The following is a list of writers born, living or residing in Malaysia ordered by their last name. This list includes writers of all genres and in any language.
This is a subsidiary list to the List of Malaysians.
A Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854) Kassim Ahmad Shahnon Ahmad, known as a National Laureate. Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician. Syed Husin Ali Professor, politician and author of nearly 20 books. Adibah Amin. Writer, columnist, teacher, and actress. Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel. Usman Awang
B Fatimah Busu
C Chang Kuei-hsing Bernice Chauly Zen Cho Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.
E Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet.
F Lloyd Fernando
H Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer. Noordin Hassan Zurinah Hassan Ho Sok Fong Abdullah Hussain (1920–2014)
J Khasnor Johan, historian.
K Kee Thuan Chye Khoo Kheng-Hor Shih-Li Kow. Shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.
L Lat
M K. S. Maniam Rani Manicka Ruhaini Matdarin Mahathir Mohamad Latiff Mohidin Amir Muhammad (born 1972) Ramlee Awang Murshid
N Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian. Kevin Nyiau Nayli Nasran
O Julya Oui
R Cecil Rajendra Rehman Rashid
S A. Samad Said (born 1935) Preeta Samarasan Al-Sayyid Shaykh bin Ahmad al-Hadi. Considered "father of the Malay novel." Huzir Sulaiman
T Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Faisal Tehrani Chiew-Siah Tei
U Uthaya Sankar SB
V Martin Vengadesan
W Wong Phui Nam
Z Rahimidin Zahari Zainon Ismail C.N. Afghani Dina Zaman Zunar
See also List of Malaysian women writers Malaysian literature