List of authors by name: V

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with V:

Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics

A  – B  – C  – D  – E  – F  – G  – H  – I  – J  – K  – L  – M  – N  – O  – P  – Q  – R  – S  – T  – U  – V – W  – X  – Y  – Z

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Va–Ve

• Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965, Norway, p/d)
• Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952, Norway, f/p/nf)
• Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947, Romania/France, p/f/nf)
• Andrew Vachss (1942–2021, US, f)
• Joachim Vadian (1484–1551, Switzerland/Austria, nf)
• Rachel Vail (born 1966, US, ch)
• Gertrude Vaile (1878–1954, US, nf)
• János Vajda (1827–1897, Hungary, p)
• Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675–1737, Kingdom of Kartli/Ottoman E, nf/p)
• Aline Valangin (1889–1986, Switzerland, f)
• Indrė Valantinaitė (born 1984, Soviet Union/Lithuania, p)
• Nanos Valaoritis (1921–2019, Greece/US, p/f/d)
• Eysteinn Valdason (fl. 10th c. CE, Iceland, p)
• Abraham Valdelomar (1888–1919, Peru, p/f/nf)
• Luis Valdez (born 1940, US, d)
• Mercedes Valdivieso (1924–1993, Chile, f)
• Guillermo Valencia (1873–1943, Colombia, p)
• Karl Valentin (1882–1948, Germany, nf)
• Jenny Valentine (born 1970, England/Wales, ch)
• Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938, Argentina, f/nf)
• Sinéad de Valera (1878–1975, Ireland, ch)
• Paul Valéry (1871–1945, France, p/nf)
• Lorenzo Valla (c. 1407–1457, Italy, nf)
• César Vallejo (1892–1938, Peru/France, p/d/nf)
• Fernando Vallejo (born 1942, Colombia/Mexico, f/d/nf)
• Jules Vallès (1832–1885, France, nf)
• Carl-Johan Vallgren (born 1964, Sweden, f)
• Valentine Vallis (1916–2009, Australia, p/nf)
• Jean-Pierre Vallotton (born 1955, Switzerland, p/f/ch)
• Valmiki (final BCE centuries, India, poet)
• Léonise Valois (1868–1936, Canada, p/nf)
• Jan Valtin (1905–1951, Germany/US, nf)
• Miklós Vámos (born 1950, Hungary, nf/f/d)
• Jack Vance (1916–2013, US, f)
• Josip Vandot (1884–1944, Austrian Empire/Yugoslavia, f/ch)
• Nikola Vaptsarov (1909–1942, Bulgaria, p)
• Chad Varah (1911–2007, England, nf)
• Varand (born 1954, Iran, p/d/nf), born Soukias Hacob Koorkchian
• Blanca Varela (1926–2009, Peru, p)
• Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014, Chile, p)
• Fred Vargas (born 1957, France, nf/f), pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau
• Martin Vargic (born 1998, Slovakia, nf)
• Elizabeth Varley (1909–2002, England, nf), born Elizabeth Susan Douglas-Scott-Montagu
• John Varley (born 1947, US, f)
• Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987, India, p/nf/f)
• Shreekumar Varma (born 1955, India, f/d/ch)
• Karl August Varnhagen von Ense (1785–1858, Germany, nf)
• Rahel Varnhagen (1771–1833, Germany, nf)
• Dimitris Varos (1949–2017, Greece, p/nf)
• Daniel Varoujan (1884–1915, Ottoman E, p)
• M. Vasalis (1909–1998, Netherlands, p/nf), pseudonym of Margaretha Drooglever Fortuyn-Leenmans
• José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984, Brazil, f)
• Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (1923–2006, Portugal, poet)
• Dragiša Vasić (1885–1945, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/nf)
• Dušan Vasiljev (1900–1924, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/f/d)
• M. G. Vassanji (born 1950, Kenya/Canada, f/nf)
• Johann Karl Wilhelm Vatke (1806–1882, Germany, nf)
• Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana (1911–1987, India, p/f/nf), pseudonym Agyeya
• Henry Vaughan (1621–1695, Wales, p/nf)
• Hilda Vaughan (1892–1985, Wales/England, f)
• Thomas Vaux (1509–1556, England, p)
• Joana Vaz (c. 1500 – post-1570, Portugal, p)
• Vazha-Pshavela (1861–1915, Russian E, p/f/d), pseudonym of Luka Razikashvili
• Reetika Vazirani (1962–2003, India/US, p)
• Ivan Vazov (1850–1921, Bulgaria, p/f/d)
• Lourdes Vázquez (born 1950, Puerto Rico/US, f/p/nf)
• Ana Lydia Vega (born 1946, Puerto Rico, f/nf)
• Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616, Peru/Spain, nf)
• Lope de Vega (1562–1635, Spain, d/p/f)
• Attila Végh (born 1962, Hungary, p/nf)
• Maffeo Vegio (1407–1458, Italy, p/nf)
• Manuel Veiga (born 1948, Cape Verde, nf)
• Arqueles Vela (1899–1977, Guatemala/Mexico, p/nf)
• Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947, Ecuador, p/f)
• Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989, US, nf)
• Álvaro Velho (fl. 15th–16th c., Portugal, nf)
• Konstantin Velichkov (1855–1907, Bulgaria/France, nf)
• Vukša Veličković (born 1979, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/f)
• Dragan Velikić (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)
• Nikolaj Velimirović (1881–1956, Serbia/US, nf)
• Carlos Pezoa Véliz (1879–1908, Chile, p/nf)
• Svetlana Velmar-Janković (1933–2014, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)
• Vladimir Velmar-Janković (1895–1976, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf)
• Vemana (fl. 17th c., Andhra Pradesh, p)
• Dione Venables (1930–2023, England, f), pseudonym DG Finlay
• Fernando Venâncio (born 1944, Portugal, nf)
• Gavrilo Stefanović Venclović (c. 1680 – c. 1749, Austrian E, p/nf)
• Helen Vendler (born 1933, US, nf)
• Òscar Vendrell Corrons (1973, Spain, nf/f)
• F.A. Venter (1916–1997, S Africa, f)
• Jean Venturini (1919–1940, Tunisia/Morocco, p)
• Serge Venturini (born 1955, France, p)
• Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999, Ecuador, nf)
• Yvonne Vera (1964–2005, S Rhodesia/Canada, f)
• Enrique Verástegui (1950–2018, Peru, p/f/nf)
• Horacio Verbitsky (born 1942, Argentina, nf)
• Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902, Spain, p)
• Edward de Vere (1550–1604, England, p/d)
• Cesário Verde (1855–1886, Portugal, p)
• Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604, England, p/d)
• Péter Veres (1897–1970, Hungary, nf)
• Giovanni Verga (1840–1922, Italy, f)
• Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara (1857–1939, Chile, nf/f)
• Nicolaas Vergunst (born 1958, S Africa, f)
• Émile Verhaeren (1855–1916, Belgium/France, p/nf)
• Peter Verhelst (born 1962, Belgium, p/nf/d)
• Erico Verissimo (1905–1975, Brazil/US, f)
• Jumoke Verissimo (born 1979, Nigeria, p/f)
• Luis Fernando Verissimo (born 1936, Brazil, nf/d)
• Iman Verjee (living, Kenya/Canada, f)
• Paul Verlaine (1844–1896, France, p)
• Paul Vermeersch (living, Canada, p)
• Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562, Italy/Switzerland, nf)
• Jules Verne (1828–1905, France, f/p/d)
• R. V. Vernède (1905–2003, England/India, f)
• Amy Cripps Vernon (1870–1956, England, ch)
• Caroline Vernon (1908–1988, England, nf)
• David Vernon (born 1965, Australia, nf)
• Frances Vernon (1963–1991, England, f)
• Eliseo Verón (1935–2014, Argentina, nf)
• Louie Verrecchio (born 1961, US, nf)
• Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995, Norway, p/ch)
• Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970, Norway, p/f)
• Sonja Veselinović (born 1981, Yugoslavia/Serbia)
• Simon Vestdijk (1898–1971, Netherlands)
• Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920–2008, Norway, ch)
• József Vészi (1858–1940, Hungary, p/nf)
• Enn Vetemaa (1936–2017, Estonia, f/d/nf)
• Aglaja Veteranyi (1962–2002, Romania/Switzerland, f)
• Stephanie Vetter (1884–1974, Netherlands/Belgium, f)
• Veturi (1936–2010, India, p)
• Aleksije Vezilić (1753–1792, Austrian E, p)

Vi–Vy

• Boris Vian (1920–1959, France, f/p/d)
• Vladimir Bulatović Vib (1931–1994, Yugoslavia, nf)
• Gil Vicente (c. 1465 – c. 1536, Portugal, d/p)
• F. B. Vickers (1903–1985, England/Australia, f)
• Salley Vickers (born 1948, England, f)
• Vincent Cartwright Vickers (1879–1939, England, nf)
• Elena Maria Vidal (born 1962, US, f/nf)
• Drífa Viðar (1920–1971, Iceland, nf/f)
• Juan José Videgain (born 1975, Spain, nf)
• Emanuil A. Vidinski (born 1978, Bulgaria, f/p)
• Milan Vidmar (1885–1962, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, nf)
• Marko Vidojković (born 1975, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)
• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891, India, nf)
• Alice Vieira (born 1943, Portugal, ch)
• António Vieira (1608–1697, Portugal/Brazil, nf)
• Arménio Vieira (born 1941, Cape Verde, p/nf)
• José Luandino Vieira (born 1935, Angola, f), pseudonym of José Vieira Mateus da Graça
• Francis Vielé-Griffin (1864–1937, US/France, p)
• Peter Viereck (1916–2006, US, p/nf)
• Berthold Viertel (1885–1953, Austria, d)
• Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson (fl. c. 1000 CE, Iceland, p)
• Claude Vigée (1921–2020, France/Israel, p)
• Gilles Vigneault (born 1928, Canada, p)
• Alfred de Vigny (1797–1863, France, p/f/d)
• Judit Vihar (born 1944, Hungary, nf/p)
• Vicki Viidikas (1948–1998, Australia, p/f)
• Vijayakrishnan (born 1952, India, nf/f)
• Bjørg Vik (1935–2018, Norway, f/d/nf)
• Ola Viker (1897–1972, Norway, f)
• José María Vargas Vila (1860–1933, Colombia, f/nf)
• Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (1906–1947, S Africa, f/p/nf)
• Heiki Vilep (born 1960, Estonia, p/ch/f)
• Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 1958, Iceland, p/d/nf)
• Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925–2011, Scotland/Iceland, f/d/p)
• Lettie Viljoen (born 1948, S Africa, f), pseudonym of Ingrid Winterbach
• José García Villa (1908–1997, Philippines, p/nf/f)
• Rene Villanueva (1954–2007, Philippines, d/ch)
• Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950, Mexico, p/d/nf)
• Charles de Villers (1765–1815, France, nf)
• Christopher Villiers (born 1960, England, d)
• Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (born 1966, S Africa, p/nf)
• François Villon (c. 1431 – c. 1463, France, p)
• Juan Villoro (born 1956, Mexico, f/ch)
• Luis Villoro (1922–2014, Mexico, nf)
• Elsa G. Vilmundardóttir (1932–2008, Iceland, nf)
• Mladen Vilotijević (born 1935, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
• Nada Vilotijević (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
• David Viñas (1927–2011, Argentina, d/nf/f)
• Stanislav Vinaver (1891–1955, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/nf)
• Sherard Vines (1890–1974, England, p/f/nf)
• Joan D. Vinge (born 1948, US, f)
• Vernor Vinge (1944–2024, US, f)
• Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870, Norway, p/nf)
• Judith Viorst (born 1931, US, p/ch)
• Elfrida Vipont (1902–1992, England, ch/nf)
• Dev Virahsawmy (1942–2023, Mauritius, d/p/f)
• Virgil (70–19 BCE, Rome/Roman E, p), full name Publius Vergilius Maro
• Elene Virsaladze (1911–1977, Russian E/USSR, nf)
• Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807–1887, Germany/Austria, f/p/d)
• Filip Višnjić (1767–1834, Ottoman E/Austrian E, p)
• Miroslav Josić Višnjić (1946–2015, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/p/nf)
• A.G. Visser (1878–1929, S Africa, p)
• Wayne Visser (born 1970, Rhodesia/England, nf/p)
• Roemer Visscher (1547–1620, Netherlands, p)
• Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773–1805, Hungary, p/d)
• Milovan Vitezović (born 1944, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/d)
• Mihailo Vitković (1778–1829, Hungary, p)
• Roger Vitrac (1899–1952, France, d/p)
• Vitruvius (c. 80/70 – post-15 BCE, Roman E, nf), full name Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
• Elio Vittorini (1908–1966, Italy, nf/f)
• Herbert Vivian (1865–1940, England, nf/f)
• Vincenzo Viviani (1622–1703, Italy, nf)
• Vladislav the Grammarian (fl. 1456–1479, Serbia/Bulgaria, nf)
• Ivan Vladislavić (born 1957, S Africa, f)
• Gordana Vlajić (born 1959, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/ch)
• Svetozar Vlajković (born 1938, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/d)
• Gelu Vlașin (born 1966, Romania, p/nf)
• Charlotte Voake (born 1957, Wales/England, ch)
• Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819, Habsburg E, nf/p)
• Mato Vodopić (1816–1893, Austria-Hungary, p)
• Julius Vogel (1835–1899, N Zealand, f)
• Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230, Holy Roman E, p)
• A. E. van Vogt (1912–2000, Canada/US, f)
• Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937, Norway, p)
• Élise Voïart (1786–1866, France, nf/f/ch)
• Vasile Voiculescu (1884–1963, Romania, p/f/d)
• Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon (1708–1775, France, d/p)
• Vincent Voiture (1597–1648, France, p/nf)
• Goran Vojnović (born 1980, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/p)
• Ivo Vojnović (1857–1929, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f/d)
• Lujo Vojnović (1864–1951, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, nf)
• Jan Erik Vold (born 1939, Norway, p/nf)
• Richard von Volkmann (1830–1889, Germany, nf/ch/p), pseudonym Richard Leander
• Voltaire (1694–1778, France, nf/f/d), pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet
• Völu-Steinn (fl. mid-10th c. CE, Iceland, p)
• Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679, Germany/Netherlands, p/d)
• Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007, US, f/d/nf)
• Jón úr Vör (1917–2000, Iceland, p)
• Prežihov Voranc (1893–1950, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f)
• John Vornholt (born 1951, US, f/d/ch)
• Mihály Vörösmarty (1800–1855, Hungary, p/d)
• Johann Heinrich Voss (1751–1826, Germany, p/nf)
• Christopher Voss (born 1957, US, nf)
• Richard Voss (1851–1918, Germany/Italy, d/f)
• Margaret Winifred Vowles (1882–1932, England, nf)
• Andrei Voznesensky (1933–2010, USSR/Russia, p)
• Stanko Vraz (1810–1851, Austria-Hungary, p), born Jakob Frass
• Brian Vrepont (1882–1955, Australia, p), pseudonym of Benjamin Arthur Truebridge
• Anne de Vries (1904–1964, Netherlands, f/ch)
• Theun de Vries (1907–2005, Netherlands, nf/p/f)
• Leo Vroman (1915–2014, Netherlands/US, p)
• Lazar Vučković (1937–1966, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)
• Prvoslav Vujcic (born 1960, Canada, nf/p)
• Joakim Vujić (1772–1847, Habsburg E/Serbia, nf/f/d)
• Dušan Vukajlović (1948–1994, Yugoslavia, p)
• Divna M. Vuksanović (born 1965, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
• Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952, Romania, nf)
• Nikola Vulić (1872–1945, Ottoman E/Yugoslavia, nf)
• Christian August Vulpius (1762–1827, Germany, f/d)
• Seita Vuorela (1971–2015, Finland, ch)
• Vyasa (undated, India, p), full name Krishna Dvaipayana
• Vydūnas (1868–1953, E Prussia/Germany, p/nf), pseudonym of Wilhelm Storost