This is a list of Egyptian writers.
Ahmed Shawki (1868–1932)
Hafez Ibrahim (1872–1932)
Salama Moussa (1887–1958)
Edwar al-Kharrat (1926-2015)
Taha Hussein (1889–1973)
Fekry Pasha Abaza (1896–1979)
Tawfik El Hakim (1898–1987), playwright
Munira Thabit (1902-1967), first woman lawyer in Egypt, journalist and writer
Muhammad Husayn Haykal (1909–1956)
Abo El Seoud El Ebiary (1910–1969)
Naguib Mahfouz, (1911–2006), novelist, short story writer and playwright; awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature
Edmond Jabès (1912–1991)
Tatamkulu Afrika (1920–2002), also connected with South Africa
Andrée Chedid (1920–2011), poet and novelist
Mustafa Mahmoud (1921–2009)
Fathy Ghanem (1924–1998), novelist, journalist and editor
Anis Mansour (1925–2011)
Yusuf Idris (1927–1991)
Mohammad Moustafa Haddara (1930–1997)
Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996)
Samir Amin (1931– )
Fawzia Fahim (1931– )
Nawâl El Saadâwi (1931– ), feminist writer and activist
Salama Ahmed Salama (1932–2012), journalist and author
Sonallah Ibrahim (1937– )
Abdel Rahman El Abnudi (1938– )
Leila Ahmed (1940– )
Gamal Al-Ghitani (1945– )
Ahdaf Soueif (1950– )
