List of Nepali-language writers

This is a list of writers who have written in the Nepali language irrespective of their nationality.

A

Abhi Subedi – poet, playwright, essayist
Agam Singh Giri (1927–1971) – poet, lyricist
Ali Miya
Amar Neupane – novelist
Arbind Rimal
Asit Rai

B

Bairagi Kainla – poet
Bhagi Raj Ingnam – historian
Bhanubhakta Acharya – poet
Basanta Basnet – writer, journalist
Bharat Jangam – novelist
Bhawani Bhikshu – novelist
Bhim Nidhi Tiwari – poet
Balkrishna Sama – playwright, poet
Bhairav Aryal – satirist, essayist
Bhupal Rai – poet
Bhupi Sherchan – poet
Bhuwan Dhungana – short story writer, poet
Bimala Tumkhewa – poet
Buddha Sayami – poet
Buddhi Sagar – novelist

C

Chandani Shah – poet, lyricist
Chandra Prakash Baniya – writer, historian
Chakrapani Chalise – poet
Chhinnalata – writer
Chittaranjan Nepali
Chuda Mani Regmi

D

G

G. Shah – lyricist
Ganga Bikram Sijapati
Ganga Prasad Pradhan
Geeta Tripathee – poet, lyricist, essayist
Girish Ballabh Joshi – novelist
Gopal Parajuli – poet
Gopal Prasad Rimal – poet
Guman Singh Chamling – poet, novelist
Guru Prasad Mainali – poet, playwright

H

Hari Bansha Acharya – comedian, autobiographer
Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai – poet
Hari Prasad Rimal
Harka Gurung
Hemang Dixit
Hari Bhakta Katuwal - Poet, Lyricist

* H.B. Khatri youth writer( poet,novelist, story)

I

Indra Bahadur Rai – novelist, critic
Iman Xin Chemjong – linguist, lexicographer, folklorist
Ishwar Ballav – poet

J

Jagadish Ghimire – autobiographer
Jagat Lal Master
Jhamak Ghimire – autobiographer
Jyoti Prakash Tamang

K

L

Lain Singh Bangdel – painter, novelist
Lakshmi Prasad Devkota – poet, essayist
Lekhnath Paudyal – poet
Lil Bahadur Chettri – novelist
Leeladhwaj Thapa

M

Madan Mani Dixit
Madan Mohan Mishra – poet
Mahananda Poudyal
Mahananda Sapkota – poet, linguist
Mahendra P. Lama
Mahesh Bikram Shah – short story writer
Mahesh Chandra Regmi
M.B.B. Shah – lyricist
Manjul
Manu Brajaki - short story writer
Motiram Bhatta – poet, ghazalist
Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya – poet

N

P

Parashu Pradhan – short story writer
Parijat – novelist
Phatte Bahadur Singh
Prajwal Parajuly
Prema Shah – short story writer
Prithvi Narayan Shah – poet
Pawan Chamling

R

Radha Paudel – memoir writer
Rajesh Gautam
Rajeshwor Devkota – short story writer
Ramesh Bikal – novelist
Ramlal Joshi – novelist
Ram Raj Pant
Ramesh Kshitij
Rashmila Shakya
Rebati Ramanananda Shrestha
Rudra Raj Pande - educator,novelist

S

Santosh Lamichhane
Sanu Sharma - novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist
Saru Bhakta – poet, novelist, playwright
Satya Mohan Joshi – poet, playwright
Shankar Lamichhane – essayist
Shanta Chaudhary
Shikhar Ghimirey
Shiva Kumar Rai
Shrawan Mukarung – poet, lyricist
Siddhicharan Shrestha – poet
Subhash Ghisingh – novelist
Subin Bhattarai
Suman Pokhrel – poet, lyricist, playwright, translator
Surya Bikram Gyawali – historian
Sushma Joshi
Swapnil Smriti – poet

T

Tara Devi Tuladhar
Tara Nath Sharma – writer
Tarini Prasad Koirala – novelist
Tirtha Gurung - Novelist
Toya Gurung - poet, academician
Tulsi Diwasa – poet, folklorist
Tulsi Ghimire
Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap

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List of Nepali-language writers

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