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- P. D. JamesEnglish crime writer (1920–2014)
- P. G. WodehouseEnglish writer (1881–1975)
- Paavo HaavikkoFinnish writer (1931–2008)
- PacuviusRoman tragic poet
- Pacuvius CalaviusPacuvius Calavius was the chief magistrate of Capua during the Second Punic War (218–201 B
- Paddington, New South WalesPaddington is an upscale Eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Austra
- Pak KyongniSouth Korean novelist (1926–2008)
- Palmeira dos ÍndiosPalmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Ala
- Pär LagerkvistSwedish writer (1891-1974)
- Park Wan-suhSouth Korean writer (1931–2011)
- Parvin E'tesamiIranian 20th-century Persian poet
- Pascall PrizeThe Pascall Prize for Arts Criticism, formerly known as the Pascall Prize and then the Wal
- Paso de los TorosPaso de los Toros (Bulls' Pass) is a city of the Tacuarembó Department in Uruguay.
- Pat BarkerEnglish writer and novelist
- Patience (poem)Patience (Middle English: Pacience) is a Middle English alliterative poem written in the l
- Patricia CornwellAmerican crime writer (born 1956)
- Patricia HighsmithAmerican novelist (1921–1995)
- Patrick ChamoiseauMartiniquais writer (born 1953)
- Patrick ModianoFrench novelist (born 1945)
- Patrick MooreEnglish astronomer, broadcaster and writer (1923–2012)
- Patrick SüskindGerman writer and screenwriter (born 1949)
- Patrick WhiteAustralian writer (1912–1990)
- Patrie!Patrie! is an 1886 French-language opera in five acts by Émile Paladilhe with a libretto b
- Paul CelanGerman-language poet of Romanian birth, Holocaust survivor (1920–1970)
- Paul ClaudelFrench diplomat, poet and playwright (1868–1955)
- Paul ÉluardFrench poet (1895–1952)
- Paul FortFrench poet (1872–1960)
- Paul Laurence DunbarAfrican-American writer (1872–1906)
- Paul Raymond (publisher)English publisher (1925–2008)
- Paul ReuterAnglo-German entrepreneur and news agency founder (1816–1899)
- Paul ScarronFrench poet and dramatist
- Paul Scott (novelist)English novelist, playwright and poet (1920–1978)
- Paul ValéryFrench poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)
- Paul VerlaineFrench poet (1844–1896)
- Paulette NardalFrench writer (1896–1985)
- Paulo CoelhoBrazilian lyricist and novelist (born 1947)
- Pearl ManuscriptThe Pearl Manuscript (British Library MS Cotton Nero A X/2), also known as the Gawain manu
- Pearl RiversAmerican poet and journalist
- Pearl S. BuckAmerican writer (1892–1973)
- Peaster, TexasPeaster is an unincorporated community in Parker County, Texas, United States, nine miles
- Peggy CowleyMarguerite Frances Cowley (née Baird; 1890 – September 23, 1970), known as Peggy Cowley an
- PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American FictionThe PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction is awarded by PEN America (f
- Penelope FitzgeraldEnglish novelist and biographer (1916–2000)
- Penelope LivelyBritish novelist (born 1933)
- Penny JordanEnglish novelist (1946–2011)
- Per Olov JanssonPer Olov Jansson (22 April 1920 – 7 February 2019) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish photogra
- Pero Vaz de CaminhaPortuguese knight (c. 1450 – 1500)
- Peter AbrahamsSouth African novelist, journalist and political commentator (1919–2017)
- Peter Carey (novelist)Australian novelist
- Peter DickinsonEnglish author & poet (1927–2015)
- Peter HandkeAustrian Nobel laureate novelist (born 1942)
- Peter JenningsAmerican news anchor (1938–2005)
- Peter MatthiessenAmerican novelist (1927–2014)
- Peter Porter (poet)British-based Australian poet (1929– 2010)
- Peter TherouxPeter Christopher Sebastian Theroux (born 1956) is an American translator and writer. The
- Philip K. DickAmerican science fiction author (1928–1982)
- Philip LarkinEnglish poet, novelist and librarian (1922–1985)
- Philip PullmanEnglish author (born 1946)
- Philip RothAmerican novelist (1933–2018)
- Philip SidneyEnglish poet, courtier, and diplomat (1554–1586)
- Philips KoninckPhilips Koninck (5 November 1619 – 4 October 1688), also spelled Philip de Koninck, was a
- Phillis WheatleyAmerican writer (c. 1753–1784)
- Phoenix AwardThe Phoenix Award annually recognizes one English-language children's book published twent
- Pierre Choderlos de LaclosFrench novelist, official, freemason, and army general (1741–1803)
- Pierre CorneilleFrench tragedian (1606–1684)
- Pierre de MarivauxFrench playwright and novelist (1688–1763)
- Pierre de RonsardFrench poet (1524–1585)
- Pierre LouÿsBelgian writer and poet (1870–1925)
- Pierre SalingerAmerican politician and journalist (1925–2004)
- Pierre-Augustin de BeaumarchaisFrench playwright and diplomat (1732–1799)
- Pietro MetastasioItalian poet and librettist (1698–1782)
- Pineapple ArmyPineapple Army (Japanese: パイナップルARMY, Hepburn: Painappuru Āmī) is a Japanese manga series
- Pliny the YoungerRoman lawyer, author and magistrate (61 – c. 113)
- Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton BellPoems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a book of poetry published jointly by the three
- Pons, Charente-MaritimePons (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwes
- Pontus de TyardFrench poet and priest
- Pradip KrishenPradip Krishen (born 1949) is an Indian filmmaker, naturalist and environmentalist. He has
- Pramoedya Ananta ToerIndonesian novelist and writer (1925–2006)
- PratinasAncient Greek tragic poet
- President's Council on Service and Civic ParticipationThe President's Council on Service and Civic Participation was created by U.S. President G
- Primo LeviItalian Holocaust survivor and writer (1919–1987)
- Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-MondeThe Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde (or, the Prix Carbet of the Caribbean and T
- Prix du Meilleur Livre ÉtrangerThe Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book Prize) is a French literary prize c
- Prose of the Ottoman EmpireRoughly speaking, the prose of the Ottoman Empire can be divided along the lines of two br
- Prosper MériméeFrench writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)