List of writers of the GDR
List of writers, poets and literati of the GDR
A.
- Peter Abraham (1936–2015), writer
- Alexander Abusch (1902–1982), writer
- Egon Aderhold (1929–2011), writer
- Wolfgang Altenburger (1931–2008), comic book author and editor
- Edith Anderson (1915-1999), writer
- Eberhardt del'Antonio (1926–1997), writer
- Gunter Antrak (* 1941), writer, cabaret artist
- Bruno Apitz (1900–1979), writer
- Wolf-Rüdiger Arnold , also Wolf Arnold (* 1939), writer
- Annemarie Auer (1913–2002)
B.
- Erwin Johannes Bach (1897–1961), musicologist, composer and writer
- Jens Bahre (1945–2007), writer
- Helmut Baierl (1926–2005), writer
- Kurt Barthel ( KuBa ; 1914–1967), writer
- Kurt Bartsch (1937–2010), poet, playwright and prose writer
- Rudolf Bartsch (1929–1981), writer
- Wilhelm Bartsch (* 1950), writer
- Walter Basan (1920–1999), writer and radio play author
- Horst Bastian (1939–1986), writer and screenwriter
- Wolfgang Bator (* 1927), writer and ambassador
- Kurt Batt (1931–1975), literary scholar and lecturer
- Walter Baumert (1929–2016), writer and screenwriter
- Johannes R. Becher (1891–1958), writer, Minister of Culture
- Lilly Becher (1901–1978), writer and publicist
- Jurek Becker (1937–1997), writer
- Dietmar Beetz (* 1939), writer
- Gerhard Bengsch (1928–2004), writer and screenwriter
- Hans Bentzien (1927–2015), writer and politician
- Rudi Benzien (1936–2018), writer
- Friedemann Berger (1940–2009), writer
- Uwe Berger (1928–2014), poet, essayist, narrator
- Ulrich Berkes (* 1936), poet, narrator
- Reinhard Bernhof (* 1940), writer
- Werner Bernreuther (* 1941), writer
- Horst Beseler (* 1925), writer
- Klaus Beuchler (1926–1992), writer
- Helmut Bez (1930–2019), writer and playwright
- Gerd Bieker (* 1937), writer
- Peter Biele (* 1931), actor, writer, radio play author and speaker
- Manfred Bieler (1934–2002), writer
- Wolf Biermann (* 1936), songwriter
- Hartmut Biewald (* 1943), writer
- Kurt Biesalski (* 1935), writer
- Brigitte Birnbaum (* 1938), writer
- Matthias Biskupek (* 1950), writer, publicist, literary critic
- Manfred Blechschmidt (1923–2015), native and dialect writer from the Ore Mountains
- Johannes Bobrowski (1917–1965), poet
- Manfred Boden (* 1938), writer and teacher
- Otto Bonhoff (1931–2001), writer
- Jürgen Borchert (1941–2000), writer, publicist and photographer
- Inge Borde-Klein (1917–2006), puppeteer and author
- Arved Bouvier (* 1936), writer
- Gerhard Branstner (1927–2008), writer
- Günter Braun (1928–2008), writer
- Johanna Braun (1929–2008), writer
- Volker Braun (* 1939), writer, playwright
- Thomas Brasch (1945–2001), writer
- Werner Bräunig (1934–1976), writer
- Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), writer, playwright, poet
- Willi Bredel (1901–1964), writer
- Wolf D. Brennecke (1922–2002), writer
- Jurij Brězan (1916–2006), writer
- Jürgen Brinkmann (1934-1997); Pseudonyms Paul Evertier, Arne Sjöberg
- Peter Brock (1916–1982), writer
- Herbert Bruna (1926–2013), writer
- Elfriede Brüning (1910–2014), writer
- Marianne Bruns (1897–1994), writer
- Günter de Bruyn (* 1926), writer
- Wolfgang Buschmann (* 1943), writer
C.
- Richard Christ (1931-2013), writer
- Hanns Cibulka (1920–2004), poet
- Horst Czerny (1926–1996), writer
- Rudi Czerwenka (1927–2017), writer
- Walter Czollek (1907–1972), head of the Volk und Welt publishing house
D.
- Gerhard Dahne (* 1934), publisher
- Gerhard Dallmann (* 1926), writer
- Wolfgang David (* 1948)
- Günther Deicke (1922-2006)
- Gerhard Desczyk (1899–1983)
- Ottokar Domma , pseudonym of Otto Häuser
- Kurt Drawert (* 1956), writer
- Peter Drescher (* 1946), writer
- Peter Droß, pseudonym of Otto Bernhard Wendler
- Wolf Durian (1892–1969)
- Benedikt Dyrlich (* 1950), writer
E.
- Volker Ebersbach (* 1942), writer
- Gabriele Eckart (* 1954), poet and writer
- Wolfgang Eckert (* 1935), writer
- Gerd Eggers (1945–2018), poet
- Jan Eik (* 1940), writer and non-fiction author, pseudonym of Helmut Eikermann
- Paul Elgers (1915–1995), writer and editor
- Otto Emersleben (* 1940), writer
- Adolf Endler (1930–2009), poet
- Elke Erb (* 1938)
- Roland Erb (* 1943), writer
- Fritz Erpenbeck (1897–1975), writer, publicist
- Paul Evertier, pseudonym of Jürgen Brinkmann
F.
- Ingeborg Feustel (1926–1998), writer
- Christamaria Fiedler (* 1945), writer
- Walter Flegel (1934–2011), writer
- Jan Flieger (* 1941), writer
- Rolf Floß (* 1936), writer
- Albrecht Franke (* 1950), writer
- Michael Franz (* 1937), philosopher and poet
- Rosemarie Fret (* 1935), writer and photographer
- Herbert Friedrich (* 1926), writer
- Fritz Rudolf Fries (1935–2014), writer and translator
- Michael G. Fritz (* 1953), writer
- Klaus Frühauf (1933–2005), writer
- Jürgen Fuchs (1950–1999), writer
- Franz Fühmann (1922–1984), writer
- Rainer Fuhrmann (1940–1990), writer
- Wolfgang Funke (1937–2009), writer
- Louis Fürnberg (1909–1957), writer
G
- Gabriele Gabriel (* 1946), writer
- Klaus Gerisch (* 1936), writer, cabaret director
- Rolf Gerlach (* 1935), theologian, writer
- Jost Glase (1936–1990), writer, university professor
- Werner Gnüchtel (1924–2019), writer
- Mario Göpfert (* 1957), writer
- Günter Görlich (1928–2010), writer
- Peter Gosse (* 1938), poet, writer
- Sigrid Grabner (* 1942), writer
- Christa Grasmeyer (* 1935), writer
- Uwe Greßmann (1933–1969), poet, writer
- Jürgen Groß (* 1946), dramaturge, theater director and playwright
- Egon Günther (1927–2017), writer, film director
H
- Peter Hacks (1928–2003), poet, playwright
- Irma Harder (1915–2008), writer
- Elisabeth Hartenstein (1900–1994), writer
- Theo Harych (1903-1958), writer
- Jochen Hauser (* 1941), writer, screenwriter
- Otto houses ( Ottokar Domma; 1924–2007), writer
- Christian Heermann (1936–2017), Karl May researcher, writer and publicist
- Werner Heiduczek (1926–2019), writer
- Christoph Hein (* 1944), writer
- Helmut T. Heinrich (1933–2017), writer and translator
- Wolfgang Held (1930–2014), writer, screenwriter
- Gisela Heller (* 1929), writer, journalist and editor
- Johannes Helm (* 1927), psychologist, writer, painter
- Kerstin Hensel (* 1961) writer, lecturer
- Stephan Hermlin (1915–1997), writer
- Gabriele Herzog (* 1948), writer, radio play and screenwriter
- Stefan Heym (1913–2001), writer
- Helma Heymann (* 1937), writer
- Walter Heynowski (* 1927), screenwriter, director
- Wolfgang Hilbig (1941–2007), writer
- August Hild (1894–1982), writer
- Otto Hildebrandt (1924–2015), writer
- Gerald Höfer (* 1960), poet, prose writer and editor
- Günter Hofé (1914–1988), writer
- Rainer Hohberg (* 1952), writer and radio play author
- Renate Holland-Moritz (1935–2017), writer, journalist, film critic
- Gerhard Holtz-Baumert (1927–1996), writer
- Bodo Homberg (* 1926), writer
- Barbara Honigmann (* 1949), writer
- Peter Huchel (1903–1981), poet, editor
- Kurt Huhn (1902–1976), writer, publicist, poet, songwriter
- Hannes Hüttner (1932–2014), doctor and writer
I.
- Anneliese Ichenhäuser
- Jayne-Ann Igel (* 1954), poet
- Walter Illing (1908–?), Author of children's books
- Dorothea Iser (* 1946), writer
J
- Karl-Heinz Jakobs (1929–2015), writer
- Peter Jakubeit (* 1939), writer
- Jürgen Jankofsky (* 1953), writer
- Manfred Jendryschik (* 1943), writer
- Bernd Jentzsch (* 1940), poet
- Christa Johannsen (1914–1981), writer
- Wolfgang Joho (1908–1991)
- Peter Jokostra (1912-2007)
K
- Heinz Kahlau (1931–2012), poet
- Heinz Kahlow (1924–2015), writer and poet
- Dieter Kalka (* 1957), poet and writer
- Heinz Kamnitzer (1917–2001), writer and historian
- Hermann Kant (1926–2016), writer
- Uwe Kant (* 1936), writer
- Adel Karasholi (* 1936), writer
- Gisela Karau (1932–2010), writer and journalist
- Günter Karau (1929–1986), writer and screenwriter
- Walter Kaufmann (* 1924), writer
- Bernhard Kellermann (1879–1951)
- Wolfgang Kellner (1928–2014), writer
- Rainer Kerndl (1928–2018), writer, journalist
- Heinar Kipphardt (1922–1982), writer, playwright
- Rainer Kirsch (1934–2015), writer and poet
- Sarah Kirsch (1935–2013), poet and writer
- Edith Klatt (1895–1971), writer
- Lis Kleeberg (1916–2019), writer
- Rainer Klis (1955–2017), writer
- Joachim Knauth (1931–2019), playwright, radio play author and translator
- Ralph Knebel (1935–1990), writer
- Jurij Koch (* 1936), writer
- Erich Köhler (1928–2003), writer, philosopher
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase (* 1931), writer, screenwriter, director
- Helmut Komp (1930–2016), author and translator from Lithuanian
- Helga Königsdorf (1938–2014), writer
- Jan Koplowitz (1909–2001), writer
- Ilse Korn (1907–1975)
- Vilmos Korn (1899–1970)
- Paul Körner-Schrader (Karl Schrader) (1900–1962)
- Christa Kozik (* 1941), writer, film scenarist, radio play writer
- Ruth Kraft (1920–2015), writer
- Erich Kriemer (1926–1998), writer
- Alexander Kröger, pseudonym of Helmut Routschek
- Rolf Krohn (* 1949), writer
- Renate Krüger (1934–2016), art historian, writer, publicist
- Eckart Krumbholz (1937–1994) writer, editor.
- Günther Krupkat (1905–1990), writer
- Heinz Kruschel (1929–2011), writer
- Karsten Kruschel (* 1959), writer and publicist
- Manfred Kubowsky (* 1939), writer, painter
- Claus Küchenmeister (1930–2014), writer
- Wera Küchenmeister (1929–2013), writer
- Barbara Kühl (* 1939), writer, radio play author
- Günter Kunert (1929–2019), poet and writer
- Manfred Künne (1931–1990), writer
- Reiner Kunze (* 1933), writer
- Joachim Kupsch (1926–2006), writer, screenwriter
- Alfred Kurella (1895–1975), writer, translator, cultural functionary
- Lothar Kusche (1929–2016), writer, columnist, satirist
L.
- Joochen Laabs (* 1937), writer
- Erwin Lademann (1923–2015), writer and journalist
- Hartmut Lange (* 1937)
- Maria Langner (1901–1967)
- Hermann O. Lauterbach (1926–2015)
- Willi Layh (1903–1977), headmaster, writer, songwriter
- Jürgen Lehmann (* 1934), writer
- Alfred Leman (1925–2015), writer and scientist
- Jürgen Leskien (* 1939), writer, dramaturge
- Klaus Lettke (* 1938), poet, satirist
- Waldtraut Lewin (1937-2017), writer
- Wolfgang Licht (* 1938), writer, doctor
- Werner Liersch (1932–2014), writer, journalist, literary scholar
- Joachim Lindner (* 1924), writer
- Rainer Lindow (* 1942), writer, director and painter
- Eva Lippold -Brockdorff (1909–1994), writer
- Erich Loest (1926–2013), writer
- Günter Löffler (1921–2013), writer and translator
- Kito Lorenc (1938–2017), writer, poet, translator
- Peter Löw (* 1941), writer
- Raja Lubinetzki (* 1962), writer, poet
- Hans-Ulrich Lüdemann (1943–2019), writer
- Thomas Luthardt (* 1950), poet, writer, doctor
M.
- Siegfried Maaß (* 1936), writer
- Hasso Mager (1920–1995), writer
- Günter Josef Mai (1923–1963), writer
- Lore Mallachow (1894–1973), writer
- Hans Marchwitza (1890–1965), writer
- Monika Maron (* 1941), writer
- Brigitte Martin (* 1939)
- Horst Matthies (* 1939)
- Georg Maurer (1907–1971)
- Gottfried Meinhold (* 1936), writer and linguist
- Martin Meißner (* 1943), writer
- Andreas Melzer (* 1960), science fiction author
- Detlef Merbd (1948–2019), cabaret writer and writer
- Karl Mickel (1935-2000)
- Regine Möbius (* 1943), writer
- Klaus Möckel (* 1934), writer
- Steffen Mohr (1942–2018), writer
- Ingrid Möller (* 1934), art historian and writer
- Irmtraud Morgner (1933–1990), writer
- Dieter Mucke (1936–2016), poet and writer
- Armin Müller (1928-2005)
- Heiner Müller (1929–1995), playwright
N
- Herbert Nachbar (1930–1980), writer
- Elke Nagel (* 1938), writer
- Hans Joachim Nauschütz (1940–2003), writer and publicist
- Horst Neubert (1932–2015), children's book author
- Barbara Neuhaus (1924–2007), writer and radio play author
- Gert Neumann (* 1942), writer
- Margarete Neumann (1917–2002), writer
- Lonny Neumann (* 1934), writer
- Erik Neutsch (1931–2013), writer
- Dieter Noll (1927–2008), writer
- Helga M. Novak (1935–2013), poet and writer
- Joachim Nowotny (1933–2014), writer
O
- Herbert Otto (1925–2003), writer
- Detlef Opitz (* 1956)
P
- Elifius Paffrath (1942–2016), playwright and radio play author
- Eberhard Panitz (* 1932), writer
- Bert Papenfuß (* 1956)
- Kristian Pech (* 1946), writer
- Jochen Petersdorf (1934–2008), satirist
- Hans Pfeiffer (1925–1998), writer
- Siegfried Pitschmann (1930–2002), writer
- Ulrich Plenzdorf (1934–2007), writer, playwright
- Benno Pludra (1925–2014), writer
- Helmut Preißler (* 1940), poet, writer and re-poet
- Gunter Preuß (* 1940), writer
- Anneliese Probst (1926–2011), writer
- Gert Prokop (1932–1994), writer
- Reiner Putzger (* 1940), writer and speech educator
R.
- Utz Rachowski (* 1954), writer
- Heiner Rank (1931–2014), writer
- Lutz Rathenow (* 1952), poet and writer
- Carlos Rasch (* 1932), writer
- Andreas Reimann (* 1946), poet
- Brigitte Reimann (1933–1973), writer
- Werner Reinowski (1908–1987)
- Axel Reitel (* 1961), writer and poet
- Ludwig Renn (1889–1979), writer
- Jürgen Rennert (* 1943), poet and writer
- Egon Richter (1932–2016), writer
- Götz R. Richter (1923–2016), writer
- Helmut Richter (1933–2019), poet, writer and lyricist
- Manfred Richter (* 1929), writer, screenwriter and dramaturge
- Jürgen Ritschel (* 1943), writer
- Karl Heinz Robrahn (1913–1987), poet
- Ernst Röhl (1937–2015), satirist
- Thomas Rosenlöcher (* 1947), writer
- Günther Rücker (1924–2008), writer and playwright
S.
- Günter Saalmann (* 1936), writer and musician
- Helmut Sakowski (1924–2005), writer
- Horst Salomon (1929–1972), writer and screenwriter
- Wolfgang Sämann (* 1940), writer
- Erich-Günther Sasse (1944–2016), writer
- Hans Joachim Schädlich (* 1935), writer
- Paul Kanut Schäfer (1922–2016), writer
- Herbert Schauer (1924–1988), writer, screenwriter and journalist
- Rainer Schedlinski (1956–2019), poet and essayist
- Landolf Scherzer (* 1941), writer
- Holda Schiller (1923–2015), writer
- Bernd Schirmer (* 1940), writer
- Karl Heinz Schleinitz (1921–2019), writer
- Klaus Schlesinger (1937–2001), writer, journalist
- Jutta Schlott (* 1944), writer, radio play author, dramaturge
- Hanns HF Schmidt (1937–2019), writer
- Werner Schmoll , Jean Taureau (* 1926)
- Rolf Schneider (* 1932), writer
- Stefan Schoblocher (1937–2020), writer
- Sigmar Schollak (1930–2012), journalist, children's book author and aphorist
- Wolfgang Schreyer (1927–2017), writer, screenwriter
- Helga Schubert (* 1940), writer, radio play author
- Rosemarie Schuder (1928–2018), writer
- Max Walter Schulz (1921–1991), writer
- Elisabeth Schulz-Semrau (1931–2015), writer
- Tine Schulze-Gerlach (1920–2011), writer
- Hildegard Schumacher (1925–2003), writer
- Siegfried Schumacher (1926–2018), writer
- Helga Schütz (* 1937), writer
- Stefan Schütz (* 1944)
- Herbert Scurla (1905–1981)
- Bernhard Seeger (1927–1999), writer
- Anna Seghers (1900–1983), writer
- Maria Seidemann (1944–2010), writer, screenwriter, radio play author
- Martin Selber (1924–2006), writer
- Fritz Selbmann (1899–1975), writer, minister, functionary
- Ann-Charlott Settgast (1921–1988), writer
- Karl Sewart (1933–2019), writer
- Joachim Seyppel (1919–2012), writer
- Erik Simon (* 1950), writer, editor and translator
- Arne Sjöberg, pseudonym of Jürgen Brinkmann
- Hans Skirecki (1935–2016), writer and translator
- Joachim Specht (1931–2016), writer
- Wolf Spillner (* 1936), writer
- Günter Spranger (1921–1992)
- Angela Stachowa (* 1948), writer and politician
- Martin Stade (1931–2018), writer
- John Stave (1929–1993), writer and satirist
- Werner Steinberg (1913–1992), writer
- Gisela Steineckert (* 1931), writer, songwriter
- Hans-Jürgen Steinmann (1929–2008), writer
- Angela Steinmüller (* 1941), writer
- Karlheinz Steinmüller (* 1950), writer and futurologist
- Manfred Streubel (1932–1992), poet, children's book writer
- Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994), writer
- Eva Strittmatter (1930–2011), poet
- Ed Stuhler (1945–2018), publicist, text and book author
- Michael Szameit (1950–2014), SF writer and editor
T
- Günter Teske (* 1933), cyclist, journalist and writer
- Harry Thürk (1927–2005), writer
- Brigitte Thurm (* 1932), writer, theater scholar and cultural functionary
- Werner Toelcke (1930–2017), writer
- Frank Töppe (1947–1997), graphic artist and writer
- BK Tragelehn (* 1936), writer and director
- Wolfgang Trampe (* 1939), writer
- Ludwig Turek (1898–1975), writer
- Kurt Türke (1920–1984), writer
- Karl-Heinz Tuschel (1928–2005), writer
U
- Bodo Uhse (1904–1963), writer
V
- Karl Veken (1904–1971)
- Benno Voelkner (1900–1974)
- Christiane Vogel (1926-2006)
- Gerhard Vogel (1921–2012)
- Ulrich Völkel (* 1940)
- Winfried Völlger (* 1947)
W.
- Joachim Walther (1943–2020), writer
- Maxie Wander (1933–1977), writer
- Inge von Wangenheim (1912–1993), writer
- Alex Wedding (1905–1966), children's book author, pseudonym of Grete Weiskopf
- Erich Weinert (1890–1953), writer
- Manfred Weinert (1934–2012), writer
- Günther Weisenborn (1902–1969), writer
- Franz Carl Weiskopf (1900–1955), writer
- Wolf Weitbrecht (1920–1987), writer and doctor
- Ehm Welk (1884–1966), pseudonym Thomas Trimm, journalist, writer, adult education center founder and professor
- Alfred Wellm (1927-2001), writer
- Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich (1901–1979), writer and historian
- Otto Bernhard Wendler (1895–1958), also OBW, pseudonym Peter Droß, educator and writer
- Ernst Wenig (* 1944), actor, writer, radio play author and speaker
- Rudolf Wenk, another name for Rudi Czerwenka
- Ruth Werner (1907–2000), writer, agent of the Soviet military intelligence service GRU
- Walter Werner (1922–1995), writer
- Paul Wiens (1922–1982), writer
- CU Wiesner (1933–2016), writer
- Elke Willkomm, another name for Elke Nagel
- Helmut Windisch (1925–2011), playwright, theater director and artistic director
- Benito Wogatzki (1932-2016), writer
- Christa Wolf (1929–2011), writer
- Friedrich Wolf (1888–1953), doctor, writer and politician
- Gerhard Wolf (* 1928)
- Bernd Wolff (* 1939), writer
- Christine Wolter (* 1939), writer
- Charlotte Worgitzky (1934–2018), writer
- Michael Wüstefeld (* 1951), writer
- Erich Wustmann (1907–1994), travel writer
Z
- Eduard Zak (1906–1979), writer, translator and critic
- Herbert Ziergiebel (1922–1988), writer
- Heinz-Jürgen Zierke (1926–2015), writer
- Max Zimmering (1909–1973), writer
- Ingo Zimmermann (* 1940), writer and journalist
- Hedda Zinner (1905–1994) writer, playwright
- Arnold Zweig (1887–1968), writer
- Gerhard Zwerenz (1925-2015)