This is a list of notable Guyanese writers. * Khalil Rahman Ali (b. 1950)
A Michael Abbensetts (1938–2016) John Agard (b. 1949) Arif Ali (b. 1935) Andaiye (1942–2019)
B Harold Bascom Dale Bisnauth (1936–2013) E. R. Braithwaite (1912–2016)
C N. E. Cameron (1903–1983) Jan Carew (1920–2012) Martin Carter (1927–1997) Brian Chan Bertram Charles (1937–1994)
D Fred D'Aguiar (b. 1960) Cyril Dabydeen (b. 1945) David Dabydeen (b. 1955) Mahadai Das (b. 1954) O. R. Dathorne (1934–2007) David de Caires (1937–2008) Raywat DeonandanPetamber Persaud, "Winners at a glance", Preserving our literary Heritage | Literary Corner, Guyana Chronicle, 29 July 2007, p. IV. Brenda DoHarris (b. 1946)
G Michael Gilkes (1933–2020) Beryl Gilroy (1924–2001) David A. Granger (b. 1945) Cy Grant (1919–2010) Stanley Greaves (b. 1935)
H Wilson Harris (1921–2018) Kingsley Ormonde Harrop-Williams (1932–2020) Roy Heath (1926–2008) Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson (1934–1993) Eric Lindbergh Huntley (1925–2026)
J Janet Jagan (1920–2009) George James (1893–1956) Meiling Jin (b. 1956) Ruel Johnson K Laxmi Kallicharan (1951–2002) Kampta Karran (d. 2013) Oonya Kempadoo (b. 1966) Peter Kempadoo (1926–2019) Harischandra Khemraj (b. 1944) Karen King-Aribisala Freddie Kissoon (b. 1951) Eusi Kwayana (b. 1925)
M Sharon Maas (b. 1951) Yolanda T. Marshall (b. 1978) Egbert Martin (1861–1890) Wordsworth McAndrew (1936–2008) Ian McDonald (1933–2026) Mark McWatt (b. 1947) Marc Matthews (b. 1940s) Pauline Melville (b. 1948) Edgar Mittelholzer (1909–1965) Paloma Mohamed Rooplal MonarPetamber Persaud, "Preserving Our Literary Heritage: Small Presses and the Guyana Prize", Guyana Chronicle, 29 November 2015.
N Moses Nagamootoo (b. 1947) Grace Nichols (b. 1950) Elly Niland (b. 1954)
P Mike Phillips (b. 1941)
R Peter Ramsaroop (b. 1962) Angus Richmond (1925–2007) John R. Rickford (b. 1949) Walter Rodney (1942–1980) Gordon Rohlehr (1942–2023) Rupert Roopnaraine (1943–2026)
S Lloyd Searwar (1925–2006) Clem Seecharan (b. 1950) Berkley Semple"Berkley Semple", Guyana Prize for Literature. A. J. Seymour (1914–1989) Ryhaan Shah Narmala Shewcharan Jan Shinebourne (b. 1947) Rajkumari Singh (1923–1979) Gokarran Sukhdeo
T Maya Tiwari (b. 1952)
V Ian Valz (1957–2010)
W Eric D. Walrond (1898–1966) Denis Williams (1923–1998) N. D. Williams (b. 1942)
Y Shana Yardan (1943–1989)Al Creighton, "A brief look at Guyanese Independence literature", Stabroek News, 29 May 2016.
See also List of Guyanese List of Guyanese artists
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