List of authors by name: V

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

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

Va–Ve
• Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965, Norway, p/d)

• Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952, Norway, f/p/nf)

• Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947, Romania/France, p/f/nf)

• Andrew Vachss (1942–2021, US, f)

• Joachim Vadian (1484–1551, Switzerland/Austria, nf)

• Rachel Vail (born 1966, US, ch)

• Gertrude Vaile (1878–1954, US, nf)

• János Vajda (1827–1897, Hungary, p)

• Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675–1737, Kingdom of Kartli/Ottoman E, nf/p)

• Aline Valangin (1889–1986, Switzerland, f)

• Indrė Valantinaitė (born 1984, Soviet Union/Lithuania, p)

• Nanos Valaoritis (1921–2019, Greece/US, p/f/d)

• Eysteinn Valdason (fl. 10th c. CE, Iceland, p)

• Abraham Valdelomar (1888–1919, Peru, p/f/nf)

• Luis Valdez (born 1940, US, d)

• Mercedes Valdivieso (1924–1993, Chile, f)

• Guillermo Valencia (1873–1943, Colombia, p)

• Karl Valentin (1882–1948, Germany, nf)

• Jenny Valentine (born 1970, England/Wales, ch)

• Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938, Argentina, f/nf)

• Sinéad de Valera (1878–1975, Ireland, ch)

• Paul Valéry (1871–1945, France, p/nf)

• Lorenzo Valla (c. 1407–1457, Italy, nf)

• César Vallejo (1892–1938, Peru/France, p/d/nf)

• Fernando Vallejo (born 1942, Colombia/Mexico, f/d/nf)

• Jules Vallès (1832–1885, France, nf)

• Carl-Johan Vallgren (born 1964, Sweden, f)

• Valentine Vallis (1916–2009, Australia, p/nf)

• Jean-Pierre Vallotton (born 1955, Switzerland, p/f/ch)

• Valmiki (final BCE centuries, India, poet)

• Léonise Valois (1868–1936, Canada, p/nf)

• Jan Valtin (1905–1951, Germany/US, nf)

• Miklós Vámos (born 1950, Hungary, nf/f/d)

• Jack Vance (1916–2013, US, f)

• Josip Vandot (1884–1944, Austrian Empire/Yugoslavia, f/ch)

• Nikola Vaptsarov (1909–1942, Bulgaria, p)

• Chad Varah (1911–2007, England, nf)

• Varand (born 1954, Iran, p/d/nf), born Soukias Hacob Koorkchian

• Blanca Varela (1926–2009, Peru, p)

• Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014, Chile, p)

• Fred Vargas (born 1957, France, nf/f), pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau

• Martin Vargic (born 1998, Slovakia, nf)

• Elizabeth Varley (1909–2002, England, nf), born Elizabeth Susan Douglas-Scott-Montagu

• John Varley (born 1947, US, f)

• Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987, India, p/nf/f)

• Shreekumar Varma (born 1955, India, f/d/ch)

• Karl August Varnhagen von Ense (1785–1858, Germany, nf)

• Rahel Varnhagen (1771–1833, Germany, nf)

• Dimitris Varos (1949–2017, Greece, p/nf)

• Daniel Varoujan (1884–1915, Ottoman E, p)

• M. Vasalis (1909–1998, Netherlands, p/nf), pseudonym of Margaretha Drooglever Fortuyn-Leenmans

• José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984, Brazil, f)

• Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (1923–2006, Portugal, poet)

• Dragiša Vasić (1885–1945, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/nf)

• Dušan Vasiljev (1900–1924, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/f/d)

• M. G. Vassanji (born 1950, Kenya/Canada, f/nf)

• Johann Karl Wilhelm Vatke (1806–1882, Germany, nf)

• Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana (1911–1987, India, p/f/nf), pseudonym Agyeya

• Henry Vaughan (1621–1695, Wales, p/nf)

• Hilda Vaughan (1892–1985, Wales/England, f)

• Thomas Vaux (1509–1556, England, p)

• Joana Vaz (c. 1500 – post-1570, Portugal, p)

• Vazha-Pshavela (1861–1915, Russian E, p/f/d), pseudonym of Luka Razikashvili

• Reetika Vazirani (1962–2003, India/US, p)

• Ivan Vazov (1850–1921, Bulgaria, p/f/d)

• Lourdes Vázquez (born 1950, Puerto Rico/US, f/p/nf)

• Ana Lydia Vega (born 1946, Puerto Rico, f/nf)

• Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616, Peru/Spain, nf)

• Lope de Vega (1562–1635, Spain, d/p/f)

• Attila Végh (born 1962, Hungary, p/nf)

• Maffeo Vegio (1407–1458, Italy, p/nf)

• Manuel Veiga (born 1948, Cape Verde, nf)

• Arqueles Vela (1899–1977, Guatemala/Mexico, p/nf)

• Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947, Ecuador, p/f)

• Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989, US, nf)

• Álvaro Velho (fl. 15th–16th c., Portugal, nf)

• Konstantin Velichkov (1855–1907, Bulgaria/France, nf)

• Vukša Veličković (born 1979, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/f)

• Dragan Velikić (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)

• Nikolaj Velimirović (1881–1956, Serbia/US, nf)

• Carlos Pezoa Véliz (1879–1908, Chile, p/nf)

• Svetlana Velmar-Janković (1933–2014, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)

• Vladimir Velmar-Janković (1895–1976, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf)

• Vemana (fl. 17th c., Andhra Pradesh, p)

• Dione Venables (1930–2023, England, f), pseudonym DG Finlay

• Fernando Venâncio (born 1944, Portugal, nf)

• Gavrilo Stefanović Venclović (c. 1680 – c. 1749, Austrian E, p/nf)

• Helen Vendler (born 1933, US, nf)

• Òscar Vendrell Corrons (1973, Spain, nf/f)

• F.A. Venter (1916–1997, S Africa, f)

• Jean Venturini (1919–1940, Tunisia/Morocco, p)

• Serge Venturini (born 1955, France, p)

• Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999, Ecuador, nf)

• Yvonne Vera (1964–2005, S Rhodesia/Canada, f)

• Enrique Verástegui (1950–2018, Peru, p/f/nf)

• Horacio Verbitsky (born 1942, Argentina, nf)

• Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902, Spain, p)

• Edward de Vere (1550–1604, England, p/d)

• Cesário Verde (1855–1886, Portugal, p)

• Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604, England, p/d)

• Péter Veres (1897–1970, Hungary, nf)

• Giovanni Verga (1840–1922, Italy, f)

• Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara (1857–1939, Chile, nf/f)

• Nicolaas Vergunst (born 1958, S Africa, f)

• Émile Verhaeren (1855–1916, Belgium/France, p/nf)

• Peter Verhelst (born 1962, Belgium, p/nf/d)

• Erico Verissimo (1905–1975, Brazil/US, f)

• Jumoke Verissimo (born 1979, Nigeria, p/f)

• Luis Fernando Verissimo (born 1936, Brazil, nf/d)

• Iman Verjee (living, Kenya/Canada, f)

• Paul Verlaine (1844–1896, France, p)

• Paul Vermeersch (living, Canada, p)

• Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562, Italy/Switzerland, nf)

• Jules Verne (1828–1905, France, f/p/d)

• R. V. Vernède (1905–2003, England/India, f)

• Amy Cripps Vernon (1870–1956, England, ch)

• Caroline Vernon (1908–1988, England, nf)

• David Vernon (born 1965, Australia, nf)

• Frances Vernon (1963–1991, England, f)

• Eliseo Verón (1935–2014, Argentina, nf)

• Louie Verrecchio (born 1961, US, nf)

• Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995, Norway, p/ch)

• Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970, Norway, p/f)

• Sonja Veselinović (born 1981, Yugoslavia/Serbia)

• Simon Vestdijk (1898–1971, Netherlands)

• Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920–2008, Norway, ch)

• József Vészi (1858–1940, Hungary, p/nf)

• Enn Vetemaa (1936–2017, Estonia, f/d/nf)

• Aglaja Veteranyi (1962–2002, Romania/Switzerland, f)

• Stephanie Vetter (1884–1974, Netherlands/Belgium, f)

• Veturi (1936–2010, India, p)

• Aleksije Vezilić (1753–1792, Austrian E, p)

Vi–Vy
• Boris Vian (1920–1959, France, f/p/d)

• Vladimir Bulatović Vib (1931–1994, Yugoslavia, nf)

• Gil Vicente (c. 1465 – c. 1536, Portugal, d/p)

• F. B. Vickers (1903–1985, England/Australia, f)

• Salley Vickers (born 1948, England, f)

• Vincent Cartwright Vickers (1879–1939, England, nf)

• Elena Maria Vidal (born 1962, US, f/nf)

• Drífa Viðar (1920–1971, Iceland, nf/f)

• Juan José Videgain (born 1975, Spain, nf)

• Emanuil A. Vidinski (born 1978, Bulgaria, f/p)

• Milan Vidmar (1885–1962, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, nf)

• Marko Vidojković (born 1975, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891, India, nf)

• Alice Vieira (born 1943, Portugal, ch)

• António Vieira (1608–1697, Portugal/Brazil, nf)

• Arménio Vieira (born 1941, Cape Verde, p/nf)

• José Luandino Vieira (born 1935, Angola, f), pseudonym of José Vieira Mateus da Graça

• Francis Vielé-Griffin (1864–1937, US/France, p)

• Peter Viereck (1916–2006, US, p/nf)

• Berthold Viertel (1885–1953, Austria, d)

• Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson (fl. c. 1000 CE, Iceland, p)

• Claude Vigée (1921–2020, France/Israel, p)

• Gilles Vigneault (born 1928, Canada, p)

• Alfred de Vigny (1797–1863, France, p/f/d)

• Judit Vihar (born 1944, Hungary, nf/p)

• Vicki Viidikas (1948–1998, Australia, p/f)

• Vijayakrishnan (born 1952, India, nf/f)

• Bjørg Vik (1935–2018, Norway, f/d/nf)

• Ola Viker (1897–1972, Norway, f)

• José María Vargas Vila (1860–1933, Colombia, f/nf)

• Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (1906–1947, S Africa, f/p/nf)

• Heiki Vilep (born 1960, Estonia, p/ch/f)

• Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 1958, Iceland, p/d/nf)

• Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925–2011, Scotland/Iceland, f/d/p)

• Lettie Viljoen (born 1948, S Africa, f), pseudonym of Ingrid Winterbach

• José García Villa (1908–1997, Philippines, p/nf/f)

• Rene Villanueva (1954–2007, Philippines, d/ch)

• Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950, Mexico, p/d/nf)

• Charles de Villers (1765–1815, France, nf)

• Christopher Villiers (born 1960, England, d)

• Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (born 1966, S Africa, p/nf)

• François Villon (c. 1431 – c. 1463, France, p)

• Juan Villoro (born 1956, Mexico, f/ch)

• Luis Villoro (1922–2014, Mexico, nf)

• Elsa G. Vilmundardóttir (1932–2008, Iceland, nf)

• Mladen Vilotijević (born 1935, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Nada Vilotijević (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• David Viñas (1927–2011, Argentina, d/nf/f)

• Stanislav Vinaver (1891–1955, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/nf)

• Sherard Vines (1890–1974, England, p/f/nf)

• Joan D. Vinge (born 1948, US, f)

• Vernor Vinge (1944–2024, US, f)

• Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870, Norway, p/nf)

• Judith Viorst (born 1931, US, p/ch)

• Elfrida Vipont (1902–1992, England, ch/nf)

• Dev Virahsawmy (1942–2023, Mauritius, d/p/f)

• Virgil (70–19 BCE, Rome/Roman E, p), full name Publius Vergilius Maro

• Elene Virsaladze (1911–1977, Russian E/USSR, nf)

• Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807–1887, Germany/Austria, f/p/d)

• Filip Višnjić (1767–1834, Ottoman E/Austrian E, p)

• Miroslav Josić Višnjić (1946–2015, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/p/nf)

• A.G. Visser (1878–1929, S Africa, p)

• Wayne Visser (born 1970, Rhodesia/England, nf/p)

• Roemer Visscher (1547–1620, Netherlands, p)

• Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773–1805, Hungary, p/d)

• Milovan Vitezović (born 1944, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/d)

• Mihailo Vitković (1778–1829, Hungary, p)

• Roger Vitrac (1899–1952, France, d/p)

• Vitruvius (c. 80/70 – post-15 BCE, Roman E, nf), full name Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

• Elio Vittorini (1908–1966, Italy, nf/f)

• Herbert Vivian (1865–1940, England, nf/f)

• Vincenzo Viviani (1622–1703, Italy, nf)

• Vladislav the Grammarian (fl. 1456–1479, Serbia/Bulgaria, nf)

• Ivan Vladislavić (born 1957, S Africa, f)

• Gordana Vlajić (born 1959, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/ch)

• Svetozar Vlajković (born 1938, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/d)

• Gelu Vlașin (born 1966, Romania, p/nf)

• Charlotte Voake (born 1957, Wales/England, ch)

• Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819, Habsburg E, nf/p)

• Mato Vodopić (1816–1893, Austria-Hungary, p)

• Julius Vogel (1835–1899, N Zealand, f)

• Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230, Holy Roman E, p)

• A. E. van Vogt (1912–2000, Canada/US, f)

• Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937, Norway, p)

• Élise Voïart (1786–1866, France, nf/f/ch)

• Vasile Voiculescu (1884–1963, Romania, p/f/d)

• Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon (1708–1775, France, d/p)

• Vincent Voiture (1597–1648, France, p/nf)

• Goran Vojnović (born 1980, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/p)

• Ivo Vojnović (1857–1929, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f/d)

• Lujo Vojnović (1864–1951, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, nf)

• Jan Erik Vold (born 1939, Norway, p/nf)

• Richard von Volkmann (1830–1889, Germany, nf/ch/p), pseudonym Richard Leander

• Voltaire (1694–1778, France, nf/f/d), pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet

• Völu-Steinn (fl. mid-10th c. CE, Iceland, p)

• Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679, Germany/Netherlands, p/d)

• Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007, US, f/d/nf)

• Jón úr Vör (1917–2000, Iceland, p)

• Prežihov Voranc (1893–1950, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f)

• John Vornholt (born 1951, US, f/d/ch)

• Mihály Vörösmarty (1800–1855, Hungary, p/d)

• Johann Heinrich Voss (1751–1826, Germany, p/nf)

• Christopher Voss (born 1957, US, nf)

• Richard Voss (1851–1918, Germany/Italy, d/f)

• Margaret Winifred Vowles (1882–1932, England, nf)

• Andrei Voznesensky (1933–2010, USSR/Russia, p)

• Stanko Vraz (1810–1851, Austria-Hungary, p), born Jakob Frass

• Brian Vrepont (1882–1955, Australia, p), pseudonym of Benjamin Arthur Truebridge

• Anne de Vries (1904–1964, Netherlands, f/ch)

• Theun de Vries (1907–2005, Netherlands, nf/p/f)

• Leo Vroman (1915–2014, Netherlands/US, p)

• Lazar Vučković (1937–1966, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)

• Prvoslav Vujcic (born 1960, Canada, nf/p)

• Joakim Vujić (1772–1847, Habsburg E/Serbia, nf/f/d)

• Dušan Vukajlović (1948–1994, Yugoslavia, p)

• Divna M. Vuksanović (born 1965, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952, Romania, nf)

• Nikola Vulić (1872–1945, Ottoman E/Yugoslavia, nf)

• Christian August Vulpius (1762–1827, Germany, f/d)

• Seita Vuorela (1971–2015, Finland, ch)

• Vyasa (undated, India, p), full name Krishna Dvaipayana

• Vydūnas (1868–1953, E Prussia/Germany, p/nf), pseudonym of Wilhelm Storost