List of authors by name: M

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

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

Ma

Ma Duanlin (馬端臨, 1245–1322, China, nf)
Ma Jian (馬建, born 1953, China, f/p/nf)
Ma Rong (馬融, 79–166 CE, China, f/nf)
Ma Zhiyuan (馬致遠, c. 1250–1321, China, p/d)
Amin Maalouf (born 1949, Lebanon/France, f/nf/d)
Dada Masiti (c. 1810s-15 July 1919, Kenya, p)
Paul Maar (born 1937, Germany, ch)
Rozena Maart (born 1962, S Africa, nf)
Alain Mabanckou (born 1966, Republic of the Congo, f/p/nf)
Ignatius Mabasa (born 1971, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f/p)
Richard Mabey (born 1941, England, nf)
Shukri Mabkhout (born 1962, Tunisia, nf/f)
Darko Macan (born 1966, Yugoslavia/Croatia, nf/f)
Frederick Macartney (1887–1980, Australia, p/nf)
Rose Macaulay (1881–1958, England, f/nf)
Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859, England/Scotland, nf)
George MacBeth (1932–1992, Scotland/Ireland, p/f)
Norman MacCaig (1910–1996, Scotland, p)
Fiona MacCarthy (1940–2020, England, nf)
Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978, Scotland, p), pseudonym of Christopher Murray Grieve
Amy MacDonald (born 1951, US, ch)
Ann-Marie MacDonald (born 1958, Canada, d/f)
Betty MacDonald (1908–1958, US, f/ch)
Charlotte Macdonald (born 1950, N Zealand, nf)
Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald (1864–1922, Canada, p/ch/f/nf)
George MacDonald (1824–1905, Scotland/England, nf/ch)
Helen Macdonald (born 1970, England, p)
John D. MacDonald (1916–1986, US, f)
António de Macedo (1931–2017, Portugal, nf/f/d)
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820–1882, Brazil, f/p/d)
Alexandru Macedonski (1854–1920, Wallachia/Romania, p/f/d)
Vytautas Mačernis (1921–1944, Lithuania, p)
Gwendolyn MacEwen (1941–1987, Canada, p/f)
Rebecca Macfie (living, N Zealand, nf)
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye (1928–2015, England/Kenya, p/f)
Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1899–1970, Scotland/England, nf/p)
Charles MacGregor (1840–1887, India, nf)
Ellen MacGregor (1906–1954, US, ch)
Reginald James MacGregor (1887–1961, England, ch/d)
Ana Maria Machado (born 1941, Brazil, ch)
Aníbal Machado (1894–1964, Brazil, f)
Antonio Machado (1875–1939, Spain/France, p)
Antônio Castilho de Alcântara Machado (1901–1935, Brazil, f/nf)
D. J. MacHale (born 1955, US, d/ch)
Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300–1377, France, p)
Mukhran Machavariani (1929–2010, USSR/Georgia, p)
Arthur Machen (1863–1947, Wales/England, f/nf), pseudonym of Arthur Llewellyn Jones
Ben Macintyre (born 1963, England, nf)
Duncan Ban MacIntyre (1724–1812, Scotland, p)
Elisabeth MacIntyre (1916–2004, Australia, ch/f)
Louise Mack (1870–1935, Australia, f/p/nf)
Denis Mackail (1892–1971, England, f/nf)
Jessie Mackay (1864–1938, N Zealand, p)
John Henry Mackay (1864–1933, Scotland/Germany, nf)
Katrine Mackay (1864–1944, Australia/N Zealand, nf)
Shena Mackay (born 1944, Scotland/England, f)
Dorothea Mackellar (1885–1968, Australia, p/f)
Anna Mackenzie (born 1963, N Zealand, p)
Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972, England/Scotland, f/nf)
Henry Mackenzie (1745–1831, Scotland, f/nf)
Kenneth Mackenzie (1913–1955, Australia, p/f)
Serena Mackesy (born 1960s, England, f/nf)
Mary Mackie (born early 1940s, England, f/nf)
Józef Mackiewicz (1902–1985, Russian E/Germany, f/nf)
Stanisław Mackiewicz (1896–1966, Russian E/Poland, nf)
Alasdair Maclean (1926–1994, Scotland, p/nf)
Patricia MacLachlan (1938–2022, US, ch)
Fitzroy Maclean (1911–1996, Italy/England, nf)
Hester Maclean (1859–1932, Australia/N Zealand, nf)
Ida Maclean (1877–1944, England, nf)
Katherine MacLean (1925–2019, US, f)
Sorley MacLean (1911–1996, Scotland, p)
Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982, US, p/nf/d)
Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005, Canada/US, f)
Della Campbell MacLeod (ca. 1884 – ?, US, f/nf)
Ian R. MacLeod (born 1956, England, f)
Ken MacLeod (born 1954, Scotland, f)
Sarah Broom Macnaughtan (1864–1916, Scotland/England, f/nf)
Aonghas MacNeacail (born 1942, Scotland, p/d)
Louis MacNeice (1907–1963, N Ireland/England, p/d)
Hector Macneill (1746–1818, Scotland, p)
Debbie Macomber (born 1948, US, f)
James Macpherson (1736–1796, Scotland, p)
Katharine Sarah Macquoid (1824–1917, England, f/nf)
Nevil Macready (1862–1946, England, nf)
Angus MacVicar (1908–2001, Scotland, f/nf/ch)
Imre Madách (1823–1864, Hungary, d/p)
Judith Madan (1702–1781, England, p)
Martin Madan (1726–1790, England, nf)
Shirley Maddock (1928–2001, N Zealand, nf/f)
Maddox (born 1978, US, nf), pseudonym of George Ouzounian
Brenda Maddox (1932–2019, US/England, nf)
Bronwen Maddox (born 1963, England, nf)
Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy (1936–2014, Sierra Leone, d)
Naomi Long Madgett (1923–2020, US, p)
Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar (1919–1977, India, p/f/nf)
Haki R. Madhubuti (born 1942, US, p/nf), born Don Luther Lee
E. S. Madima (living, S Africa, f)
Tenda Madima (living, S Africa, f/p)
Richard Madox (1546–1583, England/Brazil, nf)
Valter hugo mãe (born 1971, Angola/Portugal, f), pseudonym of Valter Hugo Lemos
Jun Maeda (麻枝准, born 1975, Japan, f)
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949, Belgium/France, d/p/nf)
Yutaka Mafune (真船豊, 1902–1977, Japan, d/f)
Modison Salayedvwa Magagula (born 1958, Swaziland, d/p/f)
Lina Magaia (1940–2011, Mozambique, nf/f)
Bogomir Magajna (1904–1963, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f/ch)
Álvaro Magalhães (born 1951, Portugal, f/ch)
Gonçalves de Magalhães, 1811–1882, Brazil, p/d/nf)
Georgije Magarašević (1793–1830, Serbia, nf/d)
Maga Magazinović (1882–1968, Serbia/Yugoslavia, nf)
John Gillespie Magee Jr. (1922–1941, China/England, p)
Ragnhild Magerøy (1920–2010, Norway, f/nf/p)
Andri Snær Magnason (born 1973, Iceland, f/p/d)
Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 1939, Iceland, ch/nf)
Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir (1910–1995, Iceland, f)
Finnur Magnússon (1781–1847, Iceland/Denmark, nf)
Jón Magnússon (c. 1610–1696, Iceland, nf)
Magnus Magnusson (1929–2007, Iceland/Scotland, nf)
Sindiwe Magona (born 1943, S Africa, f/nf)
David Magradze (born 1962, USSR/Georgia, p)
Paul Magrs (born 1969, England, f/d/nf)
Sandra Magsamen (born 1959, US, ch)
João Magueijo (born 1967, Portugal, nf)
Gregory Maguire (born 1954, US, f)
Wiseman Magwa (born 1962, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, d)
Akka Mahadevi (fl. 12th c., India, p)
John Mahama (born 1958, Ghana, nf)
Jayanta Mahapatra (1928–2023, India, p/f/nf)
Maryam Mahboob (born 1955, Afghanistan/Canada, f)
Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006, Egypt, f/d)
Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub (1908–1976, Sudan, p/nf)
Jamal Mahjoub (born 1966, England, f)
Abdel Khaliq Mahjub (1927–1971, Sudan, nf)
Ahmad Mahmoud (1931–2002, Iran, f/nf)
Mustafa Mahmoud (1921–2009, Egypt, nf)
Zaki Naguib Mahmoud (1905–1993, Egypt, nf)
Al Mahmud (1936–2019, India/Bangladesh, p/f)
Derek Mahon (1941–2020, N Ireland/Ireland, p/nf)
Ahmed Mahsas (1923–2013, Algeria, nf)
Margaret Mahy (1936–2012, N Zealand, f/ch)
Jennifer Maiden (born 1949, Australia, p/f/nf)
Ōtarō Maijō (舞城王太郎, born 1973, Japan, f)
Norman Mailer (1923–2007, US, f/nf/d)
Ella Maillart (1903–1997, Switzerland, nf)
Arthur Maimane (1932–2005, S Africa, nf/f)
Guru Prasad Mainali (1900–1971, Nepal, f)
Sankie Maimo (1930–2013, Cameroon/Nigeria, d/cg)
Barbara York Main (1929–2019, Australia, nf)
Maironis (1862–1932, Russian E/Lithuania, p)
Rudolf Maister (1874–1934, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, p)
Karen Maitland (born 1956, England, f)
Sara Maitland (born 1950, England, f)
Pierre des Maizeaux (1666 or 1673–1745, France/England, nf)
Adewale Maja-Pearce (born 1953, England/Nigeria, nf/f)
Jorge Majfud (born 1969, Uruguay/US, f/nf)
János Majláth (1786–1855, Austrian E/Hungary, nf/p)
Clarence Major (born 1936, US, p/f)
Lamia Makaddam (born 1971, Tunisia, p/nf)
Svetlana Makarovič (born 1939, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/p/ch)
Barbara Makhalisa (born 1949, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f/nf/p)
Angela Makholwa (living, S Africa, f)
Nick Makoha (living, Ugandan/England, p/d)
Desanka Maksimović (1898–1993, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/ch)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1949, Dubai, nf/p)
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (born 1960s, Uganda/England, f)
Vitan Mal (born 1946, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, ch/f)
Grand Corps Malade (born 1977, France, p), pseudonym of Fabien Marsaud
Rian Malan (born 1954, S Africa, nf/p)
Curzio Malaparte (1898–1957, Italy, nf)
Antoni Malczewski (1793–1826, Russian E, p)
Emilie Monson Malcolm (c. 1830–1905, N Zealand, nf)
Tomás Maldonado (1922–2018, Argentina, nf)
Edmond Amran El Maleh (1917–2010, Morocco/France, nf)
Marcin Malek (born 1975, Poland, p/d)
Rosie Malek-Yonan (born 1965, Iran/US, nf)
Vlado Maleski (1919–1984, Yugoslavia, f)
Oriel Malet (1823–1914, Wales/France, f/nf), pseudonym of Lady Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan
Djordje Maletić (1816–1888, Austrian E/Serbia, p/nf)
Qabaniso Malewezi (born 1979, Malawi, p)
François de Malherbe (1555–1628, France, p/nf)
Rajiv Malhotra (born 1950, India/US, nf)
Josh Malihabadi (1898–1982, India/Pakistan, p)
Ashesh Malla (born 1954, Nepal, d)
Madayyagari Mallana (fl. 15th c., Rayalaseema/Vijayanagara E, p)
Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898, France, p/nf)
Gitta Mallasz (1907–1992, Hungary/France, nf)
Eduardo Mallea (1903–1982, Argentina, f/nf)
Susan Mallery (born 1950, US, f)
David Mallet (c. 1705–1765, Scotland, p/d)
Tom Mallin (1927–1977, England, f/d)
Allan Mallinson (born 1949, England, f/nf)
Francis Mallmann (born 1956, Argentina, nf)
Agustín Fernández Mallo (born 1967, Spain, p/f/nf)
Clare Mallory (1913–1991, N Zealand, ch), pseudonym of Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall
Bertil Malmberg (1889–1958, Sweden, f/p)
Bodil Malmsten (1944–2016, Sweden, p/f)
Thomas Malory (c. 1415–1471, England, p/f)
Hector Malot (1830–1907, France, nf/f)
David Malouf (born 1934, Australia, f/p/d)
Eric Malpass (1910–1996, England, f)
André Malraux (1901–1976, France, f/nf)
Demetrio Aguilera Malta (1909–1981, Ecuador, nf)
Barry N. Malzberg (born 1939, US, f)
Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga (born 1962, Malawi, p)
Amina Mama (born 1958, Nigeria/US, nf)
Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993, Niger, p/f)
Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946, India/Uganda, nf)
Goffredo Mameli (1827–1949, Italy, p/nf)
Mouloud Mammeri (1917–1989, Algeria, f/d/nf)
Magda Mamet (1916–2012, Mauritius, p)
Razaq Mamoon (born 1964, Afghanistan/Australia, nf)
Rania Mamoun (born 1979, Sudan, f/nf)
William Manchester (1922–2004, US, nf)
Andreas Mand (born 1959, Germany, f/nf/d)
Shahriar Mandanipour (born 1957, Iran/US, nf)
Nelson Mandela (1918–1913, S Africa, nf)
Osip Mandelstam (1891–1938, Russia/USSR, p/nf)
Jane Mander (1877–1949, N Zealand, f/nf)
Miles Mander (1888–1946, England, d/f)
John Mandeville (14th c., probably France/Netherlands, nf)
Svetislav Mandić (1921–2003, Serbia/Montenegro, nf/p)
Iván Mándy (1918–1995, Hungary, nf)
Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti (1876–1924, Egypt, f/d/p)
James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849, Ireland, p)
Patrick Mangeni (living, Uganda, p/d/ch)
Richmal Mangnall (1769–1820, England, ch)
Andrew Mango (1926–2014, Turkey/England, nf)
Charles Mangua (1939–2021, Kenya, f)
Bill Manhire (born 1946, N Zealand, p/f)
Rani Manicka (living, Malaysia, f)
John Manifold (1915–1985, Australia, p/nf)
Marcus Manilius (fl. 1st c. CE, Roman E, p)
Frederick Edward Maning (1812–1883, N Zealand, nf)
Irshad Manji (born 1968, Uganda/Canada, nf)
Henning Mankell (1948–2015, Sweden, f/ch/d)
Guy Mankowski (born 1983, England, f/nf)
Delarivier Manley (1663 or c. 1670–1724, England, nf/d)
Alana Mann (living, Australia, nf)
Erika Mann (1905–1969, Germany/Switzerland, nf)
Golo Mann (1909–1994, Germany/Switzerland, nf)
Heinrich Mann (1871–1950, Germany/US, f)
Klaus Mann (1906–1949, Germany/France, f/nf)
Leonard Mann (1895–1981, Australia, p/f)
Mary E. Mann (1848–1929, England, f/d)
Phillip Mann (born 1942, England/N Zealand, f)
Thomas Mann (1875–1955, Germany/Switzerland, f/nf)
Anne Manning (1807–1879, England, f)
Emily Manning (1845–1890, Australia, nf), pseudonym Australie
Frederic Manning (1882–1935, England, f/p)
Laurence Manning (1899–1972, Canada, f)
Lauren Manning (born 1961, US, nf)
Maurice Manning (born 1966, US, p)
Richard Manning (born 1951, US, nf)
Rosemary Manning (1911–1988, England, f)
Ruth Manning-Sanders (1886–1988, Wales/England, p/ch)
Daniel P. Mannix (1911–1997, US, f/nf)
Robert Mannyng (1264–1340, England, nf)
Todor Manojlović (1883–1968, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, p/d/nf)
Jaime Manrique (born 1949, Colombia/US, f/p/nf)
Chris Mansell (born 1953, Australia, p/f/ch)
Jill Mansell (living, England, f)
Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923 N Zealand/France, f/p)
Keith Mansfield (born 1965, England, f)
Mark Manson (born 1984, US, nf)
Anis Mansour (1924–2011, Egypt, nf)
Latifa Ben Mansour (born 1950, Algeria, nf)
Zahra Mansouri (living, Morocco, p)
Muhammad Mansuruddin (1904–1987, India/Bangladesh, nf)
Jakobe Mansztajn (born 1982, Poland, p/nf)
Alicia Catherine Mant (1788–1869, England, ch)
Hilary Mantel (1952–2022, England, f/nf)
Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955, India/Pakistan, f/d/nf)
Manuchehri ((fl. 1031–1040, Persia, p)
Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 1968, Nigeria/England, f/nf)
Sonia Manzano (born 1950, US, ch)
Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873, Italy, p/f/nf)
Mokbula Manzoor (1938–2020, India/Bangladesh, f/nf/ch)
Mao Dun (茅盾, 1896–1981, China, nf/f/d)
Jack Mapanje (born 1944, Nyasaland/Malawi, p/nf)
Carmen Marai (living, Chile, p/f)
Sándor Márai (1900–1989, Hungary/US, f/nf/p)
J. Nozipo Maraire (born 1964, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f)
Eugène Marais (1871–1936, S Africa, nf)
René Maran (1887–1960, Martinique/France, p/f)
Pierre de Marbeuf (1595–1645, France, p)
Cristina Marcano (born 1960, Venezuela, nf)
Marcel Marceau (1923–2007, France, nf)
Frédéric Marcelin (1848–1917, Haiti, f/nf)
Jane Marcet (1769–1858, England, nf)
Ausiàs March (1400–1459, Valencia, p)
Jill March (born 1950, US, f), pseudonym of Nora Roberts
Stella March (1916–2010, England, f), pseudonym of Marjorie Bell Marshall
Melina Marchetta (born 1965, Australia, f/ch)
Hans Marchwitza (1890–1965, Germany, f/nf/p)
Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930–2011, Lithuania/Soviet Union, p/d)
Ben Marcus (born 1967, US, f/nf)
Morton Marcus (1936–2009, US, p)
Sharon Marcus (born 1966, US, nf)
Jan Marcussen (living, US, nf)
Walter de la Mare (1873–1956), England, p/f/ch)
Leopoldo Marechal (1900–1970, Argentina, p/f/nf)
Dambudzo Marechera (1952–1987, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f/d/p)
Mareez (1917–1983, India, p/nf)
Margaret of Valois-Angoulême (1492–1599, France, nf)
Manuela Margarido (1925–2007, São Tomé and Príncipe/Portugal, p)
Ingólfur Margeirsson (1948–2011, Iceland, nf)
Leo Margulies (1900–1975, US, f)
Giwi Margwelaschwili (1927–2020, Germany/Soviet Union, f/nf)
Silvana De Mari (born 1953, Italy, f)
Paul Mariani born 1940, US, p)
Javier Marías (born 1951, Spain, f/nf)
José Carlos Mariátegui (1894–1930, Peru, nf)
Marie de France (fl. 1160–1215, England, p)
Juliet Marillier (born 1948, N Zealand, f)
Katarina Marinčič (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/nf)
Karl von Marinelli (1745–1803, Austria, d)
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876–1944, Egypt/Italy, p/nf)
Giambattista Marino (1569–1625, Italy, p)
Pierre de Marivaux (1688–1763, France, d/f)
Smilja Marjanović-Dušanić (born 1963, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
E. A. Markham (1939–2008, Montserrat/France, p/d/f)
Edwin Markham (1852–1940, US, p)
Liza Marklund (born 1962, Sweden, f)
Béla Markó (born 1951, Romania, nf)
Georgi Markov (1929–1978, Bulgaria/England, nf/f/d)
Mihailo Marković (1923–2010, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
David Markson (1927–2010, US, f/p/nf)
Stephen Marley (living, England, f)
Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593, England, d)
Deb Marlowe (living, US, f)
Derek Marlowe (1938–1996, England, d/f)
Paul Marlowe (living, Canada, f)
José Mármol (1818–1871, Argentina, p)
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde (1540–1598, Flanders/Netherlands, nf/p)
Igor Marojević (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Monika Maron (born 1941, Germany, f/nf)
Clément Marot (1496–1544, France, p)
Jean Marot (1463 – c. 1526, France, p)
Leïla Marouane (born 1960, Tunisia/Algeria, f), pseudonym of Leyla Zineb Mechentel
Abbas Maroufi (born 1957, Iran/Germany, f/nf)
Ana Marija Marović (1815–1887, Italy/Montenegro, f/nf)
Rafael Marques (born 1971, Angola, nf)
René Marqués (1919–1979, Puerto Rico, f/d)
Anne de Marquets (c. 1533–1588, France, p)
Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014, Colombia, f/nf)
Don Marquis (1878–1937, US, f/p/d)
Damian Marrett (born 1967, Australia, nf)
Janice Marriott (born 1946, England/N Zealand, p/nf)
Augusta Marryat (1828–1899, England, ch)
Emilia Marryat (1835–1875, England, f/ch)
Florence Marryat (1833–1899, England, f/d)
Frank Marryat (1826–1855, England, nf)
Frederick Marryat (1792–1848, England, f/ch)
Horace Marryat (1818–1887, England, nf)
Adam Mars-Jones (born 1954, England, f/nf)
John Marsden (born 1950, Australia, ch/nf)
John Howard Marsden (1803–1891, England, nf/p)
Edward Garrard Marsh (1783–1862, England, p/nf)
Geoffrey Marsh (1942–2006, US, f), pseudonym of Charles L. Grant
Henry Marsh (born 1950, England, nf)
Katherine Marsh (born 1974, US, ch/nf)
Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982, N Zealand, f)
Ronald James Marsh (1914–1987, England, f)
Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 1971, N Zealand, p/f/ch)
Agnes Marshall (1855–1905, England, nf)
Bill Okyere Marshall (died 2021, Ghana, d/f)
Bruce Marshall (1899–1987, Scotland, f/nf)
James Marshall (1942–1992, US, ch)
Owen Marshall (born 1941, N Zealand, f)
Paule Marshall (1929–2019, US, f)
Adam Mars-Jones (born 1954, England, f/nf)
Una Marson (1905–1965, Jamaica, p/d/nf)
Trude Marstein (born 1973, Norway, f/nf/ch)
John Marston (1576–1634, England, p/d/nf)
Yann Martel (born 1963, Canada, f)
José Martí (1853–1895, Cuba, p/nf)
Martial (c. 38–41 – c. 102–1904, Roman E, p), full name Marcus Valerius Martialis
Andrew Martin (born 1962, England, f/nf)
Ann M. Martin (born 1955, US, ch)
Camille Martin (born 1956, US/Canada, p/nf)
Catherine Edith Macauley Martin (1848–1937, Scotland/Australia, f/p)
David Martin (1915–1997, Hungary/Australia, f/p/d), born Lajos Detsinyi
Emily Winfield Martin (living, US, ch)
Faith Martin (living, England, f), pseudonym of Jackie Walton
George R. R. Martin (born 1948, US, f/d)
J. P. Martin (1880–1966, England/S Africa, ch)
Kat Martin (born 1947, US, f)
Malachi Martin (1921–1999, Ireland/US, nf), also as Michael Serafian
Mary Martin (1817–1884, England/N Zealand, nf)
Philip Martin (1931–2005, Australia, p)
Randall V. Martin (living, US, nf)
Reginald Alec Martin (1908–1971, England, ch/f), pseudonyms E. C. Eliott and Rex Dixon
Ros Martin (born 1960s, England, d/p)
S. I. Martin (born 1961, England, nf/f/ch)
William Martin (1767–1810, England, nf)
William Martin (1772–1851, England, nf)
William Martin (living, US, f)
William Keble Martin (1877–1969, England, nf)
Harriet Martineau (1802–1876, England, nf)
Guillermo Martínez (born 1962, Argentina, f)
Tomás Eloy Martínez (1934–2010, Argentina, nf)
Zlatoje Martinov (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Savo Martinović (born 1935, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
João Cleófas Martins (1901–1970, Cape Verde, d)
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins (1845–1894, Portugal, nf)
José Tomás de Sousa Martins (1843–1897, Portugal, nf)
Ovídio Martins (1928–1999, Cape Verde/Netherlands, p/nf)
Harry Martinson (1904–1978, Sweden, f/p/d)
Moa Martinson (1890–1964, Sweden, f/p)
Sandra Marton (living, US, f)
Margaret Maruani (born 1954, Tunisia/France, nf)
Saiichi Maruya (丸谷才一, 1925–2012, Japan, f/nf)
Kenji Maruyama (丸山健二, born 1943, Japan, f)
Andrew Marvell (1621–1678, England, p/nf)
Karl Marx (1818–1883, Germany/England, nf)
Cissy van Marxveldt (1889–1948, Netherlands, ch)
Francis A. Marzen (1925–2004, US, nf)
Gorō Masaki (柾悟郎, born 1957, Japan, f)
Masaoka Shiki (正岡子規, 1867–1902, Japan, p/nf)
John Masefield (1878–1967, England, p/ch)
Barbara Masekela (born 1941, S Africa, p/nf)
Lutfullah Mashal (born 1971, Afghanistan, nf/p)
Mohale Mashigo (born 1983, S Africa, p/f)
Veselin Masleša (1906–1943, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf)
Leo Maslíah (born 1954, Uruguay, p/f/d)
A. E. W. Mason (1865–1948, England, f)
Anita Mason (born 1942, England, f)
Bruce Mason (1921–1982, N Zealand, d)
Ronald Mason (1912–2001, England, nf)
Sineb El Masrar (born 1981, Germany, nf)
Janine Massard (born 1939, Switzerland, f/nf/ch)
Francisco Massiani (1944–2019, Venezuela, f/p)
Ursula Masson (1945–2008, Wales, nf)
Alexander Masters (living, England, nf/d)
Edgar Lee Masters (1868–1950, US, p/nf/d)
Olga Masters (1919–1986, Australia, f/d)
John Mastin (1747–1829, England, nf)
Mostafa Mastoor (born 1964, Iran, f/nf)
Ángeles Mastretta (born 1949, Mexico, f/nf)
Carlos Mastronardi (1901–1976, Argentina, p/nf)
Kāterina Mataira (1932–2011, N Zealand, nf)
Carol Matas (born 1949, Canada, nf/ch)
Simo Matavulj (1852–1908, Austrian E/Serbia, f/nf)
Ruhaini Matdarin (born 1981, Malaysia, f/p)
John Mateer (born 1971, S Africa/Australia, p/nf)
Dary Matera (born 1955, US, nf)
Mark Mathabane (born 1960, S Africa, nf)
Dafydd Llwyd Mathau (fl. 1601–1629, Wales, p)
Anne Mather (born 1946, England, f), pseudonym of Mildred Grieveson
Cotton Mather (1663–1728, N American English colonies, f/nf)
Hilda Matheson (1888–1940, England, nf/d)
Richard Matheson (1926–2013, US, f/d)
Ray Mathew (1929–2002, Australia, p/d/f)
Sarah Mathew (c. 1805–1890, N Zealand, nf)
Harry Mathews (1930–2017, US, f/p/nf)
Peta Mathias (living, N Zealand, nf)
Thomas James Mathias (c. 1754–1835, England, nf)
Deborah Mathis (born 1953, US, nf)
Dafydd Llwyd Mathau (fl. 1601–1629, Wales, p)
Dušan Matić (1898–1980, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/nf)
Vladan Matijević (born 1962, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)
Anne Matindi (born 1942, Kenya, ch/d)
Gregório de Matos (1636–1696, Brazil, p)
Luis Palés Matos (1898–1969, Puerto Rico, p/d)
Nemir Matos-Cintrón (born 1949, Puerto Rico/US, p/f)
Todd Matshikiza (1921–1968, S Africa, nf)
Nicolaas Matsier (born 1945, Netherlands, f), pseudonym of Tjit Reinsma
Seichō Matsumoto (松本清張, 1909–1992, Japan, f)
Enzo Matsunaga (松永延造, 1895–1938, Japan, f)
Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉, 1644–1694, Japan, p)
Don Mattera (1934–2022, S Africa, d/p/f)
John Matteson (born 1961, US, nf)
Dalene Matthee (1938–2005, S Africa, f)
Carole Matthews (born 1960, England, f)
Laura Matthews (living, US, f), pseudonym of Elizabeth Neff Walker
Tina Matthews (born 1961, N Zealand, nf/f)
Friedrich von Matthisson (1761–1831, Germany, p)
Christobel Mattingley (1931–2019, Australia, ch/f/nf)
János Mattis-Teutsch (1884–1960, Austria-Hungary/Romania, nf)
José María Rivarola Matto (1917–1998, Paraguay, d/nf)
Tomás de Mattos (1947–2016, Uruguay, f/nf)
Aroj Ali Matubbar (1900–1985, India/Bangladesh, nf)
Mustapha Matura (1939–2019, Trinidad/England, d)
Sophie Dora Spicer Maude (1854–?, England, f)
Henry Maudsley (1835–1918, England, nf)
Israel Mauduit (1708–1787, England, nf)
W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965, England/France, f/d)
Maung Maung (1925–1994, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
Thu Maung (1951–2010, Burma/Myanmar, p/f)
Édouard Maunick (1931–2021, Mauritius, p/nf)
Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893, France, f/nf/p)
Armistead Maupin (born 1944, US, f)
Neža Maurer (born 1930, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, ch/p/nf)
François Mauriac (1885–1970, France, f/d/p)
Frederick Denison Maurice (1805–1872, England, nf)
Furnley Maurice (1881–1942, Australia, p), pseudonym of Frank Wilmot
Angela du Maurier (1904–2002, England, f/nf)
Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989, England, f/d)
George du Maurier (1834–1896, France/England, f)
Guy du Maurier (1865–1915, England/Belgium, d)
André Maurois (1885–1967, France, f/nf)
Charles Maurras (1868–1962, France, nf)
Fritz Mauthner (1849–1923, Austrian E/Germany, f/nf)
Virginie Mauvais (1797–1892), France, nf
Tucker Max (born 1975, US, f)
Daniel Maximin (born 1947, Guadeloupe/France, f/p/nf)
Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662 CE, Byzantine E, nf)
Donald Maxwell (1877–1936, England, nf)
Glyn Maxwell (born 1962, England, p/d/f)
Kathleen Maxwell (born 1952, US, f), pseudonym of Kathryn Ptacek
Patricia Maxwell (born 1942, US, f)
William Hamilton Maxwell (1792–1850, Ireland/Scotland, f/nf)
Julian May (1931–2017, US, f/ch)
Karl May (1842–1912, Germany, f)
Muriel May (1897–1982, N Zealand, nf)
Peter May (born 1951, Scotland/France, d/f)
Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930, Russian E/USSR, p/d)
Ged Maybury (born 1953, N Zealand, ch)
Richard Maybury (born 1946, US, nf)
Marius von Mayenburg (born 1972, Germany, d)
Arno J. Mayer (1926–2023, Luxembourg/US, nf)
Bernadette Mayer (1945–2022, US, p/nf)
Hans Mayer (1907–2001, Germany, nf)
Mercer Mayer (born 1943, US, ch)
Anne Mayfield (born 1952, US, f), pseudonym of Kathryn Ptacek
Henry Mayhew (1812–1887, England, nf/d)
James Mayhew (born 1964, England, ch)
Charles Mayiga (born 1962, Uganda, nf)
Jan Mayman (died 2021, Australia, nf)
William Mayne (1928–2010, England, ch)
Cath Mayo (living, N Zealand, ch/f)
F. M. Mayor (1872–1932, England, f)
John E. B. Mayor (1825–1910, Ceylon/England, nf)
Francisco Mayorga (born 1949, Nicaragua, f/nf/p)
Salomón Ibarra Mayorga (1887–1985, Nicaragua, p)
Taku Mayumura (眉村卓, 1934–2012, Japan, f/p)
Ben Mazer (born 1964, US, p)
Ibrahim al-Mazini (1889/1890–1949, Egypt, p/f/nf)
José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987, Paraguay, p)
Ali Mazrui (1933–2014, Kenya/US, nf)
Martynas Mažvydas (1510–1563, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, nf)
Miha Mazzini (born 1961, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f)

Mb–Md

Oliver Mbamara (living, Nigeria/US, p/nf)
Amina Sow Mbaye (born 1937, Senegal, f/p/nf)
Chantal Magalie Mbazo'o-Kassa (born 1967, Gabon, p/f)
Guillaume Oyônô Mbia (1939–2021, Cameroon, d)
Lassy Mbouity (born 1988, Republic of the Congo, nf)
Rose Mbowa (1943–1999, Uganda, nf/d)
Imbolo Mbue (born 1981, Cameroon/US, f/nf)
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (born 1947, N Ireland, nf)
Anne McAllister (living, US, f)
Robert McAlmon (1896–1956, US, f/nf/p)
Rachel McAlpine (born 1940, N Zealand, p/f/d)
Maxine McArthur (born 1962, Australia, f/nf)
Tawiah M'carthy (living, Ghana/Canada, d)
James McAuley (1917–1976, Australia, nf/p)
Paul J. McAuley (born 1955, England, nf/f)
Ian McBryde (born 1953, Canada/Australia, p)
Simon McBurney (born 1957, England, d)
Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011, US/Ireland, f)
Mary McCallum (born 1961, N Zealand, f/nf)
Anthony McCarten (born 1961, N Zealand, f/d/nf)
Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023, US, f/d)
Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005, US, nf/ch/p)
Helen McCarthy (born 1951, England, nf)
Pete McCarthy (1951–2004, England, nf)
Susan McCaslin (born 1947, Canada, p/nf/ch)
Geraldine McCaughrean (born 1951, England, ch)
Sue McCauley (born 1941, N Zealand, f/d/nf)
J. D. McClatchy (1945–2018, US, p/nf)
Sharron McClellan (born 1963, Spain/US, f)
David McClintock (1913–2001, England, nf)
Robert McCloskey (1914–2003, US, ch)
Joanna McClure (born 1930, US, p)
James H. McClure (1939–2006, S Africa, f/nf)
Michael McClure (1932–2020, US, p/d/f)
Lyn McConchie (born 1946, N Zealand, f/ch/nf)
David McCooey (born 1967, England/Australia, p/nf)
Una McCormack (born 1972, England, d/f)
Frank McCourt (1930–2009, Ireland, nf)
Annie Virginia McCracken (1868–?, US, f)
Esther McCracken (1902–1971, England, d)
Josephine Clifford McCracken (1839–1921, Germany/US, nf/f)
George Gordon McCrae (1833–1927, Scotland/Australia, p)
Georgiana McCrae (1804–1890, England/Australia, nf)
Hugh McCrae (1876–1958, Australia, p)
John McCrae (1872–1918, Canada, p)
Sharyn McCrumb (born 1948, US, nf/f)
Ronald McCuaig (1908–1993, Australia, p/nf/ch)
Carson McCullers (1917–1967, US, f/d/p), pseudonym of Lula Carson Smith
Johnston McCulley (1883–1958, US, f/d)
Colleen McCullough (1937–2015, Australia/Norfolk Is, f)
David McCullough (1933–2022, US, nf)
Carolyn McCurdie (born 1947, England/N Zealand, ch/f/p)
Andy McDermott, born 1974, England, f/nf)
Jack McDevitt (born 1935, US, f/nf)
Henry McDonald (1965–2023, N Ireland, nf/f)
Jill McDonald (1927–1982, N Zealand/England, ch)
Nan McDonald (1921–1974, Australia, p)
Roger McDonald (born 1941, Australia, f/nf/p)
Walt McDonald (1934–2022, US, p)
Flora McDonnell (born 1963, England, ch)
Ian McEwan (born 1948, England, f/d)
Melanie McFadyean (1950–2023, England, nf/f)
Ella McFadyen (1887–1976, Australia, p/nf/ch)
Fiona McFarlane (born 1978, Australia, f)
Leslie McFarlane (1902–1977, Canada, f/d)
Shona McFarlane (1929–2001, N Zealand, nf)
William McFee (1881–1966, England/US, f)
Greg McGee (born 1950, N Zealand, f/d)
May McGoldrick (US, shared pseudonym, f)
Elvis McGonagall (born 1960, Scotland, p)
William McGonagall (1825–1902, Ireland/Scotland, p)
Roger McGough (born 1937, England, p/d/ch)
Michelle McGrane (born 1974, Rhodesia/S Africa, p/nf)
Campbell McGrath (born 1962, US, p)
Patrick McGrath (born 1950, England/US, f)
Thomas McGrath (1916–1990, US, p)
Wendy McGrath (living, Canada, f/p)
Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915–2000, US, ch)
Fiona McGregor (born 1965, Australia, f/nf)
Jon McGregor (born 1976, England, f)
Jerrilyn McGregory (living, US, f/nf)
Patrick McGuinness (born 1968, Tunisia/England, f/p/nf)
Abdeslam Ben Mchich (1140–1227, Morocco, nf)
Heather McHugh (born 1948, US, p)
Maureen F. McHugh (born 1959, US, f)
Siobhán McHugh (living, Ireland/Australia, nf/f)
Ralph McInerny (1929–2010, US, f/p)
Mary Susan McIntosh (1936–2013, England, nf)
James McIntyre (1928–2006, Scotland/Canada, p)
Claude McKay (1890–1948, Jamaica/US, f/p)
Don McKay (born 1942, Canada, p)
Edith McKay (1891–1963, Australia, f)
Hilary McKay (born 1959, England, ch)
Sharon E. McKay (born 1954, Canada, ch)
David McKee (1935–2022, England, ch)
Terence McKenna (1946–2000, US, nf)
Florence Violet McKenzie (1890 or 1892–1982, Australia, nf)
Dennis L. McKiernan (born 1932, US, f)
Robin McKinley (born 1952, US, ch/nf)
Tamara McKinley (born 1948, Australia/England, f)
Meagan McKinney (born 1961, US, f), pseudonym of Ruth Goodman
Patricia McKissack (1944–2017, US, ch)
Rod McKuen (1933–2015, US, p)
Greg McLaren (born 1967, Australia, p/nf)
Rosemary McLeod (born 1949, N Zealand, nf)
Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980, Canada, nf)
Barbara McMahon (born 1961, US, f)
Katharine McMahon (living, England, f)
Emily Julian McManus (1865–1918, Canada, p/nf)
Rhyll McMaster (born 1947, Australia, p/f)
James L. McMichael (born 1939, US, p)
Ian McMillan (born 1956, England, p/d)
Michael McMillan (born 1962, England, d/nf)
Mary McMullen (1920–1986, US, f), pseudonym of Mary Reilly
Larry McMurtry (1936–2021, US, f)
Linda McNabb (born 1963, England/N Zealand, ch/f)
Bertha McNamara (1853–1931, Germany/Australia, nf)
Judith McNaught (born 1944, US, f)
Colin McNaughton (born 1951, England, ch)
Kit McNaughton (c. 1887–1953, Australia, nf)
H. C. McNeile (1888–1937, England, f), pseudonym Sapper
Janet McNeill (1907–1994, Ireland/England, f/d/ch)
Clive Leo McNeir (living, England, f/nf)
James McNeish (1931–2016, N Zealand, f/d/nf)
Cilla McQueen (born 1949, N Zealand, p)
Karen McQuestion (born 1961, US, f/ch)
Geoffrey McSkimming (born 1962, Australia, ch/p)
Norris McWhirter (1925–2004, England, nf)
Ross McWhirter (1925–1975, England, nf)
Zakes Mda (born 1948, S Africa, f/p/d), pseudonym of Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda

Me

Richelle Mead (born 1976, US, f)
L. T. Meade (1844–1914, Ireland, ch)
Stephen W. Meader (1892–1977, US, ch)
Gillian Mears (1964–2016, Australia, f)
Gwallter Mechain (1761–1849, Wales, p/nf), pseudonym of Walter Davies
Gwerful Mechain (fl. 1460–1502, Wales, p)
Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294, Germany, nf)
Anoeschka von Meck (born 1967, SW Africa/Namibia, f/nf)
Christoph Meckel (1935–2020, Germany, f/nf)
Miriam Meckel (born 1967, Germany, nf)
Richard James Mecredy (1861–1924, Ireland, nf)
Dejan Medaković (1922–2008, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Peter Medawar (1915–1987, Brazil/England, nf)
Abdelwahab Meddeb (1946–2014, Tunisia/France, nf)
Teresa Medeiros (born 1962/1963, US, f)
Nia Medi (living, Wales, d/f)
Peace Adzo Medie (living, Liberia/Ghana, f/nf)
Lucila Gamero de Medina (1873–1964, Honduras, f)
Jean-Louis Njemba Medu (1902–1966, Cameroon, f)
Thomas Medwin (1788–1869, England, p/nf)
Arthur Mee (1875–1943, England, nf/cs)
Charles Denis Mee (1927–2023, England, nf)
Thomas Meehan (1929–2017, US, d)
S. P. Meek (1894–1972, US, f/ch)
Elizabeth Meeke (1761 – c. 1826, England, f/ch)
Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942, Romania/Ukraine, p), Holocaust victim
Megas (born 1945, Iceland, nf), pseudonym of Magnús Þór Jónsson
Helen Megaw (1907–2002, Ireland/England, nf)
Jhaverchand Meghani (1896–1947, India, p/f/nf)
Ibrahim Abdel Meguid (born 1946, Egypt, f)
Mariella Mehr (born 1947, Switzerland/Italy, f)
Stein Mehren (1935–2017, Norway, p/nf/d)
Walter Mehring (1896–1981, Germany/Switzerland, nf/p)
Narsinh Mehta (fl. 15th c., Delhi Sultanate/Gujarat Sultanate, p)
Mei Yaochen (梅堯臣, 1002–1060, China, p)
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma (1918–2001, Netherlands, ch)
Niklaus Meienberg (1940–1993, Switzerland, nf)
Ischa Meijer (1943–1995, Netherlands, nf)
Wilhelm Meinhold (1797–1851, Sweden/Germany, p/d/f)
Peter Meinke (born 1932, US, p/f)
Cecília Meireles (1901–1964, Brazil, p/nf)
Ahmed Mejjati (1936–1995, Morocco, p)
Jamila Mejri (born 1951, Tunisia, p)
Tsehay Melaku (born c. 1952, Ethiopia, f)
Sagi Melamed (born 1965, US, nf)
Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560, Germany, nf)
Tamta Melashvili (born 1979, USSR/Georgia, f)
Fulvio Melia (born 1956, Italy/US, nf)
Tommaso Melilli (born 1960, Italy, nf)
Melissus of Samos (fl. 5th c. BCE, Greece, nf)
Paulus Melissus (1539–1602, Germany, p)
Agop Melkonyan (1949–2006, Bulgaria, f/nf)
John van Melle (1887–1953, Netherlands/S Africa, f)
Francisco Manuel de Mello (1608–1666, Portugal, p/nf)
Luís Romano de Madeira Melo (1922–2010, Cape Verde/Brazil, p/f/nf)
David Meltzer (1937–2016, US, p)
Milton Meltzer (1915–2009, US, nf/ch)
Herman Melville (1819–1891, US, f/p)
Pauline Melville (born 1948, British Guiana/England, f)
Albert Memmi (1920–2020, Tunisia/France, f/nf)
Menander (c. 342/41 – c. 290 BCE, Greece, d)
Eva Menasse (born 1970, Austria, f/nf)
Robert Menasse (born 1954, Austria, f/nf)
Šiško Menčetić (1457–1527, Ragusa, p)
Mencius (孟子, 372–289 or 385 – c. 303/302 BCE, China, nf)
Charlotte Mendelson (born 1972, England, f/nf)
Paul Mendelson (born 1965, England, f/nf)
Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786, Germany, nf)
Catulle Mendès (1841–1909, France, p/nf)
Murilo Mendes (1901–1975, Brazil, p)
Eduardo Mendoza (born 1943, Spain, f)
Susan Mendus (born 1951, Wales/England, nf)
Saida Menebhi (1952–1977, Morocco, p)
Guillermo Meneses (1911–1978, Venezuela, nf/d)
Holdemar Menezes (1921–1996, Brazil, f/nf)
Meng Haoran (孟浩然, c. 689/691–740, China, p)
Dinaw Mengestu (born 1978, Ethiopia/US, f/nf)
Maaza Mengiste (born 1974, Ethiopia/US, f)
John Mennes (1599–1671, England, p)
Louis-François-Henri de Menon (1717–1776, France, nf)
Louise Mensch (born 1971, England/US, f), pseudonym Louise Bagshawe
Wolfgang Menzel (1898–1973, Germany, p/nf)
Juan León Mera (1832–1894, Ecuador, nf/f/p)
Wolla Meranda (1863–1951, Australia, f/p)
Tibor Méray (1924–2020, Hungary/France, nf)
Giorgi Merchule (fl. 10th c., Georgia, f/nf)
Johann Heinrich Merck (1741–1791, Germany, nf)
Sophie Mereau (1770–1806, Germany, f/p)
Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986, N Zealand, p/d/f)
George Meredith (1828–1909, England, f/p)
Gwen Meredith (1907–2006, Australia, d/f)
Louisa Anne Meredith (1812–1895, England/Australia, p/nf/f)
Francis Meres (1565/1566–1647, England, nf)
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717, Germany/Netherlands, nf)
Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986, Estonia, p/d/ch)
Prosper Mérimée (1803–1870, France, f/nf)
Alda Merini (1931–2009, Italy, p/nf)
Louise Meriwether (1923–2023, f/nf/ch)
Christina Merlin (1911–1995, England, f), pseudonym of Constance Fecher Heaven
Fatema Mernissi (1940–2015, Morocco, nf)
Willem de Mérode (1887–1939, Netherlands, p), pseudonym of Willem Eduard Keuning
Antonieta Rivas Mercado (1900–1931, Mexico, nf)
Richard Meros (born 1981, N Zealand, f/nf), pseudonym of Murdoch Stephens
Concordia Merrel (1885–1962, England, f)
Christopher Merret (1614/1615–1695, England, nf)
Leonard Merrick (1864–1939, England, f)
Judith Merril (1923–1997, US/Canada, f/nf), pseudonym of Judith Josephine Grossman
James Merrill (1926–1995, US, p/nf/f)
Jean Merrill (1923–2012, US, ch)
Jenny B. Merrill (1854–1934, US, nf)
Stuart Merrill (1863–1915, US, p)
Catherine Merriman (born 1949, England/Wales, f)
Abraham Merritt (1884–1943, US, f)
Iman Mersal (born 1966, Egypt, p)
Marin Mersenne (1588–1648, France, nf)
Thomas Merton (1915–1968, US, nf/p)
W. S. Merwin (1927–2019, US, p/nf/d)
Mahmoud Messadi (1911–2004, Tunisia, f)
Elizabeth Messenger (1908–1965, N Zealand, nf)
Sarah Messer (born 1966, US, p/nf)
Erik Mesterton (1903–2004, Sweden, nf)
John Metcalfe (1891–1965, England/US, f)
Joan Metelerkamp (born 1956, S Africa, p)
Charlotte Mew (1869–1928, England, p)
Kyle Mewburn (born 1963, N Zealand, ch)
Antoine Meyer (1801–1857, Luxembourg/Belgium, nf/p)
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825–1898, Switzerland, p/f)
Deon Meyer (born 1958, S Africa, f)
Marissa Meyer (born 1984, US, f)
Nicholas Meyer (born 1945, US, f)
Stephenie Meyer (born 1973, US, f)
Alice Meynell (1847–1822, England/Italy, nf/p)
Laurence Meynell (1899–1989, England, ch/f)
Melchior Meyr (1810–1871, Germany, p/f/nf)
Gustav Meyrink (1868–1932, Austria/Germany, f/d), pseudonym of Gustav Meyer
Jean de Meun (c. 1240 – c. 1305, Framce, p)
Henry Meyer (1840–1925, US, p)
Júníus Meyvant (born 1982, Iceland, p), pseudonym of Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson
Fodil Mezali (born 1959, Algeria, nf)
Hocine Mezali (born 1938, Algeria, nf)
Nega Mezlekia (born 1958, Ethiopia/Canada, nf/f)
Ferenc Mező (1885–1961, Hungary, p)
Sebastian Okechukwu Mezu (born 1941, Nigeria/US, nf/f/d)

M'G–Mn

James M'Govan (1845–1919, N Zealand/Scotland, f/nf), pseudonym of William Crawford Honeyman
Thando Mgqolozana (born 1983, S Africa, f/d)
Cont Mhlanga (957/1958–2022, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, d)
Niq Mhlongo (born 1973, S Africa, f/nf)
Gcina Mhlophe (born 1958, S Africa, nf/p/d)
Mi Fu (米黻, 1051–1107, China, p)
Bande Ali Mia (1906–1979, India/Bangladesh, p/nf/d)
Mian Mian (棉棉, born 1970, China, f)
Léonora Miano (born 1973, Cameroon, f)
James Lionel Michael (1824–1868, England/Australia, p)
Judith Michael (born 1934 and 1937, US, f/nf), pseudonym of Judith Bernard and Michael Fain
Karin Michaëlis (1872–1950, Denmark, f/nf/ch)
Barbara Michaels (1927–2013, US, f/nf), pseudonym Elizabeth Peters
Fern Michaels (born 1933, US, f)
Leigh Michaels (born 1954, US, f)
Joseph François Michaud (1767–1839, Savoie/France, nf)
Henri Michaux (1899–1984, Belgium/France, p/nf)
Jean Michel (c. 1435–1501, France, p/d)
Nicholas Michell (1807–1880, England, p)
Lucien Xavier Michel-Andrianarahinjaka (1929–1997, Mozambique, nf/p)
Michelangelo (1475–1564, Italy, p)
Jon Michelet (1944–2018, Norway, f/ch)
Nicholas Michell (1807–1880, England, p/f)
Richard Michelson (born 1953, US, p/ch)
Michitsuna no Haha (藤原道綱母, c. 935–995, Japan, p)
Ljubomir Micić (1895–1971, Austro-Hungary/Yugoslavia, p/nf)
Tadeusz Miciński (1873–1918, Russian E, f/p)
Lizzie Mickery (living, England, d)
Veronica Micle (1850–1889, Austria-Hungary/Romania, p)
Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855, Russian E/Ottoman E, p/d/nf)
Christopher Middleton (c. 1560–1628, England, p)
Christopher Middleton (1926–2015), England, p)
Conyers Middleton (1683–1750, England, nf)
Erasmus Middleton (1739–1805, England, nf)
Ian Middleton (1928–2007, N Zealand, f)
O. E. Middleton (1925–2010, N Zealand, f)
Richard Barham Middleton (1882–1911, England/Belgium, p/f)
Stanley Middleton (1919–2009, England, f)
Thomas Middleton (1580–1627, England, d/p)
Wiliam Midleton (c. 1550–1596, Wales, p)
Hugo Midón (1944–2011, Argentina, ch)
Agnes Miegel (1879–1964, Germany, p/f)
Dorothy Miell (living, England, nf)
Stanisław Mieroszewski (1827–1900, Poland, nf)
Sandra Miesel (born 1941, US, f/nf)
China Miéville (born 1972, England, f/nf)
Migjeni (1911–1938, Albania/Italy, p)
Emilio F. Mignone (1922–1998, Argentina, nf)
José Rodrigues Miguéis (1901–1980, Portugal/US, nf)
Miguna Miguna (born 1962, Kenya/Canada, nf)
Gib Mihăescu (1894–1935, Romania, f/nf/d)
Mihajlo Mihajlov (1934–2010, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Dragoslav Mihailović (1930–2023, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Jasmina Mihajlović (born 1960, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Jo Mihaly (1902–1989, Germany/Switzerland, nf/f), pseudonym of Elfriede Alice "Piete" Kuhr
Stoyan Mihaylovski (1856–1927, Bulgaria, nf/p/d)
Mira Mihelič (1912–1985, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f/nf/ch)
Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz (1922–1997, Yugoslavia, d/nf)
Kato Mikeladze (1878–1942, Russian E/USSR, nf)
Miloš Mikeln (1930–2014, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, d/f/nf)
Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761, Hungary/Ottoman E, nf)
Kálmán Mikszáth (1847–1910, Hungary, f/nf)
Gakuto Mikumo (三雲岳斗, born 1970, Japan, f)
Karlo Mila (born 1974, N Zealand, p)
Imdadul Haq Milan (born 1955, E Pakistan/Bangladesh, f/nf)
Abbas Milani (born 1949, Iran/US, nf)
Milutin Milanković (1879–1958, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf)
Jovan Grčić Milenko (1846–1875, Austria-Hungary, p/f)
Dorothy Miles (1931–1993, Wales/England, p/nf)
Gareth Miles (1938–2023, Wales, f)
Jack Miles (born 1942, US, nf)
Josephine Miles (1911–1985, US, p/nf)
Avram Miletić (1755 – post-1826, Habsburg E/Serbia, p)
Katherine Milhous (1894–1977, US, f/ch)
Princess Milica of Serbia (c. 1335–1405, Serbia, p)
Milan Milićević (1831–1908, Serbia, nf/f)
Ognjenka Milićević (1927–2008, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Milan Milišić (1941–1991, Yugoslavia/Croatia, p/d/nf)
Jennifer Militello (living, US, p/nf)
Marko Miljanov (1833–1901, Ottoman E/Austria-Hungary, nf)
Branko Miljković (1934–1961, Yugoslavia, p)
James Mill (1773–1836, Scotland, nf)
John Stuart Mill (1806–1873, England/France, nf)
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950, US, p/d)
Alice Duer Miller (1874–1942, US, p/f/d)
Arthur Miller (1915–2005, US, d/nf)
E. Ethelbert Miller (born 1950, US, p)
Frank Miller (born 1957, US, f/d)
Grażyna Miller (1957–2009, Poland/Italy, p/nf)
Henry Miller (1891–1980, US, f/nf)
James Russell Miller (1840–1912, US, nf)
Jane Miller (born 1949, US, p)
Joaquin Miller (1837–1913, US, p), birth name Cincinnatus Heine Miller
Ken Miller (born 1963, US, nf)
Kirsten Miller (living, S Africa, nf/f/ch)
Leslie Adrienne Miller (born 1956, US, p)
Linda Lael Miller (born 1949, US, f)
Liz Miller (born 1957, England, nf)
Merle Miller (1919–1986, US, f/nf)
Olive Beaupré Miller (1883–1968, US, ch), born Olive Kennon Beaupré
P. Schuyler Miller (1912–1974, US, f/nf)
Serena B. Miller (born 1950, US, f)
Steve Miller (born 1957, US, nf)
Thomas Miller (1807–1874, England, p/f)
Vassar Miller (1924–1998, US, p/f)
Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1923–1996, US, f)
John Millett (1921–2019, Australia, p/nf)
Steven Millhauser (born 1943, US, f)
Arthenia J. Bates Millican (1920–2012, US, p/f/nf)
Spike Milligan (1918–2002, India/England, p/nf/d)
Mil Millington (living, England, nf/f)
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911–1938, Albania/Italy, p/nf)
Anne Mills (born 1951, England, nf)
Lady Dorothy Mills (1889–1959, England, f/nf)
John Atta Mills (1944–2012, Gold Coast/Ghana, nf)
Magnus Mills (born 1954, England, f)
Henry Hart Milman (1791–1868, England, nf/d/p)
A. A. Milne (1882–1956, England, ch/f/nf)
Christopher Robin Milne (1920–1996, England, nf)
Donna Milner (born 1946, Canada, f)
Miloš Milojević (1840–1897, Serbia, nf)
Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004, Russian E/Poland, p/f)
Branislav Milosavljević (1879–1944, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)
Nikola Milošević (1929–2007, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
John Milton (1608–1674, England, p/nf)
Richard Milward (born 1984, England, f/nf)
Franco Mimmi (born 1942, Italy, f/nf)
Rachid Mimouni (1945–1995, Algeria, f/nf)
Maung Khin Min (Danubyu) (living, Myanmar, nf)
Myo Min (1910–1995, Burma/Myanmar, nf), pseudonym Nwe Soe
Takitarō Minakami (水上滝太郎, 1887–1940, Japan, f/nf)
Tsutomu Minakami (水上勉, 1919–2004, Japan, f/nf/d)
Minakata Kumagusu (南方熊楠, 1867–1941, Japan, nf)
Bridget Minamore (born 1991, England p/nf)
Marga Minco (1920–2023, Netherlands, nf)
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (born 1976, Iceland, f)
Robert Minhinnick (born 1952, Wales, p/nf/f)
Matthew Minicucci (born 1981, US, p/nf)
Svetoslav Minkov (1902–1966, Bulgaria, f)
Justine Mintsa (born 1949, Gabon, f/nf)
Ion Minulescu (1881–1944, Romania, p/f/d)
Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810, Mughal India, p)
Pedro Mir (1913–2000, Dominican Rep., p/nf/f)
Mirabai (fl. 16th c., India, p)
Mohammad Daud Miraki (born 1967, Afghanistan/US, nf)
Alicia Miranda Hevia (born 1952, Costa Rica, f)
Ana Miranda (born 1951, Brazil, p/f)
Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1481–1558, Portugal, p)
José Bragança de Miranda (born 1953, Portugal, nf)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980, US, nf/d)
Mir-Jam (1887–1952, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f), pseudonym of Milica Jakovljević
Čedomir Mirković (1944–2005, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Carmen A. Miró (1919–2022, Panama, nf)
Ricardo Miró (1883–1940, Panama, p/f)
Salvador Díaz Mirón (1853–1928, Mexico, p)
Igor Mirović (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/p)
Jamal Mirsadeghi (born 1933, Iran, f/d)
Heidi Safia Mirza (born 1958, England, nf)
Cheryl Misak (living, Canada, nf)
Y. Misdaq (living, England, f/p)
Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973, Austria/US, nf)
Yukio Mishima (三島由紀夫, 1925–1970, Japan, nf/p/d)
Sudesh Mishra (born 1962, Fiji/Australia, p)
Krste Misirkov (1874–1926, Ottoman E/Bulgaria, nf)
Ahmed Baba Miské (1935–2016, Mauritania, nf)
Mohamed Missouri (1947–2015, Algeria, nf)
Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957, Chile/US, p/nf)
Munesuke Mita (見田宗介, 1937–2022, Japan, nf)
Adrian Mitchell (1932–2008, England, p/f/d)
Ann Katharine Mitchell (1922–2020, England/Scotland, nf)
David Mitchell (1940–2011, N Zealand, p)
David Mitchell (born 1969, England, f/nf)
Donald Grant Mitchell (1822–1908, US, nf/f)
Elyne Mitchell (1913–2002, Australia, ch/nf)
Joseph Mitchell (1908–1996, US, nf)
Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949, US, f/nf)
Norval Mitchell (1906–1988, England/British India, nf)
Paul Mitchell (born 1968, p/f)
Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914, US, f/p)
Stephen Mitchell (born 1943, US, p/nf)
Waddie Mitchell (born 1950, US, p)
Naomi Mitchison (1897–1999, Scotland/England, f/nf)
Jessica Mitford (1917–1996, England, nf)
Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855, England, nf/p/d)
Nancy Mitford (1904–1973, England/France, f/nf)
William Mitford (1744–1827, England, nf)
Anna Mitgutsch (born 1948, Austria, f)
Bartolomé Mitre (1821–1906, Argentina, nf)
Dimitrije Mitrinović (1887–1953, Austria-Hungary/England, nf/p)
Milorad Mitrović (1867–1907, Serbia, p)
Mitra Mitrović (1912–2001, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Srba Mitrović (1931–2007, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
Ryu Mitsuse (光瀬龍, 1928–1999, Japan, f/nf)
Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき, born 1960, Japan, f)
Teru Miyamoto (宮本輝, born 1947, Japan, f)
Miyamoto Yuriko (宮本百合子, 1899–1951, Japan, f/nf)
Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎駿, born 1941, Japan, d/nf)
Kenji Miyazawa (宮沢賢治, 1896–1933, Japan, f/ch/nf)
Miyoshi Kiyotsura (三善清行, 847–918, Japan, nf)
Tatsuji Miyoshi (三好達治, 1900–1964, Japan, p/nf)
Minae Mizumura (水村美苗, born 1951, Japan, f)
Kogen Mizuno (水野弘元, 1901–2006, Japan, nf)
Ndre Mjeda (1866–1937, Ottoman E/Albania, p/nf)
Emily Mkamanga (1949–2021, Nyasaland/Malawi, f/nf)
Sarah Mkhonza (born 1957, Swaziland/US, f/nf)
Vojislav Ilić Mlađi (1877–1944, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)
Stanisław Młodożeniec (1895–1959, Russian E/Poland, p)
Ladislav Mňačko (1919–1994, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, nf)
Felix Mnthali (born 1933, S Rhodesia/Malawi, p/f/d)

Mo

Timothy Mo (毛翔青, born 1950, Hong Kong/England, f)
Mo Xuanqing (莫宣卿, born 834, China, p)
Mo Yan (管謨業, born 1955, China, f)
Moamyn (fl. 9th c. CE, Abbasid Caliphate, nf)
Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973, Sweden, nf/d)
Fray Mocho (1858–1903, Argentina, nf)
Ja'far Modarres-Sadeghi (born 1954, Iran, f)
Vinko Möderndorfer (born 1958, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, ch/p/f)
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (born 1943, US, f/nf/p)
Klaus Modick (born 1951, Germany, nf)
William Modisane (1923–1986, S Africa, nf)
Drusilla Modjeska (born 1946, Papua New Guinea/Australia, f/nf)
Ingvar Moe (1936–1993, Norway, p/f/ch)
Jørgen Moe (1813–1882, Norway, f/p)
Karin Moe (born 1945, Norway, f/nf)
Tin Moe (1933–2007, Burma/Myanmar, p)
Moelona (1877–1953, Wales, f/ch), pseudonym of Elizabeth Mary Jones
Walter Moers (born 1957, Germany, ch)
Melody Moezzi (born 1979, Iran/US, nf)
Donald Moffitt (1931–2014, US, f)
Thomas Mofolo (1876–1948, Basutoland/Lesotho, f)
George Mogridge (1787–1854, England, ch/nf), pseudonym Old Humphrey
Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925, Malaya/Malaysia, nf)
Nadifa Mohamed (born 1981, Somaliland/England, f)
Si Mohand (1848–1905, Algeria, p)
Georg Mohr (1640–1697, Denmark/Germany, nf)
Joseph Mohr (1792–1848, Austria, nf/p)
Paul Möhring (1710–1792, Germany, nf)
Toril Moi (born 1953, Norway, nf)
David Macbeth Moir (1798–1851, Scotland, p/nf)
Abraham de Moivre (1667–1754, France, nf)
Javad Mojabi (born 1939, Iran, p/nf)
Anis Mojgani (born 1977, US, p)
Tze Ming Mok (莫志明, born 1978, N Zealand, f/nf)
Malika Mokeddem (born 1949, Algeria, f)
Amel Mokhtar (born 1964, Tunisia, nf/f)
Mohammad Mokhtari (1942–1998, Iran, nf/p)
John Mole (born 1941, England, p/ch)
Natalia Molebatsi (living, S Africa, p)
Molière (1622–1673, France, d/p), pseudonym of Jean Baptiste Poquelin
Juan Ramón Molina (1875–1908, Honduras, p)
Atukuri Molla (1440–1530, India, p)
Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952, Austria/US, d/p)
József Molnár (1918–2009, Hungary/Germany, nf)
Walter von Molo (1880–1958, Austria-Hungary/Germany, f/d/nf)
Nurul Momen (1908–1990, India/Bangladesh, d/nf/p), pseudonym Natyaguru
Dele Momodu (born 1960, Nigeria, nf)
Lília Momplé (born 1935, Mozambique, f)
Nicola Monaghan (born 1971, England, f)
Pablo Balarezo Moncayo (1904–1999, Ecuador, p/nf)
Pérrine Moncrieff (1893–1979, N Zealand, nf)
Eduardo Mondlane (1920–1969, Mozambique, nf)
Aleksandra Monedzhikova (1889–1959, Bulgaria, nf)
Tierno Monénembo (born 1947, Guinea/France, f)
Joaquín García Monge (1881–1958, Costa Rica, f)
António Egas Moniz (1874–1955, Portugal, nf)
Karyn Monk (born 1960, Canada, f)
Bernard de la Monnoye (1641–1728, France, p/nf)
Harold Monro (1879–1932, Belgium/England, p)
Aly Monroe (living, England, f)
Chris Monroe (born 1962, US, ch)
Harriet Monroe (1860–1936, US/Peru, nf/p)
Jack Monroe (born 1988, England, nf)
Messenger Monsey (1694–1788, England, nf)
Carlos Monsiváis (1938–2010, Mexico, nf)
Basil Montagu (1770–1851, England, nf)
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax 1661–1715, England, p)
Elizabeth Montagu (1718–1800, England, nf)
John Montague (1929–2016, US/France, p/f/nf)
Eugenio Montale (1896–1981, Italy, p/nf)
Stephanie de Montalk (born 1945, N Zealand, p/nf)
Geoffrey Potocki de Montalk (1903–1997, N Zealand/France, nf)
Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1919–2014, Nicaragua, nf)
Juan Montalvo (1832–1889, Ecuador, d/f)
Richard Montanari (born 1952, US, f)
Dora Montefiore (1851–1933, England/Australia, p/nf)
Simon Sebag Montefiore (born 1965, England, nf/f)
Eugenio Montejo (1938–2008, Venezuela, p/nf)
Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003, Honduras/Mexico, f)
Graciela Montes (born 1947, Argentina, ch/nf)
Eduardo Montes-Bradley (born 1960, Argentina/US, f/nf)
Montesquieu (1689–1755, France, nf)
Alexander Montgomerie ((c. 1550–1598, Scotland, p)
James Montgomery (1771–1854, Scotland/England, p/nf)
Florence Montgomery (1843–1923, England, f/ch)
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1936–2014, Canada, f/ch)
R. A. Montgomery (1874–1942, US, ch)
Jean-Pierre Montcassen (born 1967, Hungary, f/p), pseudonym of Imre Cselenyák
Robert Montgomery (1807–1855, England, p)
Henry de Montherlant (1895–1972, France, nf/f/d)
Isabelle de Montolieu (1751–1832, Switzerland, f)
Víctor Montoya (born 1958, Bolivia, nf)
María de Montserrat (1913–1995, Uruguay, f/d/p)
Jean-Étienne Montucla (1725–1799, France, nf)
Susanna Moodie (1803–1885, England/Canada, nf)
Lukas Moodysson (born 1969, Sweden, f/p)
Elizabeth Moon (born 1945, US, f/nf)
Geoff Moon (1915–2009, N Zealand, nf)
Michael Moorcock (born 1939, England/US, f/nf)
Alan Moore (born 1953, England, f/nf)
Bai T. Moore (1916–1988, Liberia, p/f/nf)
C. L. Moore (1911–1987, US, f/d)
Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863, US, f/p)
Francis Moore (1657–1715, England, nf)
Francis Moore (1708–1756, England, nf)
G. E. Moore (1873–1958, England, nf)
George Moore (1852–1933, Ireland/England, f/p/nf)
John Moore (c. 1595–1647, England, nf)
Marianne Moore (1887–1972, US, p/nf)
Merrill Moore (1903–1957, US, p)
Patrick Moore (1923–2013, England, nf/f)
Peter Moore (born 1983, England, nf)
T. C. Kingsmill Moore (1893–1979, Ireland, nf)
T. Inglis Moore (1901–1978, Australia, f/p/nf)
Thomas Moore (1779–1852, Ireland/England, p/nf)
Ward Moore (1903–1978, US, f)
Wes Moore (born 1978, US, nf)
Finola Moorhead (born 1947, Australia, f/d/nf)
Roger Moorhouse (born 1968, England, nf)
Hortensia von Moos (1659–1715, Switzerland, nf)
A. S. Mopeli-Paulus (1913 – post-1990s, Basutoland/S Africa, f/nf)
Ferenc Móra (1879–1934, Hungary, f/nf)
Pat Mora (born 1942, US, f/nf/ch)
Dom Moraes (1938–2004, India, nf/p)
Jesús Moraes (born 1955, Uruguay, f)
Wenceslau de Moraes (1854–1929, Portugal/Japan, nf/p)
Karly Gaitán Morales (born 1980, Nicaragua, nf)
Yuyi Morales (born 1968, Mexico/US, ch)
Daniel Keys Moran (born 1962, US, f/nf)
Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760–1828, Spain, d/p)
Alberto Moravia (1907–1990, Italy, f/nf)
Ann Moray (1909–1981, Wales/Mexico, f)
Aka Morchiladze (born 1966, USSR/Georgia, f/nf)
Diana Mordasini (living, Senegal/Switzerland, nf)
Elinor Mordaunt (1872–1942, Australia/England, f/nf), pseudonym of Evelyn May Clowes
Gertrude More (1606–1633, England/France, nf)
Hannah More (1745–1833, England, nf/p/d)
Henry More (1614–1687, England, nf)
Thomas More (1478–1535, England, nf)
Jean Moréas (1856–1910, Greece/France, p/nf)
Hégésippe Moreau (1810–1838, France, p/f)
Sven Moren (1871–1938, Norway, p/f/ch)
José Rosas Moreno (1838–1883, Mexico, p/d/ch)
Kelly Ana Morey (born 1968, N Zealand, f/p)
Charles Langbridge Morgan (1894–1958, England, d/f)
Derec Llwyd Morgan (born 1943, Wales, nf)
Diana Morgan (1908–1996, Wales/England, d)
Edwin Morgan (1920–2010, Scotland, p)
Elaine Morgan (1920–2013, Wales/England, nf)
Elena Puw Morgan (1900–1973, Wales, f/ch)
Eluned Morgan (1870–1938, Argentina/Wales, nf)
Gwenllian Morgan (1852–1939, Wales, nf)
J. O. Morgan (born 1978, Scotland, p)
Jeffrey Morgan (living, Canada, nf/f)
John Morgan (1688–1733 or 1734, Wales/England, nf/p)
Mal Morgan (1936–1999, Australia, p)
Prys Morgan (born 1937, Wales, nf)
Sally Morgan (born 1951, Australia, nf/ch/d)
Sophia Elizabeth De Morgan (1809–1892, England, nf)
Sydney, Lady Morgan (c. 1781–1859, Ireland/England, f)
Ted Morgan (1932–2023, France/US, nf)
Teresa Morgan (born 1968, England, nf)
William Morgan (1545–1604, Wales, nf)
William De Morgan (1839–1917, England, f)
Lorin Morgan-Richards (born 1975, US, p/d/ch)
Iolo Morganwg (1747–1826, Wales, nf/p), bardic name of Edward Williams
Christian Morgenstern (1871–1914, Germany/Austria, p/f/nf)
Irmtraud Morgner (1933–1990, Germany, nf)
Daniel Georg Morhof (1639–1691, Germany, nf/p)
Hiroshi Mori (森博嗣, born 1957, Japan, f/nf)
Mori Ōgai (森林太郎, 1862–1922, Japan, f/p), pseudonym Mori Ōgai (森鴎外)
Liane Moriarty (born 1966, Australia, f/ch)
Zsigmond Móricz (1879–1942, Hungary, f)
David Richard Morier (1784–1877, Ottoman E/England, nf)
James Justinian Morier (1782–1849, Ottoman E/England, f)
Eduard Mörike (1804–1875, Germany, f/p)
Seiichi Morimura (森村誠一, 1933–2023, Japan, f)
Hiroyuki Morioka (森岡浩之, born 1962, Japan, f)
Félix Morisseau-Leroy (1912–1998, Haiti/US, p/d)
Morita Sōhei (森田草平, 1881–1949, Japan, f)
Tama Morita (森田たま, 1894–1970, Japan, nf)
Karl Philipp Moritz (1756–1793, Germany, nf/f)
David Morley (1923–2009, England, nf)
David Morley (born 1962, England, nf/d)
David Morley (born 1964, England, p/nf)
Henry Morley (1822–1894, England, nf)
Iris Morley (1910–1953, England, nf)
John A. Moroso (1874–1957, US, f/nf/p)
Michael Morpurgo (born 1943, England, p/d/ch)
Clare Morrall (born 1952, England, f)
Ronald Hugh Morrieson (1922–1972, N Zealand, f)
Dick Morris (born 1946, US, nf)
Gerald Morris (born 1963, US, ch)
James McGrath Morris (born 1954, US, nf)
Jan Morris (1926–2020, England/Wales, nf)
Lewis Morris (1701–1765, Wales, p)
Lewis Morris (1833–1907, Wales, p)
Meaghan Morris (born 1950, Australia, nf)
Myra Morris (1893–1966, Australia, p/f/ch)
Paula Morris (born 1965, N Zealand, f)
Rebecca Morris (living, US, f/nf)
Richard Morris (1703–1779, Wales, nf)
William Morris (1834–1896, England, p/f/nf)
John Morris-Jones (1864–1929, Wales, nf/p)
Arthur Morrison (1863–1945, England, f/nf)
Blake Morrison (born 1950, England, p/f/nf)
Jim Morrison (1943–1971, US, p)
Sally Morrison (born 1946, Australia, f/nf)
Sophia Morrison (1859–1917, Isle of Man, f/nf)
Toni Morrison (1931–2019, US, f/nf)
Di Morrissey (born 1943, Australia, f/ch)
Michael Morrissey (born 1942, N Zealand, p/f/nf)
Honoré Willsie Morrow (1880–1940, US, f/nf)
Petra Morsbach (born 1956, Switzerland/Germany, f)
Jan Andrzej Morsztyn (1621–1693, Poland-Lithuania/France, p/nf)
Zbigniew Morsztyn (c. 1628–1689, Poland-Lithuania/Prussia, p)
Valzhyna Mort (born 1981, USSR/US, p)
Viggo Mortensen (born 1958, US, p)
Carole Mortimer (born 1960, England, f)
Favell Lee Mortimer (1802–1878, England, ch)
John Mortimer (1923–2009, England, d/nf)
Penelope Mortimer (1918–1999, Wales/England, nf/f)
Andrew Morton (born 1953, England, nf)
Elsie K. Morton (1885–1968, N Zealand, nf)
Frank Morton (1869–1923, England/Australia, p/nf)
J. B. Morton (1893–1979, England, nf)
Hassouna Mosbahi (born 1950, Tunisia, f)
Johann Michael Moscherosch (1601–1669, Germany, nf)
Moschus (fl. c. 150 BCE, Syracuse, p)
Raúl Andrade Moscoso (1905–1983, Ecuador, nf/d)
Julius Mosen (1803–1867, Germany, p/f)
Clelia Duel Mosher (1863–1940, US, nf)
Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997, US, nf)
Howard Moss (1922–1987, US, p/d/nf)
Kate Mosse (born 1961, England, f/nf)
Johann Most (1846–1906, Germany/US, nf/p)
Ahlam Mosteghanemi (born 1953, Algeria, f)
Golam Mostofa (1897–1964, India/E Pakistan, p/f/nf)
Nadežka Mosusova (born 1928, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Majede Motalebi (born 1985, Iran, nf)
Aziz Motazedi (born 1950, Iran, f/nf)
Andrew Motion (born 1952, England/US, p/f/nf)
Francis Moto (born 1952, Nyasaland/Malawi, nf)
Motoori Norinaga (本居宣長, 1730–1801, Japan, nf)
Ralph Hale Mottram (1883–1971, England, f/p)
Casey Motsisi (1932–1977, S Africa, f/nf)
Ralph Hale Mottram (1883–1971, England, f/p)
Mou Zongsan (牟宗三, 1909–1995, China/Hong Kong, nf)
Daphne Pochin Mould (1920–2014, England/Ireland, nf)
John Moultrie (1799–1874, England, p)
Vasco Graça Moura (1942–2014, Portugal, p/nf/f)
Ahmed Mourad (born 1978, Egypt, d/f/nf)
David Mourão-Ferreira (1927–1996, Portugal, p/f)
Amel Moussa (living, Tunisia, p/nf)
Salama Moussa (1887–1958, Egypt, nf)
Mohammed El Moustaoui (born 1943, Morocco, p)
Johan Andreas Dèr Mouw (1863–1919, Netherlands, p/nf)
Farley Mowat (1921–2014, Canada, nf)
Mary Braidwood Mowle (1827–1857, England/Australia, nf)
Enrique Moya (born 1958, Venezuela, p/f/nf)
Jojo Moyes (born 1969, England, f/nf)
Mozi (墨子, c. 470 – c. 391, China, nf)
Fiona Mozley (born 1988, England, f/nf)
James Bowling Mozley (1813–1878, England, nf)
Thomas Mozley (1806–1893, England, nf)

Mp–My

Samuel Mpasu (1945–2018, Nyasaland/Malawi, nf)
Phaswane Mpe (1970–2004, S Africa, p/f)
Es'kia Mphahlele (1919–2008, S Africa, f/nf)
Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi (1975–1945, S Africa, d/f/p)
Lidudumalingani Mqombothi (living, S Africa, f/nf)
Mohamed Mrabet (born 1936, Morocco, f), pseudonym of Mohammed ben Chaib el Hajam
Milena Mrazović (1863–1927, Austrian E/Austria, nf)
Sava Mrkalj (1783–1833, Austrian E, nf/p)
Zorica Mršević (born 1954, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali (born 1940, S Africa/Soweto, p)
Fadhy Mtanga (born 1981, Tanzania, f/p)
Ephrem Mtsire (died c. 1101–1103, Georgia, nf)
Mu Shiying (穆時英, 1912–1940, China, f/nf)
Hans Much (1880–1932, Germany, nf/p)
Robert Muchamore (born 1972, England, f/ch)
Charles Mudede (born 1969, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, d/nf)
Ian Mudie (1911–1976, Australia, p/nf)
Mudrooroo (1938–2019, Australia, f/p/d), pseudonym of Colin Thomas Johnson
Amélia Muge (born 1952, Mozambique, p)
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903–1990, England, nf)
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023, Kenya, d/nf/p)
Hazel de Silva Mugot (born 1947, Kenya, f)
Amir Muhammad (born 1972, Malaysia, nf)
Malkat al-Dar Muhammad (1920–1969, Sudan, f/nf)
Penina Muhando (born 1948, Tanzania, d)
Erich Mühsam (1878–1934, Germany, nf/p/d), Holocaust victim
Edwin Muir (1887–1959, Scotland, p/f)
John Kenneth Muir (born 1969, US, nf)
Kenneth Muir (1907–1996, England, nf)
Fiston Mwanza Mujila (born 1981, DR of Congo/Austria, f/nf)
Yolande Mukagasana (born 1954, Rwanda, d/nf)
Mukai Kyorai (向井去来, 1651–1704, Japan, p/nf)
Shrawan Mukarung (born 1968, Nepal, p/d)
Scholastique Mukasonga (born 1956, Rwanda/France, f/nf)
Mohamed Haji Mukhtar (born 1947, Somalia/US, nf)
Kuniko Mukōda (向田邦子, 1929–1981, Japan, d/f)
Dominic Mulaisho (1933–2013, Zambia, f)
Brandon Mull (born 1974, US, ch)
Anthony Munday (c. 1560–1633, England, d/p)
Jan Mulder (born 1945, Netherlands, nf/f)
Paul Muldoon (born 1951, Ireland, p)
Lale Müldür (born 1956, Turkey/Belgium, p)
Wendy Mulford (born 1941, Wales/England, p/nf)
Alan Mulgan (1881–1962, N Zealand, nf)
Geoff Mulgan (born 1961, England, nf)
John Mulgan (1911–1945, N Zealand, nf)
Clara Mulholland (1849–1934, Ireland, f/nf)
John Mulholland (born 1940, US, nf)
Harry Mulisch (1927–2010, Netherlands, f/d/p)
Brandon Mull (born 1974, US, ch)
Laura Mullen (born 1958, US, p)
Adam Müller (1779–1829, Germany/Austria, nf)
Heiner Müller (1929–1995, Germany, d/p/nf)
Herta Müller (born 1953, Romania/Germany, f/p/nf)
Inge Müller (1925–1966, Germany, ch/f/p)
Maler Müller (1749–1825, Germany, p/d)
Wilhelm Müller (1794–1827, Germany, p)
Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816–1873, Germany, f/p)
Multatuli (1820–1887, Netherlands, f/nf), pseudonym of Eduard Douwes Dekker
Ivan Matthias Mulumba (born 1987, Uganda, p/f)
Andreas Munch (1811–1884, Norway, p/f/d)
Theodor Mundt (1808–1861, Germany, nf/f)
Charles Mungoshi (1947–2019, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f/p/ch)
David Mungoshi (1949–2020, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f)
John Munonye (1929–1999, Nigeria, f)
Mercedes Negrón Muñoz (1895–1973, Puerto Rico, p/nf)
Alice Munro (born 1931, Canada, f)
Saki (1870–1916, England, f/d/nf), pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro
Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro (1819–1885, Scotland/Italy, nf)
Robert Munsch (born 1945, US/Canada, ch)
K. M. Munshi (1887–1971, India, f/nf)
Haruki Murakami (村上春樹, born 1949, Japan, f/nf)
Ryū Murakami (村上龍, born 1952, Japan, f/nf)
Shōfu Muramatsu (村松梢風, 1889–1961, Japan, f)
Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部), c. 973/978 – c. 1014/1031, Japan, f)
Kaita Murayama (村山槐多), 1896–1919, Japan, nf)
Tomoyoshi Murayama (村山知義), 1901–1977, Japan, d/f)
Iris Murdoch (1919–1999, Ireland/England, f/nf)
Nina Murdoch (1890–1976, Australia, nf/p), pseudonym Manin
William Mure (1799–1860, Scotland/England, nf)
H. A. Murena (1923–1975, Argentina, nf)
Henri Murger (1822–1861, France, f/p)
Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi (born 1969, Kenya/US, nf), born Jonathan Nyaga
Rosario Murillo (born 1951, Nicaragua, nf)
Josip Murn (1879–1901, Austria-Hungary, p)
Thomas Murner (1475 – c. 1537, Germany/Switzerland, nf/p)
George Murnu (1868–1957, Ottoman E/Romania, p)
Murong Xuecun (慕容雪村, born 1974, China, f/nf), pseudonym of Hao Qun (郝群)
C. E. Murphy (born 1973, US/Ireland, f)
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (1866–1939, Australia, p/nf)
Jill Murphy (1949–2021, England, ch)
Jim Murphy (born 1947, US, nf/f/ch)
Margaret Murphy (born 1959, England, f)
Pat Murphy (born 1955, US, nf/f)
Richard Murphy (1927–2018, Ireland/England, p/nf)
Sheila Murphy (born 1951, US, p)
Timothy L. Murphy (1816–1897, US, nf)
Andrew Murray (born 1970, England, ch)
David Christie Murray (1847–1907, England, nf/f)
Ena Murray (1936–2015, S Africa, f/p)
George Murray (born 1971, Canada, p)
Joan Murray (born 1945, US, p/f)
John Murray (born 1950, England/Greece, f/nf)
Les Murray (1938–2019, Australia, p/nf)
Shirley Murray (1931–2020, N Zealand, p)
Joanna Murray-Smith (born 1962, Australia, d/f)
Ra'ouf Mus'ad (born 1937, Sudan/Netherlands, d/f/nf)
Eugénie Musayidire (born 1952, Rwanda/Germany, nf)
Tudor Mușatescu (1903–1970, Romania, d/f)
Johann Karl August Musäus (1735–1787, Germany, f)
Adolf Muschg (born 1934, Switzerland, f/nf)
Colin Muset (fl. c. 1210–1250 or 1230–1270, France, p)
David Musgrave (born 1965, Australia, p/f/nf)
Susan Musgrave (born 1951, Canada, p/ch)
Saneatsu Mushanokōji (武者小路実篤, 1885–1976, Japan, f/d/p)
Sandra A. Mushi (born 1974, Tanzania, p/f)
Ramlee Awang Murshid (born 1967, Malaysia, f)
Lukijan Mušicki (1777–1837, Serbia, p/nf)
Małgorzata Musierowicz (born 1945, Poland, ch/f)
Robert Musil (1880–1942, Austria/Switzerland, nf/f)
Lukijan Mušicki (1777–1837, Hungary/Austrian E, p/nf)
Masimba Musodza (born 1976, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f)
Alfred de Musset (1810–1857, France, d/p/f)
Dennis Must (1934–2024, US, f)
Nikola Musulin (c. 1830 – post-1897, Serbia/Montenegro, nf/p)
Vera Mutafchieva (1929–2009, Bulgaria, f/nf)
Čavdar Mutafov (1899–1954, Bulgaria, nf/f)
Mutesa II of Buganda (1924–1969, Uganda/England, nf)
Joseph Muthee (born 1928, Kenya, nf)
Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013, Colombia, p/f/nf)
Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen (born 1973, Afghanistan, nf)
Solomon Mutswairo (1924–2005, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, p/f)
Margaret Mutu (living, N Zealand, nf)
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (1921–2020, S Africa, nf/f)
Rudolf Muus (1862–1935, Norway, f/d)
Togara Muzanenhamo (born 1975, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, p/d)
Meja Mwangi (born 1948, Kenya, d)
Godfrey Mwakikagile (born 1949, Tanzania, nf)
Ndongolera Mwangupili (born 1977, Malawi, p/f/nf)
Christopher Mwashinga (born 1965, Tanzania, nf/p)
Gitura Mwaura (living, Kenya, f/p/ch)
Lâm Quang Mỹ (born 1944, Vietnam, p)
Nyo Mya (1914–1985, Burma, nf)
Thakin Tin Mya (1924–2015, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
Valerie Grosvenor Myer (1935–2007, England, nf/f)
Ben Myers (born 1976, England, f/nf/p)
Leo Myers (1881–1944, England, f/d)
Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014, US, ch)
Julie Myerson (born 1960, England, f/nf)
Elna Mygdal (1868–1940, Denmark, nf)
Øyvind Myhre (born 1945, Norway, f)
Nay Win Myint (born 1952, Burma/Myanmar, f)
Thant Myint-U (born 1965, US, nf)
Thein Pe Myint (1914–1978, Burma, nf)
Agnar Mykle (1915–1994, Norway, f/nf)
Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas (1893–1967, Russian E/Soviet Union, p/f)
Lauren Myracle (born 1969, US, f/ch)
Jan Myrdal (1927–2020, Sweden, nf)
Marit Myrvoll (born 1953, Norway, nf)