June Hildegarde Flanner
JUNE HILDEGARDE FLANNER was an American playwright, essayist, poet, and conversationalist. She was born in Indianapolis into a family in the arts with older sisters Janet Flanner (a journalist)...
Kang Sunghee
KANG SUNGHEE (강성희) was born in what would become North Korea. After majoring in English Literature and acting in a play as part of her graduation project, Kang became inspired to write. But it was...
Kate O’Brien
KATE O’BRIEN was an Irish novelist, journalist, and playwright who began writing fiction while working as a governess abroad. After moving to England, she worked for a British daily newspaper. The...
Katharine Prichard
KATHARINE PRICHARD was an author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia. She was also part of a new community of free thinking public intellectuals who, amongst other things,...
Katherine Frances Purdon
KATHERINE PURDON was a novelist and playwright. Educated in both England and Ireland, she became a prominent part of the Irish Revival movement and a member of the United Irishwomen. Purdon wrote...
Katherine of Sutton
KATHERINE OF SUTTON, ABBESS OF BARKING was a Benedictine nun and noble, and is thought to be England's first female playwright. Assuming the position of Abbess of Barking in 1358, she became...
Katherine Tillman
KATHERINE TILLMAN was an African-American poet, playwright, essayist, and fiction writer. Her fictional novels include Beryl Weston's Ambition: The Story of an Afro-American Girl's Life (1893) and...
Kay Baxter
KAY BAXTER was an English dramatist, journalist, and teacher. Born in a region of British India, Baxter went on to study modern and medieval language at Cambridge, followed by a program at the...