See also: List of German-language philosophers, List of German-language playwrights and List of German-language poets.
This list contains the names of persons (of any ethnicity or nationality) who wrote fiction, essays, or plays in the German language. It includes both living and deceased writers.
Most of the medieval authors are alphabetized by their first name, not by their sobriquet.
Abbreviations: children's (ch), drama (d), fiction (f), non-fiction (nf), poetry (p)