Zealand women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in New Zealand or whose lives and works are closely associated with that country.

  • Keri Kaa (born 1942), Māori language advocate, writer and educator
  • Simone Kaho (born 1978), poet
  • Angelique Kasmara (living), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer, editor and translator
  • Kapka Kassabova (born 1973), poet and writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction
  • Amy Kane (1879–1979), journalist and community leader
  • Merata Kawharu (fl. 1990s), writer and academic
  • Sheridan Keith (born 1942), novelist, short-story writer, artist, broadcaster and curator
  • Lindy Kelly (born 1952), short-story writer, children's writer, playwright and novelist
  • Elizabeth Kelso (1889–1967), journalist, editor and community leader
  • Jan Kemp (born 1949), poet and short-story writer
  • Anne Kennedy (born 1959), novelist, poet and filmwriter
  • Alice Annie Kenny (1875–1960), short-story writer and novelist
  • Angela Kepler (born 1943), naturalist and writer
  • Suzi Kerr (born 1966), economist, academic and non-fiction writer
  • Fiona Kidman (born 1940), novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short-story writer
  • Rachael King (born 1970), novelist and short-story writer
  • Elizabeth Knox (born 1959), novelist, autobiographical novella writer and essayist
  • Shonagh Koea (born 1939), novelist, short-story writer
  • Saradha Koirala (born 1980), poet, writer and novelist
  • Makerita Urale (fl. 1990s), playwright, producer and documentary director
  • Kathryn van Beek (born 1980/1981), short story writer, playwright, children's writer and illustrator

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