This list of LGBTQ writers includes writers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer or otherwise non-heterosexual, non-heteroromantic or non-cisgender who have written about LGBTQ themes, elements or about LGBTQ issues. Works of these authors are part of LGBT literature.

As this list includes writers from antiquity until the present, it is clearly understood that the term "LGBTQ" may not ideally describe the identity of all authors, particularly for those who wrote before the nineteenth century. In some cases, it is more useful to consider such authors as persons who expressed attractions for persons of the same sex (for example, Sappho or Plato), and avoid the anachronistic use of contemporary labels. Inclusion in this list follows general scholarly and academic norms, specified in references, that attempt to establish a genealogy or history of LGBTQ literature written by LGBTQ people. There are many additional non-LGBTQ authors who have written works on LGBTQ topics. All new additions to this list should include a reference.

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A NameLifetimeNationalityGenreNotable worksReferencesCaio Fernando Abreu 1948–1996 Brazilian short stories, plays Morangos Mofados, dragões não conhecem o paraíso Barry D. Adam b. 1952 Canadian scholar The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement, The Global Emergence of Gay and Lesbian Politics Evan Adams b. 1966 Canadian playwright Dreams of Sheep, Snapshots, Dirty Dog River and Janice's Christmas Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation. National Film Board of Canada, 1999. Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler b. ? Canadian horror Wrist, Ghost Lake Etel Adnan 1925–2021 Lebanese-American poet Sea and Fog Lisa Suhair Majaj and Amal Amireh, Etel Adnan: Critical Essays on the Arab-American Writer and Artist. McFarland & Company, 2001. . Will Aitken b. ? American-Canadian novelist, film critic Terre Haute, Realia Magaly Alabau b. 1945 Cuban American poetry Electra y Clitemnestra. Poema Francisco X. Alarcón 1954–2016 Chicano poetry From the Belly Button of the Moon: And Other Summer Poems, Poems to Dream Together = Poemas para soñar juntos listed in David William Foster, ed. Latin American Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994). Edward Albee 1928–2016 American playwright Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? listed in Claude J. Summers, ed., The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage: A Reader's Companion to the Writers and Their Works, from Antiquity to the Present (New York: Henry Holt, 1995). . Becky Albertalli 1982 American young adult fiction Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, What If It's Us Jonathan Alexander b. 1967 American creative nonfiction Dear Queer Self Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali b. 1985 Canadian memoirist Angry Queer Somali Boy Sandra Alland b. 1973 Canadian poetry, fiction The Mathematics of Love Kimball Allen b. 1982 American playwright, performer, gay activist Secrets of a Gay Mormon Felon, Be Happy Be Mormon Paula Gunn Allen 1939–2008 Native American poet, literary critic As Long as the Rivers Flow: The Stories of Nine Native Americans Dorothy Allison b. 1949 American novelist Bastard Out of Carolina Kye Allums b. 1989 American poet Who Am I? Anne-Marie Alonzo 1951–2005 Canadian poetry, fiction, drama Bleus de mine W. H. New, Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada (chapter "Gay and Lesbian Writing", pp. 418-422). University of Toronto Press, 2002. .Rebecca Alpert b. 1950 American professor of Jewish American religious history Lesbian Rabbis: The First Generation Hilton Als b. 1960 American writer, theatre critic White Girls Lisa Alther b. 1944 American novelist Stormy Weather & Other Stories; Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance; Washed in the Blood; Kinflicks: A Novel Noel Alumit b. 1968 Filipino-American playwright, novelist Mr. and Mrs. La Questa Go Dancing, Letters to Montgomery Clift "Montgomery and me: buzz surrounds Noel Alumit and Letters to Montgomery Clift, his novel about a Filipino kid growing up gay in Los Angeles". The Advocate, July 9, 2002.Hans Christian Andersen 1805–1875 Danish fantasy, novelist, poet, playwright The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen Debra Anderson b. ? Canadian novelist, playwright Code White Gordon Stewart Anderson 1958–1991 Canadian novelist The Toronto You Are Leaving Patrick Anderson 1915–1979 English/Canadian poet Return to Canada Albalucía Angel b. 1939 Colombian folksinger and novelist Girasoles en Invierno Vincent Anioke b. ? Nigerian-Canadian novelist, short stories Whirlwind of Metamorphosis, Perfect Little Angels "Vincent Anioke, Anthony Oliveira, Éric Chacour shortlisted for $10K 2SLGBTQ+ emerging writers prize". CBC Books, September 13, 2024. Núria Añó b. 1973 Spanish novelist Lowering Clouds Trey Anthony b. 1983 Canadian playwright Da Kink in My Hair Salvatore Antonio b. 1976 Canadian playwright In Gabriel's Kitchen Richard Burnett, "The Voice: Actor Salvatore Antonio is no whirling dervish". Hour, February 24, 2011. Gloria Anzaldúa 1942–2004 Chicana scholar of Chicana cultural theoryBorderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Keating, AnnLouise. "Latina Literature." In Claude J. Summers, ed., The Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage: A Reader's Companion to the Writers and Their Works, from Antiquity to the Present, 432-35. New York: Henry Holt, 1995. . Bert Archer b. 1968 Canadian journalist, critic The End of Gay (and the death of heterosexuality) "Books: Bert Archer". FFWD, November 18, 1999. Reinaldo Arenas 1943–1990 Cuban poet, novelist and playwright Before Night Falls Rafael Arévalo Martínez 1884–1975 Guatemalan novelist, short-story writer, poet Las rosas de Engaddi Julia Armfieldb. 1990EnglishnovelistOur Wives Under the Sea Lawrence Aronovitch b. 1974 Canadian playwright The Lavender Railroad, Galatea "Toto Too commissions its first new play" . Xtra Ottawa, January 21, 2009. Rane Arroyo 1954–2010 Puerto Rican poetry Pale Ramón included in David Caleb Acevedo, Moisés Agosto Rosario, and Luis Negrón, eds., Los otros cuerpos: Antología de temática gay, lésbica y queer desde Puerto Rico y su diáspora (San Juan: Editorial Tiempo Nuevo, 2007). . Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro b. 1970 Puerto Rican novel, short story, essay TRANScaribeñx, Las Negras John Ashbery 1927–2017 American poetry Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror Rob Astbury 1948-2017 Australian sports Damien Atkins b. 1975 Canadian playwright Real Live Girl, Lucy, The Gay Heritage Project Gwen Aube b. ? Canadian poet Missed Connections with Tall Girls "Trans poet from Windsor to launch debut collection Friday evening". CBC News Windsor, April 10, 2026. W. H. Auden 1907–1973 English poetry "Funeral Blues" (poem) Emily Austin b. ? Canadian novelist, poet Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, Interesting Facts About Space, Gay Girl Prayers Mel Woods, "Death is around every corner in this queer author’s grimly funny debut novel". Xtra Magazine, July 7, 2021. Ellis Avery 1972–2019 American novelist The Teahouse Fire, The Last Nude Makram Ayache b. ? Lebanese/Canadian playwright Harun, The Green Line, The Hooves Belonged to the Deer "Makram Ayache". Toronto Metropolitan University Asian Heritage in Canada. Manuel Azaña 1880–1940 Spanish intellectual and politician La velada en Benicarló

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