Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can be traced back to the c. 9-10th century in the Charyapada, where the earliest elements of the language can be discerned.
Poets are listed in alphabetical order by their pen name, as rendered in Latin script.[1][2][3][4]
| Writer | Sobriquet | Pen name |
|---|---|---|
| Ambikagiri Raichoudhury | Asom Kesori | [5] |
| Ananda Chandra Agarwala | Bhangani Konwar | Sri Harsha |
| Ananda Chandra Barua | Bakulbonor Kavi | |
| Anandaram Dhekial Phukan | A Native | |
| Ambeshwar Chetia Phukan | Kobita Konwar | |
| Banikanta Kakati | - | Bhabananda Pathak |
| Benudhar Sharma | - | Bihguti Bora |
| Bhabendra Nath Saikia | - | Priya Bandhu:Sanjay:Satyapriyo Pathak |
| Bhubanmohan Baruah | Kanchan Baruah | |
| Binanda Chandra Barua | Dhwoni Kobii | Kerpai Sarma |
| Birinchi Kumar Barua | - | Bina Baruah:Rashna Baruah |
| Bishnuprasad Rabha | Kalaguru | Bishnupriya Rabha Tahkuria |
| Bishnuram Medhi | Lauha Manab | |
| Brajanath Sarma | Abhinayacharya | |
| Chandra Kumar Agarwala | Pratimar Khonikor | |
| Chakreshwar Bhattacharyya | Rajpathar Sil | |
| Ganesh Chandra Gogoi | Paporir Kavi | |
| Gopinath Bordoloi | Lokapriya | |
| Gunabhiram Barua | - | Guru Dutta |
| Hem Barua | Tyagbir | Sonaram Chand |
| Hiren Gohain | - | Niranjan Phukan |
| Indira Goswami | Mamoni Raisom Goswami | |
| Jyotiprasad Agarwalla | Roopkonwar | |
| Kamalakanta Bhattacharyya | Agnikobi | Astabakra |
| Kanaklata Baruah | Birbala | |
| Lakshminath Bezbaroa | Roxoraj, Sahityarathi | Kripabar Barbaruah |
| Mahendranath Deka Phukan | Monai Boiragi | |
| Mafijuddin Ahmed Hazarika | Gyanmalinir Kavi | |
| Mahim Bora | Rangajiya kavi | Dhanbor Kai |
| Nabin Chandra Bordoloi | Karmaveer | |
| Nalinibala Devi | Atindriyabadi Kavi | |
| Navakanta Barua | - | Ekhud Kakaideu:Sima Dutta |
| Nilmoni Phukan Sr | Bagmibor | |
| Pabitra Kumar Deka | - | Rasheswar Hazarika |
| Parvati Prasad Baruva | Geetikavi | Hoibor Abhoipuria |
| Phani Sarma | Natasurjya | |
| Radha Gobinda Baruah | Singhapurush | |
| Raghunath Choudhary | Bihogi Kavi | |
| Rajanikanta Bordoloi | Upanyash Samrat | Bholai Sarma |
| Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury | Silabhadra | |
| Robin Dey | Porasor | Rongmon[6] |
| Rudra Baruah | Luit Konwar | |
| Satyanath Bora | Ejon Asomiya | |
| Syed Abdul Malik | Ajagar:Swami Abhangananda | |
| Surendranath Medhi | Saurav Kumar Chaliha | |
| Tarun Ram Phukan | Deshbhakta | |
| Kumud Ch. Hazarika | Ranju Hazarika | |
| Omeo Kr Das | Lokanayak |