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

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Argentina

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  Roberto Arlt (1900–1942)


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  Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999)


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  Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)


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  Sergio Chejfec (born 1956)


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  Julio Cortázar (1914–1984)


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  Esteban Echeverría (1805–1851)


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  José Hernández (1834–1886)


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  Sylvia Iparraguirre (born 1947)


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  Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)


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  Manuel Mujica Láinez (1910–1984


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  Ricardo Piglia (born 1941)


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  Manuel Puig (1932–1990)


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  Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011)


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  Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811–1888)


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  Ana Maria Shua (born 1951)


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  Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938)


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  Patricio Sturlese (born 1973)


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  Héctor Tizón (born 1929)


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  Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938)

Bolivia

• 
  Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (1931–1980)

Chile

• 
  Isabel Allende (born 1942)


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  Eduardo Anguita (1914-1992)


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  Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003)


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  María Luisa Bombal (1910–1980)


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  José Donoso (1924–1996)


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  Ariel Dorfman (born 1942)


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  Jorge Edwards (born 1931)


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  Diamela Eltit (born 1949)


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  Alberto Fuguet (born 1964)


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  Gustavo Gac-Artigas (born 1944)


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  Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948)


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  Enrique Lihn (1929–1988)


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  Sergio Missana (born 1968)


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  Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957)


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  Pablo Neruda (1904–1973)


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  Gonzalo Rojas (born 1917)


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  Manuel Rojas (born 1896)


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  Antonio Skármeta (born 1940)


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  Luis Sepúlveda (born 1949)


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  Marcela Serrano (born 1951)

Colombia

• 
  Andrés Caicedo (1951–1977)


• 
  Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014)


• 
  Jorge Isaacs (1837–1895)


• 
  Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013)


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  Rafael Pombo (1833–1912)


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  José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928)


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  Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933–2016)


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  Fernando Vallejo (born 1942)


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  Samael Aun Weor (1917–1977)


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  Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958)


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  Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal (born 1945)


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  Gonzalo Arango Arias (1931–1976)


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  Porfirio Barba-Jacob (1883–1942)


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  Tomás Carrasquilla (1858–1940)


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  Germán Castro Caycedo (born 1940)


• 
  Manuel Mejía Vallejo (1923–1998)


• 
  Jairo Aníbal Niño (born 1941)


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  Laura Restrepo (born 1950)


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  Olga Elena Mattei (born 1933)


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  José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928)


• 
  Daniel Samper Pizano (born 1945)


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  José Asunción Silva (1865–1896)


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  José María Vargas Vila (1860–1933)


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  Albalucía Angel (born 1939)


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  Fanny Buitrago (born 1945)


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  Jorge Franco (born 1962)

Costa Rica

• 
  Manuel Argüello Mora (1834–1902)


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  Alfonso Chase (born 1945)


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  Fabián Dobles (born 1918)


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  Quince Duncan (born 1940)


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  Carlos Luis Fallas (1909–1966)


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  Carlos Gagini (1865–1925)


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  Joaquín García Monge (1881–1958)


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  Manuel González Zeledón ("Magón") (1864–1936)


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  Max Jiménez (1900–1947)


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  Tatiana Lobo (born 1939)


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  Carmen Lyra (1888–1949)


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  José Marín Cañas (1904–1981)


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  Carmen Naranjo (born 1930)


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  Julieta Pinto (born 1922)


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  Emilia Prieto Tugores ((1902–1986)


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  José León Sánchez (born 1929)


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  Rodrigo Soto (born 1962)

Cuba

• 
  Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990)


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  Miguel Barnet (born 1940)


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  Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929–2005)


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  Alejo Carpentier (1904–1980)


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  Daína Chaviano (born 1957)


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  Enrique Cirules (born 1938)


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  Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873)


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  Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989)


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  José Lezama Lima (1910–1976)


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  Dulce María Loynaz (1902–1997)


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  José Martí (1853–1895)


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  Leonardo Padura Fuentes (born 1955)


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  Gonzalo de Quesada (1496/1506 or 1509–1579)


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  Ernesto Juan Castellanos (born 1963)


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  Severo Sarduy (1937–1993)


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  Zoé Valdés (born 1959)

Dominican Republic

• 
  Fabio Fiallo (born 1866)


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  Pedro Henríquez Ureña (born 1884)


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  Juan Bosch (born 1909)


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  Joaquín Balaguer (born 1909)


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  Pedro Mir (born 1913)


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  Alfredo Fernández Simó (born 1915)


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  Junot Díaz (born 1970)

Ecuador

• 
  Abdón Ubidia, (born 1944), novelist


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  Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003), novelist, poet and diplomat


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  Agustin Cueva (1937–1992), literary critic and sociologist


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  Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (1915–1992), poet, novelist and journalist


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  Alfonso Rumazo González (1903–2002), historian, essayist and literary critic


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  Alfredo Gangotena - poet who wrote in French and Spanish


• 
  Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (1908—1993), novelist, essayist, journalist, historian


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  Alicia Yánez Cossío (born 1928), poet, novelist and journalist


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  Ángel Felicísimo Rojas (1909–2003), novelist, and poet


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  Arturo Borja (1892–1912), poet


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  Aurelio Espinosa Pólit (1894–1961), poet, translator


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  Benjamín Carrión Mora (1897–1979), Writer


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  Benjamín Urrutia (born 1950), author and scholar


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  Carlos Altamirano Sánchez - poet and journalist


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  Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo - poet


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  Carmen Acevedo Vega - poet and writer


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  Dolores Veintimilla (1829–1857), poet


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  Edmundo Ribadeneira Meneses (1920–2004), writer and university professor


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  Eduardo Varas - novelist and journalist


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  Efraín Jara Idrovo - poet and writer


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  Enrique Gil Gilbert (1912–1973), novelist, journalist, poet


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  Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño - poet


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  Eugenio Espejo (1747–1795), writer and lawyer


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  Euler Granda (born 1935), poet, novelist


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  Fanny Carrión de Fierro - poet, essayist and professor


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  Filoteo Samaniego - novelist, poet, historian, translator, and diplomat


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  Francisco Tobar Garcia - poet, novelist, and playwright


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  Gabriel Cevallos García - Writer and historian


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  Galo René Pérez - Biographer, poet, and essayist


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  Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera - poet and writer


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  Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez - poet, novelist and short story writer


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  Hugo Mayo (1895–1988), poet


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  Humberto Fierro - poet


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  Isacovici Salomon (1924–1998), writer


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  Iván Carvajal (1948-) - poet, philosopher, writer


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  Jaime Galarza Zavala - poet, journalist and politician


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  Jenny Estrada - Writer and journalist


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  Joaquín Gallegos Lara - povelist and short story writer


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  Jorge Carrera Andrade - poet


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  Jorge Icaza Coronel (1906–1978), novelist


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  Jorge Luis Cáceres (born 1982), editor, anthologist


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  Jorge Núñez Sánchez (born 1947), writer, historian and professor


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  Jorge Pérez Concha (1908-1995), historian, biographer, writer and diplomat


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  José de la Cuadra - novelist and short story writer


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  José Joaquín de Olmedo - poet


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  José Martínez Queirolo - playwright


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  Fray José María Vargas O.P. (1902–1988), writer and historian


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  José Rumazo González - poet


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  Juan Bautista Aguirre y Carbo (1725-1786), poet


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  Juan Larrea Holguín (1927–2006), writer and lawyer


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  Juan León Mera (1832–1894), essayist, novelist, politician


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  Juan Manuel Rodríguez (born 1945), professor and author


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  Juan Montalvo (1832–1889), author and essayist


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  Julio Pazos Barrera (born 1944), poet


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  Karina Galvez (born 1964), poet


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  Luis Alberto Costales - poet, philosicianopher, writer, professor and politician


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  Luis Enrique Fierro (born 1936), poet and medical doctor


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  Medardo Ángel Silva - poet


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  Miguel Donoso Pareja - poet, novelist, and short story writer


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  Nela Martínez (1912–2004), activist, and writer


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  Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1912–2002), poet


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  Nicolás Kingman Riofrío - journalist, writer and politician


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  Numa Pompilio Llona (1832–1907), poet, journalist, educator, diplomat, and philosopher


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  Octavio Cordero Palacios - playwright, poet, mathematician, lawyer, professor and inventor


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  Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999), writer and polit


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  Rafael Díaz Ycaza - poet, novelist, and short story writer


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  Raquel Verdesoto - poet, biographer, teacher, feminist activist


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  Raúl Andrade Moscoso (1905-1983), journalist and playwright


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  Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel (born 1939), biographer


• 
  Sonia Manzano Vela (1947), writer and pianist


• 
  Ulises Estrella (1939–2014), poet, film expert


• 
  Víctor Manuel Rendón (1859–1940), poet, novelist, playwright, biographer, translator

Ecuatorial Guinea

• 
  María Nsué Angüe (1945–2017 )


• 
  Juan Balboa Boneke (1938–2014)


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  Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel (1966– )


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  Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo (1950– )


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  Raquel Ilonbé (¿1938?–1992)


• Justo Bolekia Boleká


• 
  Leoncio Evita Enoy (1929–1996)

El Salvador

• 
  Claribel Alegría (born 1924)


• 
  Arturo Ambrogi (1874–1936)


• 
  Manlio Argueta (born 1935)


• 
  Mario Bencastro (born 1949)


• 
  Horacio Castellanos Moya (born 1957)


• 
  Carlos Castro (born 1944)


• José Roberto Cea


• 
  Roque Dalton (1935–1975)


• Jacinta Escudos


• 
  Alfredo Espino (1900—1928)


• 
  Francisco Gavidia (1863–1955)


• 
  Pedro Geoffroy Rivas (1908–1979)


• Claudia Hernández González


• David J. Guzmán


• 
  Claudia Lars (1899–1974)


• Francisco Machón Vilanova


• Alberto Masferrer


• 
  Salarrué (1899–1975)

Guatemala

• Arturo Arias


• 
  Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974)


• 
  Flavio Herrera (1895–1968)


• 
  Mario Monteforte Toledo (1911–2003)


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  Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)


• 
  Máximo Soto Hall (1871–1944)

Honduras

• 
  Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966)


• 
  Roberto Sosa (1930–2011)


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  Eduardo Bähr (born 1940)

Mexico

List of Mexican writers

• 
  Mariano Azuela (1873–1952)


• 
  Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)


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  Salvador Díaz Mirón (1853–1928)


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  Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648/1651–1695)


• 
  Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo (born 1950)


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  Laura Esquivel (born 1950)


• 
  Carlos Fuentes (born 1928)


• 
  Elena Garro (1894–1971)


• 
  Eve Gil (born 1968)


• 
  Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859–1895)


• 
  Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928–1983)


• 
  Rossy Evelin Lima (born 1986)


• 
  Germán List Arzubide (1898–1998)


• 
  Ramón López Velarde (1888–1921)


• 
  Manuel Maples Arce (1898–1981)


• 
  Ángeles Mastretta (born 1949)


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  Amado Nervo (1870–1919)


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  Salvador Novo (1904–1974)


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  Fernando del Paso (born 1935)


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  Octavio Paz (1914–1998)


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  Carlos Pellicer (1897–1977)


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  Sergio Pitol (1933–2018)


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  Elena Poniatowska (born 1932)


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  Ricardo Raphael (born 1968)


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  Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959)


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  Juan Rulfo (1917–1986)


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  Alberto Ruy-Sánchez (born 1951)


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  Jaime Sabines (1926–1999)


• 
  Carlos Tello Díaz (born 1962)


• 
  Arqueles Vela (1899–1977)


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  Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950)


• 
  Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)

Nicaragua

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  Gioconda Belli (born 1948)


• 
  Omar Cabezas (born 1950)


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  Ernesto Cardenal (born 1925)


• 
  Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969)


• 
  Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002)


• 
  Rubén Darío (1867–1916)


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  Salomón de la Selva (1893–1959)


• 
  José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994)


• 
  Sergio Ramírez (born 1942)

Panama

• 
  Rosa María Britton (born 1936)


• 
  Gloria Guardia (born 1940)


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  Darío Herrera (1870–1914)


• 
  Ricardo Miró (1883–1940)


• 
  María Olimpia de Obaldía (1891–1985)


• 
  Elsie Alvarado de Ricord (1928–2005)


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  José Luis Rodríguez Pittí (born 1971)

Paraguay

• 
  Alcibiades González Delvalle (born 1936)


• 
  Augusto Roa Bastos (1917–2005)

Peru

• Ciro Alegría


• 
  José María Arguedas (1911–1969)


• 
  César Atahualpa Rodríguez (1889–1972)


• 
  Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born 1939)


• 
  Fernando Fernán Gómez (born 1921)


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  Clorinda Matto de Turner (1853–1909)


• 
  Isabel Sabogal (1958-)


• 
  César Vallejo (1892–1938)


• 
  Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936)


• 
  Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616)
  
  • See the complete list at List of Peruvian writers.
  
  

Philippines

• 
  Jesús Balmori (1887–1948)


• Edmundo Farolán


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  Adelina Gurrea Monasterio (1896–1971)


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  Graciano López Jaena (1856–1896)


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  Apolinario Mabini (1864–1903)


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  José Palma (1876–1903)


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  Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850–1896)


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  Guillermo Gómez Rivera (born 1936)


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  Claro M. Recto (1890–1960)


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  José Rizal (1861–1896)


• 
  Antonio Abad (1894-1970)

Puerto Rico

• 
  Julia de Burgos, poet


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  Giannina Braschi, author of "El imperio de los suenos," and "Yo-Yo Boing!"


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  Rosario Ferré, author of "Sweet Diamond Dust"


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  René Marqués, author of "La Carretera"


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  Luis Rafael Sánchez, author of "Macho Camacho's Beat"

Spain

• 
  Joan Baptista Aguilar (d. 1714)


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  Rafael Alberti (1902–1999)


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  Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833–1891)


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  Clarín (1852–1901)


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  Ignacio Aldecoa (1925–1969)


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  Josefina Aldecoa (1926–2011)


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  Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984)


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  Mateo Alemán (1547–1614)


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  Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990)


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  Joaquín Arderíus (1885–1969)


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  Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)


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  Arturo Barea (1897–1957)


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  Pío Baroja (1872–1956)


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  Carlos Be (born 1974)


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  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870)


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  Gonzalo de Berceo (c. 1190–c. 1264)


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  José María Blanco-White (1775–1841)


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  Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928)


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  Juan Boscán (1490–1542)


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  José Cadalso (1741–1782)


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  Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681)


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  Gabriela Bustelo (born 1962)


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  Francisco Fernández Carvajal (born 1938)


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  Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885)


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  Camilo José Cela (1916–2002)


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  Luis Cernuda (1902–1963)


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  Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616)


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  Gutierre de Cetina (1520–1557)


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  Álvaro Cunqueiro (1911–1981)


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  San Juan de la Cruz (1542–1591)


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  Miguel Delibes (1920–2010)


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  Agustín Díaz Pacheco (born 1953)


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  Gerardo Diego (1896–1987)


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  Juan del Encina (1469–1533)


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  Vicente Espinel (1550–1624)


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  José de Espronceda (1808–1842)


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  Fray Benito Jerónimo Feijoo (1676–1764)


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  León Felipe (1884–1968)


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  Gloria Fuertes (1917–1998)


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  Espido Freire (born 1974)


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  Federico García Lorca (1898–1936)


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  Juan García Rodenas (born 1976)


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  José María Gironella (1917–2003)


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  Luis de Góngora (1561–1627)


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  José Goytisolo (1928–1999)


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  Juan Goytisolo (born 1931)


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  Luis Goytisolo (born 1935)


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  Baltasar Gracián (1601–1658)


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  Fray Antonio de Guevara (1480–1545)


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  Jorge Guillén (1893–1984)


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  Miguel Hernández (1910–1942)


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  José Hierro (1922–2002)


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  Francisco Javier Illán Vivas (born 1958)


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  Tomás de Iriarte (1750–1791)


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  Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958)


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  Gaspar de Bracamonte (c.1595–1676)


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  Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811)


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  Mariano José de Larra (1809–1837)


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  Fray Luis de León (1527–c. 1591)


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  Fernando S. Llobera (born 1965)


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  Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana (1398–1458)


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  Mariló López Garrido (born 1963)


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  Antonio Machado (1875–1936)


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  Manuel Machado (1874–1947)


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  Jorge Manrique (1440–1479)


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  Javier Marías (born 1951)


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  Julián Marías (1914–2005)


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  Juan Marsé (born 1933)


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  Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000)


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  Luis Martín-Santos (1924–1964)


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  Azorín (1863–1967)


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  Ana María Matute (1925–2014)


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  Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (born 1943)


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  Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo (1856–1912)


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  Gabriel Miró (1879–1930)


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  Agustín Moreto y Cavana (1618–1661)


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  Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 1956)


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  Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851–1921)


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  Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920)


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  Arturo Pérez-Reverte (born 1951)


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  Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1680)


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  Vicente Risco (1884–1963)


• 
  Fernando de Rojas (1465–1541)


• 
  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla (1607–1660)


• 
  Luis Rosales (1910–1992)


• 
  Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita (c. 1283–c. 1350)


• 
  Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581–1639)


• 
  Carlos Ruiz Zafón (born 1964)


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  Pedro Salinas (1892–1951)


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  José Luis Sampedro (1917–2013)


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  Tirso de Molina (1571–1648)


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  Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910–1999)


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  Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936)


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  Juan Valera (1824–1905)


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  Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866–1936)


• 
  Félix Lope de Vega (1562–1635)


• 
  Garcilaso de la Vega (1503–1536)


• 
  Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1589–1669)


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  María de Zayas y Sotomayor (1590–1661)


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  José Zorrilla y Moral (1817–1893)


• 
  Alfonso Vallejo (born 1943)


• 
  Carlos G. Vallés (born 1925)


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  Agustín García Calvo (1926–2012)


• Lydia Zimmermann

United States of America

• 
  Fray Angelico Chavez (1910–1996)


• 
  Sandra Cisneros (born 1954)


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  Giannina Braschi (born 1953)


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  Julia de Burgos (1914–1953)

Uruguay

• Eduardo Acevedo Díaz


• José Enrique Rodó


• 
  Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015)


• Bartolomé Hidalgo


• 
  Jorge Majfud (born 1969)


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  Mario Benedetti (1920–2009)


• Orosmán Moratorio


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  Juan Carlos Onetti (1909–1994)


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  Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937)


• Carlos Vaz Ferreira


• 
  Idea Vilariño (1920–2009)

Venezuela

• 
  Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969)


• 
  Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001)