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List of Malaysian writers

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

This is a subsidiary list to the List of Malaysians.

A

  • Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854)
  • Kassim Ahmad
  • Shahnon Ahmad, known as a National Laureate.
  • Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician.
  • Syed Husin Ali Professor, politician and author of nearly 20 books.
  • Adibah Amin. Writer, columnist, teacher, and actress.
  • Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel.
  • Usman Awang

B

  • Fatimah Busu

C

  • Chang Kuei-hsing
  • Bernice Chauly
  • Zen Cho
  • Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.

E

  • Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet.

F

  • Lloyd Fernando

H

  • Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer.
  • Noordin Hassan
  • Zurinah Hassan
  • Ho Sok Fong
  • Abdullah Hussain (1920–2014)

J

  • Khasnor Johan, historian.

K

  • Kee Thuan Chye
  • Khoo Kheng-Hor
  • Shih-Li Kow. Shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

L

  • Lat

M

  • K. S. Maniam
  • Rani Manicka
  • Ruhaini Matdarin
  • Mahathir Mohamad
  • Latiff Mohidin
  • Amir Muhammad (born 1972)
  • Ramlee Awang Murshid

N

  • Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian.
  • Kevin Nyiau
  • Nayli Nasran

O

  • Julya Oui

R

  • Cecil Rajendra
  • Rehman Rashid

S

  • A. Samad Said (born 1935)
  • Preeta Samarasan
  • Al-Sayyid Shaykh bin Ahmad al-Hadi. Considered "father of the Malay novel."
  • Huzir Sulaiman

T

  • Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
  • Faisal Tehrani
  • Chiew-Siah Tei

U

  • Uthaya Sankar SB

V

  • Martin Vengadesan

W

  • Wong Phui Nam

Z

  • Rahimidin Zahari
  • Zainon Ismail C.N. Afghani
  • Dina Zaman
  • Zunar
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