List of Latin American writers
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.Some of the most important writers from Latin America, organized by cultural region and nationality. The focus is on Latin American literature.
Andes
Bolivia
- Alcides Arguedas (1879–1946), historian
- Matilde Casazola
- Javier del Granado (1913–1996), poet
- Víctor Montoya
- José Ignacio de Sanjinés (1786–1864), poet
- Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
- Jaime Sáenz (1921–1986), poet and novelist
- Pedro Shimose
- Gastón Suárez (1929–1984), novelist and dramatist
- Franz Tamayo (1878–1956), poet
- Adela Zamudio (1854–1928), poet and novelist
Colombia
Jorge Isaacs wrote María, one of the most influential 19th Century novels in Spanish
Main article: List of Colombian writers
- Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer and journalist
- Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
- Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist
- Helena Araújo
- Porfirio Barba-Jacob
- Andrés Caicedo
- James Cañón
- Tomás Carrasquilla
- Germán Castro Caycedo
- Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1982)
- Adolfo León Gómez, poet
- Jorge Isaacs
- Jaime Manrique, writer and painter
- Santiago Martínez Delgado, writer and painter
- Álvaro Mutis
- Rafael Pombo
- Laura Restrepo González
- José Eustasio Rivera
- Daniel Samper Pizano
- José Asunción Silva
- Guillermo Valencia
- Fernando Vallejo
- José María Vargas Vila
- León de Greiff
Ecuador
- See also Ecuadorian writers
Peru
Mario Vargas LLosa, 2010 Nobel Prize winner
Main article: List of Peruvian writers
- José María Arguedas
- Cesar Vallejo
- Alfredo Bryce
- Manuel González Prada
- Clorinda Matto de Turner
- José Carlos Mariátegui
- Julio Ramón Ribeyro
- Abraham Valdelomar
- Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (2010)
- Enrique Lopez Albujar
- Ricardo Palma
Venezuela
- Category:Venezuelan writers
Main article: List of Venezuelan writers
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Andrés Eloy Blanco
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Brazil
Main article: List of Brazilian writers
Caribbean
- Category:Caribbean writers
Cuba
Main article: List of Cuban writers
- Reinaldo Arenas
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante
- Alejo Carpentier
- Daína Chaviano
- Julián del Casal
- Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
- Nicolás Guillén
- José María Heredia
- José Lezama Lima
- José Martí
- Heberto Padilla
- Virgilio Piñera
- Severo Sarduy
- Pedro Juan Gutiérrez
Dominican Republic
- Category:Dominican Republic writers
- See also Dominican Republic writers
- Julia Alvarez
- Arambilet
- Joaquín Balaguer
- Juan Bosch
- Manuel del Cabral
- Aída Cartagena Portalatín
- Hilma Contreras
- Junot Díaz
- Pedro Henríquez Ureña
- Pedro Mir
- Salomé Ureña
Haiti
- Category:Haitian writers
- See also Haitian writers
- Edwidge Danticat
- René Depestre
- Roger Dorsinville
- Franck Étienne
- Frédéric Marcelin
- Félix Morisseau-Leroy
- Justin Lhérisson
- Jacques Roumain
Puerto Rico
Main article: List of Puerto Rican writers
Central America
Costa Rica
Roque Dalton, El Salvador's best known poet
- Category:Costa Rican writers
El Salvador
- Category:Salvadoran writers
- See also Salvadoran writers
- Manlio Argueta, novelist
- Roque Dalton, poet and revolutionary
- Jacinta Escudos, novelist
- Claudia Lars, poet
- Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter
Guatemala
Miguel Angel Asturias, Nobel prize winner
- Category:Guatemalan writers
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974) Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1967)
- Marco Antonio Flores (1937-2013)
- Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)
Honduras
See also: Honduran literature
- Óscar Acosta (born 1933), poet and critic
- Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), novelist and journalist
- Eduardo Bähr (born 1940)
- Augusto Coello (1884–1941)
- Julio Escoto (born 1944)
- Javier Abril Espinoza (born 1967)
- Lucila Gamero de Medina (1873-1964)
- Juan Ramón Molina (1875-1908) poet
- Leticia de Oyuela (1935-2008)
- Roberto Sosa (1930-2011), poet
- Juan Pablo Suazo Euceda (born 1972)
- Froylán Turcios (1874-1943)
Nicaragua
Ernesto Cardenal is a poet, Catholic priest and was one of the most famous liberation theologians of the Sandinista Regime.
Karly Gaitán Morales is a Nicaraguan film historian and writer.
See also: List of Nicaraguan writers
- Claribel Alegría (born 1924), poet, she received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006.
- Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), writer
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván (born 1919), political writer
- Gioconda Belli (born 1948), poet
- Tomás Borge (born 1930), writer, poet, and essayist.
- Omar Cabezas (born 1950), writer
- Ernesto Cardenal (born 1925), poet
- Blanca Castellón (born 1958), poet
- José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994), poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, and historian.
- Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), poet
- Arturo Cruz (born 1954), writer
- Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002), poet
- Rubén Darío (1867–1916), poet, referred to as The Father of Modernism.
- Karly Gaitán Morales (born 1980), film historian, and writer.
- Salomón Ibarra Mayorga (1887–1985), poet and lyricist of "Salve a ti, Nicaragua", the Nicaraguan national anthem.
- Erwin Krüger (1915–1973), poet and composer.
- Francisco Mayorga (born 1949), writer
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), writer, editor, and publisher.
- Rosario Murillo (born 1951), poet
- Daniel Ortega (born 1945), poet
- Azarías H. Pallais (1884–1954), poet
- Joaquín Pasos (1914–1947), poet
- Horacio Peña (born 1946), writer and poet.
- Sergio Ramírez (born 1942), writer
- Arlen Siu (died 1972), essayist
- Julio Valle Castillo (born 1952), poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and art critic
- Daisy Zamora (born 1950), poet
Panama
- Category:Panamanian writers
- See also Panamanian writers
- Rosa María Britton, writer
- Gloria Guardia, novelist and essayist
- María Olimpia de Obaldía
- Ricardo Miró, poet
- José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer and photographer
- Moises Pascual, Poet
Mexico
Carlos Fuentes, one of the most internationally popular Mexican writers
Southern Cone
Argentina
Julio Cortázar, one of the leaders of the Latin American boom
Main article: List of Argentine writers
Chile
- Category:Chilean writers
- See also Chilean writers
Pablo Neruda
Paraguay
- See also List of Paraguayans
- Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944)
- José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
- Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
- José María Rivarola Matto (1909–1999)
- Augusto Roa Bastos
Uruguay
Mario Benedetti, a highly popular Uruguayan author and poet
Main article: List of Uruguayan writers
- Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
- José Enrique Rodó
- Delmira Agustini
- Mario Benedetti
- Eduardo Galeano
- Julio Herrera y Reissig
- Leo Maslíah
- Jesús Moraes
- Juan Carlos Onetti
- Emilio Oribe
- Horacio Quiroga
- Tomás de Mattos
- Jorge Majfud
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