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