Somehow reminded that @namitabhandare asked about Kashmiri women whose books/work should be widely read.

Ather Zia, Nitasha Kaul, Uzma Falak, Mona Bhan, Inshah Malik, Essar Batool, Fatima Kanth, Huma Dar, Hafsa Kanjiwal, Nighat Sahiba, Naseem Shifai, Samreen Mushtaq...

Asiya Zahoor
Farah Bashir (forthcoming book)
Niya Shahdad
Fozia Qazi
Onaiza Drabu
Ashwaq Masoodi
Nishita Trisal
Rifat Mohidin
Ruwa Shah
Maroosha Muzaffar
Qurratulain Rehbar
Masrat Zahra...

Sabbah Haji
and BBC journalist Aliya Nazki.

This is not a definitive list at all (and it’s terrible that one has to make lists like this). Please feel free to add yours. And my apologies in advance for any spelling mistakes.