Nelly Sachs (1891–1970), German poet and playwright; 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962), English writer, poet and gardener Mary Sadler (born 1941), South African novelist Elif Safak (born 1971), Turkish writer Françoise Sagan (1935–2004), French playwright, novelist and screenwriter Mamta Sagar (born 1966), Kannada poet and playwright living in Bangalore Sarojini Sahoo (born 1956), Indian feminist writer and fiction writer; Sensible Sensuality, The Dark Abode Nandini Sahu (born 1973), Indian English poet, folklorist and academic Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin (1746–1830), novelist, playwright and children's writer: see Genlis Pirkko Saisio (born 1949), Finnish author, actress and director Arja Salafranca (born 1971), South African poet Nina Salaman (1877–1925), English poet and translator Excilia Saldaña (1946–1999), Afro-Cuban poet and children's writer Marta Salgado,(born 1947), Afro-Chilean non-fiction Nino Salia (1898–1992), Georgian émigré historian active in France Blanaid Salkeld (1880–1959), Irish poet, dramatist and salon hostess Jessica Amanda Salmonson (born 1950), US fiction writer, essayist and editor Lydie Salvayre (born 1948), French writer Fiona Sampson (born 1968), British poet and editor Lin Sampson (living), South African journalist Sonia Sanchez (born 1934), US poet, playwright and children's writer Milcha Sanchez-Scott (born 1953), US playwright George Sand (1804–1876), French novelist and playwright; Indiana Mari Sandoz (1896–1966), US fiction writer and biographer Sappho (c. 630–570 BC), Greek poet Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960), Sri Lankan-Australian poet and journalist Tibors de Sarenom (c.