Elena Quiroga de Abarca (Santander, October 26, 1921 – Corunna, October 3rd 1995), Spanish writer.Elena Quiroga (1921-1995) was a Spanish writer renowned for her narrative prose work.
She was considered as one of the most prominent women of her time, mostly because she was preoccupied by injustice, and explored the themes of childhood and adolescence.
She was the second woman to enter the Real Academia Española (Royal Academy of the Spanish Language) from 1944 to 1983.