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A list of notable Uruguayan writers:
| Name |
Period |
Writings |
Other |
Places
|
| Delmira Agustini |
1886-1914 |
poet |
|
|
| Enrique Amorim |
1900-1960 |
novelist, writer |
|
|
| Dino Armas |
born 1941 |
playwright |
theater director |
|
| Ana Barrios Camponovo |
born 1961 |
writer, illustrator |
actress |
Montevideo, Spain
|
| Mario Benedetti |
1920-2009 |
journalist, novelist, poet |
|
|
| Marcia Collazo |
(born 1959) |
novelist, poet |
lawyer, teacher |
|
| Helena Corbellini |
(born 1959) |
novelist, poet |
professor |
|
| Ismael Cortinas |
1884-1940 |
journalist, playwright |
politics |
|
| Eduardo Acevedo Díaz |
1851-1921 |
writer, journalist |
politician |
|
| Emilio Frugoni |
1880-1969 |
poet, essayist, journalist |
politician, lawyer |
|
| Eduardo Galeano |
1940-2015 |
journalist, writer, novelist |
|
|
| Malí Guzmán |
born 1961 |
playwright, journalist, scenographer, writer |
|
|
| Alicia Haber |
born 1946 |
historian, art critic, curator, teacher |
|
Montevideo
|
| Felisberto Hernández |
1902-1964 |
writer |
pianist |
|
| Ernesto Herrera |
1889-1917 |
playwright, short story, journalist |
|
|
| Julio Herrera y Reissig |
1875-1910 |
poet, playwright, essayist |
|
|
| Juana de Ibarbourou |
1892-1979 |
poet |
|
|
| Circe Maia |
1932-present |
poet |
translator |
Montevideo - Tacuarembó
|
| Jorge Majfud |
1969-present |
novelist, essayist |
architect, prof. of mathematics and art |
Tacuarembó - elsewhere
|
| Leo Maslíah |
1954-present |
novelist, poet, short story, playwright |
musician, singer |
Montevideo - Buenos Aires
|
| Tomás de Mattos |
1947-present |
writer |
librarian |
Tacuarembó
|
| Jesús Moraes |
1955-present |
short story |
|
Artigas
|
| Alvaro Ojeda |
1958-present |
writer, journalist, novelist, poet |
reviewer |
|
| Juan Carlos Onetti |
1909-1994 |
novelist, short story |
|
|
| Emilio Oribe |
1893-1975 |
poet, essayist |
philosopher, doctor |
|
| Danilo Pallares Echeverría |
?-present |
writer |
musician |
Flores
|
| Manuel Pérez y Curis |
1884-1920 |
poet |
|
Montevideo
|
| Cristina Peri Rossi |
1941-present |
novelist, poet, short story |
translator |
|
| Carmen Posadas |
1953-present |
books for children, writes for film & TV |
|
Montevideo
|
| Fanny Puyesky |
1939–2010 |
books, columns, plays |
lawyer |
Montevideo
|
| Horacio Quiroga |
1878-1937 |
playwright, poet, short story |
|
Salto, Buenos Aires
|
| Ana Ribeiro |
born 1955 |
historical essays, novels |
professor |
Montevideo
|
| José Enrique Rodó |
1872-1917 |
essayist |
|
Montevideo
|
| Mauricio Rosencof |
1933-present |
playwright, poet, journalist |
|
Florida
|
| Florencio Sánchez |
1875-1910 |
playwright, journalist |
politician |
Montevideo
|
| Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta |
1947-present |
writer |
activist, educator |
Motevideo
|
| Daniel Vidart |
1920-present |
anthropologist, historian |
|
Paysandú
|
| Constancio C. Vigil |
1876-1954 |
writer |
publisher |
Rocha, Buenos Aires
|
| Giselda Zani |
1909-1975 |
poet, short story writer |
art critic |
|
| Juan Zorrilla de San Martín |
1855-1931 |
epic poet, |
politician |
Montevideo
|
| Roy Berocay |
1955-present |
journalist |
author |
Montevideo
|
List of Uruguayan poets
See also
