This is a list of Swedish-language novelists, poets and other writers. Among them are representatives of both Swedish literature and Finland-Swedish literature.

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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)
  • (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)
  • Gerda Antti (1929–2026)
  • 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)
  • Cordelia Edvardson (1929–2012)
  • 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)
  • Bo Giertz (1905–1998)
  • 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 (pen name: 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)
  • Axel Munthe (1857–1949)

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 (pen name; Jolo; 1920–1974)
  • 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
  • Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929)
  • 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)
  • Sven G. Svenson (1919–1997)

T

  • Evert Taube (1890–1976)
  • Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846), poet
  • Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010)
  • Carl L. Thunberg (born 1963)
  • Zacharias Topelius (also known as Zachris Topelius; 1818–1898), historical novelist, librettist, poet
  • 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

  • Elin Wägner (1882–1949)
  • Mats Wahl (1945–2025)
  • Per Wahlöö (1926–1975)
  • 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)

References

See also

  • List of Finnish women writers
  • List of Swedish poets
  • List of Swedish women writers
  • List of Swedes
  • Lists of writers
  • Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet (The Swedish Society for Belles-Lettres)