# List of Swedish-language writers

This is a list of Swedish-language novelists, poets and other writers.

## A

* Emmy Abrahamson (born 1976)
* Alf Ahlberg (1892–1979)
* Lars Ahlin (1915–1997)
* Luai Ahmed (born 1993)
* Astrid Ahnfelt (1876–1962)
* John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
* Gallie Åkerhielm [sv] (1907–1968)
* Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977)
* Hans Alfredson (1931–2017)
* Karin Alfredsson (born 1953)
* Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793–1866)
* Einar Askestad (born 1964)
* Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855)
* Dan Andersson (1888–1920)
* Lena Andersson (born 1970)
* Johannes Anyuru (born 1979)
* Britt Arenander (born 1941)
* Werner Aspenström (1918–1997)
* Majgull Axelsson (born 1947)

## B

* Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795)
* Victoria Benedictsson (1850–1888)
* Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954)
* Annie Bergman (1889–1987)
* Bo Bergman (1869–1967)
* Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931)
* Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen (1887–1955)
* Elsa Beskow (1874–1953)
* Eva Billow (1902–1993)
* Marcus Birro (born 1972)
* Elsa Björkman-Goldschmidt (1888–1982)
* August Blanche (1811–1868)
* August Bondeson (1854–1906)
* Karin Boye (1900–1941)
* Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865)
* Annika Bryn (born 1945)

## C

* Bo Carpelan (1926–2011)
* Camilla Ceder (born 1976)
* Siv Cedering (1939–2007)
* Stig Claesson (1928–2008)

## D

* Stig Dagerman (1923–1954)
* Olof von Dalin (1708–1763)
* Tage Danielsson (1928–1985)
* Sven Delblanc (1931–1992)
* Walter Dickson (1916–1990)
* Ernst Didring (1868–1931)
* Elmer Diktonius (1896–1961)

## E

* Inger Edelfeldt (born 1956)
* Johannes Edfelt (1904–1997)
* Åke Edwardson (born 1953)
* Lena Einhorn (born 1954)
* Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968)
* Vilhelm Ekelund (1880–1949)
* Kerstin Ekman (born 1933)
* Sigrid Elmblad (1860–1926), journalist, poet and translator.
* Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020)
* Helena Eriksson (born 1962)
* Maria Ernestam (born 1959)

## F

* Charlotta Falkman (1795–1882), novelist
* Nils Ferlin (1898–1961), poet
* Torbjörn Flygt (born 1964)
* Per Anders Fogelström (1917–1998)
* Lars Forssell (1928–2007)
* Tua Forsström (born 1947)
* Marianne Fredriksson (1927–2007)
* Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911), poet

## G

* Jonas Gardell (born 1963)
* Anders Abraham Grafström (1790–1870)
* Elsa Grave (1918–2003)
* Maria Gripe (1923–2007)
* Jan Guillou (born 1944), journalist, novelist
* Hjalmar Gullberg (1898–1961)
* Lars Gyllensten (1921–2006)

## H

* Carl August Hagberg (1810–1864)
* Stefan Hammarén (born 1963)
* Bob Hansson (born 1970)
* Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940)
* Alf Henrikson (1905–1995)
* Marie Hermanson (born 1956)
* Rut Hillarp (1914–2003)
* Sverre Holmsen (1906–1992)

## J

* Tove Jansson (1914–2001)
* Harry Järv (1921–2009)
* P. C. Jersild (born 1935)
* Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976)

## K

* Mons Kallentoft (born 1968)
* Theodor Kallifatides (born 1938)
* Mare Kandre (1962–2005)
* Marit Kapla (born 1970)
* Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931)
* Jonas Hassen Khemiri (born 1978)
* Agneta Klingspor (1946–2022)
* Martin Koch (1882–1940)
* Richert Vogt von Koch (1838–1913)
* Sara Kristoffersson (born 1972)
* Niklas Krog (born 1965)
* Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894–1940)
* Elisabeth Kuylenstierna-Wenster (1869–1933)
* Willy Kyrklund (1921–2009)

## L

* Camilla Läckberg (born 1974)
* Anna Laestadius Larsson (born 1966), novelist
* Ann-Helén Laestadius (born 1971), Sami journalist and children's novelist
* Olof Lagercrantz (1911–2002)
* Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974)
* Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940)
* Dagmar Lange (Maria Lang) (1914–1991)
* Viveca Lärn (born 1944)
* Stieg Larsson (1954–2004)
* Stig Larsson (born 1955)
* Anna Maria Lenngren (1754–1817)
* Oscar Levertin (1862–1906)
* Li Li (born 1961)
* Sara Lidman (1923–2004)
* Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette (1874–1944)
* Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
* Barbro Lindgren (born 1937)
* Torgny Lindgren (1938–2017)
* Herman Lindqvist (born 1943)
* John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
* Sven Lindqvist (1932–2019)
* Fredrik Lindström (born 1963)
* Jonas Carl Linnerhielm (1758–1829)
* Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901–1990)
* Lasse Lucidor (1638–1674)
* Kristina Lugn (1948–2020)
* Artur Lundkvist (1906–1991)

## M

* Bertil Malmberg (1889–1958)
* Bodil Malmsten (1944–2016)
* Henning Mankell (1948–2015)
* Gerda Marcus (1880–1952), journalist
* Liza Marklund (born 1962)
* Harry Martinson (1904–1978)
* Moa Martinson(1890–1964)
* Erik Mesterton (1903–2004)
* Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973)
* Lukas Moodysson (born 1969), published poetry before becoming a film director
* Jan Myrdal (1927–2020)

## N

* Håkan Nesser (born 1950)
* Mikael Niemi (born 1959)
* Peter Nilson (1937–1998)
* Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763)
* Sven Nordqvist (born 1946)
* Adolf Noreen (1854–1925)
* Julia Nyberg (1784–1854)

## O

* Albert Olsson (1904–1994)
* Jan Olof Olsson (1920–1974), pen name Jolo
* Vladimir Oravsky (born 1947)
* Bruno K. Öijer (born 1951), poet
* Klas Östergren (born 1955)
* Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750–1818)

## P

* Malte Persson (born 1976)
* Agneta Pleijel (born 1940)
* Ida von Plomgren (1870 –1960)
* Peter Pohl (born 1940)

## R

* Povel Ramel (1922–2007)
* Björn Ranelid (born 1949)
* Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841)
* Ann Rosman (born 1973)
* Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877)
* Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895)

## S

* Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 1936)
* Eugen Semitjov (1923–1987), writer, journalist and artist
* Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861), diarist
* Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020)
* Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941)
* Edith Södergran (1892–1923)
* Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823), Romantic poet
* Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672)
* Jan Stocklassa (born 1965)
* Sara Stridsberg (born 1972)
* August Strindberg (1849–1912)
* Eva Ström (born 1947)
* Fredrik Ström (1880–1948)
* Per Olof Sundman (1922–1992)
* Maria Sveland (born 1974)

## T

* Evert Taube (1890–1976)
* Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846), poet
* Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010)
* Carl L. Thunberg (born 1963)
* Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), poet and writer
* Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015), poet
* Stieg Trenter (1914–1967)
* Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011)
* Göran Tunström (1937–2000)
* Helene Tursten (born 1954)

## V

* Carl-Johan Vallgren (born 1964)
* Gunnel Vallquist (1918–2016)

## W

* Per Wahlöö (1926–1975)
* Elin Wägner (1882–1949)
* Eva Waldemarsson (1908–1986)
* Per Wästberg (born 1933)
* Adéle Weman (1844–1936), wrote under the names Parus Ater, Inga Storm and Zakarias
* Paulina Westdahl (1810–1887)
* Einar af Wirsén (1875–1946)

## Z

* Joakim Zander (born 1975)