A list of Uruguayan writers:

• Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
• Delmira Agustini
• Enrique Amorim
• Mario Benedetti
• Antonio Díaz
• Francisco Espínola
• Benjamín Fernández
• Alfredo Mario Ferreiro
• Emilio Frugoni
• Eduardo Galeano
• Felisberto Hernández
• Ernesto Herrera
• Julio Herrera y Reissig
• Juana de Ibarbourou
• Jacobo Langsner
• Circe Maia
• Jorge Majfud
• Raúl Montero Bustamante
• Ariel Muñiz
• Juan Carlos Onetti
• Emilio Oribe
• Cristina Peri Rossi
• Carmen Posadas
• Horacio Quiroga
• José Enrique Rodó
• Mauricio Rosencof
• Florencio Sánchez
• Armonía Somers
• Constancio C. Vigil
• Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

Delmira Agustini was born in Uruguay in 1886 and considered one of the greatest female Latin poets of the early 20th century. ... Enrique Amorim (July 25, 1900 - July 28, 1960) was an Uruguayan (especially novelist), best known for his story Las quitanderas whose plot centers on rural prostitution; also know for his left-wing politics. ... Mario Benedetti (born September 14, 1920) is an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet. ... Emilio Frugoni (born 30 March 1880, Montevideo – died 28 August 1969) was a pioneer of political socialism (and left-wing politics generally) in Uruguay. ... Eduardo Galeano. ... Felisberto Hernandez (October 20, 1902-January 13, 1964) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. ... Julio Herrera y Reissig Julio Herrera y Reissig, (January 9, 1875 - March 9, 1910) was a Uruguayan poet who began his career during the late Romanticist period and later became an early proponent of Modernism. ... Juana de Ibarbourou (1892–1979), also known as Juana de América, was an Uruguayan poet. ... Jorge Majfud was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay, in 1969. ... Juan Carlos Onetti, born July 1, 1909 in Montevideo, Uruguay - died May 30, 1994 in Madrid, Spain, was a novelist and short-story writer. ... Emilio Oribe (Melo, 1893 - Montevideo, 1975), was a Uruguayan poet, essayist, philosopher, and doctor. ... Cristina Peri Rossi (born November 12, 1941) is an Uruguayan novelist, poet, and author of short stories. ... Horacio Quiroga (December 31, 1878, Salto, Uruguay – February 19, 1937, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Uruguayan author of short stories. ... José Enrique Rodo (1872–1917) was a Latin American essayist from Uruguay. ... Florencio Sánchez (January 17, 1875 - November 7, 1910) was an Uruguayan playwright. ... Juan Zorrilla de San Martin (1855 - 1931) was an Uruguayan epic poet. ...

See also

• List of Latin American writers
• List of Uruguayans
• Uruguayan literature