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
edit- 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
editD
editE
edit- Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet
F
edit- Faisal Tehrani
- Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian.
- Fatimah Busu
H
editG
edit- Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.
J
editK
edit- Khasnor Johan, historian
- Khoo Kheng-Hor
- Kee Thuan Chye
- K. S. Maniam
L
editM
edit- Mahathir Mohamad
- Martin Vengadesan
- Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854)
N
editP
editR
editS
edit- 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
edit- 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.