| Clue | Writer | Lifespan |
| Posthumous Pulitzer-Prize winner for poetry collection 'What's O'Clock' | |
| American writer and poet, author of 'Tender Buttons' | |
| Author of 'The Well of Loneliness' | |
| American poet famous for 'In The Waiting Room' | |
| Carribbean-American writer, poet and feminist | |
| American author of 'Rubyfruit Jungle' | |
| Jewish activist, changed her name to express her sexuality | |
| | Clue | Writer | Lifespan |
| Singer-songwriter of 'At 17' and science fiction author | |
| Philosopher and academic, author of 'Gender Trouble' | |
| American crime writer, creator of Dr Kay Scarpetta | |
| Wrote 'Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit' | |
| Creator of American comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For | |
| Scottish author of 'The Accidental' | |
| MTV star, author of 'Hooking Up With...' | |
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