Writers
- Frans G. Bengtsson (1894–1954), novelist
- Bo Bergman (1869–1967), poet
- Elsa Beskow (1874–1953), children's author
- Karin Boye (1900–1941), poet and novelist
- Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865), writer
- Stig Dagerman (1923–1954), writer
- Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), poet
- Nils Ferlin (1898–1961), poet
- Gustaf Fröding (1860–1911), poet
- Jonas Gardell, writer, comedian
- Jan Guillou (born 1944), novelist, journalist
- Verner von Heidenstam (1859–1940), poet, novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931), poet and Nobel Prize laureate
- Eyvind Johnson (1900–1976), novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891–1974), writer
- Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), novelist and Nobel Prize laureate
- Stieg Larsson (1954–2004), writer
- Anna Maria Lenngren (1754–1817), poet
- Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), children's author
- Wendela Hebbe (1808–1899), reporter and novelist
- Henning Mankell, novelist
- Harry Martinson (1904–1978), poet and Nobel Prize laureate
- Vilhelm Moberg (1898–1973), novelist
- Per Nilsson (born 1953)
- Julia Nyberg (1784–1854)
- Peter Pohl (born 1940)
- August Strindberg (1849–1912), novelist and playwright
- Hjalmar Söderberg (1868–1941),
- Fredrik Strömberg (1968-), journalist and writer
- Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846), writer
- Tomas Tranströmer (born 1931), writer, poet and Nobel Prize laureate
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“Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.... Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)
“The writer isn’t made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.”
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“Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)