List of authors by name: S
Abbreviations: ch = children's, d = drama, f = fiction, nf = non-fiction, p = poetry
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- Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955, India/Pakistan, f/d/nf)
- Suhayl Saadi (born 1961, England/Scotland, f/d)
- Ferdinand von Saar (1833–1906, Austria, f/d/p)
- Fred Saberhagen (1930–2007, US, f)
- Mário de Sá-Carneiro (1890–1916, Portugal/France, p/d/f)
- Louis Sachar (born 1954, US, f/ch)
- Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana (1911–1987, India, p/f/nf), pseudonym "Agyeya"
- Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836–1895, Austrian E/Germany, f/nf)
- Hans Sachs (1494–1576, Germany, p/d)
- Nelly Sachs (1891–1970, Germany/Sweden, p/d)
- Marquis de Sade (1740–1814, France, f/d/nf)
- Ion Marin Sadoveanu (1893–1964, Romania, d)
- Mihail Sadoveanu (1880–1961, Romania, f/nf)
- Benjamin Alire Sáenz (born 1954, US, p/f/ch)
- Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861, Austria-Hungary, nf/p)
- Peter Sagal (born 1965, US, f/d)
- Carl Sagan (1934–1996, US, nf)
- Françoise Sagan (1935–2004, France, d/f)
- Nick Sagan (born 1970, US, f/d)
- Sarojini Sahoo (born 1956, India, f)
- Saigy? (????, 1118–1190, Japan, p)
- Janou Saint-Denis (1930–2000, Canada, p/nf)
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804–1869, France, nf)
- Benoît de Sainte-Maure (died 1173, France, p)
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944, France, f/p/nf)
- Mellin de Saint-Gelais (c. 1491–1558, France, p)
- Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716–1803, France, p/nf)
- Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814, France, f/nf/ch)
- Sait Faik (1906–1954, Ottoman E/Turkey, f/p)
- Mokichi Sait? (????, 1882–1953, Japan, p)
- Sait? Ryokuu (????, 1868–1904, Japan, nf)
- Sakae Sait? (???, born 1933, Japan, f)
- Baja Saitovi?-Lukin (living, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)
- Ango Sakaguchi (????, 1906–1965, Japan, f/nf)
- Tomaž Šalamun (1941–2014, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p)
- Dušan Salati? (born 1929, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Abel Salazar (1889–1946, Portugal, nf)
- William Salesbury (c. 1520 – c. 1584, Wales, nf)
- Pedro Salinas (1891–1951, Spain/US, p/nf)
- J. D. Salinger (1919–2010, US, f)
- Andrew Salkey (1928–1995, Panama/US, f/p/ch)
- Eva Sallis (born 1964, Australia, f/p)
- André Salmon (1881–1969, France, p/nf)
- Philip Salom (born 1950, Australia, p/f)
- Ernst von Salomon (1902–1972, Germany, nf)
- Felix Salten (1869–1945, Hungary/Switzerland, d/f/ch)
- Rapolas Šaltenis (1908–2007, Lithuania, nf)
- R. A. Salvatore (born 1959, US, f)
- Gaetano Salvemini (1873–1957, Italy, nf)
- Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744–1811, Germany, nf)
- Albert Samain (1858–1900, France, p)
- Miloslav Samardži? (born 1963, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born 1935, Germany/US, nf)
- Alex Sánchez (born 1957, Mexico/US, f/ch)
- George Sand (1804–1876, France, f/nf)
- Michal Šanda (born 1965, Czechoslovakia/Czech R, p/nf/ch)
- Brandon Sanderson (born 1975, US, f)
- Sarah Sands (born 1961, England, f/nf)
- Andrew Sanger (born 1948, England, nf/f)
- Clyde Sanger (born 1928, England/Canada, nf)
- Clive Sansom (1910–1981, England/Australia, p/d)
- Andrew Sant (born 1950, Australia, p/nf)
- Ferenc Sánta (1927–2008, Romania/Hungary, f/d)
- Bernardo Santareno (1920–1980, Portugal, p/nf/d)
- Dan Santat (born 1975, US, ch)
- Ana Eduarda Santos (born 1983, Portugal, f/d)
- Ary dos Santos (1936–1984, Portugal, p)
- João dos Santos (died 1622, Portugal/India, nf)
- Mitsugu Saotome (????, 1926–2008, Japan)
- Milorad Popovi? Šap?anin (1841–1895, Serbia, f/p/d)
- Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE, Greece, p)
- José Hermano Saraiva (1919–2012, Portugal, nf)
- Adrijan Sarajlija (born 1976, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)
- Sima Milutinovi? Sarajlija (1791–1847, Ottoman E/Serbia, p/nf)
- José Saramago (1922–2010, Portugal/Spain, nf/f)
- Dinu S?raru (born 1932, Romania, f/d)
- Dipti Saravanamuttu (born 1960, Sri Lanka/Australia, p/f)
- António Sardinha (1887–1925, Portugal, nf)
- Pamela Sargent (born 1948, US, f/nf)
- Petar Šari? (born 1937, Yugoslavia/Kosovo, p/f/d)
- György Sárközi (1899–1945, Hungary, p/nf), Holocaust victim
- Jacob de Castro Sarmento (1692–1762, Portugal, nf/p)
- Dušan Šarotar (born 1968, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/f/p)
- William Saroyan (1908–1981, US, f/d/p)
- Al Sarrantonio (born 1952, US, f)
- Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999, Russian E/France, f/d/nf)
- George Sarton (1884–1956, Belgium/US, nf)
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980, France, nf/d/f)
- Nobutsuna Sasaki (?????, 1872–1963, Japan, p)
- Ineko Sata (????, 1904–1998, Japan, nf/f)
- Július Satinský (1941–2002, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, d/nf)
- George Saunders (born 1958, US, f/nf/ch)
- Jen Saunders (born 1962, Australia, p)
- Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861–1947, Canada, ch/f/nf)
- William Saunders (1806–1851, Wales)
- Léon Savary (1895–1968, Switzerland/France, nf)
- Fernando Savater (born 1947, Spain, nf)
- Milisav Savi? (born 1945, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)
- Jaya Savige (born 1978, Australia, p)
- George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695, England, nf)
- Malcolm Saville (1901–1982, England, ch/nf)
- John Sawyer (1919–1992, England, f), co-author of wife Nancy Buckingham
- Robert J. Sawyer (born 1960, Canada, f)
- Pol Sax (born 1960, Luxembourg/Germany, f/nf)
- Allen Say (born 1937, Japan/US, ch), pseudonym of James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii
- Isabelle Sbrissa (born 1971, Switzerland, p/d)
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- Paul Scarron (1610–1660, France, p/d/f)
- Richard Scarry (1919–1994, US, ch)
- Branimir Š?epanovi? (1937–2020, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/d)
- Maurice Scève (c. 1501 – c. 1564, France, p)
- Annet Schaap (born 1965, Netherlands, ch)
- Nat Schachner (1895–1955, US, f/nf)
- Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–1894, Germany/Italy, p/nf)
- Jakob Schaffner (1875–1944, Switzerland/Germany, f)
- Rafik Schami (born 1946, Syria/Germany, f)
- Peter Schechter (born 1959, Italy/US, f)
- Paul Scheerbart (1863–1915, Danzig/Germany, f/p)
- Leopold Schefer (1784–1862, Germany, p/f)
- Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826–1886, Germany, p/f)
- Georges Schehadé (1905–1989, Lebanon, d/p)
- Jonathan Schell (1943–2014, US, nf)
- Arthur van Schendel (1874–1946, Netherlands, f)
- Bel Schenk (born 1975, Australia, p)
- Johannes Scherr (1817–1886, Germany/Switzerland, f/nf)
- Bert Schierbeek (1918–1996, Netherlands, f/nf)
- Emanuel Schikaneder (1751–1812, Germany/Austria, d)
- Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805, Germany, p/nf/d)
- Roland Schimmelpfennig (born 1967, Germany, d)
- Baldur von Schirach (1907–1974, Germany, nf)
- Johannes Schlaf (1862–1941, Germany, d/f/p)
- Lambert Schlechter (born 1941, Luxembourg, p/f/nf)
- August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845, Germany, p/nf)
- Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829, Germany, p/nf)
- Johann Elias Schlegel (1719–1749, Germany/Denmark, nf/p)
- Bernhard Schlink (born 1944, Germany, f/nf)
- Eric Schlosser (born 1959, US, nf)
- Anka Schmid (born 1961, Switzerland, d)
- Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911–1995, Netherlands, ch/p/d)
- Arno Schmidt (1914–1979, Germany, f/nf)
- Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 1960, France/Belgium, d/f)
- Michael Schmidt-Salomon (born 1967, Germany, nf/ch)
- Stanley Schmidt (born 1944, US, f/nf)
- Elke Schmitter (born 1961, Germany, nf/f/p)
- James H. Schmitz (1911–1974, US, f)
- Abraham Louis Schneiders (1925–2020, Netherlands, f/nf)
- Manfred Schneckenburger (1938–2019, Germany, nf
- Max Schneckenburger (1819–1849, Germany/Switzerland, p)
- Louis Schneider (1805–1878, Germany, nf)
- Reinhold Schneider (1903–1958, Germany, p/f)
- Arthur Schnitzler (1862–1931, Austria, d/f/nf)
- Wolfdietrich Schnurre (1920–1989, Germany, f/p/ch)
- Karel Schoeman (1939-2017, S Africa, f/nf)
- Robin Schone (born 1954, US, f)
- Frans van Schooten (1615–1660, Netherlands, nf)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860, Poland-Lithuania/Germany, nf)
- Johanna Schopenhauer (1766–1838, Danzig/Germany, nf/f)
- Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (1744–1816, Germany, d)
- Rainer M. Schröder (born 1951, Germany, f/ch)
- Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739–1791, Germany, p/nf)
- Levin Schücking (1848–1883, Germany, f)
- Levin Ludwig Schücking (1878–1964, Germany, nf)
- Franz Schuh (born 1947, Austria, f/nf)
- Julianne Schultz (born 1956, Australia, nf)
- Tony Schumacher (1848–1931, Germany, ch)
- Gustav Schwab (1792–1850, Germany, p/nf)
- Werner Schwab (1958–1994, Austria, d/f)
- György Schwajda (1943–2010, Hungary, d)
- Dietrich Schwanitz (1940–2004, Germany, nf/f)
- André Schwarz-Bart (1928–2006, France/Guadeloupe, f)
- Achim Schwarze (born 1958, Germany, nf)
- Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908–1942, Switzerland, nf)
- Alice Schwarzer (born 1942, Germany, nf)
- Peter Schweizer (born 1964, US, nf)
- Monique Schwitter (born 1972, Switzerland, f/d)
- Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948, Germany/England, nf/p)
- Sandra Scofield (born 1943, US, f/nf)
- Thomas N. Scortia (1926–1986, US, f)
- Alicia Scott (born 1956, US, f), pseudonym of Lisa Gardner)
- Ann Scott (born 1950, England/US, nf)
- Ann Scott (born 1965, France/England, f)
- Andrew Murray Scott (born 1955, Scotland, f/p/nf)
- Caroline Lucy Scott (1784–1857, England, f/nf)
- Cathy Scott (living, US, nf)
- Geoffrey Scott (1884–1929, England, nf/p)
- Hugh Stowell Scott (1862–1903, England, f), pseudonym Henry Seton Merriman
- J. Michael Scott (born 1941, US, nf)
- John A. Scott (born 1948, England/Australia, p/f/nf)
- Lawrence Scott (born 1943, Trinidad, f/nf)
- Margaret Scott (1934–2005, England/Australia, p/f/nf)
- Paul Scott (1920–1978, England, f/d/p)
- Robyn Scott (born 1981, England/N Zealand, f/nf)
- Rosie Scott (1948–2017, N Zealand/Australia, f/p/nf)
- Sarah Scott (1720–1795, England, f/nf)
- Thomas Scott (1747–1821, England, nf)
- Walter Scott (1771–1832, Scotland, f/p/d)
- E. J. Scovell (1907–1999, England, p)
- Georges de Scudéry (1601–1667, France, f/d/p)
- Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701, France, f/nf)
- Jocelynne Scutt (born 1947, Australia, nf)
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- William Bueller Seabrook (1886–1945, US, nf)
- Charles Sealsfield (1793–1864, Germany/Switzerland, f), pseudonym of Karl Anton Postl
- W. G. Sebald (1944–2001, Germany/England, nf)
- Mihail Sebastian (1907–1945, Romania, d/nf/f)
- Alice Sebold (born 1963, US, f/nf)
- Mac Sebree (1932–2010, US, nf)
- David Sedaris (born 1956, US, nf/d)
- Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867, US, f/ch)
- Lisa See (born 1955, France, nf/f)
- Giorgos Seferis (1900–1971, Ottoman E/Greece, p), pseudonym of Georgios Seferiades
- Anna Seghers (1900–1983, Germany, nf/f)
- Pierre Seghers (1906–1987, France, p)
- Martin Segon (died 1482 or 1485, Serbia/Italy, nf)
- Benjamin Sehene (born 1959, Rwanda/Uganda, nf/f/d)
- Dubravka Sekuli? (born 1980, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Isidora Sekuli? (1877–1958, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf/f)
- Slobodan Seleni? (1933–1995, Yugoslavia, f/nf/d)
- Sei Sh?nagon ????, c. 966–1017 or 1025, Japan, f/nf)
- Lutz Seiler (born 1963, Germany, p/f)
- Hase Seish? (???, born 1965, Japan, f)
- Maja Herman Sekuli? (born 1949, Yugoslavia/US, p/f/nf)
- Hubert Selby Jr. (1928–2004, US, f/nf)
- Rudi Šeligo (1935–2004, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d/nf)
- Meša Selimovi? (1910–1982, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, f/nf)
- Milorad Petrovi? Seljan?ica (1875–1921, Serbia, p/d)
- Eugen Semitjov (1923–1987, Sweden, nf/f/ch)
- Amartya Sen (born 1933, India, nf)
- Jorge de Sena (1919–1978, Portugal/US, p/nf/f)
- Étienne Pivert de Senancour (1770–1846, France, nf/f)
- Jack Sendak (1923–1995, US, ch)
- Maurice Sendak (1928–2012, US, ch)
- Philip Sendak (1894–1970, Poland/US, ch)
- Senge Motomaro (????, 1888–1948, Japan, p)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001, Senegal/France, p/nf)
- Nassau William Senior (1790–1864, England, nf)
- Luis Sepúlveda (1949–2020, Chile/Spain, p/f)
- Valentin Serbu (1934–1994, Romania, f)
- Rod Serling (1924–1975, US, d)
- Walter Serner (1889–1942, Austrian E, f/nf), Holocaust victim
- Vojislav Šešelj (born 1954, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Henriett Seth F. (born 1980, Hungary, f/d), pseudonym of Henrietta Fajcsák
- Anya Seton (1904–1990, US, f)
- Johann Gottfried Seume (1763–1810, Germany/Austrian E, nf)
- Dr. Seuss (1904–1991, US, ch), pseudonym of Theodor Geisel
- Miladin Ševarli? (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Tim Severin (1940–2020, India/England, nf/f)
- Samuel Sewall (1652–1730, England/New England, nf)
- Anna Seward (1742–1809, England, p)
- Anna Sewell (1820–1878, England, ch)
- Elizabeth Sewell (1919–2001, India/US, p/nf/f)
- Elizabeth Missing Sewell (1815–1906, England, nf)
- William Sewelll (1804–1874, England, nf/f)
- Carole Seymour-Jones (1943–2015, Wales/England, nf)
- Miranda Seymour (born 1948, England, nf/f)
- Naha Mint Seyyidi (living, Mauritania, nf)
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- Sha Menghai (???, 1900–1992, China, nf)
- Sha Wenhan (???, 1908–1964, China, nf)
- Jeff Shaara (born 1952, US, f)
- Michael Shaara (1928–1988, US, f)
- Ruchoma Shain (1914–2013, US, nf)
- Lawrence Shainberg (living, US, nf)
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616, England, d/p)
- Shang Yang (???, c. 390–338 BCE, China, nf)
- David Shannon (born 1959, US, ch)
- Doris Shannon (1924–2012, US, f), pseudonym E. X. Giroux
- Shao Yong (??, 1011–1077, China, nf/p)
- Thomas Shapcott (born 1935, Australia, p/f/d)
- Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died post-1727/1728, Morocco, nf/p)
- Heather J. Sharkey (born 1967, US, nf)
- Michael Sharkey (born 1946, Australia, p)
- Ram Sharan Sharma (1919–2011, India, nf)
- Robin Sharma (born 1965, Canada, nf)
- Jane Sharp (born c. 1641, England, nf)
- Samuel Sharp (1709–1778, England, nf)
- Tom Sharpe (1928–2013, England/Spain, f)
- William Shatner (born 1931, Canada, f/nf)
- Richard S. Shaver (1907–1975, US, f/nf)
- Bob Shaw (1931–1996, N Ireland/England, f/nf)
- George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950, Ireland/England, d/nf)
- Jane Shaw (1910–2000, Scotland, ch)
- Robert Shaw (1927–1978, England/Ireland, f/d)
- Scott Shaw (born 1958, US, nf)
- Maggie Shayne (born 1962, US, f)
- Miranda Shearer (born 1982, England, nf)
- Charles Sheffield (1935–2002, England/US, f)
- Robert Sheckley (1928–2005, US, f/nf)
- Kirit Shelat (born 1946, India, nf)
- Edward Sheldon (1599–1687, England, d)
- Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007, US, d/f)
- Mary Shelley (1797–1851, England, f)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1832, England/Italy, p/nf)
- Shen Buhai (???, c. 400 – c. 337 BCE, China, nf)
- Shen Congwen (???, 1902–1988, China, f/nf)
- Shen Dao (??, c. 350 – c. 275 BCE, China, nf)
- Shen Quanqi (???, c. 650–729, China, p)
- Shen Rong (??, born 1936, China, f/nf)
- Shen Shixi (???, born 1952, China, ch)
- Shen Yinmo (???, 1883–1971, China, p)
- Shen Yue (??, 441–513, China, p/nf)
- Shen Zhou (??, 1427–1509, China, nf)
- William Shenstone (1714–1763, England, p/nf)
- Lucius Shepard (1947–2014, US, f)
- Sara Shepard (born 1977, US, f/ch)
- Joel Shepherd (born 1974, Australia, f)
- Nan Shepherd (1893–1981, Scotland, nf/f/p)
- Barbara Sher (1935–2020, US, nf)
- T. L. Sherred (1915–1985, US, f)
- Moyle Sherer (1789–1869, England, nf/f)
- R. C. Sherriff (1896–1975, England, d/f)
- Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851, England, ch)
- Will Shetterly (born 1955, US, f)
- Shi Nai'an (???, c. 1296–1372, China, f)
- Shi Kefa (???, 1601–1645, China, nf)
- Shi Shen (??, fl. c. 4th c. BCE, China, nf)
- Shi Zhecun (???, 1905–2003, China, nf/f/p)
- Ry?tar? Shiba (?????, 1923–1996, Japan, f/nf)
- Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (????, 1928–1987, Japan, f/nf)
- Shide (??, fl. 9th c., China, p)
- Mitsuko Shiga (????, 1885–1976, Japan, p)
- Naoya Shiga (????, 1883–1971, Japan, f)
- Shiing-Shen Chern (???, 1911–2004, China, nf/p)
- Arthur Richard Shilleto (1848–1894, England, nf)
- Richard Shilleto (1809–1876, England, nf)
- Masahiko Shimada (????, born 1961, Japan, f/p)
- Kensaku Shimaki (????, 1903–1945, Japan, f)
- Toshio Shimao (????, 1917–1986, Japan, f)
- T?son Shimazaki (????, 1872–1943, Japan, p/f)
- Motoyoshi Shimizu (????, 1918–2008, Japan, f/p)
- Shimizu Shikin (????, 1868–1933, Japan, nf)
- Yoshinori Shimizu (????, born 1947, Japan, f/ch)
- Christopher R. Shimmin (1870–1933, Isle of Man, d)
- Thomas Shimmin (1800 – c. 1876/1879, Isle of Man, p)
- Shing-Tung Yau (???, born 1949, China, nf)
- Nanami Shiono (????, born 1937, Japan, nf/f)
- Gary Shipman (born 1966, US, ch)
- Rhoda Shipman (born 1968, US, ch)
- Shizu Shiraki (????, 1895–1918, Japan, f)
- John Shirley (born 1953, US, f/nf/d)
- Alexander Shirvanzade (1858–1935, Armenia/Soviet Union, d/f)
- Izya Shlosberg (born 1950, Soviet Union/US, f/p)
- Junz? Sh?no (????, 1921–2009, Japan, f/nf)
- Fredegond Shove (1889–1949, England, p)
- Joseph Henry Shorthouse (1834–1903, England, f)
- Ibn Shuayb (died 1349, Morocco/Tunisia, nf/p)
- William Shunn (born 1967, US, f/nf)
- Neal Shusterman (born 1962, US, f/nf/ch)
- Nevil Shute (1899–1960, England/Australia, f), pseudonym of Nevil Shute Norway
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- Anja Sicking (born 1965, Netherlands, f)
- Mary Sidney (1561–1621, England, p/d), Countess of Pembroke, married name Herbert
- Philip Sidney (1554–1586, England, p/nf)
- Friedrich Sieburg (1893–1964, Germany, nf)
- Louisa Siefert (1845–1877, France, p)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846–1916, Russian E/Poland, f)
- Wac?aw Sieroszewski (1858–1945, Russian E/Poland, f/nf)
- Charles E. Silberman (1925–2011, US, nf)
- Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861, Sweden, nf)
- Ron Silliman (born 1946, US, p/nf)
- Alan Sillitoe (1928–2010, England, f/nf/ch)
- Ignazio Silone (1900–1978, Italy/Switzerland, f/nf/d)
- Elder Siluan (fl. 14th c., Serbia, f)
- Agostinho da Silva (1906–1994, Portugal, nf)
- António José da Silva (1705–1739, Brazil/Portugal, d)
- Daniel Silva (born 1960, US, f)
- Burton Silver (born 1945, N Zealand, f/nf)
- Adam Silvera (born 1990, US, f/ch)
- Robert Silverberg (born 1935, US, f)
- Shel Silverstein (1930–1999, US, nf/p/d)
- Sima Guang (???, 1019–1086, China, nf)
- Sima Qian (???, c. 145 – c. 86 BCE, China, nf)
- Sima Xiangru (????, c. 179–117 BCE, China, p)
- Sima Zhen (???, 679–732, China, nf)
- Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988, US, f)
- Elizabeth Simcoe (1762–1850, England/Canada, nf)
- Georges Simenon (1903–1989, Belgium, f)
- Simeon Simev (born 1949, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, p/nf)
- Charles Simic (born 1938, Yugoslavia/US, p/nf)
- Johannes Mario Simmel (1924–2009, Austria/Switzerland, f/nf/d)
- Josias Simmler (1530–1576, Switzerland, nf)
- Dan Simmons (born 1948, US, f)
- Jack Simmons (1915–2000, England, nf)
- Claude Simon (1913–2005, Madagascar/France, f)
- Francesca Simon (born 1955, US/England, ch)
- Ljubodrag Simonovi? (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Les Simons (born 1952, US, f), pseudonym of Kathryn Ptacek
- Arend Fokke Simonsz (1755–1812, Netherlands, nf)
- Ljubomir Simovi? (born 1935, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/d)
- Dorothy Simpson (born 1933, Wales/England, f)
- Helen de Guerry Simpson (1897–1940, Australia/England, f/nf/d)
- Matt Simpson (1936–2009, England, p/nf)
- R. A. Simpson (1929–2002, Australia, p)
- Karl Joseph Simrock (1802–1876, Germany, p/nf)
- Daniel Sinapius-Hor?i?ka (1640–1688, Austria-Hungary, nf/p/d)
- Catherine Sinclair (1800–1864, Scotland/England, f/ch)
- Clive Sinclair (1948–2018, England, f)
- Rebecca Sinclair (living, US, f)
- Tim Sinclair (born 1972, Australia, f/ch/p)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991, US, f/ch)
- Marilyn Singer (born 1948, US, ch/p)
- Jaspreet Singh (born 1969, India/Canada, f/d/nf)
- Sarah Singleton (born 1966, England, f/ch)
- Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958, Finland, f/nf)
- Curt Siodmak (1902–2000, Germany/US, f/d)
- Tamás Sipos (1931–2002, Hungary, f)
- Ivo Siromahov (born 1971, Bulgaria, f/d)
- Johann Sithmann (1602–1666, Germany, nf)
- Yum-Tong Siu (???, born 1943, China/US, nf)
- Susan Sizemore (1951-2020, US, f)
Sj–Sn
- Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020, Sweden, f)
- Igor Škamperle (born 1962, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/f)
- John Skelton (c. 1463–1629, England, p)
- Antanas Šk?ma (1910–1961, Lithuania/US, f/d)
- Staka Skenderova (1831–1891, Ottoman E/Austria-Hungary, nf)
- Jovan Skerli? (1877–1914, Serbia, nf)
- Slobodan Škerovi? (born 1954, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Rebecca Skloot (born 1972, US, nf)
- Sofija Škori? (living, Yugoslavia/Canada, nf)
- Zoë Skoulding (born 1967, England/Wales, p/nf)
- John Skoyles (living, England, nf)
- Peter Skrzynecki (born 1945, Australia, p/f/nf)
- Andrej E. Skubic (born 1967, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)
- Christina Skye (1950–2018, US, f), pseudonym of Roberta Helmer
- John Sladek (1937–2000, US, f)
- J. Slauerhoff (1898–1936, Netherlands, n/f)
- Karin Slaughter (born 1971, US, f)
- Svetoslav Slavchev (1926–2016, Bulgaria, f/nf)
- Ioan Slavici (1848–1925, Austria-Hungary/Romania, f/nf)
- William Sleator (1945–2001, US, f/ch)
- Eugene Sledge (1923–2001, US, nf)
- Barbara Sleigh (1906–1982, England, p/nf)
- Kenneth Slessor (1901–1971, Australia, p)
- Djoko Slijep?evi? (1907–1993, Habsburg E/Germany, nf)
- Sam Sloan (born 1944, US, nf)
- Eric Sloane (1905–1985, US, nf)
- Dušan Slobodník (1927–2001, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, nf)
- Joan Slonczewski (born 1956, US, f)
- René-François de Sluse (1622–1685, Spanish Netherlands, nf)
- Ljiljana Smajlovi? (born 1956, Yugoslavia/Bosnia and Herzegovina, nf)
- Adam Small (1936-2016, S Africa, nf/p)
- Bertrice Small (1937–2015, US, f)
- Christopher Smart (1722–1771, England, p/nf)
- Henry Hawley Smart (1833–1893, England, f)
- Goce Smilevski (born 1975, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, f)
- Adam Smith (1723–1790, Scotland, nf)
- Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948, S Rhodesia/Scotland, nf/f)
- Anthony Neil Smith (living, US, f)
- Barbara Dawson Smith (living, US, f)
- Charlotte Turner Smith (1749–1806, England, p/f)
- Clark Ashton Smith (1893–1961, US, p/f)
- Cordwainer Smith (1913–1966, US, f/nf), pseudonym of Paul M. A. Lindebarger
- Dodie Smith (1896–1990, England, f/ch)
- E. E. Smith (1890–1965, US, f), Edward E. "Doc" Smith
- Elizabeth Smith (1776–1806, England, nf)
- Emma Smith (1923–2018, England, f/ch/nf)
- George O. Smith (1911–1981, US, f)
- Jean Edward Smith (1932-2019, US, nf)
- Jeff Smith (born 1960, US, f)
- Karen Rose Smith (living, US, f)
- L. J. Smith (c. 1817–1887, US, f/ch)
- L. Neil Smith (born 1946, US, f/nf)
- Mark Smith (born 1935, US, f)
- Martin Ferguson Smith (born 1940, England/Scotland, nf)
- Patti Smith (born 1946, US, p)
- Stevie Smith (1902–1971, England, p/n)
- Sydney Smith (1771–1845, England, nf)
- Vivian Smith (born 1933, Australia, p/nf)
- Wilbur Smith (born 1933, N Rhodesia/S Africa, f)
- Zadie Smith (born 1975, England, f/d/nf)
- Dominik Smole (1929–1992, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, f/d)
- Tobias Smollett (1721–1771, Scotland/England, f/p)
- O. F. Snelling (1916–2001, England, nf)
- Lemony Snicket (born 1970, US, ch), pen name of Daniel Handler
- Jože Snoj (born 1934, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p/f/nf)
- Lucy A. Snyder (born 1971, US, f/nf)
- Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927-2014, US, ch)
So–Sr
- Donald J. Sobol (1924-2012, US, ch)
- Hjalmar Söderberg (1869–1941, Sweden, f/d/p)
- Edith Södergran (1892–1923, Russian E/Soviet Union, p)
- Jerry Sohl (1913–2002, US, d/f)
- Ružica Soki? (1934–2013, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)
- Alexandra Sokoloff (living, US, f/d)
- Pavle Solari? (1779–1821, Habsburg E, nf/p)
- Walid Soliman (born 1975, Tunisia, f)
- Dumitru Solomon (1932–2003, Romania, nf/d)
- Dag Solstad (born 1941, Norway, f/d)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008, Soviet Union/Russia, f/nf)
- Suzanne Somers (born 1946, US, nf)
- Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (born 1948, Germany, ch)
- Justin Somper (living, England, ch)
- Song Yingxing (???, 1587–1666, China, nf)
- Song Ci (??, 1186–1249, China, nf)
- Song Yu (??, fl. 298–263 BCE, China, p)
- Song Zhiwen (???, c. 660–712, China, p)
- Joseph von Sonnenfels (1732–1817, Austria/Germany, f)
- Kin'yuki Sonoike (????, 1886–1974, Japan, f)
- Sophronius of Vratsa (1739 – post-1813, Bulgaria/Romania, nf)
- Aco Šopov (1923–1982, Yugoslavia, p)
- Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny (c. 1602–1674, France, f/nf)
- Edward Sorensen (1869–1939, Australia, f/p)
- Tracy Sorensen (living, Australia, f)
- Marin Sorescu (1936–1996, Romania, p/d/f)
- Dominique Sorrente (born 1953, France, p)
- Maris Soule (born 1939, US, f)
- Philippe Soupault (1897–1990, France, p/f/nf)
- Michael Soussan (born 1973, Denmark/US, nf)
- William Soutar (1898–1943, Scotland, p/nf)
- Ivan Southall (1921–2008, Australia, f/nf/ch)
- Terry Southern (1924–1995, US, f/nf/d)
- Robert Southey (1774–1843, England, p/f)
- Stephen Southwold (1887–1964, England, f/ch), pseudonym of Stephen Henry Critten
- Jura Soyfer (1912–1939, Russian E/Austria, nf), Holocaust victim
- Wole Soyinka (born 1934, Nigeria, d/f/p)
- Jon Spaihts (living, US, d/f)
- Francis Spufford (born 1964, England, nf/f)
- Svetlana Spaji? (born 1971, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Tom Spanbauer (born 1941, US, nf)
- Muriel Spark (1918–2006, Scotland/England, f/nf/p)
- Nicholas Sparks (born 1965, US, f/nf)
- Walter Shaw Sparrow (1862–1940, Wales/England, nf)
- Zoran Spasojevi? (born 1949, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/d)
- Albert Speer (1905–1981, Germany, nf)
- Alan Spence (born 1947, Scotland, p/d/f)
- Catherine Helen Spence (1825–1910, Scotland/Australia, nf)
- Eleanor Spence (1928–2008, Australia, f/ch)
- E. Lee Spence (born 1947, Germany/US, nf), pseudonym Charles King
- LaVyrle Spencer (born 1943, US, f)
- Thomas Edward Spencer (1845–1911, England/Australia, f/p)
- Dale Spender (born 1943, Australia, nf)
- Harold Spender (1864–1926, England, nf)
- J. A. Spender (1862–1942, England, nf)
- Jean Spender (1901–1970, Australia, f)
- Lillian Spender (1835–1895, England, nf/f)
- Stephen Spender (1909–1995, England, p/f/nf)
- Edmund Spenser (1552/1553–1599, England, p)
- Manès Sperber (1905–1984, Austria/France, f/nf)
- Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976, US, ch)
- Hendrik Laurenszoon Spiegel (1549–1612, Netherlands, nf/d)
- Nadja Spiegelman (born 1987, US, nf/ch)
- Hilde Spiel (1911–1990, Austria/England, f/nf)
- Friedrich Spielhagen (1829–1911, Germany, f/nf)
- Jerry Spinelli (born 1941, US, ch)
- Norman Spinrad (born 1940, US, f/nf)
- André Spire (1868–1966, France, p/nf)
- Jela Spiridonovi?-Savi? (1890–1974, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)
- György Spiró (born 1946, d/f/nf)
- Carl Spitteler (1845–1924, Switzerland, p)
- William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930, England, nf)
- Howard Spring (1889–1965, Wales/England, f/ch)
- F. Springer (1932–2011, Netherlands, f), pseudonym of Carel Jan Schneider
- Johanna Spyri (1827–1901, Switzerland, f/ch)
- Biljana Srbljanovi? (born 1970, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d)
- Srðan Srdi? (born 1977, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)
- Stojan Srdi? (born 1950, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/f)
- Stevan Sremac (1855–1906, Austrian E/Serbia, nf)
- Balys Sruoga (1896–1947, Lithuania/Soviet Union, p/d/nf)
St
- Arnold Stadler (born 1954, Germany, f/nf/p)
- Matthew Stadler (born 1959, US, f/nf)
- Rebecca St. James (born 1977, Australia, nf)
- Michael A. Stackpole (born 1957, US, f)
- Germaine de Staël (1766–1817, France, nf)
- Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823, Sweden, p/d)
- Ian Stafford (living, England, nf)
- Georgi Stamatov (1869–1942, Russian E/Bulgaria, f)
- Albena Stambolova (born 1957, Bulgaria, nf/f)
- Peter Stamm (born 1963, Switzerland, f)
- Zaharia Stancu (1902–1974, Romania, nf/f/p)
- Nichita St?nescu (1933–1983, Romania, p/nf)
- Emiliyan Stanev (1907–1979, Bulgaria, f)
- Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope (1805–1875, England, nf)
- Vladimir Stanimirovi? (1881–1956, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/d)
- Borisav Stankovi? (1876–1927, Ottoman E/Yugoslavia, f)
- Dejan Tiago Stankovic (born 1965, Yugoslavia/Portugal, f)
- Stanoje Stanojevi? (1874–1937, Serbia/Yugoslavia, nf)
- Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950, England, nf/f)
- Petar Stapov (1910–1992, Bulgaria, f)
- Walter Starkie (1894–1976, Ireland/Spain, nf)
- Luan Starova (born 1941, Albania/N Macedonia, f)
- Christopher Stasheff (1944-2018, US, f)
- Nicolette Stasko (born 1950, US/Australia, p/f/nf)
- Christina Stead (1902–1983, Australia, f)
- Henry Stebbing (1799–1883, England, nf/p)
- Danielle Steel (born 1947, US, f)
- Flora Annie Steel (1847–1929, England, f/nf)
- Allen Steele (born 1958, US, f)
- Jessica Steele (born 1933, England, f)
- Peter Steele (1939–2012, Australia, p/nf)
- Mirjana Stefanovi? (born 1939, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/ch)
- Zoran Stefanovi? (born 1969, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/f)
- Albert Steffen (1884–1963, Switzerland, p/d/nf)
- William Steig (1907–2003, US, ch)
- Otto Steiger (1909–2005, f)
- Marie Henriette Steil (1898–1930, Luxembourg, f/nf)
- John Steinbeck (1902–1968, US, f/nf)
- Nicolae Steinhardt (1912–1989, Romania, f/nf)
- Angela Steinmüller (born 1941, Germany, f)
- Karlheinz Steinmüller (born 1950, Germany, f)
- Ginka Steinwachs (born 1942, Germany, nf/f/d)
- Stendhal (1783–1842, France, f/nf)
- Joanne Stepaniak (born 1954, US, nf)
- Theodore Stephanides (1896–1983, India/England, nf/p)
- James Brunton Stephens (1835–1902, Scotland/Australia, p/f)
- Neal Stephenson (born 1959, US, f/nf)
- Constantin Stere (1865–1936, Russian E/Romania, nf/f)
- Bruce Sterling (born 1954, US, f)
- Adolf Stern (1835–1907, Germany, nf/p), pseudonym of Adolf Ernst
- James Stern (1904–1993, Ireland/England, f/nf)
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1768, Ireland/England, f/nf)
- Fritz Steuben (1898–1981, Germany, f), pseudonym of Erhard Wittek
- Vidosav Stevanovi? (born 1942, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/p/d)
- Fisher Stevens (born 1963, US, f)
- W. Richard Stevens (1951–1999, N Rhodesia/US, nf)
- Anne Stevenson (1933–2020, US/England, p/nf)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894, Scotland/England, f/nf/p)
- William Bennet Stevenson (c. 1787 – post-1830, Peru, nf)
- Amanda Stewart (born 1959, Australia, p)
- Douglas Stewart (1913–1985, p/f/nf)
- Fred Mustard Stewart (1932–2007, US, f)
- Harold Stewart (1916–1995, Australia, p/nf)
- Mariah Stewart (living, US, f)
- J. I. M. Stewart (1906–1994, Scotland, f/nf)
- Mary Stewart (1916–2014, England/Scotland, f/ch)
- Michael Stewart (born 1945, England, f/d)
- Trenton Lee Stewart (born 1970, US, f)
- Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672, Sweden, nf/p)
- Adalbert Stifter (1805–1868, Austrian E, f)
- Isabel Stilwell (born 1960, Portugal, f/ch)
- Julius Stinde (1841–1905, Germany, f)
- R. L. Stine (born 1943, US, f/d)
- James Stirling (1692–1770, Scotland, nf)
- S. M. Stirling (born 1953, France/US, f)
- Max Stirner (1806–1856, Germany, nf)
- Helene Stöcker (1869–1943, Germany/US, nf)
- Kathryn Stockett (born 1969, US, f)
- Jan Stocklassa (born 1965, Sweden, nf)
- Frank R. Stockton (1834–1902, US, ch)
- Hilda van Stockum (1908–2006, Netherlands/England, ch)
- Ivan Stodola (1888–1977, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, d/nf)
- Dejan Stojanovi? (born 1959, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/nf)
- Milica Stojadinovi?-Srpkinja (1828–1878, Austria E/Serbia, p/nf)
- Dejan Stojanovi? (born 1959, Yugoslavia/US, p/nf)
- Ivan Stojanovi? (1829–1900, Serbia/Austria-Hungary, nf)
- Radosav Stojanovi? (born 1950, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f/d)
- Atanasije Stojkovi? (1773–1832, Austrian E/Russian E, nf)
- Melis Stoke (c. 1235 – c. 1305, Netherlands, p)
- Bram Stoker (1847–1912, Ireland/England, f/nf)
- Maša Stoki? (born 1966, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/nf)
- Christian of Stolberg-Stolberg (1748–1821, Germany, p)
- David Lee Stone (born 1978, England, f/ch)
- Katherine Stone (born 1949, US, f)
- Robert Stone (1937–2015, US, f/nf)
- Billy Marshall Stoneking (1947–2016, US/Australia, p/d)
- Edward Storey (1930–2018, England/Wales, p/d/nf)
- Theodor Storm (1817–1888, Germany, f/p)
- Agnes L. Storrie (1864–1936, Australia, p)
- Walter Scott Story (1879–1955, US, ch)
- Randolph Stow (1935–2010, Australia, f/p/ch)
- Brian Stowell (1936–1919, Isle of Man, nf)
- Mari Strachan (born 1945, Wales, f)
- Zoë Strachan (born 1975, Scotland, f/nf)
- Lytton Strachey (1880–1932, England, nf)
- J. Michael Straczynski (born 1954, US, d/f)
- August Stramm (1874–1915, Germany, p/d)
- John Strang (1795–1863, Scotland, nf)
- Anton Strashimirov (1872–1937, Bulgaria, nf/d)
- Edward Stratemeyer (1862–1930, US, ch)
- Stanislav Stratiev (1941–2000, Bulgaria, d/nf)
- Linda Stratmann (born 1948, England, nf/f)
- Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924, US, f/nf/ch)
- Botho Strauß (born 1944, Germany, d/f/nf)
- Darin Strauss (born 1970, US, f/nf)
- Jennifer Strauss (born 1933, Australia, p/nf)
- Noel Streatfeild (1895–1986, England, ch)
- Hesba Stretton (1832–1911, England, ch)
- Agnes Strickland (1796–1874, England, nf/p)
- Jane Margaret Strickland (1800–1888, England, f/nf)
- August Strindberg (1849–1912, Sweden, d/f/p)
- Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994, Germany, f)
- Eva Strittmatter (1930–2011, Germany, p)
- Eva Ström (born 1947, Sweden, f/p/nf)
- Fredrik Ström (1880–1948, Sweden, nf)
- Jeremy Strong (born 1949, England, ch)
- Charles Stross (born 1964, England, f/nf)
- Antje Rávic Strubel (born 1974, Germany, f/nf)
- Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (1933-2012 and 1925–1991, Soviet Union/Russia, f/d), brothers
- Andrea Stuart (born 1962, Barbados/England, nf)
- Robyn Stuart (1914–1986, England, f), pseudonym of Vivian Stuart
- Sheila Stuart (1892–1974, Scotland, nf/ch), pseudonym of Gladys May Baker
- Vivian Stuart (1914–1986, England, f)
- William Stukeley (1687–1765, England, nf)
- ?udovít Štúr (1815–1856, Austria-Hungary, nf)
- Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985, US, f/nf)
- Julius Sturm (1806–1896, Germany, p)
- William Styron (1925–2006, US, f/nf)
Su–Sz
- Su Buqing (???, 1902–2003, China, nf/p)
- Su Hui (??, 4th c. CE, China, p)
- Su Manshu (???, 1884–1918, China, f/p)
- Su Qing (??, 1914–1982, China, f/nf)
- Su Shi (??, 1037–1101, China, p/nf)
- Su Tong (??, born 1963, China, p/nf)
- Su Xiaoxiao (???, c. 479 – c. 501, China, p)
- Daniel Suarez (born 1964, US, f)
- Bogdan Suceav? (born 1969, Romania/US, nf)
- Somtow Sucharitkul (born 1952, Thailand/US, f), pseudonym S. P. Somtow
- John Suckling (1609–1641, England, p)
- Mohammed al-Tawdi ibn Suda (1790–1794/1795, Morocco, nf)
- Hermann Sudermann (1857–1928, Germany, d/f)
- Olivia Sudjic (born 1988, England/US, f)
- Eugène Sue (1804–1857, France/Italy, f)
- Suematsu Kench? (????, 1855–1920, Japan, nf)
- Laurence Suhner (born 1968, Switzerland, f)
- Andrew Sullivan (born 1963, England/US, nf)
- Jennifer Sullivan (born 1945, Wales/France, ch/nf)
- Mark T. Sullivan (born 1958, US, f)
- Thomas Sullivan (living, US, f)
- Anne Summers (born 1945, Australia, nf)
- Essie Summers (1912–1998, N Zealand, f)
- Montague Summers (1880–1948, England, nf/p/d)
- Sun Bin (??, died 316 BCE, China, nf)
- Sun Guangyuan (???, 1900–1979, China, nf)
- Sun Guoting (???, 646–691, China, nf)
- Sun Tzu (??, c. 544 – c. 496 BCE, China, nf)
- Sun Simiao (???, died 682 CE, China, nf)
- Per Olof Sundman (1922–1992, Sweden, f/nf)
- Sunzi Suanjing (????, c. 3rd – 5th c. CE, China, nf)
- Jovan Sunde?i? (1825–1900, Ottoman E/Montenegro, p/nf)
- Jules Supervielle (1884–1960, Uruguay, p)
- Gordana Suša (born 1946, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)
- Patrick Süskind (born 1949, Germany, f/d)
- Wilhelm Emanuel Süskind (1901–1970, Germany, nf)
- Henry Suso (1295–1366, Germany, nf), also Heinrich Seuse
- Alexander Süsskind of Grodno (died 1794, Russian E, nf)
- Süßkind von Trimberg (fl. later 13th c., Germany, p)
- Miroslav Šustek (1947–2015, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, f)
- Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992, England, ch)
- Alice Sutcliffe (fl. 1624–1634, England, nf)
- Katherine Sutcliffe (born 1952, US, f)
- Thomas Sutcliffe (c. 1790–1849, England, nf)
- Martin Suter (born 1948, Switzerland, f/nf/d)
- Rudolf Sutermeister (1802–1868, Switzerland, nf)
- Efua Sutherland (1924–1996, Gold Coast/Ghana, d/p/ch)
- András Süt? (1927–2006, Romania/Hungary, d/f/nf)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914, Austrian E/Austria, nf/f)
- D. T. Suzuki (???????, 1870–1966, Japan, nf)
- K?ji Suzuki (????, born 1957, Japan, f/nf)
- Miekichi Suzuki (?????, 1882–1936, Japan, f)
- Janez J. Švajncer (born 1948, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf)
- František Švantner (1912–1950, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, f)
- Maria Sveland (born 1974, Sweden, nf)
- Ladislav Švihran (born 1931, Belgium/Slovakia, nf)
- Rosie Swale-Pope (born 1946, Ireland/Wales, nf)
- Annie S. Swan (1859–1943, Scotland, f/nf)
- Nathaniel Walter Swan (1834–1884, Ireland/Australia, nf/f)
- Leonie Swann (born 1975, Germany, f)
- Michael Swanwick (born 1950, US, f)
- Vikas Swarup (born 1961, India, f)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1782, Sweden/England, nf)
- Jonathan Swift (1667–1745, Ireland/England, nf/p)
- Randall Swingler (1909–1967, England, p)
- Bobbi Sykes (1943–2010, Australia, p/nf)
- Dezs? Szabó (1879–1945, Hungary, f/nf)
- L?rinc Szabó (1900–1957, Hungary, p)
- Magda Szabó (1917–2007, Hungary, d/f/ch)
- Michael Szameit (1950–2014, Germany, f)
- George Szanto (born 1940, Ireland/Canada, f/d/nf)
- Sándor Szathmári (1897–1974, Hungary, nf)
- Louis Szathmary (1919–1996, Hungary/US, nf)
- István Széchenyi (1791–1860, Hungary, nf)
- Mária Szepes (1908–2007, Hungary, d/f/nf)
- Antal Szerb (1901–1945, Hungary, f/nf), Holocaust victim
- Ede Szigligeti (1814–1878, Hungary, d)