List of Colombian writers
A.
- Héctor Abad Faciolince (* 1958)
- Héctor Abad Gómez (1921–1987)
- Ricardo Abdahllah (* 1978), narrator
- Josefa Acevedo de Gómez (1803–1861), historian, biographer
- Soledad Acosta de Samper (1833-1913)
- Arturo Álape (1938–2006), writer, painter, television author
- Harold Alvarado Tenorio (* 1945)
- Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal (* 1945)
- Antonio Álvarez Lleras (1892–1956), playwright
- Manuel Ancízar (1812–1882), anthropologist and journalist
- Albalucía Ángel (* 1939)
- Gonzalo Arango (1931–1976), poet and novelist, founder of Nadaismo
- Consuelo Araújo Noguera (1940-2001)
- Germán Arciniegas (1900–1999), essayist and historian
- Triunfo Arciniegas (* 1957), children's and youth author
- Rodrigo Arenas Betancur (1919–1995), sculptor and writer
- Aurelio Arturo (1906–1974), poet
B.
- Porfirio Barba Jacob (actually Miguel Ángel Osorio, 1883–1942), poet
- Edgar Bastidas Urresty , (* 1944)
- Piedad Bonnett , (* 1951)
- Enrique Buenaventura , (1925-2003)
- Fanny Buitrago (* 1940)
C.
- Eduardo Caballero Calderón (1910–1993)
- Antonio Caballero (* 1945)
- Andrés Caicedo (1951–1977), novelist and narrator
- Arturo Camacho Ramírez (1910-1982)
- James Cañon lives in New York today ("The day the men disappeared")
- Miguel Antonio Caro (1843–1909), political publicist, president
- Eduardo Carranza (1913–1985), poet
- María Mercedes Carranza (1945-2003)
- Tomás Carrasquilla (1858–1940), novelist
- Francisca Josefa del Castillo y Guevara (1671–1742)
- Germán Castro Caycedo (* 1940), journalist
- Carlos Castro Saavedra (1924–1989)
- Álvaro Cepeda Samudio (1926–1972)
- Rafael Chaparro Madiedo (* 1963)
- Oscar Collazos (1942-2015)
- Rufino José Cuervo (1844–1911), philologist
- José Elías Cury Lambraño (1924-2007), linguist
D.
- Hernando Domínguez Camargo (1606-1659)
- Estela Durán (* 1914)
E.
- Camilo Antonio Echeverri ("El Tuerto Echeverri") (1827-1887)
- Álvaro Escobar-Molina (* 1943)
- Germán Espinosa (1938-2007)
F.
- Julio Flórez (1867-1923)
- Jorge Franco (* 1962)
G
- Gonzalo Gallo
- Isaías Gamboa (1872–1904)
- Margarita Gamboa
- Juan Manuel García Tejada (1774–1869)
- Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014)
- Gonzalo García Valdivieso (* 1943)
- Raúl Gómez Jattin (1945–1997)
- Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913–1994)
- Alfredo Gómez Jaime (1878-1946)
- Adolfo León Gómez (1857–1927), poet
- Efe Gómez (1873-1938)
- Pedro Gómez Valderrama (1923-1992)
- Tomás González (* 1950)
- León de Greiff (1895-1976)
- Fernando González Ochoa (1895–1964)
H
- Bertha Hernández de Ospina (1907–1993), politician
- Andrés Holguín (1918–1989), essayist
I.
- Jorge Isaacs (1837–1895), novelist,
J
- Darío Jaramillo Agudelo (* 1947)
- José Eusebio Caro (1817-1853)
L.
- Luis López de Mesa (1884-1967)
- Luis Carlos López (1879–1950)
M.
- Gonzalo Marquez Cristo (* 1963)
- Luis Martínez Delgado (1894–1973), historian
- Ana María Martínez de Nisser (1812–1872), fighter in the civil war, author of the first Colombian book written by a woman
- Mary Daza Orozco , writer (20th / 21st centuries)
- Olga Elena Mattei (* 1933), poet and music critic
- Miguel Matus Caile (1928-2001)
- Efraím Medina (* 1967)
- Manuel Mejía Vallejo (1923–1998), novelist and poet
- Epifanio Mejía (1838-1913)
- Ciro Mendía (1892–1979), poet and playwright
- Mario Mendoza Zambrano (* 1964) novelist
- Antonio Mora Vélez (* 1942)
- Tartarín Moreira (1898–1954), musician and poet
- Alexandra Moreno Piraquive (* 1969)
- Rafael Humberto Moreno-Durán (1945-2005)
- Marvel Luz Moreno (1939–1995), feminist writer
- Elisa Mújica (1918–2003), writer
- Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013), poet, novelist and essayist
N
- Jairo Aníbal Niño (1941-2010)
O
- Candelario Obeso (1849-1884)
- Virgilio Olano (1945–2006), poet, writer, doctor, diplomat
- Darío Ortiz Vidales (1936-2004)
- Amparo Osorio (* 1951), poet
- Luis Enrique Osorio (1896–1966), comedy poet
- William Ospina (* 1954)
- Sofía Ospina de Navarro (1892–1974)
P
- Germán Pardo García (1902-1992)
- Oscar Perdomo Gamboa (* 1974), narrator
- Plinio Apuleyo (* 1932)
- Rafael Pombo (1833-1912), poet
- Dagoberto Páramo Morales (* 1956)
Q
- Giovanni Quessep (* 1939)
R.
- René Rebetez (1933–1999)
- Antonio José Restrepo (1855–1933), political publicist and writer
- Laura Restrepo (born 1950), novelist
- Luis Carlos Restrepo (* 1954)
- Zacarías Reyán (* 1948), writer
- José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928)
- Mario Rivero (1935-2009)
- Jorge Robledo Ortiz (1917–1990)
- Juan Rodríguez Freyle (around 1566 – around 1640)
- Héctor Rojas Herazo (1921-2002)
- Jorge Rojas (1911–1995)
- Teresita Román de Zurek (* 1925)
- Evelio Rosero (* 1958)
S.
- Alonso Salazar (* 1960)
- Álvaro Salom Becerra (1922–1987)
- Daniel Samper Pizano (* 1945), journalist and novelist
- Baldomero Sanín Cano (1861–1957)
- Eduardo Sarmiento Palacio (* 1940)
- José Asunción Silva (1865-1896), poet
- Ricardo Silva Romero (* 1975), writer
- David Sánchez Juliao (* 1945)
- Fernando Soto Aparicio (* 1933)
- Nicolás Suescún (1937-2017)
T
- Gustavo Tatis Guerra (* 1961)
- Hernando Téllez (1908–1966)
- Carlos Arturo Truque (1927-1971)
U
- German Uribe
- El indio Uribe (1859-1900)
V
- Guillermo Valencia (1873–1943), poet and translator
- Fernando Vallejo (* 1942), novelist
- Luis Vargas Tejada (1802–1829), poet and playwright
- Juan Gabriel Vásquez , (* 1973)
- José María Vargas Vila (1860-1933)
- Max Vergara Poeti (* 1983)
- Laura Victoria (actually Gertrudis Peñuela, 1904–2004), poet and graduate
- Luis Vidales (1904-1999)
Z
- León Zafir (1904–1964)
- Jorge Zalamea (1905-1969)
- Manuel Zapata Olivella (1920-2004)
- Jesús Zárate (1915-1967)