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- J. D. SalingerAmerican writer (1919–2010)
- J. E. Casely HayfordGold Coast journalist and activist (1866–1930)
- J. G. BallardEnglish writer (1930–2009)
- J. G. FarrellEnglish-born writer of Irish descent (1935–1979)
- J. K. RowlingBritish author (born 1965)
- J. M. BarrieScottish novelist and playwright (1860–1937)
- J. M. G. Le ClézioFrench writer and professor (born 1940)
- Jacinto BenaventeSpanish dramatist (1866–1954)
- Jack HigginsBritish novelist (1929–2022)
- Jack MapanjeMalawian writer and poet (born 1944)
- Jack VanceAmerican writer (1916–2013)
- Jackie CollinsEnglish novelist (1937–2015)
- Jacob RiisAmerican photographer, journalist and activist (1849–1914)
- Jacqueline WilsonEnglish novelist (born 1945)
- Jacques GoddetFrench sports journalist
- Jacques PrévertFrench poet and screenwriter (1900–1977)
- Jacques RabemananjaraMalagasy politician, playwright and poet (1913–2005)
- Jaffrey, New HampshireJaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,3
- Jake's ThingJake's Thing is a satirical novel written by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1978 by Hut
- Jakob Michael Reinhold LenzGerman playwright (1751–1792)
- Jalil MammadguluzadehAzerbaijani satirist and writer
- Jamal KhashoggiSaudi journalist and dissident (1958–2018)
- James A. MichenerAmerican author (1907–1997)
- James AgeeAmerican writer (1909–1955)
- James BaldwinAmerican writer and activist (1924–1987)
- James Beattie (poet)Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher (1735–1803)
- James BoswellScottish lawyer, diarist and author (1740–1795)
- James D. WallaceJames Donald Wallace (May 21, 1937 – July 7, 2019) was an American philosopher. He was a p
- James EllroyAmerican writer (born 1948)
- James Fenimore CooperAmerican writer (1789–1851)
- James Gordon Bennett Jr.American publisher (1841–1918)
- James Gordon Bennett Sr.Scottish-born American businessman (1795–1872)
- James HoggScottish poet and novelist (1770–1835)
- James Jones (author)American author (1921–1977)
- James M. CainAmerican writer (1892–1977)
- James Mapes DodgeJames Mapes Dodge (Manhattan, June 30, 1852 – Germantown, Philadelphia, December 4, 1915)
- James PattersonAmerican author (born 1947)
- James Russell LowellAmerican poet and diplomat (1819–1891)
- James SchuylerAmerican poet
- James Thomson (poet, born 1700)Scottish poet (1700–1748)
- James Thomson (poet, born 1834)Scottish journalist, poet, and translator (1834–1882)
- James Thomson (weaver poet)James Thomson (10 September 1763 – 1832) was a Scottish weaver poet of Currie, near Edinbu
- James ThurberAmerican cartoonist, author, journalist, and playwright (1894–1961)
- James Weldon JohnsonAmerican writer and activist (1871–1938)
- James Whitcomb RileyAmerican poet (1849–1916)
- Jan NerudaCzech poet, theater reviewer, publicist, journalist and writer
- Janet FrameNew Zealand author (1924–2004)
- Janet Heidinger Kafka PrizeThe Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize is a literary award presented annually for the "best book-
- Janet Wilder DakinJanet Wilder Dakin (June 3, 1910 – October 7, 1994), was an American philanthropist and zo
- Jann WennerAmerican magazine founder (born 1946)
- Janus DjurhuusFaroese poet
- Janusz A. Zajdel AwardThe Janusz A. Zajdel Award (Nagroda imienia Janusza A. Zajdla), often called just Zajdel,
- Jarir ibn AtiyahArab poet and satirist (c. 650 – c. 728)
- Jaroslav HašekCzech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883–1923)
- Jaroslav SeifertCzech writer and poet (1901–1986)
- Jarosław KapuścińskiJarosław Kapuściński (Polish: ; born December 12, 1964, in Warsaw, Poland) is a composer a
- Jean AnouilhFrench playwright (1910–1987)
- Jean de MeunFrench author (1240–1305)
- Jean GenetFrench novelist, playwright, and poet (1910–1986)
- Jean GiraudouxFrench novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)
- Jean HartleyJean Hartley (née Holland; 27 April 1933 – 18 July 2011) was an English autobiographer and
- Jean RhysBritish novelist (1890–1979)
- Jean-François RegnardFrench poet (1655–1709)
- Jean-Joseph RabeariveloMalagasy writer (1901/1903 – 1937)
- Jeffrey ArcherEnglish author and politician (1940–2026)
- Jeffrey EugenidesAmerican novelist and short story writer (born 1960)
- Jeremy PaxmanEnglish retired journalist, author and broadcaster (born 1950)
- Jerome K. JeromeEnglish writer and humorist (1859–1927)
- Jesmyn WardAmerican writer (born 1977)
- Jessie R. FausetAmerican writer, poet, and educator (1882–1961)
- Jia YiChinese essayist, poet and politician (c. 200–169 BCE)
- Jim Healy (trade unionist)James "Big Jim" Healy (22 March 1898 – 13 July 1961) was an Australian trade unionist and
- Jim LehrerAmerican journalist and writer (1934–2020)
- Jim RossAmerican professional wrestling commentator (born 1952)
- Jip and JannekeJip and Janneke (Dutch: Jip en Janneke) is a series of children's books in the Netherlands
- Joachim du BellayFrench poet and critic (died 1560)
- Joan DidionAmerican writer (1934–2021)
- Joanna TrollopeJoanna Trollope CBE ( TROL-əp; born 9 December 1943) is an English writer. She has also wr
- João Guimarães RosaBrazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat (1908–1967)
- João Ubaldo RibeiroBrazilian writer, journalist, screenwriter and professor (1941–2014
- Joaquín NinJoaquín Nin y Castellanos (29 September 1879 – 24 October 1949) was a Cuban pianist and co
- Joe OrtonEnglish playwright and author (1933–1967)
- Johan Ludvig RunebergFinnish poet (1804–1877)
- Johann CarolusGerman newspaper publisher (1575–1634)
- Johann Peter HebelGerman writer (1760–1826)
- Johann-Peter-Hebel-PreisThe Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis was endowed in 1936 in honour of the writer and dialectal poe
- Johanna SpyriSwiss novelist (1827–1901)
- Johannes PfefferkornGerman Christian writer (1469-1521)
- Johannes V. JensenDanish author (1873–1950)
- John AshberyAmerican poet (1927–2017)
- John BanvilleIrish author (born 1945)
- John BerrymanAmerican poet and scholar (1914–1972)
- John BetjemanEnglish poet (1906–1984)
- John BunyanEnglish writer and preacher (1628–1688)
- John ByromJohn Byrom, John Byrom of Kersal, or John Byrom of Manchester FRS (29 February 1692 – 26 S
- John CheeverAmerican novelist and short story writer (1912–1982)
- John ClareEnglish poet (1793–1864)
- John Coleman BurroughsJohn Coleman Burroughs (February 28, 1913 – February 22, 1979) was an American illustrator
- John Dickson CarrAmerican mystery novelist and playwright (1906–1977)
- John Dos PassosAmerican novelist (1896–1970)
- John Dyson, Lord DysonJohn Anthony Dyson, Lord Dyson, PC (born 31 July 1943) is a former British judge and barri
- John E. PillsburyJohn Elliott Pillsbury (15 December 1846 – 30 December 1919) was a Rear Admiral in the Uni
- John EbersJohn Ebers (baptised 1778 – 8 December 1858) was an English operatic manager, notable for
- John Fletcher (playwright)English playwright (1579–1625)
- John Ford (dramatist)English poet and playwright (1586 – c. 1639)
- John GalsworthyEnglish novelist and playwright (1867–1933)
- John GayEnglish poet and playwright (1685–1732)
- John GowerEnglish writer and poet (c.1330–1408)
- John GreenAmerican author and YouTuber (born 1977)
- John Greenleaf WhittierAmerican Quaker poet and abolitionist (1807–1892)
- John GrishamAmerican writer and lawyer (born 1955)
- John IrvingAmerican and Canadian novelist and screenwriter (born 1942)
- John le CarréIrish-British novelist and former spy (1931–2020)
- John LydgateEnglish monk and poet (c.1370–c.1451)
- John MaddenAmerican football coach and announcer (1936–2021)
- John Marston (playwright)English poet, playwright, and satirist (1576-1634)
- John Martin (publisher)John Martin (born 1930) is an American publisher who founded the Black Sparrow Press. As a
- John MasefieldEnglish poet and writer (1878–1967)
- John McCraeCanadian poet and physician (1872–1918)
- John Millington SyngeIrish writer and collector of folklore (1871–1909)
- John NewberyEnglish publisher (1713–1767)
- John O'HaraAmerican novelist and short story writer (1905–1970)
- John OsborneEnglish playwright (1929–1994)
- John Owen (epigrammatist)Welsh epigrammatist
- John Peter ZengerPrinter, journalist and defender of freedom of the press in early America (1697–1746)
- John PilgerAustralian journalist (1939–2023)
- John Reed (journalist)American journalist, poet, and activist (1887–1920)
- John Sinclair (poet)American poet and activist (1941–2024)
- John Thomson (photographer)Scottish photographer (1837–1921)
- John UpdikeAmerican writer (1932–2009)
- John W. CampbellAmerican science fiction writer and editor (1910–1971)
- John WebsterEnglish playwright (c. 1580 – c. 1632)
- John William PolidoriEnglish writer and physician (1795-1821)
- John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of RochesterEnglish poet and courtier (1647–1680)
- Jonas Lie (writer)Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright (1833–1908)
- Jonathan FranzenAmerican writer (born 1959)
- Jonathan GoldAmerican food critic (1960–2018)
- Jonathan KeatesJonathan B. Keates FRSL (born 1946) is an English writer, biographer, novelist and former
- Jonathan LethemAmerican novelist, essayist, short story writer
- Joost van den VondelDutch poet and writer (1587–1679)
- José de AlencarBrazilian writer, lawyer, and politician (1829–1877)
- José EchegaraySpanish politician, engineer, and scientist
- José Hernández (writer)Argentine writer (1834–1886)
- José Lins do RegoBrazilian novelist (1901–1957)
- José MármolArgentine journalist, politician, librarian and writer
- Joseph AddisonBritish writer and politician (1672–1719)
- Joseph Freiherr von EichendorffGerman poet and novelist (1788–1857)
- Joseph FurphyAustralian author and poet (1843–1912)
- Joseph HellerAmerican writer (1923–1999)
- Joseph Mitchell (Mitchell Estate director)Joseph Reynolds Mitchell (February 27, 1935 – October 11, 2011) was an American heir and p
- Joseph Moses LevyBritish newspaper editor (1812-1888)
- Joseph RothAustro-Hungarian novelist and journalist (1894–1939)
- Josip MurnJosip Murn, also known under the pseudonym Aleksandrov (4 March 1879 – 18 June 1901) was a
- Journey from St. Petersburg to MoscowJourney From Petersburg to Moscow (in Russian: Путешествие из Петербурга в Москву), publis
- Joyce Carol OatesAmerican author (born 1938)
- Józef Ignacy KraszewskiPoland's most prolific novelist (1812–1887)
- Juan Carlos RulfoJuan Carlos Rulfo Aparicio (born January 24, 1964, in Mexico City) is a Mexican screenwrit
- Juan Ramón JiménezSpanish poet (1881–1958)
- Juan RulfoMexican writer (1917–1986)
- Jubilate AgnoJubilate Agno (Latin: "Rejoice in the Lamb") is a religious poem by Christopher Smart, and
- Judith KrantzAmerican writer (1928–2019)
- Judy BlumeAmerican author (born 1938)
- Jules de GoncourtFrench writer (1830–1870)
- Jules SupervielleFranco-Uruguayan poet and writer (1884–1960)
- Julia Balbilla1st/2nd century Roman noble woman and poet
- Julia de BurgosPuerto Rican poet (1914–1953)
- Julian AssangeAustralian WikiLeaks editor (born 1971)
- Julian BarnesEnglish writer (born 1946)
- Julian of NorwichEnglish anchoress (c. 1343 – after 1416)
- Julien GracqFrench writer (1910-2007)
- Juliet SoskiceJuliet Catherine Emma Soskice (née Hueffer; 1881–1944) was an English translator and write
- Julio CortázarArgentine writer (1914–1984)
- Julius Fučík (journalist)Czech journalist and resistance fighter
- Julius StreicherGerman publicist and politician (1885–1946)
- Juliusz SłowackiPolish Romantic poet (1809–1849)
- Jumpers (play)Jumpers is a play by Tom Stoppard which was first performed in 1972. It explores and satir
- Jun MaedaJapanese screenwriter, lyricist, and composer (born 1975)
- Jun'ichirō TanizakiJapanese author (1886–1965)
- Junji KinoshitaJapanese writer (1914–2006)
- Junot DíazDominican-American writer and academic (born 1968)
- Junpei GomikawaJapanese novelist (1916–1995)