List of authors by name: S

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with S:

Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

Sa–Sb
• Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021, Egypt, nf)

• Suhayl Saadi (born 1961, England/Scotland, f/d)

• Ferdinand von Saar (1833–1906, Austria, f/d/p)

• Rafael Saavedra (1967–2013, Mexico, f/nf)

• Umberto Saba (1883–1957, Austria-Hungary/Italy, p/f)

• Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011, Argentina, f/nf)

• Moinul Ahsan Saber (born 1958, Bangladesh, f/d)

• Fred Saberhagen (1930–2007, US, f)

• Mohammed Sabila (1942–2021, Morocco, nf)

• Jaime Sabines (1926–1999, Mexico, p)

• Fernando Sabino (1923–2004, Brazil, f)

• Mário de Sá-Carneiro (1890–1916, Portugal/France, p/d/f)

• Louis Sachar (born 1954, US, f/ch)

• Carlos Alberto Sacheri (1933–1974, Argentina, nf)

• Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836–1895, Austrian E/Germany, f/nf)

• Hans Sachs (1494–1576, Germany, p/d)

• Nelly Sachs (1891–1970, Germany/Sweden, p/d)

• Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset (1643–1706, England, p)

• Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536–1608, England, p/d)

• Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962, England, f/p/nf)

• Johannes de Sacrobosco (c. 1195 – c. 1256, France, nf)

• Tayeb Saddiki (1939–2016, Morocco, d)

• Marquis de Sade (1740–1814, France, f/d/nf)

• Abdoulaye Sadji (1910–1961, Senegal, f/ch)

• Michael Sadler (1861–1943, England, nf)

• Michael Sadleir (1888–1967, England, f/nf)

• Ion Marin Sadoveanu (1893–1964, Romania, d)

• Mihail Sadoveanu (1880–1961, Romania, f/nf)

• Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi (1936–1985, Iran/France, d/f)

• Sæmundr fróði (1056–1133, Iceland, nf)

• Benjamin Alire Sáenz (born 1954, US, p/f/ch)

• Jaime Sáenz (1921–1986, Bolivia, p/f)

• Juan José Saer (1937–2005, Argentina, p/f)

• Wera Sæther (born 1945, Norway, p/f/nf)

• Tómas Sæmundsson (1807–1841, Iceland, nf)

• Juan José Saer (1937–2005, Argentina, p/f)

• Nazi Safavi (born 1967, Iran, f)

• Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861, Austria-Hungary, nf/p)

• Peter Sagal (born 1965, US, f/d)

• Carl Sagan (1934–1996, US, nf)

• Françoise Sagan (1935–2004, France, d/f)

• Nick Sagan (born 1970, US, f/d)

• Buddhi Sagar (born 1981, Nepal, f/p)

• Angie Sage (born 1952, England, ch)

• Sarojini Sahoo (born 1956, India, f)

• A. Samad Said (born 1935, Malaya/Malaysia, f/p)

• Abdel Said (born 1974, Morocco, p)

• Amina Said (born 1953, Tunisia/France, p/f/nf)

• Mekkawi Said (1956–2017, Egypt, f)

• Saigyō (西行法師, 1118–1190, Japan, p)

• Bhabendra Nath Saikia (1932–2003, India, f/ch/nf)

• Sao Saimong (1913–1987, Burma, nf)

• Janou Saint-Denis (1930–2000, Canada, p/nf)

• Mellin de Saint-Gelais (c. 1491–1558, France, p)

• Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804–1869, France, nf)

• Benoît de Sainte-Maure (died 1173, France, p)

• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944, France, f/p/nf)

• Mellin de Saint-Gelais (c. 1491–1558, France, p)

• Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716–1803, France, p/nf)

• Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814, France, f/nf/ch)

• Sait Faik (1906–1954, Ottoman E/Turkey, f/p)

• Mokichi Saitō (斎藤茂吉, 1882–1953, Japan, p)

• Saitō Ryokuu (斎藤緑雨, 1868–1904, Japan, nf)

• Sakae Saitō (斉藤栄, born 1933, Japan, f)

• Baja Saitović-Lukin (1954–2017, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)

• Ango Sakaguchi (坂口安吾, 1906–1965, Japan, f/nf)

• Widad Sakakini (1913–1991, Lebanon, f/nf)

• Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin (born 1963, Sudan/Austria, f)

• Salama Ahmed Salama (1932–2012, Egypt, nf)

• Tomaž Šalamun (1941–2014, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p)

• Marina Salandy-Brown (living, Trinidad, nf)

• Salarrué (1899–1975, El Salvador, f/p), born Luis Salvador Efraín Salazar Arrué

• Mariano Picón Salas (1901–1965, Venezuela, nf)

• Dušan Salatić (born 1929, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Abel Salazar (1889–1946, Portugal, nf)

• Ibtihal Salem (1949–2015, Egypt, f)

• William Salesbury (c. 1520 – c. 1584, Wales, nf)

• Emilio Salgari (1862–1911, Italy, f)

• Nino Salia (1898–1992, Russian E/France, nf)

• André Salifou (1942–2022, Niger, nf)

• Tayeb Salih (1929–2009, Sudan/England, f/nf)

• Pedro Salinas (1891–1951, Spain/US, p/nf)

• J. D. Salinger (1919–2010, US, f)

• Andrew Salkey (1928–1995, Panama/US, f/p/ch)

• Amadou Lamine Sall (born 1951, Senegal, p)

• Tijan Sallah (born 1958, Gambia, f/nf)

• Eva Sallis (born 1964, Australia, f/p)

• Ibrahim 'Ali Salman (1937–1995, Sudan, p)

• André Salmon (1881–1969, France, p/nf)

• Philip Salom (born 1950, Australia, p/f)

• Ernst von Salomon (1902–1972, Germany, nf)

• Henry Stephens Salt (1851–1939, India/England, nf)

• Felix Salten (1869–1945, Hungary/Switzerland, d/f/ch)

• Rapolas Šaltenis (1908–2007, Lithuania, nf)

• Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826–1889, Russian E, f/ch)

• R. A. Salvatore (born 1959, US, f)

• Gaetano Salvemini (1873–1957, Italy, nf)

• Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744–1811, Germany, nf)

• Balkrishna Sama (1903–1981, Nepal, d)

• Albert Samain (1858–1900, France, p)

• Akim Samar (1916–1943, Russia/USSR, p/f)

• Preeta Samarasan (living, Malaysia, f)

• Miloslav Samardžić (born 1963, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Abdi Ismail Samatar (born 1950, Somaliland, nf)

• Ahmed Ismail Samatar (born 1950, Somaliland, nf)

• Said Sheikh Samatar (1943–2015, Ethiopia/US, nf)

• Stanlake J. W. T. Samkange (1922–1988, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, nf)

• Anthony Sampson (1926–2004, England, nf)

• Fiona Samuel (born 1961, N Zealand, d)

• Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born 1935, Germany/US, nf)

• Hossein Sanapour (born 1960, Iran, f/nf/ch)

• Alex Sánchez (born 1957, Mexico/US, f/ch)

• Luis Rafael Sánchez (born 1936, Puerto Rico, nf/f/d)

• Sonia Sanchez (born 1934, US, p/f/ch), born Wilsonia Benita Driver

• George Sand (1804–1876, France, f/nf)

• Michal Šanda (born 1965, Czechoslovakia/Czech R, p/nf/ch)

• Ma Sandar (born 1947, Burma/Myanmar, f)

• Carl Sandburg (1878–1967, US, p/nf)

• Cora Sandel (1880–1974, Norway, f), pseudonym of Sara Cecilia Görvell Fabricius

• Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965, Denmark/Norway, f/nf)

• Ben Sanders (born 1989, N Zealand, f)

• Brandon Sanderson (born 1975, US, f)

• Jane Sanderson (born 1962, England, f)

• Sarah Sands (born 1961, England, f/nf)

• Elspeth Sandys (born 1940, N Zealand, f/p/nf)

• Andrew Sanger (born 1948, England, nf/f)

• Clyde Sanger (1928–2022, England/Canada, nf)

• Khagendra Sangraula (born 1946, Nepal, f/nf)

• Sabah Sanhouri (born 1990, Sudan, f/p)

• Parinoush Saniee (living, Iran, f)

• José Ignacio de Sanjinés (1786–1864, Bolivia, p)

• Uthaya Sankar SB (born 1972, Malaysia, nf)

• Wilton G. S. Sankawulo (1937–2009, Liberia, f)

• Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963, India, nf)

• Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (1855–1931, Uruguay, p)

• Sanmao (三毛, 1943–1991, Taiwan, nf/f)

• Jacopo Sannazaro (1458–1530, Italy, p/nf)

• Lamin Sanneh (1942–2019, Gambia, nf)

• Adiza Sanoussi (living, Burkina Faso, f), pseudonym of Alizata Sana

• Boualem Sansal (born 1949, Algeria, f/nf)

• Ann Sansom (living, England, p)

• Clive Sansom (1910–1981, England/Australia, p/d)

• Andrew Sant (born 1950, Australia, p/nf)

• Ferenc Sánta (1927–2008, Romania/Hungary, f/d)

• Ana de Santana (born 1960, Angola, p/nf)

• Glória de Sant'Anna (1925–2009, Mozambique, p)

• Sérgio Sant'Anna (1841–1920, Brazil, p/d/f)

• Bernardo Santareno (1920–1980, Portugal, p/nf/d)

• George Santayana (1863–1952, Spain/Italy, nf/f/p)

• Dan Santat (born 1975, US, ch)

• Esmeralda Santiago (born 1948, Puerto Rico, nf)

• Aleksa Šantić (1868–1924, Ottoman E/Yugoslavia, p)

• Diego Abad de Santillán (1897–1938, Argentina, nf)

• Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (1926–2010, São Tomé and Príncipe/Angola, p)

• Santōka Taneda (種田山頭火, 1882–1940, Japan, p), born Taneda Shōichi (種田正一)

• Ana Eduarda Santos (born 1983, Portugal, f/d)

• Ary dos Santos (1936–1984, Portugal, p)

• Bienvenido Santos (1911–1996, Philippines/US, f/p/nf)

• João dos Santos (died 1622, Portugal/India, nf)

• Lope K. Santos (1879–1963, Philippines, f/nf)

• Marcelino dos Santos (1929–1920, Mozambique, p)

• Mayra Santos-Febres (born 1966, Puerto Rico, p/f/ch)

• Mitsugu Saotome (早乙女貢, 1926–2008, Japan)

• Milorad Popović Šapčanin (1841–1895, Serbia, f/p/d)

• Genrikh Sapgir (1928–1999, USSR, p/f)

• Amanullah Sailaab Sapi (1933–1979, Afghanistan, p)

• Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE, Greece, p)

• Humira Saqib (born 1980, Afghanistan, nf)

• Thouria Saqqat (1935–1992, Morocco, ch)

• José Hermano Saraiva (1919–2012, Portugal, nf)

• Adrijan Sarajlija (born 1976, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Sima Milutinović Sarajlija (1791–1847, Ottoman E/Serbia, p/nf)

• José Saramago (1922–2010, Portugal/Spain, nf/f)

• Ghadam-Ali Sarami (born 1944, Iran, nf/p/d)

• Vilas Sarang (1942–2015, India, f/p/nf)

• Jaydeep Sarangi (born 1973, India, nf/p)

• Dinu Săraru (1932–2024, Romania, f/d)

• Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960, Sri Lanka/Australia, p/f)

• John Mensah Sarbah (1864–1910, Gold Coast, nf)

• Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595–1640, Poland, p/nf)

• António Sardinha (1887–1925, Portugal, nf)

• Pedro Pérez Sarduy (born 1943, Cuba/England, p/f)

• Severo Sarduy (1937–1993, Cuba, p/f/d)

• Pamela Sargent (born 1948, US, f/nf)

• Frank Sargeson (1903–1982, N Zealand, f)

• Petar Šarić (1937–2023, Yugoslavia/Kosovo, p/f/d)

• Duncan Sarkies (living, N Zealand, d/f)

• György Sárközi (1899–1945, Hungary, p/nf), Holocaust victim

• Beatriz Sarlo (born 1942, Argentina, nf)

• Jacob de Castro Sarmento (1692–1762, Portugal, nf/p)

• Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1911–1988, Argentina, nf)

• Dušan Šarotar (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/f/p)

• Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995, Nigeria, d/nf)

• Noo Saro-Wiwa (born 1976, Nigeria/England, nf)

• William Saroyan (1908–1981, US, f/d/p)

• Alioune Sarr (1908–2001, Senegal, nf)

• Al Sarrantonio (born 1952, US, f)

• Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999, Russian E/France, f/d/nf)

• Maren Sars (1911–1998, Norway, f)

• George Sarton (1884–1956, Belgium/US, nf)

• Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980, France, nf/d/f)

• Nobutsuna Sasaki (佐佐木信綱, 1872–1963, Japan, p)

• Williams Sassine (1944–1997, Guinea/France, f)

• Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967, England, p/f/nf)

• Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1924–1995, Dutch E Indies/Indonesia, p/f/nf)

• Ineko Sata (佐多稲子, 1904–1998, Japan, nf/f)

• Július Satinský (1941–2002, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, d/nf)

• Satiricca (* 1985, Czechoslovakia, f/nf/p)

• Satsvarupa dasa Goswami (born 1939, US, nf/f/p), born Stephen Guarino

• George Saunders (born 1958, US, f/nf/ch)

• Jen Saunders (born 1962, Australia, p)

• Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861–1947, Canada, ch/f/nf)

• William Saunders (1806–1851, Wales)

• Henriette Sauret (1890–1976, France), p/nf)

• Richard Savage (c. 1697–1743, England, p)

• Léon Savary (1895–1968, Switzerland/France, nf)

• Fernando Savater (born 1947, Spain, nf)

• Constance Savery (1897–1999, England, f/ch)

• Milisav Savić (born 1945, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)

• Jaya Savige (born 1978, Australia, p)

• Annie Gregg Savigny (c. 1838–1901, Canada, f/ch)

• George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695, England, nf)

• Steven Savile (born 1969, England/Sweden, f/nf)

• Malcolm Saville (1901–1982, England, ch/nf)

• Alberto Savinio (1891–1952, Italy, nf/d)

• John Sawyer (1919–1992, England, f), co-author of wife Nancy Buckingham

• Robert J. Sawyer (born 1960, Canada, f)

• Ruth Sawyer (1880–1970, US, f/nf/ch)

• Pol Sax (born 1960, Luxembourg/Germany, f/nf)

• Allen Say (born 1937, Japan/US, ch), pseudonym of James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii

• Sayat-Nova (1712–1795, Armenia, p)

• Abdullah Abu Sayeed (born 1940, India/Bangladesh, nf)

• Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957, England, f/p)

• Isabelle Sbrissa (born 1971, Switzerland,

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• Leslie Scalapino (1944–2010, US, p/nf/d)

• Kurtis Scaletta (living, US, ch)

• Nelle Scanlan (1882–1968, N Zealand, f/nf)

• Paul Scarron (1610–1660, France, p/d/f)

• Simon Scarrow (born 1962, England, f)

• Richard Scarry (1919–1994, US, ch)

• Igiaba Scego (born 1974, Italy, f/nf)

• Branimir Šćepanović (1937–2020, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/d)

• Maurice Scève (c. 1501 – c. 1564, France, p)

• Annet Schaap (born 1965, Netherlands, ch)

• Nat Schachner (1895–1955, US, f/nf)

• Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–1894, Germany/Italy, p/nf)

• Jakob Schaffner (1875–1944, Switzerland/Germany, f)

• Rafik Schami (born 1946, Syria/Germany, f)

• Alexios Schandermani (born 1953, Iran/Germany, nf)

• Peter Schechter (born 1959, Italy/US, f)

• Riana Scheepers (born 1957, S Africa, ch/f/p)

• Paul Scheerbart (1863–1915, Danzig/Germany, f/p)

• Leopold Schefer (1784–1862, Germany, p/f)

• Herman George Scheffauer (1876–1927, US, p/d/nf)

• Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826–1886, Germany, p/f)

• Georges Schehadé (1905–1989, Lebanon, d/p)

• Jonathan Schell (1943–2014, US, nf)

• Arthur van Schendel (1874–1946, Netherlands, f)

• Bel Schenk (born 1975, Australia, p)

• Johannes Scherr (1817–1886, Germany/Switzerland, f/nf)

• Pam Scheunemann (born 1955, US, ch)

• Bert Schierbeek (1918–1996, Netherlands, f/nf)

• Stacy Schiff (born 1961, US, nf)

• Emanuel Schikaneder (1751–1812, Germany/Austria, d)

• Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805, Germany, p/nf/d)

• Roland Schimmelpfennig (born 1967, Germany, d)

• Anton Schindler (1795–1864, Austria, nf)

• Baldur von Schirach (1907–1974, Germany, nf)

• Mathilde Schjøtt (1844–1926, Norway, nf)

• Torgeir Schjerven (born 1954, Norway, p/f/ch)

• Johannes Schlaf (1862–1941, Germany, d/f/p)

• Lambert Schlechter (born 1941, Luxembourg, p/f/nf)

• August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845, Germany, p/nf)

• Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829, Germany, p/nf)

• Johann Elias Schlegel (1719–1749, Germany/Denmark, nf/p)

• Miriam Schlein (1926–2004, US, ch)

• Bernhard Schlink (born 1944, Germany, f/nf)

• Laura Amy Schlitz (born 1955, US, ch)

• Steven J. Schloeder (born 1960, US, nf)

• Eric Schlosser (born 1959, US, nf)

• Anka Schmid (born 1961, Switzerland, d)

• Christoph von Schmid (1768–1854, Germany, ch)

• Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911–1995, Netherlands, ch/p/d)

• Arno Schmidt (1914–1979, Germany, f/nf)

• Stanley Schmidt (born 1944, US, f/nf)

• Michael Schmidt-Salomon (born 1967, Germany, nf/ch)

• Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 1960, France/Belgium, d/f)

• Elke Schmitter (born 1961, Germany, nf/f/p)

• Dennis Schmitz (1937–2019, US, p)

• James H. Schmitz (1911–1974, US, f)

• Abraham Louis Schneiders (1925–2020, Netherlands, f/nf)

• Manfred Schneckenburger (1938–2019, Germany, nf

• Max Schneckenburger (1819–1849, Germany/Switzerland, p)

• Louis Schneider (1805–1878, Germany, nf)

• Reinhold Schneider (1903–1958, Germany, p/f)

• Robert Schneider (born 1961, Austria, f/d/p)

• Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931, Austria, d/f/nf)

• Wolfdietrich Schnurre (1920–1989, Germany, f/p/ch)

• Karel Schoeman (1939–2017, S Africa, f/nf)

• Alan Scholefield (1931–2017, S Africa, f)

• Robin Schone (born 1954, US, f)

• Patricia Schonstein (born 1952, S Rhodesia/S Africa, f/p/ch)

• Frans van Schooten (1615–1660, Netherlands, nf)

• Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860, Poland-Lithuania/Germany, nf)

• Johanna Schopenhauer (1766–1838, Danzig/Germany, nf/f)

• Constance Wiel Schram (1890–1955, Norway, nf/ch)

• Olive Schreiner (1855–1920, S Africa, f/nf)

• Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (1744–1816, Germany, d)

• Rainer M. Schröder (born 1951, Germany, f/ch)

• Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739–1791, Germany, p/nf)

• Levin Schücking (1848–1883, Germany, f)

• Levin Ludwig Schücking (1878–1964, Germany, nf)

• Franz Schuh (born 1947, Austria, f/nf)

• Philip Schultz (born 1945, US, p)

• Julianne Schultz (born 1956, Australia, nf)

• Tony Schumacher (1848–1931, Germany, ch)

• James Schuyler (1923–1991, US, p)

• Gustav Schwab (1792–1850, Germany, p/nf)

• Werner Schwab (1958–1994, Austria, d/f)

• György Schwajda (1943–2010, Hungary, d)

• Dietrich Schwanitz (1940–2004, Germany, nf/f)

• Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966, US, p/f)

• José Carlos Schwarz (1949–1977, Guinea-Bissau/Cuba, p)

• Alvin Schwartz (1927–1992, US, nf/ch)

• André Schwarz-Bart (1928–2006, France/Guadeloupe, f)

• Achim Schwarze (born 1958, Germany, nf)

• Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908–1942, Switzerland, nf)

• Alice Schwarzer (born 1942, Germany, nf)

• Peter Schweizer (born 1964, US, nf)

• Monique Schwitter (born 1972, Switzerland, f/d)

• Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948, Germany/England, nf/p)

• Leonardo Sciascia (1921–1989, Italy, f/nf/d)

• Jon Scieszka (born 1954, US, ch)

• Moacyr Scliar (1937–2011, Brazil, f/ch/nf)

• Sandra Scofield (born 1943, US, f/nf)

• Thomas N. Scortia (1926–1986, US, f)

• Manuel Scorza (1928–1983, Peru, f/p/nf)

• Alexander Scott (c. 1520–1582 or 1583, Scotland, p)

• Alexander Scott (1920–1989, Scotland, p/d/nf)

• Alicia Scott (born 1956, US, f), pseudonym of Lisa Gardner)

• Ann Scott (born 1950, England/US, nf)

• Ann Scott (born 1965, France/England, f)

• Andrew Murray Scott (born 1955, Scotland, f/p/nf)

• Caroline Lucy Scott (1784–1857, England, f/nf)

• Cathy Scott (born 1950s, US, nf)

• Dick Scott (1923–2020, N Zealand, nf)

• F. R. Scott (1899–1985, Canada, p/nf)

• Frederick George Scott (1861–1944, Canada, p)

• Gabriel Scott (1874–1958, Scotland/Norway, p/f/ch)

• Geoffrey Scott (1884–1929, England, nf/p)

• Hardiman Scott (1920–1999, England, nf/f/p)

• Hugh Stowell Scott (1862–1903, England, f), pseudonym Henry Seton Merriman

• J. Michael Scott (born 1941, US, nf)

• John A. Scott (born 1948, England/Australia, p/f/nf)

• Lawrence Scott (born 1943, Trinidad, f/nf)

• Margaret Scott (1928–2014, N Zealand, nf)

• Margaret Scott (1934–2005, England/Australia, p/f/nf)

• Mary Scott (1888–1979, N Zealand, f/d)

• Mary-anne Scott [sic] (living, N Zealand, ch)

• Michael Scott (born 1959, Ireland, f/ch), pseudonym Anna Dillon

• Paul Scott (1920–1978, England, f/d/p)

• Peter J. H. Scott (born 1979, England/US, nf)

• Robyn Scott (born 1981, England/N Zealand, f/nf)

• Rosie Scott (1948–2017, N Zealand/Australia, f/p/nf)

• Sarah Scott (1720–1795, England, f/nf)

• Thomas Scott (1747–1821, England, nf)

• Tom Scott (poet) (1918–1995, Scotland, p/nf)

• Walter Scott (1771–1832, Scotland, f/p/d)

• William Matthew Scott (1893–1964, England, f/ch)

• Gil Scott-Heron (1949–2011, US, p)

• E. J. Scovell (1907–1999, England, p)

• Georges de Scudéry (1601–1667, France, f/d/p)

• Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701, France, f/nf)

• George Bazeley Scurfield (1920–1991, England, p/nf)

• Jocelynne Scutt (born 1947, Australia, nf)

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• Jeremy Seabrook (born 1939, England, nf)

• William Bueller Seabrook (1886–1945, US, nf)

• Mary Seacole (1805–1881, Jamaica/England, nf)

• Nicole Sealey (born 1979, US, p)

• Charles Sealsfield (1793–1864, Germany/Switzerland, f), pseudonym of Karl Anton Postl

• Peter Seaton (1942–2010, US, p)

• W. G. Sebald (1944–2001, Germany/England, nf)

• Mihail Sebastian (1907–1945, Romania, d/nf/f)

• Anne Sebba (born 1951, England, nf/ch), born Anne Rubinstein

• Leïla Sebbar (born 1941, Algeria/France, f/nf)

• Sebeos (fl. 7th c., Armenia, nf)

• Alice Sebold (born 1963, US, f/nf)

• Barolong Seboni (born 1957, Botswana, p/nf)

• Mac Sebree (1932–2010, US, nf)

• Juan José Sebreli (born 1930, Argentina, nf)

• Władysław Sebyła (1902–1940, Poland, p), Holocaust victim

• Johannes Secundus (1511–1536, Netherlands, p)

• David Sedaris (born 1956, US, nf/d)

• Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867, US, f/ch)

• Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet (1639–1701, England, d/p)

• Kate Sedley (1926–2022, England, f), pseudonym of Brenda Margaret Lilian Clarke

• Lisa See (born 1955, France, nf/f)

• Laura Vaccaro Seeger (living, US, ch)

• Giorgos Seferis (1900–1971, Ottoman E/Greece, p), pseudonym of Georgios Seferiades

• Ahmed Sefrioui (1915–2004, Morocco, f)

• Anna Seghers (1900–1983, Germany, nf/f)

• Pierre Seghers (1906–1987, France, p)

• Martin Segon (died 1482 or 1485, Serbia/Italy, nf)

• Tomás Segovia (1927–2011, Spain/Mexico, p/nf)

• Mabel Segun (born 1930, Nigeria, p/d/ch)

• Countess of Ségur (1799–1874, Russian E/France, f/ch), born Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina

• Benjamin Sehene (born 1959, Rwanda/Uganda, nf/f/d)

• Tor Seidler (born 1952, US, ch)

• Hugh Seidman (born 1940, US, p)

• Åsne Seierstad (born 1970, Norway, nf)

• Rebecca Seiferle (living, US, p)

• Jaroslav Seifert (1901–1986, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, p/nf)

• Dubravka Sekulić (born 1980, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Isidora Sekulić (1877–1958, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf/f)

• Kobina Sekyi (1892–1956, Gold Coast/Ghana, f/nf)

• George Selden (1929–1989, US, f/nf/ch)

• Slobodan Selenić (1933–1995, Yugoslavia, f/nf/d)

• Sei Shōnagon 清少納言, c. 966–1017 or 1025, Japan, f/nf)

• Joseph Brahim Seid (1927–1980, Chad, nf)

• Jaroslav Seifert (1901–1986, Austria-Hungary/Czechoslovakia, p/nf)

• Lutz Seiler (born 1963, Germany, p/f)

• Hase Seishū (馳星周, born 1965, Japan, f)

• Lasana M. Sekou (born 1959, Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten, p/f/nf)

• Isidora Sekulić (1877–1958, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, f/nf)

• Maja Herman Sekulić (born 1949, Yugoslavia/US, p/f/nf)

• Kobina Sekyi (1892–1956, Gold Coast, d/f)

• Ato Sekyi-Otu (born 1941, Ghana/Canada, nf)

• Taiye Selasi (born 1979, England, f)

• Sahle Selassie (c. 1795–1847, Ethiopia, nf)

• Hubert Selby Jr. (1928–2004, US, f/nf)

• John Selden (1584–1654, England, nf)

• Anthony Seldon (born 1953, England, nf)

• Will Self (born 1961, England, f/nf)

• Rudi Šeligo (1935–2004, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d/nf)

• Meša Selimović (1910–1982, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, f/nf)

• Aubrey de Sélincourt (1894–1962, nf)

• Hugh de Sélincourt (1878–1951, nf)

• Milorad Petrović Seljančica (1875–1921, Serbia, p/d)

• J. B. Selkirk (1832–1904, Scotland, p/nf), real name James Brown

• Ågot Gjems Selmer (1857–1926, Norway, nf)

• Habib Selmi (born 1951, Tunisia, f)

• Francis Selormey (1927–1983, Gold Coast/Ghana, f/d)

• Charles Seltman (1886–1957, England, nf)

• Shyam Selvadurai (born 1965, Sri Lanka/Canada, f)

• Ousmane Sembène (1923–2007, Senegal, d)

• Eugen Semitjov (1923–1987, Sweden, nf/f/ch)

• Johann Salomo Semler (1725–1791, Germany, nf)

• Semonides of Amorgos (fl. 7th c. BCE, Greece, p)

• Edwin Semzaba (fl. 1982–2016, Tanzania, d/f)

• Amartya Sen (born 1933, India, nf)

• Mala Sen (1947–2011, India/England, nf)

• Samar Sen (1916–1987, India, p)

• Jorge de Sena (1919–1978, Portugal/US, p/nf/f)

• Jean Sénac (1926–1973, Algeria, p/nf)

• Othmane Senadjki (1959–2010, Algeria, nf)

• Étienne Pivert de Senancour (1770–1846, France, nf/f)

• Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918, India, f/p)

• Jack Sendak (1923–1995, US, ch)

• Maurice Sendak (1928–2012, US, ch)

• Philip Sendak (1894–1970, Poland/US, ch)

• Fama Diagne Sène (born 1969, Senegal, f/p)

• Senge Motomaro (千家元麿, 1888–1948, Japan, p)

• Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001, Senegal/France, p/nf)

• Nassau William Senior (1790–1864, England, nf)

• Olive Senior (born 1941, Jamaica/Canada, p/f/nf)

• Iryna Senyk (1926–2009, Ukraine, p)

• Sipho Sepamla (1932–2007, S Africa, p/n)

• Raivo Seppo (born 1973, Estonia, f)

• Luis Sepúlveda (1949–2020, Chile/Spain, p/f)

• Mahbod Seraji (born 1956, Iran/US, f/nf)

• Valentin Serbu (1934–1994, Romania, f)

• Kate Seredy (1899–1975, Hungary/US, ch)

• Mohamed Serghini (born 1930, Morocco, p/f)

• Abdelhak Serhane (born 1950, Morocco, f)

• Rod Serling (1924–1975, US, d)

• Walter Serner (1889–1942, Austrian E, f/nf), Holocaust victim

• Mongane Wally Serote (born 1944, S Africa, p/f/nf)

• Namwali Serpell (born 1980, Zambia/US, f)

• Ian Serraillier (1912–1994, England, f/p/ch)

• Marcela Serrano (born 1951, Chile, f)

• Miguel Serrano (1917–2009, Chile, nf)

• Eneriko Seruma (born 1944, Uganda, p/f), pseudonym of Henry S. Kimbugwe

• Robert Serumaga (1939–1980, Uganda, d)

• Lee Server (1953–2021, US, nf)

• Robert Service (born 1947, England, nf)

• Robert W. Service (1874–1958, England/France, p/f)

• Vojislav Šešelj (born 1954, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Vikram Seth (born 1952, India, f/p)

• Henriett Seth F. (born 1980, Hungary, f/d), pseudonym of Henrietta Fajcsák

• Mira Sethi (born 1987, Pakistan, f/nf)

• Anya Seton (1904–1990, US, f)

• Diane Setterfield (born 1964, England, f)

• Ernest Thompson Seton (1860–1946, US, nf/ch)

• Johann Gottfried Seume (1763–1810, Germany/Austrian E, nf)

• Dr. Seuss (1904–1991, US, ch), pseudonym of Theodor Geisel

• Miladin Ševarlić (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Tim Severin (1940–2020, India/England, nf/f)

• David Severn (1918–2010, England, ch/nf)

• Samuel Sewall (1652–1730, England/New England, nf)

• Anna Seward (1742–1809, England, p)

• Anna Sewell (1820–1878, England, ch)

• Elizabeth Sewell (1919–2001, India/US, p/nf/f)

• Elizabeth Missing Sewell (1815–1906, England, nf)

• William Sewell (1804–1874, England, nf/f)

• Miranda Seymour (born 1948, England, nf/f)

• Carole Seymour-Jones (1943–2015, Wales/England, nf)

• Naha Mint Seyyidi (died 2021, Mauritania, nf)

• Anne Sexton (1928–1974, US, p/nf)

• John W. Sexton (born 1958, England/Ireland, p/f/ch)

• Miranda Seymour (born 1948, England, nf/f)

• Mendele Mocher Sforim (1836–1917, Russian E, f/nf)

• Amanda Puspanditaning Sejati (born 1990, Indonesian, nf)

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• Sha Menghai (沙孟海, 1900–1992, China, nf)

• Sha Wenhan (沙文漢, 1908–1964, China, nf)

• Shaaban bin Robert (1909–1962, Tanzania, p/nf)

• Jeff Shaara (born 1952, US, f)

• Michael Shaara (1928–1988, US, f)

• Yaakov Shabtai (1934–1981, Palestine/Israel, f/d)

• Maurice Shadbolt (1932–2004, N Zealand, f/nf)

• Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892–1955, Egypt/US, p/nf)

• Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642–1692, England, p/d)

• Idries Shah (1924–1996, India/England, nf/f/ch)

• Ritula Shah (born 1967, England, nf)

• Smbat Shahaziz (1840–1908, Russian E, nf/p)

• Husne Ara Shahed (1943–2022, Bangladesh, f/nf)

• Muhammad Shahidullah (1885–1969, India/E Pakistan, nf)

• Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565–1612, Goncolda Sultanate, p)

• Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941–2000s, India/Pakistan, p/nf)

• Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah (1956–1991, E Pakistan/Bangladesh, p)

• Ruchoma Shain (1914–2013, US, nf)

• Lawrence Shainberg (living, US, nf)

• Nicholas Shakespeare (born 1957, England, f/nf)

• William Shakespeare (1564–1616, England, d/p)

• Abdus Shakur (1941–2013, India/Bangladesh)

• Tupac Shakur (1971–1996, US, p)

• Khairy Shalaby (1938–2011, Egypt, f/nf/d)

• Meir Shalev (born 1948, Israel, f/nf/ch)

• Otep Shamaya (born 1979, US, p/f)

• Ivan Shamiakin (1921–2004, USSR/Belarus, f/d/nf)

• Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000, Iran, p/d/nf)

• Sepideh Shamlou (born 1968, Iran, f)

• Kamila Shamsie (born 1973, Pakistan/England, f/nf)

• Catherine Shan (born 1952, France, f/nf)

• Shang Yang (沙孟海, c. 390–338 BCE, China, nf)

• Ntozake Shange (1948–2018, US, d/p)

• Shangguan Wan'er (上官婉儿, 664–710, China, p)

• John Patrick Shanley (born 1950, US, d)

• David Shannon (born 1959, US, ch)

• Doris Shannon (1924–2012, US, f), pseudonym E. X. Giroux

• Shao Yong (邵雍, 1011–1077, China, nf/p)

• Jo Shapcott (born 1953, England, p)

• Thomas Shapcott (born 1935, Australia, p/f/d)

• Karl Shapiro (1913–2000, US, p/f/nf)

• Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died post-1727/1728, Morocco, nf/p)

• Mahjoub Sharif (1948–2014, Sudan, p)

• Heather J. Sharkey (born 1967, US, nf)

• Michael Sharkey (born 1946, Australia, p)

• Ram Sharan Sharma (1919–2011, India, nf)

• Robin Sharma (born 1965, Canada, nf)

• Sanu Sharma (Nepal/Australia, f)

• Yuyutsu Sharma (born 1960, India/Nepal, p/nf)

• Evelyn Sharp (1869–1965, England, nf/ch)

• Jane Sharp (born c. 1641, England, nf)

• Margery Sharp (1905–1991, England, f/ch/d)

• Samuel Sharp (1709–1778, England, nf)

• Tom Sharpe (1928–2013, England/Spain, f)

• Mark Shasha (born 1961, US, ch)

• William Shatner (born 1931, Canada, f/nf)

• Brenda Shaughnessy (born 1970, US, p)

• Richard S. Shaver (1907–1975, US, f/nf)

• Bob Shaw (1931–1996, N Ireland/England, f/nf)

• Charles Green Shaw (1892–1974, US, f/nf/ch)

• George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950, Ireland/England, d/nf)

• Helen Lilian Shaw (1913–1985, N Zealand, f/p)

• Jane Shaw (born 1963, England, nf)

• Jane Shaw (1910–2000, Scotland, ch)

• Jo Shaw (living, England/Scotland, nf)

• Luci Shaw (born 1928, England/US, p/nf)

• Robert Shaw (1927–1978, England/Ireland, f/d)

• Scott Shaw (born 1958, US, nf)

• Tina Shaw (born 1961, N Zealand, f/ch/nf)

• Ahmed Shawqi (1868–1932, Egypt, d/p/nf)

• Maggie Shayne (born 1962, US, f)

• Miranda Shearer (born 1982, England, nf)

• Patrick Augustine Sheehan (1852–1913, Ireland, nf/f)

• Charles Sheffield (1935–2002, England/US, f)

• Robert Sheckley (1928–2005, US, f/nf)

• Kirit Shelat (born 1946, India, nf)

• Edward Sheldon (1599–1687, England, d)

• Joss Sheldon (born 1982, England, f/nf)

• Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007, US, d/f)

• Mary Shelley (1797–1851, England, f)

• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1832, England/Italy, p/nf)

• Ibrahim Sheme (born 1968, Nigeria, f/nf)

• Shen Buhai (申不害, c. 400 – c. 337 BCE, China, nf)

• Shen Congwen (沈從文, 1902–1988, China, f/nf)

• Shen Dao (慎到, c. 350 – c. 275 BCE, China, nf)

• Shen Quanqi (沈佺期, c. 650–729, China, p)

• Shen Rong (谌容, 1936–2024, China, f/nf)

• Shen Shanbao (沈善宝, 1808–1862, China, p/nf)

• Dorothy Sherrill (1901–1990, US, ch)

• Shen Shixi (沈石溪, born 1952, China, ch)

• Shen Yinmo (沈尹默, 1883–1971, China, p)

• Shen Yue (沈約, 441–513, China, p/nf)

• Shen Zhou (沈周, 1427–1509, China, nf)

• William Shenstone (1714–1763, England, p/nf)

• Lucius Shepard (1947–2014, US, f)

• Sara Shepard (born 1977, US, f/ch)

• Joel Shepherd (born 1974, Australia, f)

• Nan Shepherd (1893–1981, Scotland, nf/f/p)

• Dick Sheppard (1880–1937, England, nf)

• Barbara Sher (1935–2020, US, nf)

• Bhupi Sherchan (1937–1990, Nepal, p)

• Moyle Sherer (1789–1869, England, nf/f)

• Vamba Sherif (born 1973, Liberia/Netherlands, f)

• T. L. Sherred (1915–1985, US, f)

• R. C. Sherriff (1896–1975, England, d/f)

• Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851, England, ch)

• Will Shetterly (born 1955, US, f)

• Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861, Russian E, p)

• Shi Nai'an (施耐庵, c. 1296–1372, China, f)

• Shi Kefa (史可法, 1601–1645, China, nf)

• Shi Shen (石申, fl. c. 4th c. BCE, China, nf)

• Shi Zhecun (施蟄存, 1905–2003, China, nf/f/p)

• Ryōtarō Shiba (司馬遼太郎, 1923–1996, Japan, f/nf)

• Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (澁澤龍彦, 1928–1987, Japan, f/nf)

• Shide (拾得, fl. 9th c., China, p)

• Carol Shields (1935–2003, US/Canada, f)

• Mitsuko Shiga (四賀光子, 1885–1976, Japan, p)

• Naoya Shiga (志賀直哉, 1883–1971, Japan, f)

• Shiing-Shen Chern (陳省身, 1911–2004, China, nf/p)

• Masaoka Shiki (正岡子規, 1867–1902, Japan, p/nf)

• Arthur Richard Shilleto (1848–1894, England, nf)

• Richard Shilleto (1809–1876, England, nf)

• Masahiko Shimada (島田雅彦, born 1961, Japan, f/p)

• Kensaku Shimaki (島木健作, 1903–1945, Japan, f)

• Toshio Shimao (島尾敏雄, 1917–1986, Japan, f)

• Tōson Shimazaki (島崎藤村, 1872–1943, Japan, p/f)

• Motoyoshi Shimizu (清水基吉, 1918–2008, Japan, f/p)

• Shimizu Shikin (清水紫琴, 1868–1933, Japan, nf)

• Yoshinori Shimizu (清水義範, born 1947, Japan, f/ch)

• Christopher R. Shimmin (1870–1933, Isle of Man, d)

• Thomas Shimmin (1800 – c. 1876/1879, Isle of Man, p)

• Samuel Shimon (born 1956, Iraq, f)

• Pedro Shimose (born 1940, Bolivia/Spain, p/nf)

• Ba Shin (1914–1970, Burma, nf)

• Hsu Shin (1932–2009, Burma/Myanmar, nf), pseudonym of Myo Thant

• Shing-Tung Yau (丘成桐, born 1949, China, nf)

• Irma Shiolashvili (born 1974, USSR/Georgia, p/nf)

• Nanami Shiono (塩野七生, born 1937, Japan, nf/f)

• Gary Shipman (born 1966, US, ch)

• Rhoda Shipman (born 1968, US, ch)

• Anania Shirakatsi (fl. 7th c., Armenia, nf)

• Shizu Shiraki (素木しづ, 1895–1918, Japan, f)

• Hovhannes Shiraz (1914–1984, Russian E/Soviet Union, p)

• Saadi Shirazi (1210–1291 or 1292, Iran, p/f)

• James Shirley (1596–1666, England, d)

• John Shirley (born 1953, US, f/nf/d)

• Reza Shirmarz (born 1974, Iran/Greece, d/nf)

• Alexander Shirvanzade (1858–1935, Armenia/Soviet Union, d/f)

• Avraham Shlonsky (1900–1973, Russian E/Israel, p)

• Izya Shlosberg (born 1950, Soviet Union/US, f/p)

• Dora Adele Shoemaker (1873–1962, US, p/f)

• Lola Shoneyin (born 1974, Nigeria, p/f/ch)

• Junzō Shōno (庄野潤三, 1921–2009, Japan, f/nf)

• Joseph Henry Shorthouse (1834–1903, England, f)

• Fredegond Shove (1889–1949, England, p)

• Joseph Henry Shorthouse (1834–1903, England, f)

• Norman Shrapnel (1912–2004, England, nf)

• Siddhicharan Shrestha (1912–1992, Nepal, p)

• Ilya Shtemler (1933–2022, USSR/Russia, f/nf)

• Shu Ting (舒婷, born 1952, China, p), pseudonym of Gong Peiyu (龚佩瑜)

• Ana María Shua (born 1951, Argentina, f)

• Ibn Shuayb (died 1349, Morocco/Tunisia, nf/p)

• Ishtiyaq Shukri (living, S Africa/England, f)

• Mark Shulman (born 1962, US, ch)

• Bruno Schulz (1892–1942, Poland, f), Holocaust victim

• William Shunn (born 1967, US, f/nf)

• Neal Shusterman (born 1962, US, f/nf/ch)

• Nevil Shute (1899–1960, England/Australia, f), pseudonym of Nevil Shute Norway

• Penelope Shuttle (born 1947, England, p)

• Tin Shwe (1936–2000, Burma/Myanmar, f/nf)

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• Siamanto (1878–1915, Ottoman E, p), birth name Atom Yarjanian

• Mohamed Sibari (1945–2013, Morocco, p/f)

• Gareth Sibson (born 1977, England, f/nf)

• Anja Sicking (born 1965, Netherlands, f)

• Bapsi Sidhwa (born 1938, Pakistan/US, f/nf)

• Mary Sidney (1561–1621, England, p/d), Countess of Pembroke, married name Herbert

• Philip Sidney (1554–1586, England, p/nf)

• Samuel Sidney (1813–1883, England, nf)

• Friedrich Sieburg (1893–1964, Germany, nf)

• Louisa Siefert (1845–1877, France, p)

• Eli Siegel (1902–1978, Russian E/US, p/nf)

• Robert Siegel (1939–2012, US, p/f/ch)

• Mary Ann Sieghart (born 1961, England, nf)

• Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916, Russian E/Poland, f)

• Wacław Sieroszewski (1858–1945, Russian E/Poland, f/nf)

• Monde Sifuniso (born 1944, Zambia, f/nf)

• Fatou Niang Siga (1932–2022, Senegal, nf)

• Hannes Sigfússon (1922–1997, Iceland, p/f/nf)

• Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir (early 13th c. – 1271, Iceland, p)

• Marjorie Lynette Sigley (1928–1997, England, ch)

• Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir (1940–2010, Iceland, f)

• Jakobína Sigurðardóttir (1918–1994, Iceland, ch/f/p)

• Lilja Sigurðardóttir (born 1972, Iceland, f/d)

• Ragna Sigurðardóttir (born 1962, Iceland, f/p)

• Steinunn Sigurðardóttir (born 1950, Iceland, p/f)

• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (born 1963, Iceland, f/ch)

• Birgir Sigurðsson (1937–2019, Iceland, p/d/f)

• Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (1882–1906, Iceland, p)

• Ófeigur Sigurðsson (born 1975, Iceland, p/f)

• Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson (1918–1988, Iceland, f/p/ch)

• Jóhann Sigurjónsson (1880–1919, Iceland, d/p)

• Sigurður Sigurjónsson (born 1955, Iceland, d)

• Rogelio R. Sikat (1940–1997, Philippines, f/d)

• Abdulai Silá (born 1958, Guinea-Bissau, f)

• Charles E. Silberman (1925–2011, US, nf)

• Una Lucy Silberrad (1872–1955, England, f/nf)

• August Silberstein (1827–1900, Austria-Hungary, f/p)

• Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861, Sweden, nf)

• Dennis Silk (1931–2019, England, nf)

• Jon Silkin (1930–1997, England, p)

• Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964, Finland, f)

• Ron Silliman (born 1946, US, p/nf)

• Alan Sillitoe (1928–2010, England, f/nf/ch)

• Ignazio Silone (1900–1978, Italy/Switzerland, f/nf/d)

• Elder Siluan (fl. 14th c., Serbia, f)

• Agostinho da Silva (1906–1994, Portugal, nf)

• António José da Silva (1705–1739, Brazil/Portugal, d)

• Baltasar Lopes da Silva (1907–1989, Cape Verde/Portugal, p/f/nf)

• Daniel Silva (born 1960, US, f)

• José Asunción Silva (1865–1896, Colombo, p)

• Medardo Ángel Silva (1898–1919, Ecuador, p)

• Miguel Otero Silva (1908–1985, Venezuela, f/p/nf)

• Víctor Domingo Silva (1882–1960, Chile, p/nf/d)

• Burton Silver (born 1945, N Zealand, f/nf)

• Adam Silvera (born 1990, US, f/ch)

• Makeda Silvera (born 1955, Jamaica/Canada, f/nf)

• Robert Silverberg (born 1935, US, f)

• Shel Silverstein (1930–1999, US, nf/p/d)

• Sima Guang (司馬光, 1019–1086, China, nf)

• Sima Qian (司馬遷, c. 145 – c. 86 BCE, China, nf)

• Sima Xiangru (司馬相如, c. 179–117 BCE, China, p)

• Sima Zhen (司馬貞, 679–732, China, nf)

• Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988, US, f)

• Elizabeth Simcoe (1762–1850, England/Canada, nf)

• Georges Simenon (1903–1989, Belgium, f)

• Simeon Simev (born 1949, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, p/nf)

• Charles Simic (1938–2023, Yugoslavia/US, p/nf)

• Johannes Mario Simmel (1924–2009, Austria/Switzerland, f/nf/d)

• Josias Simmler (1530–1576, Switzerland, nf)

• Dan Simmons (born 1948, US, f)

• Dawn Langley Simmons (1922–2020, England, nf), born Gordon Langley Hall

• Jack Simmons (1915–2000, England, nf)

• Brendan Simms (born 1967, Ireland/England, nf)

• David J. Simms (1933–2018, India/Ireland, nf)

• George Simms (1910–1991, Ireland, nf)

• Alcides Sakala Simões (born 1953, Angola, nf)

• Claude Simon (1913–2005, Madagascar/France, f)

• Francesca Simon (born 1955, US/England, ch)

• Richard Simon (1638–1712, France, nf)

• Seymour Simon (born 1931, US, ch)

• Ólafur Haukur Símonarson (born 1947, Iceland, d/f)

• Simonides of Ceos (555–468 BCE, Greece, p)

• Ljubodrag Simonović (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Les Simons (born 1952, US, f), pseudonym of Kathryn Ptacek

• Arend Fokke Simonsz (1755–1812, Netherlands, nf)

• Ljubomir Simović (born 1935, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/d)

• Dorothy Simpson (1933–2020, Wales/England, f)

• Helen Simpson (born 1957, England, f)

• Helen de Guerry Simpson (1897–1940, Australia/England, f/nf/d)

• Louis Simpson (1923–2012, Jamaica/US, p)

• Matt Simpson (1936–2009, England, p/nf)

• R. A. Simpson (1929–2002, Australia, p)

• Karl Joseph Simrock (1802–1876, Germany, p/nf)

• Hourya Benis Sinaceur (born 1940, Morocco, nf)

• Mohammed Allal Sinaceur (born 1941, Morocco, nf)

• Daniel Sinapius-Horčička (1640–1688, Austria-Hungary, nf/p/d)

• Bennie Lee Sinclair (1939–2000, US, p/f)

• Catherine Sinclair (1800–1864, Scotland/England, f/ch)

• Clive Sinclair (1948–2018, England, f)

• Keith Sinclair (1922–1993, N Zealand, p/nf)

• Lester Basil Sinclair (1894–1974, Australia, ch), pseudonym John Mystery

• May Sinclair (1863–1946, England, f/p)

• Rebecca Sinclair (living, US, f)

• Tim Sinclair (born 1972, Australia, f/ch/p)

• Burns Singer (1928–1964, Scotland/US, p/nf)

• Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903–1991, Russian E/US, f/ch)

• Israel Joshua Singer (1893–1944, Poland/US, f)

• Marilyn Singer (born 1948, US, ch/p)

• Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708, India, p/nf)

• Jaspreet Singh (born 1969, India/Canada, f/d/nf)

• Nalini Singh (born 1977, N Zealand, f)

• Sally Singhateh (born 1977, Gambia, p/f)

• Sarah Singleton (born 1966, England, f/ch)

• Amara Sinha (fl. c. 375 CE), Sanskrit grammarian and poet

• Indra Sinha (born 1950, India/France, nf/f)

• Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958, Finland, f/nf)

• Ervin Šinko (1898–1967, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, p)

• Gilbert Sinoué (born 1947, Egypt/France, f/nf)

• Binwell Sinyangwe (born 1956, Zambia, f)

• Curt Siodmak (1902–2000, Germany/US, f/d)

• Tamás Sipos (1931–2002, Hungary, f)

• Ali Siqli (born 1932, Morocco, ch/d)

• Ismail Hossain Siraji (1880–1931, India, p/f/nf)

• Ivo Siromahov (born 1971, Bulgaria, f/d)

• Abderrahmane Sissako (born 1961, Mauritania/Mali, d)

• Lemn Sissay (born 1967, England, p)

• Fily Dabo Sissoko (1900–1964, French Sudan/Mali, nf/f/p)

• C. H. Sisson (1914–2003, England, p/f/nf)

• Johann Sithmann (1602–1666, Germany, nf)

• Ndabaningi Sithole (1920–2000, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, nf)

• Edith Sitwell (1887–1964, England, p/nf)

• Osbert Sitwell (1892–1969, England, f/nf)

• Sacheverell Sitwell (1897–1988, England, nf/p)

• Arlen Siu (1955–1975, Nicaragua, p/nf)

• Yum-Tong Siu (蕭蔭堂, born 1943, China/US, nf)

• Solfrid Sivertsen (born 1947, Norway, p/f/ch)

• Per Sivle (1857–1904, Norway, p/f/nf)

• Susan Sizemore (1951–2020, US, f)

Sj–Sn
• Þórðr Sjáreksson (fl. 11th c. CE, Iceland, p)

• Sjón (born 1962, Iceland, p/f), pseudonym of Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson

• Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020, Sweden, f)

• Fredrik Skagen (1936–2017, Norway, f/ch/d)

• Kaj Skagen (born 1949, Norway, f/nf)

• Sarita Skagnes (born 1969, India/Norway, nf)

• Bersi Skáldtorfuson (fl. c. 1000 CE, Iceland, p)

• Faouzi Skali (born 1953, Morocco, nf)

• Egill Skallagrímsson (c. 904 – c. 995, Iceland, p)

• Igor Škamperle (born 1962, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/f)

• Antonio Skármeta (born 1940, Chile, f)

• Þórarinn Skeggjason (fl. 11th c. CE, Iceland, p)

• John Skelton (c. 1463–1629, England, p)

• Antanas Škėma (1910–1961, Lithuania/US, f/d)

• Sasha Skenderija (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Czech R, p)

• Staka Skenderova (1831–1891, Ottoman E/Austria-Hungary, nf)

• Jovan Skerlić (1877–1914, Serbia, nf)

• Slobodan Škerović (born 1954, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Ronald Skirth (1897–1977, England, nf)

• Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966, Norway, p/nf)

• Ed Skoog (born 1971, US, p)

• Rebecca Skloot (born 1972, US, nf)

• Sofija Škorić (1937–2022, Yugoslavia/Canada, nf)

• Jan Stanisław Skorupski (born 1938, Poland, p/f/nf)

• Zoë Skoulding (born 1967, England/Wales, p/nf)

• John Skoyles (living, England, nf)

• Amalie Skram (1846–1905, Norway, f)

• Ragnvald Skrede (1904–1983, Norway, p/nf)

• Peter Skrzynecki (born 1945, Australia, p/f/nf)

• Andrej E. Skubic (born 1967, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)

• Einarr Skúlason (c. 1100 – post-1159, Iceland, p)

• Christina Skye (1950–2018, US, f), pseudonym of Roberta Helmer

• Arthur Slade (born 1967, Canada, f/ch)

• John Sladek (1937–2000, US, f)

• J. Slauerhoff (1898–1936, Netherlands, n/f)

• Karin Slaughter (born 1971, US, f)

• Tracey Slaughter (born 1972, N Zealand, f/p)

• Svetoslav Slavchev (1926–2016, Bulgaria, f/nf)

• Pencho Slaveykov (1866–1912, Bulgaria, p)

• Petko Slaveykov (1827–1895, Bulgaria, p/nf)

• Ioan Slavici (1848–1925, Austria-Hungary/Romania, f/nf)

• Eleanor Sleath (1770–1847, England, f)

• William Sleator (1945–2001, US, f/ch)

• Eugene Sledge (1923–2001, US, nf)

• Barbara Sleigh (1906–1982, England, p/nf)

• Kenneth Slessor (1901–1971, Australia, p)

• Djoko Slijepčević (1907–1993, Habsburg E/Germany, nf)

• Sam Sloan (born 1944, US, nf)

• Eric Sloane (1905–1985, US, nf)

• Dušan Slobodník (1927–2001, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, nf)

• Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862, Austria-Hungary, nf/p)

• Joan Slonczewski (born 1956, US, f)

• Antoni Słonimski (1895–1976, Poland, p/nf/d)

• Gillian Slovo (born 1952, S Africa/England, f/d/nf)

• Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1949, Poland, p)

• René-François de Sluse (1622–1685, Spanish Netherlands, nf)

• Boris Slutsky (1919–1986, USSR, p)

• Anna Smaill (born 1979, N Zealand, p/f)

• Ljiljana Smajlović (born 1956, Yugoslavia/Bosnia and Herzegovina, nf)

• Adam Small (1936–2016, S Africa, nf/p)

• Bertrice Small (1937–2015, US, f)

• Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977, Iceland, p/f)

• Christopher Smart (1722–1771, England, p/nf)

• Henry Hawley Smart (1833–1893, England, f)

• Dorothea Smartt (born 1963, England, p)

• Goce Smilevski (born 1975, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, f)

• Hristo Smirnenski (1898–1923, Bulgaria, p/nf)

• Adam Smith (1723–1790, Scotland, nf)

• Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948, S Rhodesia/Scotland, nf/f)

• Anthony Neil Smith (living, US, f)

• Barbara Dawson Smith (living, US, f)

• Bruce Smith (born 1946, US, p)

• Charles Saumarez Smith (born 1954, England, nf)

• Charlotte Fell Smith (1851–1937, England, nf)

• Charlotte Smith (1749–1806, England, p/f)

• Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961, US, p/f)

• Cordwainer Smith (1913–1966, US, f/nf), pseudonym of Paul M. A. Lindebarger

• Dodie Smith (1896–1990, England, f/ch)

• E. E. Smith (1890–1965, US, f), Edward E. "Doc" Smith

• Elizabeth Smith (1776–1806, England, nf)

• Emma Smith (1923–2018, England, f/ch/nf)

• George O. Smith (1911–1981, US, f)

• Georgina Castle Smith (1845–1933, England, ch)

• Jean Edward Smith (1932–2019, US, nf)

• Jeff Smith (born 1960, US, f)

• Jonathan Smith (born 1942, England, f/d)

• Karen Rose Smith (living, US, f)

• L. J. Smith (c. 1817–1887, US, f/ch)

• L. Neil Smith (1946–2021, US, f/nf)

• Margaret Smith (born 1958, US, f/p/nf)

• Mark Smith (1935–2022, US, f)

• Martin Ferguson Smith (born 1940, England/Scotland, nf)

• Mary Bell Smith (1818-1894, US, f)

• Patti Smith (born 1946, US, p)

• Robert Smith (1932–2010, US, nf)

• Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970, US, ch), pseudonym Obert Skye

• Roland Smith (born 1951, US, ch)

• Russell Smith (born 1963, S Africa/Canada, f/nf)

• Stevie Smith (1902–1971, England, p/n)

• Sydney Smith (1771–1845, England, nf)

• Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915–1975, N Zealand/Scotland, p/d/f)

• Tracy K. Smith (born 1972, US, p/nf)

• Vivian Smith (born 1933, Australia, p/nf)

• Wilbur Smith (1933–2021, N Rhodesia/S Africa, f)

• William Jay Smith (1918–2015, US, p)

• Zadie Smith (born 1975, England, f/d/nf)

• Elizabeth Smither (born 1941, N Zealand, p/f)

• Dominik Smole (1929–1992, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)

• Tobias Smollett (1721–1771, Scotland/England, f/p)

• Barbara Smucker (1915–2003, US/Canada, ch)

• Juhan Smuul (1922–1971, Estonia, f/nf)

• Frank Smythe (1900–1949, England, nf)

• Pat Smythe (1928–1996, England, nf/ch)

• Caroline Snedeker (1871–1956, US, ch)

• O. F. Snelling (1916–2001, England, nf)

• Lemony Snicket (born 1970, US, ch), pen name of Daniel Handler

• W. D. Snodgrass (1926–2009, US, p), pseudonym S. S. Gardons

• Jože Snoj (1934–2021, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p/f/nf)

• Ernir Kristján Snorrason (1944–1912, Iceland, nf/f/p)

• Oddr Snorrason (fl. 12th c., Iceland, nf)

• C. P. Snow (1905–1980, England, f/nf)

• Jack Snow (1907–1956, US, f)

• Gary Snyder (born 1930, US, p/nf)

• Laura J. Snyder (born 1964, US, nf)

• Laurel Snyder (born 1974, US, ch)

• Lucy A. Snyder (born 1971, US, f/nf)

• Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927–2014, US, ch)

So–Sr
• Dava Sobel (born 1947, US, nf)

• Donald J. Sobol (1924–2012, US, ch)

• Joseph Sobran (1946–2010, US, nf)

• Ousmane Diop Socé (1911–1973, Senegal, f)

• Socrates (c. 470–399 BCE, Greece, nf)

• Kirsten Sødal (1935–2022, Norway, ch)

• Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941, Sweden, f/d/p)

• Edith Södergran (1892–1923, Russian E/Soviet Union, p)

• Ahmed Sofa (1943–2001, India/Bangladesh, f/nf)

• Zulu Sofola (1935–1995, Nigeria, d)

• Sōgi (宗祇, 1421–1502, Japan, p)

• Jerry Sohl (1913–2002, US, d/f)

• Ružica Sokić (1934–2013, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Bergr Sokkason (fl. early 14th c., Iceland, f/nf)

• Alexandra Sokoloff (living, US, f/d)

• Pavle Solarić (1779–1821, Habsburg E, nf/p)

• Kristin Solberg (born 1982, Norway, nf)

• Edmundo Paz Soldán (born 1967, Bolivia/US, f/nf)

• Mario Soldati (1906–1999, Italy, f/nf)

• Sóley (born 1987, Iceland, p), pseudonym of Sóley Stefánsdóttir

• Laila Soliman (born 1981, Egypt, d)

• Walid Soliman (born 1975, Tunisia, f)

• Dumitru Solomon (1932–2003, Romania, nf/d)

• Laura Solomon (1974–2019, N Zealand, f/d/p)

• Solon (c. 630 – c. 560 BCE, Greece, nf/p)

• Dag Solstad (born 1941, Norway, f/d)

• Asef Soltanzadeh (born 1964, Afghanistan/Denmark, f/d)

• David Solway (born 1941, Canada, p/nf)

• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008, Soviet Union/Russia, f/nf)

• Malidoma Patrice Somé (1956–2021, Burkina Faso/US, nf)

• Armonía Somers (1914–1994, Uruguay, f)

• Suzanne Somers (born 1946, US, nf)

• William Somervile (1675–1742, England, p)

• Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (born 1948, Germany, ch)

• Justin Somper (living, England, ch)

• Remi Sonaiya (born 1955, Nigeria, nf)

• Monica Sone (1919–2011, US, nf)

• Song Yingxing (宋應星, 1587–1666, China, nf)

• Song Ci (宋慈, 1186–1249, China, nf)

• Song Yu (宋玉, fl. 298–263 BCE, China, p)

• Song Zhiwen (宋之問, c. 660–712, China, p)

• Joseph von Sonnenfels (1732–1817, Austria/Germany, f)

• Ayako Sono (曽野綾子, Japan, f/nf)

• Kin'yuki Sonoike (園池公致, 1886–1974, Japan, f)

• Alastair Sooke (born 1981, England, nf)

• Eileen Louise Soper (1900–1989, N Zealand, nf)

• Sophocles (c. 479–476 – c. 406–405, BCE, Greece, d)

• Sophronius of Vratsa (1739 – post-1813, Bulgaria/Romania, nf)

• Aco Šopov (1923–1982, Yugoslavia, p)

• Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny (c. 1602–1674, France, f/nf)

• Edward Sorensen (1869–1939, Australia, f/p)

• Tracy Sorensen (living, Australia, f)

• Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991, US, f/ch)

• Marin Sorescu (1936–1996, Romania, p/d/f)

• Thor Sørheim (born 1949, Norway, p)

• Charles Sorley (1895–1915, Scotland/France, p)

• Osvaldo Soriano (1943–1997, Argentina, nf)

• Pierre De Sornay (1876–1968, Mauritius, nf)

• Dominique Sorrente (born 1953, France, p)

• Roberto Sosa (1930–2011, Honduras, p/nf)

• Gary Soto (born 1952, Mexico/US, p/f/nf)

• Ahdaf Soueif (born 1950, Egypt, f/nf)

• Maris Soule (born 1939, US, f)

• Philippe Soupault (1897–1990, France, p/f/nf)

• Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006, Cape Verde/Portugal, f/nf)

• João da Cruz e Sousa (1861–1898, Brazil, p/nf)

• Noémia de Sousa (1926–2002, Mozambique, p), pseudonym Vera Micaia

• Sousândrade (1833–1902, Brazil, p), pseudonym of Joaquim de Sousa Andrade

• Michael Soussan (born 1973, Denmark/US, nf)

• Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi (1900–1963, Morocco, nf)

• William Soutar (1898–1943, Scotland, p/nf)

• Ivan Southall (1921–2008, Australia, f/nf/ch)

• Terry Southern (1924–1995, US, f/nf/d)

• Caroline Anne Southey (1786–1864, England, p)

• Robert Southey (1774–1843, England, p/f)

• Robert Southwell (c. 1561–1595, England, p)

• Stephen Southwold (1887–1964, England, f/ch), pseudonym of Stephen Henry Critten

• Fatou Ndiaye Sow (1937–2004, Senegal, ch/nf)

• Mansour El Souwaim (born 1970, Sudan, f)

• Márcio Souza (born 1946, Brazil, f/d/nf)

• Bode Sowande (born 1948, Nigeria, d/nf)

• Carl Erik Soya (1896–1983, Denmark, d/f/p)

• Jura Soyfer (1912–1939, Russian E/Austria, nf), Holocaust victim

• Wole Soyinka (born 1934, Nigeria, d/f/p)

• Jon Spaihts (born 1970, US, d/f)

• Nancy Spain (1917–1964, England, f/nf)

• Svetlana Spajić (born 1971, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Tom Spanbauer (born 1946, US, nf)

• Muriel Spark (1918–2006, Scotland/England, f/nf/p)

• Nicholas Sparks (born 1965, US, f/nf)

• Walter Shaw Sparrow (1862–1940, Wales/England, nf)

• Thomas Henry Sparshott (1841–1927, England, East Africa, nf)

• Zoran Spasojević (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/d)

• Elizabeth George Speare (1908–1994, US, ch)

• William Speechly (1735–1819, England, nf)

• Albert Speer (1905–1981, Germany, nf)

• Alan Spence (born 1947, Scotland, p/d/f)

• Catherine Helen Spence (1825–1910, Scotland/Australia, nf)

• Eleanor Spence (1928–2008, Australia, f/ch)

• E. Lee Spence (born 1947, Germany/US, nf), pseudonym Charles King

• Bernard Spencer (1909–1963, England/Austria, p)

• LaVyrle Spencer (born 1943, US, f)

• Robert Spencer (born 1962, US, nf)

• Thomas Edward Spencer (1845–1911, England/Australia, f/p)

• Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill (born 1958, England, nf)

• Dale Spender (1943–2023, Australia, nf)

• Emily Spender (1841–1922, England, f)

• Harold Spender (1864–1926, England, nf)

• J. A. Spender (1862–1942, England, nf)

• Jean Spender (1901–1970, Australia, f)

• Lillian Spender (1835–1895, England, nf/f)

• Stephen Spender (1909–1995, England, p/f/nf)

• Edmund Spenser (1552/1553–1599, England, p)

• Manès Sperber (1905–1984, Austria/France, f/nf)

• Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976, US, ch)

• Hendrik Laurenszoon Spiegel (1549–1612, Netherlands, nf/d)

• Nadja Spiegelman (born 1987, US, nf/ch)

• Hilde Spiel (1911–1990, Austria/England, f/nf)

• Friedrich Spielhagen (1829–1911, Germany, f/nf)

• Peter Spier (1927–2017, Netherlands/US, ch)

• Jerry Spinelli (born 1941, US, ch)

• Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677, Dutch Republic, nf)

• Norman Spinrad (born 1940, US, f/nf)

• André Spire (1868–1966, France, p/nf)

• Jela Spiridonović-Savić (1890–1974, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)

• György Spiró (born 1946, d/f/nf)

• Carl Spitteler (1845–1924, Switzerland, p)

• William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930, England, nf)

• Howard Spring (1889–1965, Wales/England, f/ch)

• F. Springer (1932–2011, Netherlands, f), pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider

• Nancy Springer (born 1948, US, f/ch)

• Sarah Springman (born 1956, England, nf)

• Francis Spufford (born 1964, England, nf/f)

• Margaret Spufford (1935–2014, England, nf)

• Peter Spufford (1934–2015, England, nf)

• Caroline Spurgeon (1869–1942, India, US, nf)

• E. C. Spykman (1896–1965, US, ch)

• Johanna Spyri (1827–1901, Switzerland, f/ch)

• Biljana Srbljanović (born 1970, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d)

• Srđan Srdić (born 1977, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)

• Stojan Srdić (born 1950, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/f)

• Stevan Sremac (1855–1906, Austrian E/Serbia, nf)

• Srđan Srdić (born 1977, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)

• Ahmed Harrak Srifi (died 1925, Morocco, nf)

• Balys Sruoga (1896–1947, Lithuania/Soviet Union, p/d/nf)

St
• Cynthia Morgan St. John (1852–1919, US, p/nf)

• Patricia St. John (1919–1993, England, f/nf)

• Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947, Norway, f/d)

• Edward Stachura (1937–1979, Poland, p/f/nf)

• Arnold Stadler (born 1954, Germany, f/nf/p)

• Matthew Stadler (born 1959, US, f/nf)

• Rebecca St. James (born 1977, Australia, nf)

• Michael A. Stackpole (born 1957, US, f)

• Germaine de Staël (1766–1817, France, nf)

• Leopold Staff (1878–1957, Austria-Hungary/Poland, p)

• Ian Stafford (living, England, nf)

• Kim Stafford (born 1949, US, p/nf)

• William Stafford (1914–1993, US, p/nf/f)

• Jason Staggie (born 1980s, S Africa, f)

• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823, Sweden, p/d)

• A. E. Stallings (born 1968, US, p)

• Jon Stallworthy (1935–2014, England, nf/p)

• Georgi Stamatov (1869–1942, Russian E/Bulgaria, f)

• Albena Stambolova (born 1957, Bulgaria, nf/f)

• Peter Stamm (born 1963, Switzerland, f)

• Zaharia Stancu (1902–1974, Romania, nf/f/p)

• Harold Standish (1919–1972, Canada, p/f)

• Nichita Stănescu (1933–1983, Romania, p/nf)

• Emiliyan Stanev (1907–1979, Bulgaria, f)

• Ann Stanford (1916–1987, US, p/d/nf)

• Louisa Stanhope (fl. 1806–1827, England, f)

• Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope (1805–1875, England, nf)

• Vladimir Stanimirović (1881–1956, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/d)

• Anna Stanisławska (1651–1701, Poland, p)

• Borisav Stanković (1876–1927, Ottoman E/Yugoslavia, f)

• Dejan Tiago Stankovic (born 1965, Yugoslavia/Portugal, f)

• Stanoje Stanojević (1874–1937, Serbia/Yugoslavia, nf)

• Andy Stanton (born 1973, England, ch)

• Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950, England, nf/f)

• Petar Stapov (1910–1992, Bulgaria, f)

• George Starbuck (1931–1996, US, p)

• Walter Starkie (1894–1976, Ireland/Spain, nf)

• Luan Starova (1941–2022, Albania/N Macedonia, f)

• Christopher Stasheff (1944–2018, US, f)

• Andrzej Stasiuk (born 1960, Poland, nf)

• Nicolette Stasko (born 1950, US/Australia, p/f/nf)

• Statius (c. 45 – c. 96 CE, Roman E, p)

• Kjersti Løken Stavrum (born 1969, Norway, nf)

• C. K. Stead (born 1932, N Zealand, f/p/nf)

• Christina Stead (1902–1983, Australia, f)

• Catherine Steadman (born 1987, England, f)

• Betsey Ann Stearns (1830–1914, US, nf)

• Henry Stebbing (1799–1883, England, nf/p)

• Stesichorus (c. 630–555 BCE, Greece, p)

• Danielle Steel (born 1947, US, f)

• Flora Annie Steel (1847–1929, England, f/nf)

• Allen Steele (born 1958, US, f)

• Jessica Steele (1933–2020, England, f)

• Peter Steele (1939–2012, Australia, p/nf)

• Thorvald Steen (born 1954, Norway, f/d/ch)

• Willem Steenkamp (born 1940, S Africa, nf)

• Dugald Steer (born 1965, England, ch)

• Josef Stefan (1835–1893, Austrian E/Austria-Hungary, nf/p)

• Mirjana Stefanović (1939–2021, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/ch)

• Zoran Stefanović (born 1969, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/f)

• Erla Stefánsdóttir (1935–2015, Iceland, nf)

• Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964, Iceland, p/f)

• Hermann Stefánsson (born 1968, Iceland, f/p)

• Jón Kalman Stefánsson (born 1963, Iceland, f/p)

• Albert Steffen (1884–1963, Switzerland, p/d/nf)

• Wallace Stegner (1909–1993, US, f/nf)

• William Steig (1907–2003, US, ch)

• Otto Steiger (1909–2005, f)

• Marie Henriette Steil (1898–1930, Luxembourg, f/nf)

• Alicia Steimberg (1933–2012, Argentina, f)

• Gertrude Stein (1874–1946, US, f/p/d)

• Sylvester Stein (1920–2015, S Africa, nf/f)

• Steinn Steinarr (1908–1958, Iceland, p)

• John Steinbeck (1902–1968, US, f/nf)

• Jonny Steinberg (born 1970, S Africa, nf)

• Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson (fl. 11th c. CE, Iceland, p)

• Guðmundur Steingrímsson (born 1972, Iceland, nf)

• Nicolae Steinhardt (1912–1989, Romania, f/nf)

• Angela Steinmüller (born 1941, Germany, f)

• Karlheinz Steinmüller (born 1950, Germany, f)

• Kristín Steinsdóttir (born 1946, Iceland, ch)

• Ginka Steinwachs (born 1942, Germany, nf/f/d)

• Eric Stenbock (1860–1895, England, p/f)

• Stendhal (1783–1842, France, f/nf)

• Polly Stenham (born 1986, England, d)

• Mattie Stepanek (1990–2004, US, p/nf)

• Joanne Stepaniak (born 1954, US, nf)

• Theodore Stephanides (1896–1983, India/England, nf/p)

• Stephan G. Stephansson (1853–1927, Iceland, p/nf), birth name Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson

• Stephen of Tbeti (fl. 10th c., Georgia, nf), in Georgian Stepane Mtbevari

• James Stephen (1758–1832, England, nf)

• Leslie Stephen (1932–2004, England, nf)

• James Stephens (1880–1950, Ireland, p/f)

• James Brunton Stephens (1835–1902, Scotland/Australia, p/f)

• Māmari Stephens (born 1970, N Zealand, nf)

• Marta María Stephensen (1770–1805, Iceland, nf)

• Neal Stephenson (born 1959, US, f/nf)

• George Stepney (1663–1707, England, p/nf)

• John Steptoe (1950–1989, US, ch)

• Constantin Stere (1865–1936, Russian E/Romania, nf/f)

• Bruce Sterling (born 1954, US, f)

• Haki Stërmilli (1895–1953, Ottoman E/Albania, f/nf)

• Adolf Stern (1835–1907, Germany, nf/p), pseudonym of Adolf Ernst

• Anatol Stern (1899–1968, Russian E/Poland, p/d/nf)

• Gerald Stern (1925–2022, US, p/nf)

• Gladys Bronwyn Stern (1890–1973, England, f/d/nf)

• James Stern (1904–1993, Ireland/England, f/nf)

• Karl Stern (1906–1975, Germany/Canada, nf)

• Laurence Sterne (1713–1768, Ireland/England, f/nf)

• Stesichorus (c. 630–555 BCE, Greece, p)

• Fritz Steuben (1898–1981, Germany, f), pseudonym of Erhard Wittek

• Marinko Stevanović (born 1961, Yugoslavia/Austria, p)

• Vidosav Stevanović (born 1942, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/p/d)

• C. J. Stevens (1927–2021, US, p/f/nf)

• Fisher Stevens (born 1963, US, f)

• Robin Stevens (born 1988, US/England, ch)

• W. Richard Stevens (1951–1999, N Rhodesia/US, nf)

• Wallace Stevens (1879–1955, US, p)

• Anne Stevenson (1933–2020, US/England, p/nf)

• Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894, Scotland/England, f/nf/p)

• William Bennet Stevenson (c. 1787 – post-1830, Peru, nf)

• Margo Taft Stever (living, US, p)

• The Two Steves (20th century author pair, Steve Barlow, living, and Steve Skidmore, born 1960, England, ch)

• Adela Blanche Stewart (1846–1910, N Zealand, nf)

• Amanda Stewart (born 1959, Australia, p)

• Douglas Stewart (1913–1985, p/f/nf)

• Fred Mustard Stewart (1932–2007, US, f)

• Harold Stewart (1916–1995, Australia, p/nf)

• J. I. M. Stewart (1906–1994, Scotland, f/nf)

• Jane Agnes Stewart (1860–1944, US, nf)

• Jennifer J. Stewart (living, US, ch)

• Mariah Stewart (living, US, f)

• Mary Stewart (1916–2014, England/Scotland, f/ch)

• Michael Stewart (born 1945, England, f/d)

• Michael Stewart (born 1971, England, d/f/p)

• Paul Stewart (born 1955, England, ch)

• Trenton Lee Stewart (born 1970, US, f)

• Trumbull Stickney (1874–1904, US, nf/p)

• Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672, Sweden, nf/p)

• Adalbert Stifter (1805–1868, Austrian E, f)

• Terje Stigen (1922–2010, Norway, f/nf/d)

• James Still (1906–2001, US, p/f/nf)

• Isabel Stilwell (born 1960, Portugal, f/ch)

• Julius Stinde (1841–1905, Germany, f)

• R. L. Stine (born 1943, US, f/d)

• James Stirling (1692–1770, Scotland, nf)

• S. M. Stirling (born 1953, France/US, f)

• Max Stirner (1806–1856, Germany, nf)

• Francine Stock (born 1958, England, f/nf)

• Helene Stöcker (1869–1943, Germany/US, nf)

• Kathryn Stockett (born 1969, US, f)

• Jan Stocklassa (born 1965, Sweden, nf)

• Cynthia Stockley (1873–1936, S Africa/England, f)

• Frank R. Stockton (1834–1902, US, ch)

• Julian Stockwin (born 1944, England, f/nf)

• Hilda van Stockum (1908–2006, Netherlands/England, ch)

• Ivan Stodola (1888–1977, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, d/nf)

• Dejan Stojanović (born 1959, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/nf)

• Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja (1828–1878, Austria E/Serbia, p/nf)

• Dejan Stojanović (born 1959, Yugoslavia/US, p/nf)

• Ivan Stojanović (1829–1900, Serbia/Austria-Hungary, nf)

• Radosav Stojanović (born 1950, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/d)

• Atanasije Stojković (1773–1832, Austrian E/Russian E, nf)

• Melis Stoke (c. 1235 – c. 1305, Netherlands, p)

• Bram Stoker (1847–1912, Ireland/England, f/nf)

• Maša Stokić (born 1966, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/nf)

• Christian of Stolberg-Stolberg (1748–1821, Germany, p)

• David Lee Stone (born 1978, England, f/ch)

• Donna J. Stone (1933–1994, US, p)

• Irving Stone (1903–1989, US, f/nf), born Irving Tennenbaum

• Katherine Stone (born 1949, US, f)

• Robert Stone (1937–2015, US, f/nf)

• Ruth Stone (1915–2011, US, p)

• Billy Marshall Stoneking (1947–2016, US/Australia, p/d)

• Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet (born 1968, US, p)

• Miriam Stoppard (born 1937, England, nf)

• Tom Stoppard (born 1937, Czechoslovakia/England, d)

• Benjamin Stora (born 1950, Algeria/France, nf)

• Edward Storer (1880–1944, England, nf/p)

• David Storey (1933–2017, England, d/f)

• Edward Storey (1930–2018, England/Wales, p/d/nf)

• Margaret Storey (1926–2022, England, ch)

• Edvard Storm (1749–1794, Norway, p/nf)

• Theodor Storm (1817–1888, Germany, f/p)

• Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938, Argentina, p)

• Catherine Storr (1913–2001, England, ch)

• Agnes L. Storrie (1864–1936, Australia, p)

• Jack Trevor Story (1917–1991, England, f)

• Walter Scott Story (1879–1955, US, ch)

• Anna Stothard (born 1983, England, f)

• Peter Stothard (born 1951, England, nf)

• Randolph Stow (1935–2010, Australia, f/p/ch)

• Brian Stowell (1936–1919, Isle of Man, nf)

• Harold Strachan (1925–2020, S Africa, nf/f)

• Mari Strachan (born 1945, Wales, f)

• Zoë Strachan (born 1975, Scotland, f/nf)

• Barbara Strachey (1912–1999, England, nf)

• John Strachey (1860–1927, England, nf)

• John Strachey (1901–1963, England, nf)

• Lytton Strachey (1880–1932, England, nf)

• J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954, US, d/f)

• August Stramm (1874–1915, Germany, p/d)

• Mark Strand (1934–2014, Canada/US, p/nf)

• Herbert Strang (author pair, George Herbert Ely, 1866–1958, and Charles James L'Estrange, 1867–1947, England, ch)

• John Strang (1795–1863, Scotland, nf)

• Anton Strashimirov (1872–1937, Bulgaria, nf/d)

• Todd Strasser (born 1950, US, ch)

• Edward Stratemeyer (1862–1930, US, ch)

• Stanislav Stratiev (1941–2000, Bulgaria, d/nf)

• Linda Stratmann (born 1948, England, nf/f)

• Strattis (fl. c. 412 BCE, Greece, p)

• Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924, US, f/nf/ch)

• Botho Strauss (born 1944, Germany, d/f/nf)

• Darin Strauss (born 1970, US, f/nf)

• David Strauss (1808–1874, Germany, nf)

• David Levi Strauss (born 1953, US, p/nf)

• Jennifer Strauss (born 1933, Australia, p/nf)

• Noel Streatfeild (1895–1986, England, ch)

• Barry Streek (1948–2006, S Africa, nf)

• Jakob Streit (1910–2009, Switzerland, ch/nf)

• Hesba Stretton (1832–1911, England, ch)

• Stijn Streuvels (1871–1969, Belgium, f), pseudonym of Franciscus Petrus Maria Lateur

• Agnes Strickland (1796–1874, England, nf/p)

• Jane Margaret Strickland (1800–1888, England, f/nf)

• August Strindberg (1849–1912, Sweden, d/f/p)

• Olga Stringfellow (1923–1995, N Zealand/England, f/nf)

• Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994, Germany, f)

• Eva Strittmatter (1930–2011, Germany, p)

• Eva Ström (born 1947, Sweden, f/p/nf)

• Fredrik Ström (1880–1948, Sweden, nf)

• Charles S. Strong (1906–1962, US, ch)

• Jeremy Strong (born 1949, England, ch)

• Charles Stross (born 1964, England, f/nf)

• Jonathan Stroud (born 1970, England, f/ch)

• Joseph Stroud (born 1943, US, p)

• Flora E. Strout (1867–1962, US, nf)

• Antje Rávic Strubel (born 1974, Germany, f/nf)

• Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (1933–2012 and 1925–1991, Soviet Union/Russia, f/d), brothers

• Alexander Stuart (living, England/US, f/d/ch)

• Andrea Stuart (born 1962, Barbados/England, nf)

• Dorothy Margaret Stuart (1889–1963, England, p/nf/ch)

• Douglas Stuart (born 1976, Scotland/US, f)

• Francis Stuart (1902–2000, Australia/Ireland, f/p/nf)

• Jesse Stuart (1906–1984, US, f/p/nf)

• Robyn Stuart (1914–1986, England, f), pseudonym of Vivian Stuart

• Sheila Stuart (1892–1974, Scotland, nf/ch), pseudonym of Gladys May Baker

• Vivian Stuart (1914–1986, England, f)

• William Stukeley (1687–1765, England, nf)

• Ľudovít Štúr (1815–1856, Austria-Hungary, nf)

• Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985, US, f/nf)

• Sighvatr Sturluson (c. 1170–1238, Iceland, p)

• Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241, Iceland, nf/p)

• Jacquie Sturm (1927–2009, N Zealand, p/f), born Te Kare Papuni

• Julius Sturm (1806–1896, Germany, p)

• William Styron (1925–2006, US, f/nf)

Su–Sz
• Su Buqing (蘇步青, 1902–2003, China, nf/p)

• Su Hui (蘇蕙, 4th c. CE, China, p)

• Su Manshu (蘇曼殊, 1884–1918, China, f/p)

• Su Qing (苏青, 1914–1982, China, f/nf)

• Su Shi (蘇軾, 1037–1101, China, p/nf)

• Su Tong (苏童, born 1963, China, p/nf)

• Su Xiaoxiao (蘇小小, c. 479 – c. 501, China, p)

• Su Xuelin (蘇雪林, 1897–1999, China, f/nf)

• Daniel Suarez (born 1964, US, f)

• Gastón Suárez (1929–1984, Bolivia, f/d)

• Ariano Suassuna (1927–2014, Brazil, p/f)

• Abhi Subedi (born 1945, Nepal, p/d/nf)

• Allamraju Subrahmanyakavi (1831–1892, India, p/nf)

• Bogdan Suceavă (born 1969, Romania/US, nf)

• Somtow Sucharitkul (born 1952, Thailand/US, f), pseudonym S. P. Somtow

• John Suckling (1609–1641, England, p)

• José Antonio Ramos Sucre (1890–1930, Venezuela, p/nf)

• Mohammed al-Tawdi ibn Suda (1790–1794/1795, Morocco, nf)

• Hermann Sudermann (1857–1928, Germany, d/f)

• Olivia Sudjic (born 1988, England/US, f)

• Eugène Sue (1804–1857, France/Italy, f)

• Suematsu Kenchō (末松謙澄, 1855–1920, Japan, nf)

• Víctor Sueiro (1943–2007, Argentina, nf)

• Laurence Suhner (born 1968, Switzerland, f)

• Laura Jane Suisted (1840–1903, N Zealand, nf)

• Huzir Sulaiman (born 1973, Malaya/Singapore, d)

• Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566, Ottoman E, p/nf)

• Andrew Sullivan (born 1963, England/US, nf)

• Deirdre Sullivan (living, Ireland, ch)

• Jennifer Sullivan (born 1945, Wales/France, ch/nf)

• Mark T. Sullivan (born 1958, US, f)

• Robert Sullivan (born 1967, N Zealand, p/nf)

• Thomas Sullivan (living, US, f)

• Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma (c. 520 – c. 609, Arabia, p)

• Nancy Sumari (born 1986, Tanzania, cs)

• Vetrliði Sumarliðason (fl. 10th c. CE, Iceland, p)

• Anne Summers (born 1945, Australia, nf)

• Essie Summers (1912–1998, N Zealand, f)

• Montague Summers (1880–1948, England, nf/p/d)

• Barbara Sumner (born 1960, N Zealand, nf)

• Sun Bin (孫臏, died 316 BCE, China, nf)

• Sun Guangyuan (孫光遠, 1900–1979, China, nf)

• Sun Guoting (孫過庭, 646–691, China, nf)

• Sun Tzu (孫子, c. 544 – c. 496 BCE, China, nf)

• Sun Simiao (孫思邈, died 682 CE, China, nf)

• Per Olof Sundman (1922–1992, Sweden, f/nf)

• Sunzi Suanjing (孙子算经, c. 3rd – 5th c. CE, China, nf)

• Jovan Sundečić (1825–1900, Ottoman E/Montenegro, p/nf)

• Jules Supervielle (1884–1960, Uruguay, p)

• Pingali Suranna (fl. 16th c. CE, India, p)

• Cemal Süreya (1931–1990, Turkey, p)

• Robert Smith Surtees (1805–1864, England, f/nf)

• Gordana Suša (1946–2021, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Patrick Süskind (born 1949, Germany, f/d)

• Wilhelm Emanuel Süskind (1901–1970, Germany, nf)

• Henry Suso (1295–1366, Germany, nf), also Heinrich Seuse

• Alexander Süsskind of Grodno (died 1794, Russian E, nf)

• Süßkind von Trimberg (fl. later 13th c., Germany, p)

• Miroslav Šustek (1947–2015, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, f)

• Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992, England, ch)

• Alice Sutcliffe (fl. 1624–1634, England, nf)

• Katherine Sutcliffe (born 1952, US, f)

• Thomas Sutcliffe (c. 1790–1849, England, nf)

• Martin Suter (born 1948, Switzerland, f/nf/d)

• Rudolf Sutermeister (1802–1868, Switzerland, nf)

• Efua Sutherland (1924–1996, Gold Coast/Ghana, d/p/ch)

• John Sutherland (born 1938, England, nf)

• András Sütő (1927–2006, Romania/Hungary, d/f/nf)

• Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914, Austrian E/Austria, nf/f)

• D. T. Suzuki (鈴木大拙貞太郎, 1870–1966, Japan, nf)

• Kōji Suzuki (鈴木光司, born 1957, Japan, f/nf)

• Miekichi Suzuki (鈴木三重吉, 1882–1936, Japan, f)

• Janez J. Švajncer (born 1948, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf)

• František Švantner (1912–1950, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, f)

• Karin Sveen (born 1948, Norway, p/f/nf)

• Jón Sveinsson (1857–1944, Iceland, ch)

• Maria Sveland (born 1974, Sweden, nf)

• Italo Svevo (1861–1928, Italy, f/d), pseudonym of Aron Hector Schmitz

• Ladislav Švihran (1931–2022, Belgium/Slovakia, nf)

• Rosie Swale-Pope (born 1946, Ireland/Wales, nf)

• Annie S. Swan (1859–1943, Scotland, f/nf)

• Nathaniel Walter Swan (1834–1884, Ireland/Australia, nf/f)

• Stefan Swanepoel (born 1958, Kenya/US, nf)

• Leonie Swann (born 1975, Germany, f)

• Michael Swanwick (born 1950, US, f)

• Robert Sward (1933–2022, US/Canada, p/f)

• Vikas Swarup (born 1961, India, f)

• Nan Nyunt Swe (1923–2010, Burma/Myanmar, p/nf/f)

• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1782, Sweden/England, nf)

• Jon M. Sweeney (born 1967, US, nf/f/ch)

• Cole Swensen (born 1945, US, p/nf)

• Karen Swenson (born 1936, US, p/nf)

• May Swenson (1913–1989, US, p/d)

• Marcin Świetlicki (born 1961, Poland, p)

• Graham Swift (born 1949, England, f/nf)

• Jonathan Swift (1667–1745, Ireland/England, nf/p)

• Susie Forrest Swift (1862–1916, United States, nf)

• Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909, England, p/d/f)

• Randall Swingler (1909–1967, England, p)

• Bertha Swirles (1903–1999, England, nf)

• Anna Świrszczyńska (1909–1984, Poland, p)

• Meera Syal (born 1961, England, d/f)

• Abdul Mannan Syed (1943–2010, India/Bangladesh, p/f/nf)

• Bobbi Sykes (1943–2010, Australia, p/nf)

• Khady Sylla (1963–2013, Senegal, f/d)

• Harry Sylvester (1908–1993, US, f)

• Josuah Sylvester (1563–1618, England, p)

• Matthew Sylvester (c. 1636–1708, England, nf)

• Vanda Symon (born 1969, N Zealand, f)

• Arthur Symons (1865–1945, Wales/England, p/nf)

• Mitchell Symons (born 1957, England, f/nf)

• John Millington Synge (1871–1909, Ireland, d/p/nf)

• Władysław Syrokomla (1823–1862, Russian E, p)

• Dezső Szabó (1879–1945, Hungary, f/nf)

• Lőrinc Szabó (1900–1957, Hungary, p)

• Magda Szabó (1917–2007, Hungary, d/f/ch)

• Fruzina Szalay (1864–1926, Austria-Hungary/Hungary, p/f)

• Michael Szameit (1950–2014, Germany, f)

• George Szanto (born 1940, Ireland/Canada, f/d/nf)

• Mikołaj Sęp Szarzyński (c. 1550 – c., Poland, p)

• Sándor Szathmári (1897–1974, Austria-Hungary/Hungary, nf)

• Louis Szathmary (1919–1996, Hungary/US, nf)

• Arthur Sze (施家彰, born 1950, US, p)

• István Széchenyi (1791–1860, Austria-Hungary, nf)

• Noémi Szécsi (born 1976, Hungary, f)

• Júlia Székely (1906–1986, Austria-Hungary/Hungary, nf/f)

• Bertalan Szemere (1812–1869, Austria-Hungary, p)

• Gyula Szentessy (1870–1905, Austria-Hungary, p)

• Mária Szepes (1908–2007, Austria-Hungary/Hungary, d/f/nf)

• Antal Szerb (1901–1945, Austria-Hungary/Hungary, f/nf), Holocaust victim

• Ede Szigligeti (1814–1878, Austria-Hungary, d)

• George Szirtes (born 1948, Hungary/England, p)

• Janusz Szpotański (1929–1991, Poland, p/nf)

• Edina Szvoren (born 1974, Hungary, f/p)

• Melinda Szymanik (born 1963, N Zealand, ch)

• Włodzimierz Szymanowicz (1946–1967, Poland, p)

• Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012, Poland, p/nf)

• Szymon Szymonowic (1558–1629, Poland, p)