List of Spanish-language authors

Argentina

• Roberto Arlt
• Adolfo Bioy Casares
• Jorge Luis Borges
• Sergio Chejfec
• Julio Cortázar
• Esteban Echeverría
• Juana Manuela Gorriti
• José Hernández
• Sylvia Iparraguirre
• Alicia Jurado
• Leopoldo Lugones
• Manuel Mujica Láinez
• Ricardo Piglia
• Manuel Puig
• Ernesto Sabato
• Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• Ana Maria Shua
• Alfonsina Storni
• Patricio Sturlese
• Héctor Tizón
• Luisa Valenzuela

  Bolivia

• Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
• Gigia Talarico

  Chile

• Isabel Allende
• Eduardo Anguita
• Roberto Bolaño
• José Baroja
• María Luisa Bombal
• José Donoso
• Ariel Dorfman
• Jorge Edwards
• Diamela Eltit
• Alberto Fuguet
• Gustavo Gac-Artigas
• Olga Grau
• Vicente Huidobro
• Enrique Lihn
• Sergio Missana
• Gabriela Mistral
• Pablo Neruda
• Rosario Orrego
• Gonzalo Rojas
• Manuel Rojas
• Antonio Skármeta
• Luis Sepúlveda
• Marcela Serrano
• Lucrecia Undurraga Solar

  Colombia

• Andrés Caicedo
• Gabriel García Márquez
• Jorge Isaacs
• Álvaro Mutis
• Rafael Pombo
• José Eustasio Rivera
• Fernando Soto Aparicio
• Fernando Vallejo
• Samael Aun Weor
• Héctor Abad Faciolince
• Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal
• Gonzalo Arango Arias
• Porfirio Barba-Jacob
• Tomás Carrasquilla
• Germán Castro Caycedo
• Manuel Mejía Vallejo
• Jairo Aníbal Niño
• Laura Restrepo
• Olga Elena Mattei
• José Eustasio Rivera
• Daniel Samper Pizano
• José Asunción Silva
• José María Vargas Vila
• Albalucía Angel
• Magdalena León de Leal
• Fanny Buitrago
• Jorge Franco

  Costa Rica

• Manuel Argüello Mora
• Alfonso Chase
• Fabián Dobles
• Quince Duncan
• Carlos Luis Fallas
• Carlos Gagini
• Joaquín García Monge
• Manuel González Zeledón
• Max Jiménez
• Tatiana Lobo
• Carmen Lyra
• José Marín Cañas
• Carmen Naranjo
• Julieta Pinto
• Emilia Prieto Tugores
• José León Sánchez
• Rodrigo Soto

  Cuba

• Brígida Agüero y Agüero
• Reinaldo Arenas
• Miguel Barnet
• Guillermo Cabrera Infante
• Alejo Carpentier
• Daína Chaviano
• Enrique Cirules
• Domitila García Doménico de Coronado
• Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
• Nicolás Guillén
• José Lezama Lima
• Dulce María Loynaz
• José Martí
• Leonardo Padura Fuentes
• Gonzalo de Quesada
• Ernesto Juan Castellanos
• Severo Sarduy
• Zoé Valdés

  Dominican Republic

• Fabio Fiallo
• Pedro Henríquez Ureña
• Juan Bosch
• Joaquín Balaguer
• Pedro Mir
• Alfredo Fernández Simó
• Junot Díaz

  Ecuador

• Abdón Ubidia,, novelist
• Adalberto Ortiz, novelist, poet and diplomat
• Agustin Cueva, literary critic and sociologist
• Alejandro Carrión Aguirre, poet, novelist and journalist
• Alfonso Rumazo González, historian, essayist and literary critic
• Alfredo Gangotena – poet who wrote in French and Spanish
• Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco, novelist, essayist, journalist, historian
• Alicia Yánez Cossío, poet, novelist and journalist
• Ángel Felicísimo Rojas, novelist, and poet
• Arturo Borja, poet
• Aurelio Espinosa Pólit, poet, translator
• Benjamín Carrión Mora, writer
• Benjamín Urrutia, author and scholar
• Carlos Altamirano Sánchez – poet and journalist
• Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo – poet
• Carmen Acevedo Vega – poet and writer
• Dolores Veintimilla, poet
• Edmundo Ribadeneira Meneses, writer and university professor
• Eduardo Varas – novelist and journalist
• Efraín Jara Idrovo – poet and writer
• Enrique Gil Gilbert, novelist, journalist, poet
• Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño – poet
• Eugenio Espejo, writer and lawyer
• Euler Granda, 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, poet
• Humberto Fierro – poet
• Isacovici Salomon, writer
• Iván Carvajal, 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, novelist
• Jorge Luis Cáceres, editor, anthologist
• Jorge Núñez Sánchez, writer, historian and professor
• Jorge Pérez Concha, 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., writer and historian
• José Rumazo González – poet
• Juan Bautista Aguirre y Carbo, poet
• Juan Larrea Holguín, writer and lawyer
• Juan León Mera, essayist, novelist, politician
• Juan Manuel Rodríguez, professor and author
• Juan Montalvo, author and essayist
• Julio Pazos Barrera, poet
• Karina Galvez, poet
• Luis Alberto Costales – poet, philosopher, writer, professor and politician
• Luis Enrique Fierro, poet and medical doctor
• Medardo Ángel Silva – poet
• Miguel Donoso Pareja – poet, novelist, and short-story writer
• Nela Martínez, activist, and writer
• Nelson Estupiñán Bass, poet
• Nicolás Kingman Riofrío – journalist, writer and politician
• Numa Pompilio Llona, poet, journalist, educator, diplomat, and philosopher
• Octavio Cordero Palacios – playwright, poet, mathematician, lawyer, professor and inventor
• Pedro Jorge Vera, writer and politician
• Rafael Díaz Ycaza – poet, novelist, and short story writer
• Raquel Verdesoto – poet, biographer, teacher, feminist activist
• Raúl Andrade Moscoso, journalist and playwright
• Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel, biographer
• Sonia Manzano Vela, writer and pianist
• Ulises Estrella, poet, film expert
• Víctor Manuel Rendón, poet, novelist, playwright, biographer, translator

  Ecuatorial Guinea

• María Nsué Angüe
• Juan Balboa Boneke
• Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
• Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo
• Raquel Ilombé
• Justo Bolekia Boleká
• Leoncio Evita Enoy

  El Salvador

• Claribel Alegría
• Arturo Ambrogi
• Manlio Argueta
• Mario Bencastro
• Horacio Castellanos Moya
• Carlos Castro
• José Roberto Cea
• Roque Dalton
• Jacinta Escudos
• Alfredo Espino
• Francisco Gavidia
• Pedro Geoffroy Rivas
• Claudia Hernández González
• David J. Guzmán
• Claudia Lars
• Francisco Machón Vilanova
• Alberto Masferrer
• Salarrué

  Guatemala

• Arturo Arias
• Miguel Ángel Asturias
• Flavio Herrera
• Mario Monteforte Toledo
• Augusto Monterroso
• Máximo Soto Hall

  Honduras

• Ramón Amaya Amador
• Roberto Sosa
• Eduardo Bähr

  Mexico

• Mariano Azuela
• Rosario Castellanos
• Salvador Díaz Mirón
• Juana Inés de la Cruz
• Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo
• Laura Esquivel
• Carlos Fuentes
• Elena Garro
• Eve Gil
• Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera
• Jorge Ibargüengoitia
• Rossy Evelin Lima
• Germán List Arzubide
• Ramón López Velarde
• Manuel Maples Arce
• Ángeles Mastretta
• Amado Nervo
• Rosa Nissán
• Salvador Novo
• Fernando del Paso
• Octavio Paz
• Carlos Pellicer
• Sergio Pitol
• Elena Poniatowska
• Ricardo Raphael
• Alfonso Reyes
• Juan Rulfo
• Alberto Ruy-Sánchez
• Jaime Sabines
• Carlos Tello Díaz
• Arqueles Vela
• Xavier Villaurrutia
• Gabriel Zaid

  Nicaragua

• Gioconda Belli
• Omar Cabezas
• Ernesto Cardenal
• Alfonso Cortés
• Pablo Antonio Cuadra
• Rubén Darío
• Salomón de la Selva
• José Coronel Urtecho
• Sergio Ramírez

  Panama

• Rosa María Britton
• Gloria Guardia
• Darío Herrera
• Ricardo Miró
• María Olimpia de Obaldía
• Elsie Alvarado de Ricord
• José Luis Rodríguez Pittí

  Paraguay

• Alcibiades González Delvalle
• Augusto Roa Bastos

  Peru

• Ciro Alegría
• José María Arguedas
• César Atahualpa Rodríguez
• Alfredo Bryce Echenique
• Fernando Fernán Gómez
• María Emma Mannarelli
• Clorinda Matto de Turner
• Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy
• Isabel Sabogal
• César Vallejo
• Mario Vargas Llosa
• Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
• *See the complete list at List of Peruvian writers.

  Philippines

• Jesús Balmori
• Edmundo Farolán
• Adelina Gurrea Monasterio
• Graciano López Jaena
• Apolinario Mabini
• José Palma
• Marcelo H. del Pilar
• Guillermo Gómez Rivera
• Claro M. Recto
• José Rizal
• Antonio Abad

  Puerto Rico

• Julia de Burgos, poet
• Giannina Braschi, author of "El imperio de los suenos," and "Yo-Yo Boing!"
• Rosario Ferré, author of "Sweet Diamond Dust"
• René Marqués, author of "La Carretera"
• Luis Rafael Sánchez, author of "Macho Camacho's Beat"

  Spain

• Maria Dolores Acevedo
• Joan Baptista Aguilar
• Rafael Alberti
• Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
• Clarín
• Ignacio Aldecoa
• Josefina Aldecoa
• Vicente Aleixandre
• Mateo Alemán
• Dámaso Alonso
• Núria Añó
• Joaquín Arderíus
• Teresa of Ávila
• Arturo Barea
• Pío Baroja
• Carlos Be
• Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
• Gonzalo de Berceo
• Carmen Blanco y Trigueros
• José María Blanco-White
• Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
• Juan Boscán
• José Cadalso
• Pedro Calderón de la Barca
• Gabriela Bustelo
• Teresa Cameselle
• Francisco Fernández Carvajal
• Rosalía de Castro
• Camilo José Cela
• Luis Cernuda
• Miguel de Cervantes
• Gutierre de Cetina
• Edith Checa Oviedo
• Matilde Cherner
• San Juan de la Cruz
• Álvaro Cunqueiro
• Miguel Delibes
• Agustín Díaz Pacheco
• Gerardo Diego
• Juan del Encina
• Vicente Espinel
• José de Espronceda
• Fray Benito Jerónimo Feijoo
• León Felipe
• Trini de Figueroa
• Espido Freire
• Gloria Fuertes
• Federico García Lorca
• Juan García Rodenas
• Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer
• José María Gironella
• Luis de Góngora
• José Goytisolo
• Juan Goytisolo
• Luis Goytisolo
• Baltasar Gracián
• Fray Antonio de Guevara
• Jorge Guillén
• Carmela Gutiérrez de Gambra
• Miguel Hernández
• José Hierro
• Francisco Javier Illán Vivas
• Tomás de Iriarte
• Juan Ramón Jiménez
• Gaspar de Bracamonte
• Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
• Mariano José de Larra
• Fray Luis de León
• Fernando S. Llobera
• Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana
• Mariló López Garrido
• Antonio Machado
• Manuel Machado
• Jorge Manrique
• Javier Marías
• Julián Marías
• Juan Marsé
• Carmen Martín Gaite
• Luis Martín-Santos
• Azorín
• Ana María Matute
• Marina Mayoral
• Eduardo Mendoza Garriga
• Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo
• Gabriel Miró
• Agustín Moreto y Cavana
• Antonio Muñoz Molina
• Marysa Navarro
• Emilia Pardo Bazán
• Benito Pérez Galdós
• Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• Francisco de Quevedo
• Vicente Risco
• Fernando de Rojas
• Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla
• Luis Rosales
• Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita
• Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
• Carlos Ruiz Zafón
• Pedro Salinas
• José Luis Sampedro
• Francisca Sarasate
• Marta Segarra
• María del Pilar Sinués de Marco
• Tirso de Molina
• Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
• Sara Torres
• Miguel de Unamuno
• Juan Valera
• Ramón del Valle-Inclán
• Félix Lope de Vega
• Garcilaso de la Vega
• Marika Vila
• Esteban Manuel de Villegas
• María de Zayas y Sotomayor
• José Zorrilla y Moral
• Alfonso Vallejo
• Carlos G. Vallés
• Agustín García Calvo
• Lydia Zimmermann