List of Guyanese writers

This is a list of notable Guyanese writers.

A

 * Michael Abbensetts (1938–2016)
 * John Agard (b. 1949)
 * Arif Ali (b. 1935)
 * Andaiye (1942–2019)

B

 * Harold Bascom
 * Dale Bisnauth (1936–2013)
 * E. R. Braithwaite (1912–2016)

C

 * N. E. Cameron (1903–1983)
 * Jan Carew (1920–2012)
 * Martin Carter (1927–1997)
 * Brian Chan
 * Bertram Charles (1937–1994)

D

 * Fred D'Aguiar (b. 1960)
 * Cyril Dabydeen (b. 1945)
 * David Dabydeen (b. 1955)
 * Mahadai Das (b. 1954)
 * O. R. Dathorne (1934–2007)
 * David de Caires (1937–2008)
 * Raywat Deonandan
 * Brenda DoHarris (b. 1946)

G

 * Michael Gilkes (1933–2020)
 * Beryl Gilroy (1924–2001)
 * David A. Granger (b. 1945)
 * Cy Grant (1919–2010)
 * Stanley Greaves (b. 1935)

H

 * Wilson Harris (1921–2018)
 * Roy Heath (1926–2008)
 * Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson (1934–1993)

J

 * Janet Jagan (1920–2009)
 * George James (1893–1956)
 * Meiling Jin (b. 1956)
 * Ruel Johnson

K

 * Laxmi Kallicharan (1951–2002)
 * Kampta Karran (d. 2013)
 * Oonya Kempadoo (b. 1966)
 * Peter Kempadoo (1926–2019)
 * Harischandra Khemraj (b. 1944)
 * Karen King-Aribisala
 * Freddie Kissoon (b. 1951)
 * Eusi Kwayana (b. 1925)

M

 * Sharon Maas (b. 1951)
 * Yolanda T. Marshall (b. 1978)
 * Egbert Martin (1861–1890)
 * Wordsworth McAndrew (1936–2008)
 * Ian McDonald (b. 1933)
 * Mark McWatt (b. 1947)
 * Marc Matthews (b. 1940s)
 * Pauline Melville (b. 1948)
 * Edgar Mittelholzer (1909–1965)
 * Paloma Mohamed
 * Rooplal Monar

N

 * Moses Nagamootoo (b. 1947)
 * Grace Nichols (b. 1950)
 * Elly Niland (b. 1954)

P

 * Mike Phillips (b. 1941)

R

 * Peter Ramsaroop (b. 1962)
 * Angus Richmond (1925–2007)
 * John R. Rickford (b. 1949)
 * Walter Rodney (1942–1980)
 * Gordon Rohlehr (1942–2023)
 * Rupert Roopnaraine (b. 1943)

S

 * Lloyd Searwar (1925–2006)
 * Clem Seecharan (b. 1950)
 * Berkley Semple
 * A. J. Seymour (1914–1989)
 * Ryhaan Shah
 * Narmala Shewcharan
 * Jan Shinebourne (b. 1947)
 * Rajkumari Singh (1923–1979)
 * Gokarran Sukhdeo

T

 * Maya Tiwari (b. 1952)

V

 * Ian Valz (1957–2010)

W

 * Eric D. Walrond (1898–1966)
 * Denis Williams (1923–1998)
 * N. D. Williams (b. 1942)

Y

 * Shana Yardan (1943–1989)