List of Malaysian writers
The following is a list of writers born, living or residing in Malaysia ordered by their last name. This list includes writers of all genres and in any language.
This is a subsidiary list to the List of Malaysians.
A
- Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854)
- Kassim Ahmad
- Shahnon Ahmad, known as a National Laureate.
- Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician.
- Syed Husin Ali Professor, politician and author of nearly 20 books.
- Adibah Amin. Writer, columnist, teacher, and actress.
- Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel.
- Usman Awang
B
C
- Chang Kuei-hsing
- Bernice Chauly
- Zen Cho
- Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.
E
- Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet.
F
H
- Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer.
- Noordin Hassan
- Zurinah Hassan
- Ho Sok Fong
- Abdullah Hussain (1920–2014)
J
- Khasnor Johan, historian.
K
- Kee Thuan Chye
- Khoo Kheng-Hor
- Shih-Li Kow. Shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.
L
M
- K. S. Maniam
- Rani Manicka
- Ruhaini Matdarin
- Mahathir Mohamad
- Latiff Mohidin
- Amir Muhammad (born 1972)
- Ramlee Awang Murshid
N
- Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian.
- Kevin Nyiau
O
R
S
- A. Samad Said (born 1935)
- Preeta Samarasan
- Al-Sayyid Shaykh bin Ahmad al-Hadi. Considered "father of the Malay novel."
- Huzir Sulaiman
T
- Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
- Faisal Tehrani
- Chiew-Siah Tei