Female Writers

Celebrating female literary heroines

From Maya Angelou to Fahmida Riaz, a number of female writers and poets have championed the cause of women using the power of the pen.

Best-selling science fiction author Ursula K Le Guin dies at 88

In a career that spanned decades, Le Guin published more than 20 novels, wrote children's books, dozens of short stories, volumes of poetry and collections of essays - but is best remembered for global bestselling "Earthsea" series.