The following is a list of writers living or residing in Malaysia ordered by their first name. This list includes writers of all genres and in any language.

This is a subsidiary list to the List of Malaysians.

A

• Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (1796–1854)
• Abdullah Hussain (1920–2014)
• Adibah Amin. Writer, columnist, teacher, and actress.
• Amir Muhammad (born 1972)
• A Samad Said (born 1935)

B

• Bernice Chauly

D

• Dina Zaman

E

• Ee Tiang Hong (1933-1990), poet

F

• Faisal Tehrani
• Farish A. Noor (born 1967), political scientist and historian.
• Fatimah Busu

H

• Huzir Sulaiman
• Zurinah Hassan

G

• Chuah Guat Eng (born 1943). Malaysian Peranakan Chinese writer.

J

• Julya Oui

K

• Khasnor Johan, historian
• Khoo Kheng-Hor
• Kee Thuan Chye
• K. S. Maniam

L

• Lloyd Fernando

M

• Mahathir Mohamad
• Martin Vengadesan
• Munshi Abdullah (1796–1854)

N

• Kevin Nyiau
• Noordin Hassan

P

• Preeta Samarasan

R

• Rahimidin Zahari
• Ramlee Awang Murshid
• Rani Manicka
• Rehman Rashid
• Ruhaini Matdarin

S

• Shahnon Ahmad, known as a National Laurate.
• Shih-Li Kow. Shortlisted for the Frank Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
• Shirley Geok-Lin Lim (born 1944). Malaysia-born American writer.
• Syed Husin Ali Professor, politician and author of nearly 20 books.
• Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007). Malaysian academician, sociologist, founder of social science organisations, and politician.

T

• Tan Twan Eng. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
• Tash Aw. Winner of the Costa Book Awards Best First Novel.
• Tunku Halim. Writer and lawyer.

U

• Usman Awang
• Uthaya Sankar SB

Z

• Zainon Ismail C.N. Afghani