The following are lists of authors and writers:

By name

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

By type of writing or genre

• List of biographers
• List of children's literature authors
• List of Buddhist authors
• List of crime writers
• List of detective fiction authors
• List of dramatists
• List of essayists
• List of fantasy authors
• List of folklorists
• List of historians
• List of historical novelists
• List of illustrators
• List of horror fiction authors
• List of humorists
• List of journalists
• List of magazine writers
• List of military writers
• List of mystery writers
• List of new technologies writers
• List of newspaper writers
• List of non-fiction authors
• List of occult authors
• List of playwrights
• List of poets
• List of political authors
• List of romantic novelists
• List of science writers
• List of science fiction authors
• List of screenwriters
• List of self-help authors
• List of short story authors
• List of Spiritualist authors
• List of thriller authors
• List of Western fiction authors

By nationality, race, or origin

• List of novelists by nationality
• List of African writers / by country
• List of African-American writers
• List of Algerian writers
• List of Asian-American writers
• List of American authors
• List of Brazilian writers
• List of Canadian writers
• List of Georgian writers
• List of Iranian writers
• List of Croatian authors
• List of Native American writers
• List of Pakistani authors
• List of Portuguese writers
• List of Slovak authors
• List of Scottish writers

By language (Non-English)

• List of Chinese authors
• List of Croatian authors
• List of Dutch language authors
• List of French language authors
• List of German-language authors
• List of Hebrew language authors
• List of Hindi and Urdu authors
• List of Italian writers
• List of Japanese authors: A B C D E F G H I J K M N O R S T U W Y Z
• List of Persian language authors
• List of Polish language authors
• List of Spanish language authors
• List of Swedish language writers
• List of Tamil language writers
• List of Welsh language authors