The following is a list of Japanese writers whose family name begins with the letter S.

<div class="center">List by Family Name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - M - N - O - R - S - T - U - W - Y - Z</div>

  • Saigyō (1118–1190)
  • Saitō Mokichi (1882–1953)
  • Saitō Ryokuu (1868–1904)
  • Saitō Sakae (1933–2024)
  • Sakaguchi Ango (1906–1955)
  • Saotome Mitsugu (1926–2008)
  • Sasaki Nobutsuna
  • Sata Ineko (1904–1998)
  • Satō Aiko (1923–2026)
  • Sei Shōnagon
  • Seii James Allen Kōichi Moriwaki
  • Senge Motomaro (1888–1948)
  • Shiba Ryōtarō (1923–1996)
  • Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (1928–1987)
  • Shiga Mitsuko (1885–1956)
  • Shiga Naoya (1883–1971)
  • Shimada Masahiko (born 1961)
  • Shimaki Kensaku (1903–1945)
  • Shimao Toshio (1917–1986)
  • Shimazaki Tōson (1872–1943)
  • Shimizu Motoyoshi (1918–2008)
  • Shimizu Satomu (see Yamamoto Shūgorō)
  • Shimizu Shikin (1868–1933)
  • Shimizu Yoshinori (born 1947)
  • Shiono Nanami (born 1937)
  • Shiraki Shizu (1895–1918)
  • Shōno Junzō (1921–2009)
  • Sono Ayako (1931–2025)
  • Sonoike Kin'yuki (1886–1974)
  • Suematsu Kenchō (1855–1920)
  • SunSunSun (born 1993)
  • Suzuki Kōji (1957–2026)
  • Suzuki Miekichi (1882–1936)
  • Suzuki Hiromi (dates unknown)