List of South African writers
A.
- Lionel Abrahams (1926 / 1928-2004)
- Peter Abrahams (1919-2017)
- Tatamkhulu Afrika (1920–2002), born in Egypt
- Rennie Airth (* 1935)
B.
- Christiaan Bakkes (* 1965)
- C. Johan Bakkes (* 1956)
- Margaret Bakkes (1931-2016)
- Shabbir Banoobhai (* 1949)
- Chris Barnard (1939-2015)
- Mark Behr (1963–2015), born in Tanganyika , now Tanzania
- Hilda Bernstein (1915–2006), born in Great Britain
- Lauren Beukes (* 1976)
- Breyten Breytenbach (* 1939)
- André Brink (1935-2015)
- Andrew Brown (born 1966)
- Dennis Brutus (1924–2009), born in Rhodesia , pseudonym John Bruin
- Herman Charles Bosman (1905-1951)
C.
- Edwin Cameron (born 1953)
- JM Coetzee (* 1940), received the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature
- Jack Cope (1913-1991)
- Jeremy Cronin (* 1949)
- Patrick Cullinan (1932-2011)
D.
- Achmat Dangor (* 1948)
- Ingrid de Kok (* 1951)
- Marq De Villiers (born 1940)
- Sandile Dikeni (* 1960)
- Modikwe Dikobe (* 1913)
- CJ Driver (* 1939), also Jonty Driver
- K. Sello Duiker (1974-2005)
E.
- Ahmed Essop (1931–2019), born in India
- Elisabeth Eybers (1915-2007)
F.
- Ruth First (1925-1982)
- Lynne Freed (born 1945)
- Athol Fugard (* 1932)
- Sheila Fugard (* 1932), born in Great Britain
G
- Damon Galgut (born 1963)
- Mark Gevisser (* 1964)
- Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (* 1955)
- Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014), received the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature
- Jeremy Gordin (born 1952)
- Stephen Gray (* 1941)
- Henriette Grové (1922-2009)
- Thelma Gutsche (1915–1984)
- Mafika Gwala (1946-2014)
H
- Shelley Harris (* 1967)
- Bessie Head (1937-1986)
- Etienne van Heerden (* 1954)
- Bruce Hewett
- Christopher Hope (* 1944)
- Peter Horn (1934-2019)
- Emma Huismans (* 1947), born in the Netherlands
J
- Rayda Jacobs (born 1947)
- Fhazel Johennesse (* 1956)
- Ingrid Jonker (1933-1965)
- Pamela Jooste (* 1946)
- Archibald Campbell Mzolisa Jordan (1906–1968)
- Elsa Joubert (1922-2020)
K
- Ronelda Kamfer (* 1981)
- John Christoffel Kannemeyer (1939–2011)
- Jonathan Kaplan (* 1956)
- Farida Karodia (* 1942)
- Keorapetse Kgositsile (1938-2018)
- Uys Krige (1910-1987)
- Antjie Krog (* 1952)
- Mazisi Kunene (1930-2006)
- Ellen Kuzwayo (1914-2006)
L.
- Alex La Guma (1925–1985)
- David Lambkin (* 1947), born in Great Britain
- Anne Landsman (* 1959)
- CJ Langenhoven (1873-1932)
- Etienne Leroux (1922–1989)
- Colleen Lindsay , also Mauritius
- Douglas Livingstone (1932–1996), born in Malaysia
- Sarah Lotz (* 1971), numerous pseudonyms
- Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw (1906–1970)
M.
- Kgafela oa Magogodi (* 1968)
- Sindiwe Magona (* 1943)
- Arthur Maimane (1932-2005)
- Matsemela Manaka (1955-1998)
- Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
- Chris Mann (* 1948)
- Maishe Maponya (* 1951)
- Eugène Marais (1871-1936)
- Mark Mathabane (* 1960)
- Miriam Mathabane
- Todd Matshikiza (1921-1968)
- Don Mattera (* 1934 or 1935)
- Dalene Matthee (1938-2005)
- James McClure (1939-2006)
- Margaret McCord (1916-2004)
- Zakes Mda (* 1948)
- John van Melle (1887–1953), born in the Netherlands
- Deon Meyer (* 1958)
- Thando Mgqolozana (* 1983)
- Gcina Mhlophe (* 1958)
- Benjamin Moloise (1955–1985)
- Casey Motsisi (1932-1977)
- Phaswane Mpe (1970-2004)
- Ezekiel Mphahlele (1919–2008), also Es'kia Mphahlele
- Samuel Mqhayi (1875-1945)
- Oswald Mbuyisene Mtshali (* 1940)
- Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (1921-2020)
N
- Njabulo Ndebele (* 1948)
- Mike Nicol (born 1951)
- Dolf van Niekerk (* 1929)
- Marlene van Niekerk (* 1954)
- Lewis Nkosi (1936-2010)
- Arthur Nortje (1942-1970)
- Malla Nunn
- Sibusiso Nyembezi (1919-2000)
O
- Charles van Onselen (* 1944)
- Margie Orford (* 1964), born in Great Britain
P
- Essop Patel (1943-2007)
- Alan Paton (1903-1988)
- Jacques Pauw (* in the 20th century)
- Sol Plaatje (1876-1932)
- Menan du Plessis (* 1952)
- William Plomer (1903-1973)
- Laurens van der Post (1906–1996)
- Max du Preez (born 1951)
- Thomas Pringle (1789–1834), born in Great Britain
- Koleka Putuma (* 1993)
R.
- Jan Rabie (1920-2001)
- Lesego Rampolokeng (* 1965)
- Jo-Anne Richards
- Daphne Rooke (1914-2009)
- Sheila Roberts (1937-2009)
S.
- Albie Sachs (born 1935)
- Riana Scheepers (* 1957)
- Karel Schoeman (1939-2017)
- Alan Scholefield (* 1931)
- Andrew Henry Martin Scholtz (1923-2004)
- Olive carpenter (1855-1920)
- Tembela Sekele , also Lesotho
- Sipho Sepamla (1932-2007)
- Mongane Wally Serote (* 1944)
- Gillian Slovo (* 1952)
- Adam Small (1936-2016)
- Bartho Smit (1924–1986)
- Pauline Smith (1882-1959)
- Roger Smith (* 1960)
- Wilbur Smith (born 1933)
- Kelwyn Sole (born 1951)
- Allister Sparks (1933-2016)
- Siegfried Stander
- Wilma Stockenström (* 1933)
- Jonny Steinberg (* 1970)
T
- Can Themba (1924-1968)
- Lefifi Tladi (* 1949)
- Miriam Tlali (1933-2017)
- Jann Turner (* 1964)
V
- Nicolaas Vergunst (* 1958)
- Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (1906–1947)
- Lettie Viljoen (* 1948)
- Andries Gerhardus Visser (1878–1929)
- Ivan Vladislavić (* 1957)
- Abraham de Vries (* 1937)
W.
- Zukiswa Wanner (* 1976), born in Zambia
- Mary Watson
- Stephen Watson (1954-2011)
- Zoë Wicomb (* 1948)
- Christopher van Wyk (1957-2014)
Z
- Rachel Zadok (* 1972)
- Rose Zwi (1928–2018), born in Mexico
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Ellen Kuzwayo, anti-apartheid crusader, this at 91" , New York Times , April 22, 2006