List of Malaysian writers

The following is a list of writers living or residing in Malaysia ordered by their first name. This list includes writers of all genres and in any language.

This is a subsidiary list to the List of Malaysians.

A

 * Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854)
 * Abdullah Hussain (1920–2014)
 * Adibah Amin. Writer, columnist, teacher, and actress.
 * Amir Muhammad (born 1972)
 * A Samad Said (born 1935)

B

 * Bernice Chauly

D

 * Dina Zaman

E

 * Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet

F

 * Faisal Tehrani
 * Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian.
 * Fatimah Busu

H

 * Huzir Sulaiman
 * Zurinah Hassan
 * Hudanajwa

G

 * Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.

J

 * Julya Oui

K

 * Khasnor Johan, historian
 * Khoo Kheng-Hor
 * Kee Thuan Chye
 * K. S. Maniam

L

 * Lloyd Fernando

M

 * Mahathir Mohamad
 * Martin Vengadesan
 * Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854)

N

 * Kevin Nyiau
 * Noordin Hassan

P

 * Preeta Samarasan

R

 * Rahimidin Zahari
 * Ramlee Awang Murshid
 * Rani Manicka
 * Rehman Rashid
 * Ruhaini Matdarin

S

 * Shahnon Ahmad, known as a National Laurate.
 * Shih-Li Kow. Shortlisted for the Frank Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
 * Shirley Geok-Lin Lim (born 1944). Malaysia-born American writer.
 * Al-Sayyid Shaykh bin Ahmad al-Hadi. Considered "father of the Malay novel."
 * Syed Husin Ali Professor, politician and author of nearly 20 books.
 * Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician.

T

 * Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
 * Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel.
 * Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer.

U

 * Usman Awang
 * Uthaya Sankar SB

Z

 * Zainon Ismail C.N. Afghani