# List of Belarusian writers

Below is an alphabetical list of famous novelists, poets, and playwrights, who are Belarusian or of Belarusian origin.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* F
* H
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* R
* S
* T
* V
* Z

## A

* Aleś Adamovič (1927–1994), writer and critic.
* Kastuś Akuła (1925–2008), writer and journalist.
* Śviatłana Aleksijevič (born 1948), investigative journalist and prose writer.
* Francišak Alachnovič (1883–1944), writer, journalist and Gulag survivor.
* Natalla Arsieńnieva (1903–1997), playwright, poet, and translator.

## B

* Alhierd Bacharevič (b. 1975), writer and translator.
* Maksim Bahdanovič (1891–1917), poet, journalist and literary critic.
* Francišak Bahuševič (1840–1900), poet, writer and lawyer.
* Ryhor Baradulin (1935–2014), poet, essayist and translator
* Źmitrok Biadula (Samuił Płaŭnik) (1886–1941), poet, writer and activist.
* Alexander Bogdanov (1873–1928), philosopher and revolutionary.
* Janka Bryl (1917–2006), short-story writer.
* Symon Budny (c. 1530 – 1593), humanist scholar and educator.
* Vasil Bykaŭ (1924–2003), novelist.

## C

* Ciotka (Ałaiza Paškievič) (1876–1916), poet and political activist.

## Č

* Jan Čačot (1796–1847), romantic poet and ethnologist.
* Kuźma Čorny (1900–1944), novelist.

## D

* Siarhiej Dubaviec (born 1959), journalist and writer.
* Uładzimier Duboŭka (1900–1976), poet and nationalist.
* Vincent Dunin-Marcinkievič (c. 1808 – 1884), writer, poet, dramatist and social activist.

## F

* Sasha Filipenko (b. 1984), writer and journalist.

## H

* Maksim Harecki (1893–1939), folklorist and scholar.
* Ciška Hartny (Źmicier Žyłunovič) (1887–1937), poet, writer and journalist.
* Alés Harun (1887–1920), poet, story writer and dramatist.
* Larysa Hienijuš (1910–1983), poet, writer and nationalist.
* Adam Hlobus (b. 1958), writer, poet, and artist.

## K

* Karuś Kahaniec (1868–1918), poet and writer
* Kastuś Kalinoŭski (1838–1864), writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary.
* Ihnat Kančeŭski (pen name Ihnat Abdziralovič, 1896–1923), poet, philosopher and publicist
* Uładzimier Karatkievič (1930–1984), romantic writer.
* Hienadź Klaŭko (1932–1979), poet and translator.
* Jakub Kołas (Kanstancin Mickievič) (1882–1956), poet, dramatist and writer.
* Moyshe Kulbak (1896–1937), writer.
* Janka Kupała (Ivan Łucevič) (1882–1942), poet and writer.

## Ł

* Vaclaŭ Łastoŭski (1883–1938), critic, literary historian and politician.

## M

* Viktar Martinowich (b. 1977), writer and journalist.
* Janka Maŭr (1883–1971), writer.
* Ivan Mielež (1921–1976), novelist and playwright.

## N

* Uładzimier Niaklajeŭ (born 1946), poet and writer.

## O

* Theodore Odrach (1912–1964)
* Napaleon Orda (1807–1883), musician, composer, artist and writer.

## P

* Zianon Paźniak (b. 1944), politician.
* Sergiusz Piasecki (1901–1964), writer.
* Alaksandar Patupa (1945–2009), philosopher, scientist and human rights activist.
* Aleś Prudnikaŭ (1910–1941), poet.
* Pavał Prudnikaŭ (1911–2000), writer.
* Jazep Pušča (1902–1964), poet.

## R

* Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705–1753), dramatist and writer.
* Ryhor Reles (1913–2004), Jewish writer in Yiddish.
* Alexander Rypinski (1809–1886), poet, translator and folklorist.

## S

* Leŭ Sapieha (1557–1663), nobleman and statesman.
* Francysk Skaryna (c. 1490 – c. 1551), publisher and translator.
* Uładzimier Sodal (1937–2015), specialist in literature, journalist, researcher, local historian.
* Uładzisłaŭ Syrakomla (1823–1862), romantic poet, writer and translator.

## Š

* Ivan Šamiakin (1921–2004), socialist realist writer.
* Fabijan Šantyr (1887 - 1920), Belarusian poet, writer and public figure who is regarded as “the first victim of [the Bolsheviks] in…Belarusian politics and literature”.
* Karłas Šerman (1934–2005), translator.

## T

* Maksim Tank (Jaŭhien Skurko) (1912–1995), poet and translator.
* Kiryła Turaŭski (1130–1182), bishop and saint.
* Siarhiej Trachimionak (b. 1950), writer, screenwriter.

## V

* Lavon Volski (born 1965), musician, writer and painter.
* Joannis Vislicensis (c. 1485/90–1520), epic poet.