This is a list of writers, including novelists, essayists, poets, playwrights, and journalists, who were born in Spain or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A Iñaki Abad (born 1963), novelist and journalist Brianda de Acuña (1576–1630), nun and autobiographer Pilar Adón (born 1971), novelist, short story writer, poet, translator Silvia Agüero (born 1985), Roma feminist writer and human rights activist Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833–1891), novelist Rafael Alberti (1902–1999), poet, Cervantes Prize laureate (1983) Vicente Alberti y Vidal (1786–1859), writer Daniela Albizu (1936-2015), Basque teacher, writer, and councillor Jerónimo de Alcalá (1571–1632), physician and writer José Alcalá Galiano (1843–1919), writer, poet and humorist Baltasar del Alcázar (1530–1606), poet Ignacio Aldecoa (1925–1969), novelist and poet Mateo Alemán (1547–c. 1609), novelist Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984), poet, Nobel Prize laureate (1977) Florina Alías (1921–1999), writer Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), poet, Cervantes Prize laureate (1978) Núria Añó (b. 1973), novelist and biographer Tomás de Añorbe y Corregel (1686–1741), playwright and poet Jerónimo de Arbolanche (1546–1572), writer Trinidad Ardura, writer Juan de Arguijo (1567–1623), writer, poet and musician during the Spanish Golden Age Juan Ariza (1816–1876), Romantic novelist, poet, and playwright Raimon Arola (born 1956), art historian specializing in sacred symbolism and hermetic tradition Alfonso Clemente de Arostegui y Cañavate (1698–1774), Catholic bishop, writer, lawyer, and diplomat Francisco Asensi (1936–2013), religious writer Francisco Ayala (1906–2009), novelist, Cervantes Prize laureate (1991) Wenceslao Ayguals de Izco (1801–1873), writer and editor Azorín (José Martínez Ruiz) (1863–1967), journalist, poet, novelist and essayist

B Lola Badia (born 1951), philologist, medievalist Frutos Baeza (1861–1918), poet and writer in the Murcian dialect Gaspar de Baeza (1540–1569), humanist, lawyer, translator and writer known during the Spanish Golden Age Ricardo Baeza Durán (1890–1956) Rafael Balanzat y Baranda (1820–1854), writer and military man Andrés Baquero (1853–1916), teacher, researcher, and writer Bárbara de Santo Domingo (1842–1872), Catholic mystic writer Elia Barceló (born 1957), writer Juan Barcia Caballero (1852–1926), Spanish physician and writer Pío Baroja (1872–1956), novelist of the Generation of '98 Pedro Barrantes (1850–1912), writer, journalist Joaquín Bastús (1799–1873), writer and pedagogue Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870), romantic poet and tale writer Diego Beltrán Hidalgo (17th century), poet and critic Elísabet Benavent (born 1984), romance writer Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954), dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (1922) Francisco Bermúdez de Pedraza (1585–1655), writer, jurist and historian Joan Binimelis (1538–1616), scientist and writer Carmen Blanco y Trigueros (ca. 1840 - 1921), writer, poet, and journalist Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928), novelist, wrote The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916) Isidoro Bosarte (1747–1807), historian and writer Vicente Botín, journalist Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (born 1962), Galician linguist Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916–2000), playwright of the Generation of '36

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Cabret (late 14th century), translator Javier Cacho Gomez (born 1952), scientific writer and novelist Fernando Cagigal (1756–1824), poet and playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681), playwright and poet of the Spanish Golden Age Luis Carandell Robusté (1929–2002), journalist and writer Manuel Casal (1751–1837), poet and polymath Félix Casanova de Ayala (1915–1990), poet José Joaquín Casasús (1733–1822), writer Francisco Cascales (1564–1642), humanist and writer Alejandro Casona (1903–1965) Abraham Castanho, (mid 17th century), poet José Manuel Castañón (1920–2001), novelist and essayist Mercedes Castro (born 1972), writer Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), romanticist and poet Juan Francisco de Castro Fernández (1721–1790), priest, lawyer and writer José Carlos Cataño (born 1954), poet Cecilia del Nacimiento (1570–1646), nun, mystic, writer, and poet María Cegarra Salcedo (1899–1993), chemist, teacher, poet, councillor Camilo José Cela (1916–2002), novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (1989) Pancracio Celdrán (1942–2019), academic and journalist Francisco Cerdá y Rico (1739–1800), humanist, jurist and writer Francisco Cerecedo (1940–1977), journalist Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), novelist, poet and playwright, author of Don Quixote Edith Checa Oviedo (1957–2017), writer, poet, journalist Matilde Cherner (1833–1880), novelist, dramatist, literary critic, and journalist Clarín (Leopoldo Alas) (1852–1901), novelist, dramatist, literary critic, and journalist Gerónimo de la Concepción (1642–1698), writer Andrés del Corral (1748–1818), writer and archeologist Javier Cosnava (born 1971), novelist Eusebio Cuerno de la Cantolla (1850–1922), journalist and businessman

D Filomena Dato (1856–1926), feminist, writer Pedro Víctor Debrigode (1914–1982), novelist Miguel Delibes (1920–2010), novelist, Cervantes Prize laureate (1993) Demófilo (1848–1893) Agustín Díaz Pacheco (born 1953), journalist and novelist Gerardo Diego (1896–1987), poet, Cervantes Prize laureate (1979) Rafael Dieste (1899–1981) María Magdalena Domínguez (1922–2021), poet María Dueñas (born 1964)

E José Echegaray (1832–1916), dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (1904) Francisco de Enciso Zárate, (?–1570), writer of chivalric romance novels Feliciana Enríquez de Guzmán (1569–c. 1644), playwright of the Spanish Golden Age Antonio Escohotado (1941–2021), philosopher and essayist Juan Escoiquiz (1762–1820), ecclesiastic, politician and writer Vicente Espinel (1550–1624), poet and novelist José de Espronceda (1808–1842), romantic poet Cristina Fernández Cubas (born 1945), novelist and short story writer César Fernández García (born 1967), novelist Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760–1828), dramatist and neoclassical poet Pastora Filigrana (born 1981), non-fiction writer, columnist

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José María Gabriel y Galán (1870–1905), poet Antonio Gala (1930–2023), poet, dramatist and novelist Rafael Gambra Ciudad (1920–2004), philosopher and author Gabriel García-Badell (1936–1994), writer Cecilia García de Guilarte (1915–1989), essayist, playwright, novelist and journalist Juan García Hortelano (1928–1992) María Esther García López (born, 1948), poet and writer; president, Asturias Writers Association Vincent García de la Huerta (1734–1787), dramatist, poet, and critic Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), poet and dramatist of the Generation of '27 Ignacio García Malo (1760–1812), playwright, translator, and writer Luis García San Miguel (1929–2006), jurist and author Blanca de Gassó y Ortiz (1846–1877), writer and poet Consuelo Gil (1905–1995) children's illustrated magazine publisher, editor, translator, and writer Juan Givanel (1868–1946), philologist and literary critic Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1888–1963), writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator Luis de Góngora (1561–1627), lyric poet considered to be among the most prominent Spanish poets of all time Beremundo González Rodríguez (1909–1986), Galician writer and politician Enriqueta González Rubín (1832–1877), Asturian writer Juan Goyanarte (1900–1955), editor and writer Baltasar Gracián (1601–1658), Baroque prose writer and philosopher Josep Guijarro Triadó (born 1967), writer and journalist Jorge Guillén (1893–1984), poet, Cervantes Prize laureate (1976), four-time Nobel Prize nominee (1921-1986), lawyer, politician and writer Miguel Hernández (1910–1942), poet Carla Herrero (born 1994), writer, blogger Juan López de Hoyos (1511–1583), Renaissance author

I–L Antonio Iturbe (born 1967), journalist, professor, and editor Juan Antonio de Iza Zamácola (1756–1826), journalist, historian and writer Pablo de Jérica (1781–1841), writer and journalist Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958), poet, Nobel Prize laureate (1956) John of the Cross (1542–1591), mystic poet Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811), major figure of the Spanish Age of Enlightenment, philosopher, statesman, poet and essayist Robert Juan-Cantavella (born 1976), novelist and editor Jon Juaristi (born 1951), poet and essayist Rogelia León (1828–1870), poet, playwright, essayist, and narrative writer Juana Teresa Juega López (1885–1979), poet Use Lahoz (born 1976), novelist Mariano José de Larra (1809–1837), literary journalist Fray Luis de León (1527–1591), poet of the Spanish Golden Age Antonio F. Lera (born 1952), writer, translator, journalist, and publisher Julio Llamazares (born 1955), poet, novelist and journalist Jorge Llopis (1919–1976), satirist and playwright Francisco de Paula López de Castro (1771–1827), Neoclassical poet and writer María López Sández (born 1973), Galician philologist and essayist

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Antonio Machado (1875–1939), leading poet of the Generation of '98 Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978), essayist and two-time Nobel Prize nominee César Mallorquí (born 1953) José Mallorquí Figuerola (1913–1972) Pedro Malón de Chaide (1530–1589), religious author Jorge Manrique (1440–1479), major Castilian poet Manuel Mantero (born 1930), poet and literary critic José María Díaz (1813–1888), Romantic journalist and playwright Salvador María Granés (1840–1911), journalist and author of comic theatre Francisco Mariano Nipho (1719–1803), writer and journalist Javier Marías (1951–2022), novelist and translator Manuel Marliani Cassens (1795–1873), writer, diplomat, and politician Juan Marquez (1565–1621), ascetic writer Juan Marsé (1933–2020), novelist and Cervantes prize laureate Rossend Marsol Clua (1922–2006), journalist and writer Alfons Marti (born 1968), writer Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000), novelist, essayist, and author of short stories Pablo Martín Asuero (born 1967), academic in Oriental studies Francisco Martínez Motiño Manuel Martínez Barrionuevo (1857–1917), poet and writer Pedro Luis Martínez Larriba (born 1946), playwright Augusto Martínez Olmedilla (1880–1965), novelist and journalist Joanot Martorell (1413–1468), author of the first novel, Tirant lo Blanc (1490) Juan Francisco Masdeu, Jesuit historian Juan María Maury (1772–1845), writer Patricia Mayayo (born 1967), art historian Marina Mayoral (1942), novelist, essayist Gonçal Mayos Solsona (born 1957), philosopher and essayist Fernando Rodríguez Méndez, journalist and novelist Rodrigo Méndez Silva (1606–1670), historian, genealogist, geographer and writer Rosa Méndez Fonte (born 1957), Galician writer, poet, and researcher Eduardo Mendoza (born 1943), novelist and Cervantes prize laureate Juan González Mesa (born 1975) Agustín Millares Sall (1917–1989), poet Juan Millé Giménez (1884–1945), writer and professor of literature Domingo Miras (1934–2022), dramatist José Manuel Mójica Legarre (born 1955), writer Tirso de Molina (1571–1648), playwright Gaspar de Molina y Zaldívar (1741–1806), architect, painter, poet and writer Francisco Antonio de Monteser (c. 1620–1668), dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age] Francisco Morales Lomas (b.1957), poet Iñigo Moré (born 1968), researcher and non-fiction writer Agustín Moreto y Cavana (1618–1661), dramatist and playwright José Luis Munárriz (1752–1830), literary critic, translator and writer Juan Jacinto Muñoz Rengel (born 1974), novelist

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Ramón Ortega y Frías (1825–1883), writer José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955), essayist José Ovejero (born 1958), novelist, essayist and poet Juan Lorenzo Obras se Palmireno (1514/1524–1579/1580), playwright and educator Constanza Ossorio (1595–1637), poet and writer Pilar Pallarés (born 1957), poet Carmelo Palomino Kayser (1952–2000), poet Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851–1921), writer of prose and poetry who introduced naturalism and feminist ideas to Spanish literature Jerónimo de Pasamonte (1553–after 1605), writer during the Spanish Golden Age Paul Pen (born 1979), author of literary fiction, thriller and suspense Andrés Pascual (born 1969), novelist