List of Swedish-language writers

This is a list of Swedish-language novelists, poets and other writers.
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## A 
*John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
*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)
*Anders Annerfalk (born 1959)
*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)
*Bo Bergman (1869–1967)
*Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931)
*Elsa Beskow (1874–1953)
*Elisabeth Bergstrand-Poulsen (1887–1955)
*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)
*Vilhelm Ekelund (1880–1949)
*Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968)
*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 
*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)
*P.C. Jersild (born 1935)
*Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976)
*Harry Järv (1921–2009)

## K 
*Mons Kallentoft (born 1968)
*Theodor Kallifatides (born 1938)
*Mare Kandre (1962–2005)
*Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931)
*Agneta Klingspor (1946–2022)
*Martin Koch (1882–1940)
* 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)
*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)
*Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750–1818)
*Bruno K. Öijer (born 1951), poet
*Klas Östergren (born 1955)

## P 
*Malte Persson (born 1976)
*Agneta Pleijel (born 1940)
*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 
* Shamm Shamayi Salih (born 2000), writer
*Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 1936)
*Eugen Semitjov (1923–1987), writer, journalist and artist
*Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861), diarist
*Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020)
*Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823), Romantic poet
*Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672)
*Jan Stocklassa (born 1965)
*August Strindberg (1849–1912)
*Eva Ström (born 1947)
*Fredrik Ström (1880–1948)
*Per Olof Sundman (1922–1992)
*Maria Sveland (born 1974)
*Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941)
*Edith Södergran (1892–1923)

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

## 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
*Einar af Wirsén (1875–1946)

## Z 
*Joakim Zander (born 1975)

## References