9 Female Authors Who Wrote Under Male Pen Names

They broke through barriers to get their voices heard.

By Matthew Thompson | Published Mar 27, 2019

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Alice Mary Norton / Andre Norton

The Scent of Magic

By Andre Norton

Alice Bradley Sheldon / James Tiptree, Jr.

Brightness Falls from the Air

By James Tiptree Jr.

Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin / George Sand

Indiana

By George Sand

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The Brontë Sisters / Currer, Acton, and Ellis Bell

Jane Eyre

By Charlotte Brontë

Mary Ann Evans / George Eliot

Middlemarch

By George Eliot

Joanne Rowling / J.K. Rowling / Robert Galbraith

female authors who wrote under male pen names

The Cuckoo’s Calling

By Robert Galbraith

Louisa May Alcott / A.M. Branard

Little Women

By Louisa May Alcott

Karen Blixen / Isak Dinesen

female authors who wrote under male pen names

Out of Africa

By Isak Dinesen

Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb

female authors who wrote under male pen names

J. D. Robb In Death Collection Books 1-5

By J.D. Robb

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