# List of authors by name: Q

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with Q:
Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* Nizar Qabbani (1923–1998, Syria, p/nf)
* Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1909–1985, India, p/nf)
* Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831–1896, Persia, nf)
* Rawhiya al-Qallini (1915–1980, Egypt, p)
* Bachir Qamari (1951–2021, Morocco, nf/f/d)
* Abdel Hakim Qasem (1934–1990, Egypt, f)
* Najwa Qassem (1967–2020, Lebanon, nf)
* Aref Qazvini (1882–1934, Iran, p)
* Qian Xuantong (錢玄同, 1887–1939, China, nf)
* Qian Zhongshu (錢鍾書, 1910–1998, China, f/nf)
* Qiao Ji (喬吉, died 1345, China, d/p)
* Qin Hui (秦檜, 1090–1155, China, nf)
* Qin Jiushao (秦九韶, c. 1202–1261, China, nf)
* Li Qingzhao (李清照, 1084 – c. 1155 or 1081 – c. 1141, China, p/nf)
* Qiu Jin (秋瑾, 1875–1907, China, p/nf)
* Qu Bo (曲波, 1923–2002, China, f/nf/p)
* Qu Yuan (屈原, c. 340–278 BC, China, p)
* Qu You (瞿佑, 1341–1427, China, f/p)
* Robert Quackenbush (1929–2021, US, ch)
* Roberto Quaglia (born 1962, Italy, f)
* Bernard Quaritch (1819–1899, Germany/England, nf)
* Francis Quarles (1592–1644, England, p)
* Paul Quarrington (1953–2010, Canada, f/d)
* Alissa Quart (born 1972, US, nf/p)
* Kwei Quartey (living, Ghana/US, f)
* Marjorie Quarton (born 1930, Ireland, f)
* Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968, Italy, p)
* Ato Quayson (born 1961, Ghana/US, nf)
* Ihsan Abdel Quddous (1919–1990, Egypt, f/d)
* José Martínez Queirolo (1931–2008, Ecuador, d)
* José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845–1900, Portugal/France, f)
* Eça de Queiroz (1845–1900, Portugal/France, f/nf)
* Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003, Brazil, f/d/nf)
* Raymond Queneau (1903–1976, France, f/p/nf)
* C. H. B. Quennell (1872–1935, England, nf)
* Marjorie Quennell (1884–1972, England, ch)
* Peter Quennell (1905–1993, England, nf/p)
* Antero de Quental (1842–1891, Portugal, p/nf)
* Erica Quest (1924–2022, England, f), joint pseudonym of Nancy Buckingham and John Sawyer
* Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1645, Spain, p/f/nf)
* Jules Quicherat (1814–1882, France, nf)
* Amanda Quick (born 1948, US, f), pseudonym of Jayne Ann Krentz
* Matthew Quick (born 1973, US, f/ch)
* Alison Quigan (born 1952, N Zealand, d)
* Carroll Quigley (1910–1977, US, nf)
* John Quigley (1925–2021, Scotland, f)
* Sarah Quigley (born 1967, N Zealand, f/p/nf)
* Isabel Quigly (1926–2018, Spain/England, f)
* Eduardo Quiles (born 1940, Spain, d/f)
* Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863–1944, England, f/nf)
* Mabel Quiller-Couch (c. 1866–1924, England, nf/ch)
* Edward Quillinan (1791–1851, Portugal/England, p)
* Ann Quin (1936–1973, England, f)
* Betty Quin (1920s–1993, Australia, d)
* Tarella Quin (1877–1934, Australia, ch/f)
* Philippe Quinault (1635–1688, France, d)
* Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859, England/Scotland, nf)
* John Quincy (died 1722, England, nf)
* Anna Quindlen (born 1952, US, nf)
* Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000, US, nf)
* Anthony Quiney (born 1935, England, nf)
* Anthony Quinn (1915–2001, Mexico/US, nf), pseudonym of Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca
* Julia Quinn (born 1969, US, f), pseudonym of Julie Pottinger, born Cotler
* Roderic Quinn (1867–1949, Australia, p/f)
* A. J. Quinnell (1940–2005, England, f), pseudonym of Philip Nicholson
* Ernesto Quiñonez (born 1969, Ecuador/US, f)
* Mário Quintana (1906–1994, Brazil, p)
* Rebeca Quintáns (born 1964, Spain, nf)
* Raúl Quinto (born 1978, Spain, p)
* Anthony Quinton (1925–2010, England, nf)
* Charles Le Quintrec (1926–2008, France, p)
* Randolph Quirk (1920–2017, Isle of Man/England, nf)
* Elena Quiroga (1921–1995, Spain, nf)
* Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937, Uruguay/Argentina, d/p/f)
* Christine Qunta (born 1952, S Africa, p/nf)
* Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966, Egypt, f/nf/p)
* Anne Margrethe Qvitzow (1652–1700, Denmark, p/nf)