List of Spanish-language authors

Last updated December 15, 2024

This is a list of Spanish-language authors, organized by country.

Argentina

Roberto Arlt (1900–1942)
Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999)
Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
Sergio Chejfec (born 1956)
Julio Cortázar (1914–1984)
Esteban Echeverría (1805–1851)
Juana Manuela Gorriti (1818–1892)
José Hernández (1834–1886)
Sylvia Iparraguirre (born 1947)
Alicia Jurado (1922–2011)
Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
Manuel Mujica Láinez (1910–1984)
Ricardo Piglia (1941–2017)
Manuel Puig (1932–1990)
Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011)
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811–1888)
Ana Maria Shua (born 1951)
Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938)
Patricio Sturlese (born 1973)
Héctor Tizón (1929–2012)
Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938)

Bolivia

Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (1931–1980)
Gigia Talarico (born 1953)

Chile

Isabel Allende (born 1942)
Eduardo Anguita (1914–1992)
Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003)
José Baroja (born 1983)
María Luisa Bombal (1910–1980)
José Donoso (1924–1996)
Ariel Dorfman (born 1942)
Jorge Edwards (born 1931)
Diamela Eltit (born 1949)
Alberto Fuguet (born 1964)
Gustavo Gac-Artigas (born 1944)
Olga Grau (born 1945)
Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948)
Enrique Lihn (1929–1988)
Sergio Missana (born 1968)
Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957)
Pablo Neruda (1904–1973)
Gonzalo Rojas (1916–2011)
Manuel Rojas (1896–1973)
Antonio Skármeta (born 1940)
Luis Sepúlveda (1949–2020)
Marcela Serrano (born 1951)

Colombia

Andrés Caicedo (1951–1977)
Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014)
Jorge Isaacs (1837–1895)
Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013)
Rafael Pombo (1833–1912)
José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928)
Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933–2016)
Fernando Vallejo (born 1942)
Samael Aun Weor (1917–1977)
Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958)
Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal (born 1945)
Gonzalo Arango Arias (1931–1976)
Porfirio Barba-Jacob (1883–1942)
Tomás Carrasquilla (1858–1940)
Germán Castro Caycedo (1940–2021)
Manuel Mejía Vallejo (1923–1998)
Jairo Aníbal Niño (1941–2010)
Laura Restrepo (born 1950)
Olga Elena Mattei (born 1933)
José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928)
Daniel Samper Pizano (born 1945)
José Asunción Silva (1865–1896)
José María Vargas Vila (1860–1933)
Albalucía Angel (born 1939)
Magdalena León de Leal (born 1939)
Fanny Buitrago (born 1943)
Jorge Franco (born 1962)

Costa Rica

Manuel Argüello Mora (1834–1902)
Alfonso Chase (born 1945)
Fabián Dobles (1918–1997)
Quince Duncan (born 1940)
Carlos Luis Fallas (1909–1966)
Carlos Gagini (1865–1925)
Joaquín García Monge (1881–1958)
Manuel González Zeledón ("Magón") (1864–1936)
Max Jiménez (1900–1947)
Tatiana Lobo (born 1939)
Carmen Lyra (1888–1949)
José Marín Cañas (1904–1981)
Carmen Naranjo (1928–2012)
Julieta Pinto (1921–2022)
Emilia Prieto Tugores (1902–1986)
José León Sánchez (born 1929)
Rodrigo Soto (born 1962)

Cuba

Brígida Agüero y Agüero (1837–1866)
Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990)
Miguel Barnet (born 1940)
Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929–2005)
Alejo Carpentier (1904–1980)
Daína Chaviano (born 1957)
Enrique Cirules (1938–2016)
Domitila García Doménico de Coronado (1847–1938)
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873)
Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989)
José Lezama Lima (1910–1976)
Dulce María Loynaz (1902–1997)
José Martí (1853–1895)
Leonardo Padura Fuentes (born 1955)
Gonzalo de Quesada (1496/1506 or 1509–1579)
Ernesto Juan Castellanos (born 1963)
Severo Sarduy (1937–1993)
Zoé Valdés (born 1959)

Dominican Republic

Fabio Fiallo (1866–1942)
Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1884–1946)
Juan Bosch (1909–2001)
Joaquín Balaguer (1909–2002)
Pedro Mir (1913–2000)
Alfredo Fernández Simó (1915–1991)
Junot Díaz (born 1970)

Ecuador

Abdón Ubidia, (born 1944), novelist
Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003), novelist, poet and diplomat
Agustin Cueva (1937–1992), literary critic and sociologist
Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (1915–1992), poet, novelist and journalist
Alfonso Rumazo González (1903–2002), historian, essayist and literary critic
Alfredo Gangotena – poet who wrote in French and Spanish
Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (1908–1993), novelist, essayist, journalist, historian
Alicia Yánez Cossío (born 1928), poet, novelist and journalist
Ángel Felicísimo Rojas (1909–2003), novelist, and poet
Arturo Borja (1892–1912), poet
Aurelio Espinosa Pólit (1894–1961), poet, translator
Benjamín Carrión Mora (1897–1979), writer
Benjamín Urrutia (born 1950), author and scholar
Carlos Altamirano Sánchez – poet and journalist
Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo – poet
Carmen Acevedo Vega – poet and writer
Dolores Veintimilla (1829–1857), poet
Edmundo Ribadeneira Meneses (1920–2004), writer and university professor
Eduardo Varas – novelist and journalist
Efraín Jara Idrovo – poet and writer
Enrique Gil Gilbert (1912–1973), novelist, journalist, poet
Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño – poet
Eugenio Espejo (1747–1795), writer and lawyer
Euler Granda (1935–2018), poet, novelist
Fanny Carrión de Fierro – poet, essayist and professor
Filoteo Samaniego – novelist, poet, historian, translator, and diplomat
Francisco Tobar Garcia – poet, novelist, and playwright
Gabriel Cevallos García – writer and historian
Galo René Pérez – biographer, poet, and essayist
Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera – poet and writer
Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez – poet, novelist and short story writer
Hugo Mayo (1895–1988), poet
Humberto Fierro – poet
Isacovici Salomon (1924–1998), writer
Iván Carvajal (born 1948), poet, philosopher, writer
Jaime Galarza Zavala – poet, journalist and politician
Jenny Estrada – Writer and journalist
Joaquín Gallegos Lara – novelist and short story writer
Jorge Carrera Andrade – poet
Jorge Icaza Coronel (1906–1978), novelist
Jorge Luis Cáceres (born 1982), editor, anthologist
Jorge Núñez Sánchez (1947–2020), writer, historian and professor
Jorge Pérez Concha (1908–1995), historian, biographer, writer and diplomat
José de la Cuadra – novelist and short story writer
José Joaquín de Olmedo – poet
José Martínez Queirolo – playwright
Fray José María Vargas O.P. (1902–1988), writer and historian
José Rumazo González – poet
Juan Bautista Aguirre y Carbo (1725–1786), poet
Juan Larrea Holguín (1927–2006), writer and lawyer
Juan León Mera (1832–1894), essayist, novelist, politician
Juan Manuel Rodríguez (born 1945), professor and author
Juan Montalvo (1832–1889), author and essayist
Julio Pazos Barrera (born 1944), poet
Karina Galvez (born 1964), poet
Luis Alberto Costales – poet, philosopher, writer, professor and politician
Luis Enrique Fierro (born 1936), poet and medical doctor
Medardo Ángel Silva – poet
Miguel Donoso Pareja – poet, novelist, and short-story writer
Nela Martínez (1912–2004), activist, and writer
Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1912–2002), poet
Nicolás Kingman Riofrío – journalist, writer and politician
Numa Pompilio Llona (1832–1907), poet, journalist, educator, diplomat, and philosopher
Octavio Cordero Palacios – playwright, poet, mathematician, lawyer, professor and inventor
Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999), writer and politician
Rafael Díaz Ycaza – poet, novelist, and short story writer
Raquel Verdesoto – poet, biographer, teacher, feminist activist
Raúl Andrade Moscoso (1905–1983), journalist and playwright
Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel (born 1939), biographer
Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947), writer and pianist
Ulises Estrella (1939–2014), poet, film expert
Víctor Manuel Rendón (1859–1940), poet, novelist, playwright, biographer, translator