List of Malaysian writers
The following is a list of writers living or residing in Malaysia ordered by their first name. This list includes writers of all genres and in any language.
This is a subsidiary list to the List of Malaysians.
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- Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854)
- Abdullah Hussain (born 1920)
- Adibah Amin. Writer, columnist, teacher, and actress.
- Amir Muhammad (born 1972)
- A Samad Said (born 1935)
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E
- Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet
F
- Faisal Tehrani
- Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian.
- Fatimah Busu
H
G
- Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.
J
- Khasnor Johan, historian
K
M
- Mahathir Mohamad
- Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854)
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P
- Poesy Liang (born 1975) - artist, writer, philanthropist
- Preeta Samarasan
R
- Rahimidin Zahari
- Ramlee Awang Murshid
- Rani Manicka
- Ruhaini Matdarin
- R P Baskaran
S
- Shahnon Ahmad, known as a National Laurate.
- Shih-Li Kow. Shortlisted for the Frank Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
- Shirley Geok-Lin Lim (born 1944). Malaysia-born American writer.
- Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician.
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- Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
- Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel.
- Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer.
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