The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with V: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

Va–Ve

• Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965, Norway, p/d) • Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952, Norway, f/p/nf) • Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947, Romania/France, p/f/nf) • Andrew Vachss (1942–2021, US, f) • Joachim Vadian (1484–1551, Switzerland/Austria, nf) • Rachel Vail (born 1966, US, ch) • Gertrude Vaile (1878–1954, US, nf) • János Vajda (1827–1897, Hungary, p) • Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675–1737, Kingdom of Kartli/Ottoman E, nf/p) • Aline Valangin (1889–1986, Switzerland, f) • Indrė Valantinaitė (born 1984, Soviet Union/Lithuania, p) • Nanos Valaoritis (1921–2019, Greece/US, p/f/d) • Eysteinn Valdason (fl. 10th c. CE, Iceland, p) • Abraham Valdelomar (1888–1919, Peru, p/f/nf) • Luis Valdez (born 1940, US, d) • Mercedes Valdivieso (1924–1993, Chile, f) • Guillermo Valencia (1873–1943, Colombia, p) • Karl Valentin (1882–1948, Germany, nf) • Jenny Valentine (born 1970, England/Wales, ch) • Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938, Argentina, f/nf) • Sinéad de Valera (1878–1975, Ireland, ch) • Paul Valéry (1871–1945, France, p/nf) • Lorenzo Valla (c. 1407–1457, Italy, nf) • César Vallejo (1892–1938, Peru/France, p/d/nf) • Fernando Vallejo (born 1942, Colombia/Mexico, f/d/nf) • Jules Vallès (1832–1885, France, nf) • Carl-Johan Vallgren (born 1964, Sweden, f) • Valentine Vallis (1916–2009, Australia, p/nf) • Jean-Pierre Vallotton (born 1955, Switzerland, p/f/ch) • Valmiki (final BCE centuries, India, poet) • Léonise Valois (1868–1936, Canada, p/nf) • Jan Valtin (1905–1951, Germany/US, nf) • Miklós Vámos (born 1950, Hungary, nf/f/d) • Jack Vance (1916–2013, US, f) • Josip Vandot (1884–1944, Austrian Empire/Yugoslavia, f/ch) • Nikola Vaptsarov (1909–1942, Bulgaria, p) • Chad Varah (1911–2007, England, nf) • Varand (born 1954, Iran, p/d/nf), born Soukias Hacob Koorkchian • Blanca Varela (1926–2009, Peru, p) • Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014, Chile, p) • Fred Vargas (born 1957, France, nf/f), pseudonym of Frédérique Audoin-Rouzeau • Martin Vargic (born 1998, Slovakia, nf) • Elizabeth Varley (1909–2002, England, nf), born Elizabeth Susan Douglas-Scott-Montagu • John Varley (born 1947, US, f) • Mahadevi Varma (1907–1987, India, p/nf/f) • Shreekumar Varma (born 1955, India, f/d/ch) • Karl August Varnhagen von Ense (1785–1858, Germany, nf) • Rahel Varnhagen (1771–1833, Germany, nf) • Dimitris Varos (1949–2017, Greece, p/nf) • Daniel Varoujan (1884–1915, Ottoman E, p) • M. Vasalis (1909–1998, Netherlands, p/nf), pseudonym of Margaretha Drooglever Fortuyn-Leenmans • José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984, Brazil, f) • Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (1923–2006, Portugal, poet) • Dragiša Vasić (1885–1945, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/nf) • Dušan Vasiljev (1900–1924, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p/f/d) • M. G. Vassanji (born 1950, Kenya/Canada, f/nf) • Johann Karl Wilhelm Vatke (1806–1882, Germany, nf) • Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana (1911–1987, India, p/f/nf), pseudonym Agyeya • Henry Vaughan (1621–1695, Wales, p/nf) • Hilda Vaughan (1892–1985, Wales/England, f) • Thomas Vaux (1509–1556, England, p) • Joana Vaz (c. 1500 – post-1570, Portugal, p) • Vazha-Pshavela (1861–1915, Russian E, p/f/d), pseudonym of Luka Razikashvili • Reetika Vazirani (1962–2003, India/US, p) • Ivan Vazov (1850–1921, Bulgaria, p/f/d) • Lourdes Vázquez (born 1950, Puerto Rico/US, f/p/nf) • Ana Lydia Vega (born 1946, Puerto Rico, f/nf) • Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616, Peru/Spain, nf) • Lope de Vega (1562–1635, Spain, d/p/f) • Attila Végh (born 1962, Hungary, p/nf) • Maffeo Vegio (1407–1458, Italy, p/nf) • Manuel Veiga (born 1948, Cape Verde, nf) • Arqueles Vela (1899–1977, Guatemala/Mexico, p/nf) • Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947, Ecuador, p/f) • Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989, US, nf) • Álvaro Velho (fl. 15th–16th c., Portugal, nf) • Konstantin Velichkov (1855–1907, Bulgaria/France, nf) • Vukša Veličković (born 1979, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/f) • Dragan Velikić (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf) • Nikolaj Velimirović (1881–1956, Serbia/US, nf) • Carlos Pezoa Véliz (1879–1908, Chile, p/nf) • Svetlana Velmar-Janković (1933–2014, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf) • Vladimir Velmar-Janković (1895–1976, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf) • Vemana (fl. 17th c., Andhra Pradesh, p) • Dione Venables (1930–2023, England, f), pseudonym DG Finlay • Fernando Venâncio (born 1944, Portugal, nf) • Gavrilo Stefanović Venclović (c. 1680 – c. 1749, Austrian E, p/nf) • Helen Vendler (born 1933, US, nf) • Òscar Vendrell Corrons (1973, Spain, nf/f) • F.A. Venter (1916–1997, S Africa, f) • Jean Venturini (1919–1940, Tunisia/Morocco, p) • Serge Venturini (born 1955, France, p) • Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999, Ecuador, nf) • Yvonne Vera (1964–2005, S Rhodesia/Canada, f) • Enrique Verástegui (1950–2018, Peru, p/f/nf) • Horacio Verbitsky (born 1942, Argentina, nf) • Jacint Verdaguer (1845–1902, Spain, p) • Edward de Vere (1550–1604, England, p/d) • Cesário Verde (1855–1886, Portugal, p) • Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550–1604, England, p/d) • Péter Veres (1897–1970, Hungary, nf) • Giovanni Verga (1840–1922, Italy, f) • Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara (1857–1939, Chile, nf/f) • Nicolaas Vergunst (born 1958, S Africa, f) • Émile Verhaeren (1855–1916, Belgium/France, p/nf) • Peter Verhelst (born 1962, Belgium, p/nf/d) • Erico Verissimo (1905–1975, Brazil/US, f) • Jumoke Verissimo (born 1979, Nigeria, p/f) • Luis Fernando Verissimo (born 1936, Brazil, nf/d) • Iman Verjee (living, Kenya/Canada, f) • Paul Verlaine (1844–1896, France, p) • Paul Vermeersch (living, Canada, p) • Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562, Italy/Switzerland, nf) • Jules Verne (1828–1905, France, f/p/d) • R. V. Vernède (1905–2003, England/India, f) • Amy Cripps Vernon (1870–1956, England, ch) • Caroline Vernon (1908–1988, England, nf) • David Vernon (born 1965, Australia, nf) • Frances Vernon (1963–1991, England, f) • Eliseo Verón (1935–2014, Argentina, nf) • Louie Verrecchio (born 1961, US, nf) • Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995, Norway, p/ch) • Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970, Norway, p/f) • Sonja Veselinović (born 1981, Yugoslavia/Serbia) • Simon Vestdijk (1898–1971, Netherlands) • Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920–2008, Norway, ch) • József Vészi (1858–1940, Hungary, p/nf) • Enn Vetemaa (1936–2017, Estonia, f/d/nf) • Aglaja Veteranyi (1962–2002, Romania/Switzerland, f) • Stephanie Vetter (1884–1974, Netherlands/Belgium, f) • Veturi (1936–2010, India, p) • Aleksije Vezilić (1753–1792, Austrian E, p)

Vi–Vy

• Boris Vian (1920–1959, France, f/p/d) • Vladimir Bulatović Vib (1931–1994, Yugoslavia, nf) • Gil Vicente (c. 1465 – c. 1536, Portugal, d/p) • F. B. Vickers (1903–1985, England/Australia, f) • Salley Vickers (born 1948, England, f) • Vincent Cartwright Vickers (1879–1939, England, nf) • Elena Maria Vidal (born 1962, US, f/nf) • Drífa Viðar (1920–1971, Iceland, nf/f) • Juan José Videgain (born 1975, Spain, nf) • Emanuil A. Vidinski (born 1978, Bulgaria, f/p) • Milan Vidmar (1885–1962, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, nf) • Marko Vidojković (born 1975, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f) • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891, India, nf) • Alice Vieira (born 1943, Portugal, ch) • António Vieira (1608–1697, Portugal/Brazil, nf) • Arménio Vieira (born 1941, Cape Verde, p/nf) • José Luandino Vieira (born 1935, Angola, f), pseudonym of José Vieira Mateus da Graça • Francis Vielé-Griffin (1864–1937, US/France, p) • Peter Viereck (1916–2006, US, p/nf) • Berthold Viertel (1885–1953, Austria, d) • Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson (fl. c. 1000 CE, Iceland, p) • Claude Vigée (1921–2020, France/Israel, p) • Gilles Vigneault (born 1928, Canada, p) • Alfred de Vigny (1797–1863, France, p/f/d) • Judit Vihar (born 1944, Hungary, nf/p) • Vicki Viidikas (1948–1998, Australia, p/f) • Vijayakrishnan (born 1952, India, nf/f) • Bjørg Vik (1935–2018, Norway, f/d/nf) • Ola Viker (1897–1972, Norway, f) • José María Vargas Vila (1860–1933, Colombia, f/nf) • Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (1906–1947, S Africa, f/p/nf) • Heiki Vilep (born 1960, Estonia, p/ch/f) • Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 1958, Iceland, p/d/nf) • Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925–2011, Scotland/Iceland, f/d/p) • Lettie Viljoen (born 1948, S Africa, f), pseudonym of Ingrid Winterbach • José García Villa (1908–1997, Philippines, p/nf/f) • Rene Villanueva (1954–2007, Philippines, d/ch) • Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950, Mexico, p/d/nf) • Charles de Villers (1765–1815, France, nf) • Christopher Villiers (born 1960, England, d) • Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (born 1966, S Africa, p/nf) • François Villon (c. 1431 – c. 1463, France, p) • Juan Villoro (born 1956, Mexico, f/ch) • Luis Villoro (1922–2014, Mexico, nf) • Elsa G. Vilmundardóttir (1932–2008, Iceland, nf) • Mladen Vilotijević (born 1935, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf) • Nada Vilotijević (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf) • David Viñas (1927–2011, Argentina, d/nf/f) • Stanislav Vinaver (1891–1955, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/nf) • Sherard Vines (1890–1974, England, p/f/nf) • Joan D. Vinge (born 1948, US, f) • Vernor Vinge (1944–2024, US, f) • Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870, Norway, p/nf) • Judith Viorst (born 1931, US, p/ch) • Elfrida Vipont (1902–1992, England, ch/nf) • Dev Virahsawmy (1942–2023, Mauritius, d/p/f) • Virgil (70–19 BCE, Rome/Roman E, p), full name Publius Vergilius Maro • Elene Virsaladze (1911–1977, Russian E/USSR, nf) • Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807–1887, Germany/Austria, f/p/d) • Filip Višnjić (1767–1834, Ottoman E/Austrian E, p) • Miroslav Josić Višnjić (1946–2015, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/p/nf) • A.G. Visser (1878–1929, S Africa, p) • Wayne Visser (born 1970, Rhodesia/England, nf/p) • Roemer Visscher (1547–1620, Netherlands, p) • Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773–1805, Hungary, p/d) • Milovan Vitezović (born 1944, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/d) • Mihailo Vitković (1778–1829, Hungary, p) • Roger Vitrac (1899–1952, France, d/p) • Vitruvius (c. 80/70 – post-15 BCE, Roman E, nf), full name Marcus Vitruvius Pollio • Elio Vittorini (1908–1966, Italy, nf/f) • Herbert Vivian (1865–1940, England, nf/f) • Vincenzo Viviani (1622–1703, Italy, nf) • Vladislav the Grammarian (fl. 1456–1479, Serbia/Bulgaria, nf) • Ivan Vladislavić (born 1957, S Africa, f) • Gordana Vlajić (born 1959, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/ch) • Svetozar Vlajković (born 1938, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/d) • Gelu Vlașin (born 1966, Romania, p/nf) • Charlotte Voake (born 1957, Wales/England, ch) • Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819, Habsburg E, nf/p) • Mato Vodopić (1816–1893, Austria-Hungary, p) • Julius Vogel (1835–1899, N Zealand, f) • Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230, Holy Roman E, p) • A. E. van Vogt (1912–2000, Canada/US, f) • Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937, Norway, p) • Élise Voïart (1786–1866, France, nf/f/ch) • Vasile Voiculescu (1884–1963, Romania, p/f/d) • Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon (1708–1775, France, d/p) • Vincent Voiture (1597–1648, France, p/nf) • Goran Vojnović (born 1980, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/p) • Ivo Vojnović (1857–1929, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f/d) • Lujo Vojnović (1864–1951, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, nf) • Jan Erik Vold (born 1939, Norway, p/nf) • Richard von Volkmann (1830–1889, Germany, nf/ch/p), pseudonym Richard Leander • Voltaire (1694–1778, France, nf/f/d), pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet • Völu-Steinn (fl. mid-10th c. CE, Iceland, p) • Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679, Germany/Netherlands, p/d) • Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007, US, f/d/nf) • Jón úr Vör (1917–2000, Iceland, p) • Prežihov Voranc (1893–1950, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f) • John Vornholt (born 1951, US, f/d/ch) • Mihály Vörösmarty (1800–1855, Hungary, p/d) • Johann Heinrich Voss (1751–1826, Germany, p/nf) • Christopher Voss (born 1957, US, nf) • Richard Voss (1851–1918, Germany/Italy, d/f) • Margaret Winifred Vowles (1882–1932, England, nf) • Andrei Voznesensky (1933–2010, USSR/Russia, p) • Stanko Vraz (1810–1851, Austria-Hungary, p), born Jakob Frass • Brian Vrepont (1882–1955, Australia, p), pseudonym of Benjamin Arthur Truebridge • Anne de Vries (1904–1964, Netherlands, f/ch) • Theun de Vries (1907–2005, Netherlands, nf/p/f) • Leo Vroman (1915–2014, Netherlands/US, p) • Lazar Vučković (1937–1966, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p) • Prvoslav Vujcic (born 1960, Canada, nf/p) • Joakim Vujić (1772–1847, Habsburg E/Serbia, nf/f/d) • Dušan Vukajlović (1948–1994, Yugoslavia, p) • Divna M. Vuksanović (born 1965, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf) • Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952, Romania, nf) • Nikola Vulić (1872–1945, Ottoman E/Yugoslavia, nf) • Christian August Vulpius (1762–1827, Germany, f/d) • Seita Vuorela (1971–2015, Finland, ch) • Vyasa (undated, India, p), full name Krishna Dvaipayana • Vydūnas (1868–1953, E Prussia/Germany, p/nf), pseudonym of Wilhelm Storost