List of Swedish-language writers

This is a list of Swedish-language novelists, poets and other writers.

A

• Alf Ahlberg (1892–1979)
• Lars Ahlin (1915–1997)
• John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
• Sonja Åkesson (1926–1977)
• Hans Alfredson (born 1931)
• Ove Allansson (born 1932)
• Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793–1866)
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855)
• Majgull Axelsson (born 1947)

B

• Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795)
• Victoria Benedictsson (1850–1888)
• Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954)
• Bo Bergman (1869–1967)
• Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931)
• Elsa Beskow (1874–1953)
• Marcus Birro (born 1972)
• 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)
• Siv Cedering (1939–2007)
• Hanna Christenson (born 1981)
• Stewe Claeson (born 1942)
• Stig Claesson (1928–2008)

D

• Stig Dagerman (1923–1954)
• Sture Dahlström (1922–2001)
• Olof von Dalin (1708–1763)
• Tage Danielsson (1928–1985)
• Sven Delblanc (1931–1992)
• Walter Dickson (1916–1990)
• Elmer Diktonius (1896–1961)
• Ernst Didring (1868–1931)

E

• Inger Edelfeldt (born 1956)
• Johannes Edfelt (1904–1997)
• Åke Edwardson (born 1953)
• Fredrik Ekelund (born 1953)
• Vilhelm Ekelund (1880–1949)
• Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968)
• Kerstin Ekman (born 1933)
• Torsten Ehrenmark (1919–1985)
• Helena Eriksson (born 1962)
• Maria Ernestam (born 1959)
• Per Olov Enquist (born 1934)

F

• Nils Ferlin (1898–1961), poet
• Torbjörn Flygt (born 1964)
• Lars Forssell (born 1928)
• Tua Forsström (born 1947)
• Marianne Fredriksson (born 1927)
• Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911), poet
• Faruk Iremet (born 1965), poet

G

• Jonas Gardell (born 1963)
• 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)
• Alf Hambe (born 1931)
• Emma Hamberg (born 1971)
• Stefan Hammarén
• 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)
• P.C. Jersild (born 1935)
• Klara Johanson (1875–1948)
• Astrid Johansson (1925–2000)
• Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976)
• Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901–1990)
• Harry Järv (1921–2009)

K

• Mons Kallentoft (born 1968)
• Theodor Kallifatides (born 1938)
• Mare Kandre (1962–2005)
• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931)
• Agneta Klingspor (born 1946)
• Agnes von Krusenstjerna (1894–1940)
• Martin Koch (1882–1940)
• Willy Kyrklund (born 1921)

L

• Camilla Lackberg (born 1974)
• Olof Lagercrantz (1911-2002)
• Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974)
• Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940)
• Dagmar Lange (Maria Lang) (1914–1991)
• Viveca Lärn (born 1944)
• Stieg Larsson (1954–2004)
• Carl Gustaf Johannes Laurin (1868–1940)
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754–1817)
• Oscar Levertin (1862–1906)
• Sara Lidman (1923–2004)
• Li Li (born 1961)
• Barbro Lindgren (born 1937)
• Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
• Torgny Lindgren (born 1938)
• Herman Lindqvist (born 1943)
• John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968)
• Sven Lindqvist (born 1932)
• Fredrik Lindström (born 1963)
• Sigfrid Lindström (1893–1950)
• Jonas Carl Linnerhielm (1758–1829)
• Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901–1990)
• Lasse Lucidor (1638–1674)
• Kristina Lugn (born 1948)
• Artur Lundkvist (1906–1991)

M

• Bertil Malmberg (1889–1958)
• Bodil Malmsten (born 1944)
• Henning Mankell (born 1948)
• Liza Marklund (born 1962)
• Harry Martinson (1904–1978)
• Moa Martinson(1890–1964)
• Erik Mesterton (born 1903)
• Lukas Moodysson (born 1969) (published poetry before becoming a film director)
• Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973)
• Jan Myrdal (born 1927)

N

• Håkan Nesser (born 1950)
• Mikael Niemi (born 1959)
• Johanna Nilsson (born 1973)
• Peter Nilson (1937–1998)
• Per Nilsson (born 1954)
• Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763)
• Adolf Noreen (1854–1925)
• Julia Nyberg (1784–1854)

O

• Albert Olsson (1904–1994)
• Jan Olof Olsson, JOLO (1920–1974)
• Vladimir Oravsky (born 1947)
• Gösta Oswald (1926–1950)
• Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750–1818)
• Bruno K. Öijer (born 1951), poet
• Klas Östergren (born 1955)

P

• Göran Palm (born 1961)
• Malte Persson (born 1976)
• Peter Pohl (born 1940)
• Agneta Pleijel (born 1940)

R

• Povel Ramel (1922–2007)
• Björn Ranelid (born 1949)
• Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841)
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877)
• Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895)

S

• Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 1936)
• Eugen Semitjov, (1923–1987), writer, journalist and artist
• B M Sendlinger (born 1981)
• Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861), diarist
• Sigfrid Siwertz (1882–1970)
• Maj Sjöwall (born 1935)
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823), Romantic poet
• Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672)
• August Strindberg (1849–1912)
• Eva Ström (born 1947)
• Fredrik Ström (1880–1948)
• Per Olof Sundman (1922-1992)
• Edith Södergran (1892–1923)
• Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941)
• Py Sörman (1897–1947)

T

• Evert Taube (1890–1976)
• Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846), poet
• Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010)
• Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), poet and writer
• Tomas Tranströmer (born 1931), world-renowned poet
• Stieg Trenter (1914–1967)
• Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011)
• Helene Tursten (born 1954)
• Adolf Törneros (1794–1839)

U

• Gustaf Ullman (1881–1945)

V

• Carl-Johann Vallgren (born 1964)
• Gunnel Vallquist (born 1918)
• Fredrik Vetterlund (1882–1949)

W

• Per Wahlöö (1926–1975)
• Elin Wägner (1882–1949)
• Per Wästberg (born 1933)

See also

• List of Swedish women writers
• List of Finnish women writers
• List of Swedes
• Lists of authors
• Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet
• List of Swedish poets