List of Welsh writers

List of Welsh writers is an incomplete alphabetical list of Welsh writers. This list includes writers of all genres, writing in English, Welsh, Latin, or any other language.

This is a subsidiary list to the List of Welsh people.

:"See also

A

*Dannie Abse (born 1923) poet and writer
*Martin Amis (born 1949) novelist
*Aneirin, medieval epic poet
*Asser, Bishop of Sherborne (died c. 909), author

B

*Mary Balogh, novelist
*Rhoda Broughton (1840–1920), novelist

C

*Lewys Glyn Cothi

Coleman, Carlina Lynne

D

*Roald Dahl (1916–1990), author
*Andrew Davies, screenwriter
*Idris Davies coal miner, teacher and poet from Rhymney
*Rhys Davies (1901–1978), novelist and short story writer
*Russell T. Davies (born 1963), television scriptwriter
*W.H. Davies, poet
*John Dyer (c. 1699 – 1758), poet

E

*Caradoc Evans (1878–1945), short story writer and novelist

F

*Dick Francis (born 1920), jockey and author
*Ken Follett (born 1949), author

G

*Giraldus Cambrensis (c. 1146 – c. 1223), chronicler
*Iris Gower, novelist
*Ann Griffiths (1776–1805), poet
*Howard Gethin (born 1966) journalist
*Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370), poet
*Cerian Griffiths (born 17 february 1969),writer
*Niall Griffiths (born 1966) Novelist and journalist

*Craig Handley
*Myfanwy Haycock
*Llywarch Hen
*Mererid Hopwood
*John Ceiriog Hughes
*Rhys Hughes
*Thomas Rowland Hughes

J

*Glyn Jones (Wales) (1905–1995)
*Gwyn Jones (author) (1907–1999)
*Jack Jones (1884–1970), novelist
*Jonah Jones (1919-2004)
*Lewis Jones (writer) (1897–1939)
*William Jones (philologist) (1746–1794), philologist

L

*Jon Latimer (born 1964), historian
*C.S. Lewis (born in Belfast, but of Welsh descent)
*Alun Lewis (1915–1944), poet
*Saunders Lewis, writer and politician
*Eric Linklater (1899–1974), novelist (who falsely claimed Orcadian birth)
*Richard Llewellyn (1907–1983), novelist

M

*Arthur Machen Horror, fantasy writer and literary critic.
*Ruth Manning-Sanders (1895–1988), poetry and children's literature
*Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr
*Huw Menai

O

*Daniel Owen
*Gary Owen (playwright)

P

*Caradog Prichard
*John Cowper Powys (1872–1963) Novelist, philosopher, visionary.

R

*Bernice Rubens (1928-2004)

*Owen Sheers (1974), poet, author, playwright, actor and TV presenter
*Howard Spring (1889–1965), novelist
*Jennifer Sullivan 1945-, children's novelist
*Peter Swales (historian), Freud commentator and former Rolling Stones employee

T

*Taliesin
*Craig Thomas, novelist
*Dylan Thomas (1914–1953), poet
*Edward Thomas (1878–1917), poet
*Ronald Stuart Thomas (1913–2000), poet
*Hester Thrale (1740–1821), diarist
*Cath Tregenna
*Rachel Trevise

V

*Henry Vaughan (1621–1695), poet

W

*Jo Walton
*Glanmor Williams (1920–2005), historian
*John Ellis Williams (1924–), bilingual novelist, contributor of autobiographical works, short story writer
*Raymond Williams (1921–1988), novelist, critic, academic
*Roger Williams
*Waldo Williams (1904–1971), Welsh language poet
*Eirug Wyn
*Hedd Wyn
*Chris Walley

See also

*List of Welsh language authors
*List of Welsh language poets (6th century to c.1600)
*Welsh literature
*Anglo-Welsh literature