List of Uruguayan writers

The following is a list of notable Uruguayan writers:

Name	Period	Writings	Other	Places	-
Delmira Agustini	1886–1914	poet			-
Marcelina Almeida	mid 19th-c	novelist, writer, poet		Montevideo	-
Enrique Amorim	1900–1960	novelist, writer			-
Dino Armas	born 1941	playwright	theater director		-
Teresita de Barbieri	1937-2018	writer	sociologist	Mexico City	-
Ana Barrios Camponovo	born 1961	writer, illustrator	actress	Montevideo, Spain	-
Roberto Barry	1920-1980	writer, musician, comedian		Montevideo	-
Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour	born 1944	writer	Vatican employee	Rome	-
Mario Benedetti	1920–2009	journalist, novelist, poet			-
Horacio Bernardo	born 1976	writer and philosopher			-
Marcia Collazo	born 1959	novelist, poet	lawyer, teacher		-
Helena Corbellini	born 1959	novelist, poet	professor		-
Ismael Cortinas	1884–1940	journalist, playwright	politics		-
Gerardo de Oscar	1978	writer, essayist	teacher		-
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz	1851–1921	writer, journalist	politician		-
Emilio Frugoni	1880–1969	poet, essayist, journalist	politician, lawyer		-
Eduardo Galeano	1940–2015	journalist, writer, novelist			-
Malí Guzmán	born 1961	playwright, journalist, scenographer, writer			-
Alicia Haber	born 1946	historian, art critic, curator, teacher		Montevideo	-
Felisberto Hernández	1902–1964	writer	pianist		-
Ernesto Herrera	1889–1917	playwright, short story, journalist			-
Julio Herrera y Reissig	1875–1910	poet, playwright, essayist			-
Suleika Ibáñez	1930–2013	novelist, essayist, poet	teacher, and translator	Montevideo	-
Sara de Ibáñez	1909–1971	poet, literary critic	educator	Montevideo	-
Juana de Ibarbourou	1892–1979	poet			-
Lola Larrosa de Ansaldo	1859–1895	writer		Buenos Aires	-
Circe Maia	born 1932	poet	translator	Montevideo - Tacuarembó	-
Jorge Majfud	born 1969	novelist, essayist	architect, prof. of mathematics and art	Tacuarembó - elsewhere	-
Leo Maslíah	born 1954	novelist, poet, short story, playwright	musician, singer	Montevideo - Buenos Aires	-
Tomás de Mattos	1947–2016	writer	librarian	Tacuarembó	-
Jesús Moraes	born 1955	short story		Artigas	-
Alvaro Ojeda	born 1958	writer, journalist, novelist, poet	reviewer		-
Juan Carlos Onetti	1909–1994	novelist, short story			-
Emilio Oribe	1893–1975	poet, essayist	philosopher, doctor		-
Danilo Pallares Echeverría	?-present	writer	musician	Flores	-
Manuel Pérez y Curis	1884–1920	poet		Montevideo	-
Teresa Porzecanski	born 1945	anthropologist, novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer		Montevideo
Cristina Peri Rossi	born 1941	novelist, poet, short story	translator		-
Carmen Posadas	born 1953	books for children, writes for film & TV		Montevideo	-
Fanny Puyesky	1939–2010	books, columns, plays	lawyer	Montevideo	-
Horacio Quiroga	1878–1937	playwright, poet, short story		Salto, Buenos Aires	-
Ana Ribeiro	born 1955	historical essays, novels	professor	Montevideo	-
José Enrique Rodó	1872–1917	essayist		Montevideo	-
Mauricio Rosencof	born 1933	playwright, poet, journalist		Florida	-
Florencio Sánchez	1875–1910	playwright, journalist	politician	Montevideo	-
Ramiro Sanchiz	born 1978	novelist, short story writer	translator	Montevideo	-
Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta	born 1947	writer	activist, educator	Montevideo	-
Daniel Vidart	1920–2019	anthropologist, historian		Paysandú	-
Constancio C. Vigil	1876–1954	writer	publisher	Rocha, Buenos Aires	-
Ida Vitale	born 1923	poet		Montevideo	-
Giselda Zani	1909–1975	poet, short story writer	art critic		-
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín	1855–1931	epic poet	politician	Montevideo	-
Roy Berocay	born 1955	journalist	author	Montevideo	-

List of Uruguayan writers

List of Uruguayan poets