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This '''list of Scottish writers''' is an incomplete alphabetical list of Scottish writers who have a Wikipedia page. Those on the list were born and/or brought up in Scotland. They include writers of all [[genre]]s, writing in English, [[Scots language|Lowland Scots]], [[Scottish Gaelic]], [[Latin]], French or any other language. Please help by adding new names, using the present entry format as far as possible. Writers put on the list who are still without a Wikipedia page have been transferred to the "No-pagers" section on the Talk page.

Abbreviations used: awa = also writes/wrote as, b. = born, c. = circa, fl. = floruit (flourished), or. = originally, RC = Roman Catholic, SF = science fiction, YA = young-adult.

This is a subsidiary list to the [[List of Scots]].
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==A==
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*[[John Abercrombie (horticulturalist)|John Abercrombie]] (1726–1806), horticulturalist and garden writer
*[[Patrick Abercromby]] (1665 – c. 1716), historian and physician
*[[Gilbert Adair]] (1944–2011), novelist, poet and critic
*[[Alexander Adam]] (1741–1809), classicist
*[[James Adam (classicist)|James Adam]] (1860–1907), classicist
*[[Jean Adam]] (1704–1765), poet from the labouring classes
*[[Marion Adams-Acton]] (awa Jeanie Hering, 1846–1928), children's writer and playwright
*[[Ewart Adamson]] (1882–1945), screenwriter
*[[Henry Adamson]] (1581–1639), historian
*[[Adomnán]] (627/8–704), biographer (in Latin), ''[[Columba|Vita Columbae]]''
*[[Douglas Ainslie]] (1865–1948), poet, translator and critic
*[[Thomas Aird]] (1802–1876), poet
*[[Alasdair MacMhaighstir Alasdair]] (c. 1695–1770), poet
*[[Gillebríghde Albanach]] (fl. 1200–1230), poet (in medieval [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]])
*[[William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling]] (c. 1570–1640), poet and dramatist
*[[William Alexander (journalist and author)|William Alexander]] (1826-1894), journalist and author
*[[Jane Alexander (author)|Jane Alexander]] (living), novelist and academic 
*[[Archibald Alison (author)|Archibald Alison]] (1757–1839), essayist and [[Scottish Episcopal Church|Episcopal]] cleric
*[[Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet|Archibald Alison]] (1792–1867), historian and advocate
*[[William Alison]] (1790–1859), social reformer and physician
*[[Mea Allan]] (1909–1982), journalist and novelist
*[[Adam Anderson (economist)|Adam Anderson]] (1692/1693–1765), economist
*[[Alan Orr Anderson]] (1879–1958), historian
*[[James Anderson (lawyer)|James Anderson]] (1662–1728), historian
*[[James Anderson of Hermiston]] (1739–1808), economist and farmer
*[[James Robertson Anderson]] (1811–1895), playwright and actor
*[[John Anderson (natural philosopher)|John Anderson]] (1726–1796), natural philosopher and reformer
*[[Lin Anderson]] (living), crime writer
*[[Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson]] (1909–2002), historian
*[[Patrick Anderson (physician)|Patrick Anderson]] ([[floruit|fl]].1618–1635), author and physician
*[[Andrew of Wyntoun]] (c. 1350 – c. 1423), poet (in [[Early Scots]]), ''[[Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland]]''
*[[Aneirin]] (fl. c. 575 – c. 600), bard (in [[Brythonic languages|Brythonic]])
*[[James Stout Angus]] (1830–1923), poet (in English and [[Shetland dialect]])
*[[Marion Angus]] (1866–1946), poet (in [[Scots language|Braid Scots]])
*[[J. K. Annand]] (1908–1993), poet, best known for his children's poems
*[[Alexander Arbuthnot (poet)|Alexander Arbuthnot]] (1538–1583), poet and [[Church of Scotland]] minister
*[[John Arbuthnot]] (c. 1667–1735), physician, [[satire|satirist]] and [[polymath]]
*[[William Archer (critic)|William Archer]] (1856–1924), critic and translator
*[[Campbell Armstrong]] (1944–2013), novelist
*[[Hugo Arnot]] (1749–1786), writer and lawyer
*[[William Arnot (preacher)|William Arnot]] (1808–1875), minister and theological writer
*[[Neal Ascherson]] (b. 1932), journalist and writer
*[[David Ashton (actor)|David Ashton]] (b. 1941), screenwriter, novelist and actor
*[[Margot Asquith]] (1864–1945), writer and wit
*[[William Auld]] (1924–2006), poet and writer (in Esperanto and English)
*[[Robert Aytoun]] (1570–1638), poet
*[[William Edmonstoune Aytoun]] (1813–1865), poet, humorist and writer
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*[[William Balfour Baikie]] (1824–1864), naturalist and philologist
*[[Lady Grizel Baillie]] (1665–1746), song-writer
*[[Joanna Baillie]] (1762–1851), poet and dramatist
*[[Alan Balatine]] (fl. 1520–1560), historian
*[[Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet|James Balfour]] (c. 1600 – c. 1658), annalist and antiquary
*[[Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross|Patrick Balfour]], Lord Kinross (1904–1976), historian and biographer
*[[Robert Michael Ballantyne|R. M. Ballantyne]] (1825–1894), children's novelist, [[The Coral Island]]
*[[Iain Banks]] (awa Iain M. Banks, 1954–2013), novelist
*[[Anne Bannerman]] (1765–1829), poet
*[[John Bannerman (historian)|John Bannerman]] (1932–2008), historian
*[[John Barbour (poet)|John Barbour]] (1316–1395), poet (in Early Scots)
*[[William Barclay (jurist)|William Barclay]] (1546–1608), jurist and author
*[[William Barclay (writer)|William Barclay]] (c. 1570 – c. 1630), writer on miscellaneous subjects
*[[Elspeth Barker]] (1940-2022), novelist and journalist
*[[Lady Anne Barnard]] (1750–1825), poet and correspondent
*[[John Baron (physician)|John Baron]] (1786–1851), biographer of [[Edward Jenner]]
*[[Damian Barr]] (b. 1976), columnist and playwright
*[[William Barr (Arctic historian)|William Barr]] (b. 1940), historian of the Arctic
*[[J. M. Barrie]] (1860–1937), novelist, playwright and children's writer, [[Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up|Peter Pan]]
*[[Carole Barrowman]] (b. 1959), co-author with [[John Barrowman]], and Professor of English and Director of Creative Studies in Writing
*[[Meg Bateman]] (b. 1959), scholar and poet (in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]])
*[[Alistair Beaton]] (b. 1947), satirist and novelist
*[[James Beattie (poet)|James Beattie]] (1735–1803), poet and moral philosopher
*[[Eric Temple Bell]] (1883–1960), science fiction writer
*[[John Joy Bell|J. J. Bell]] (1871–1934), story writer and poet (in Scots and English)
*[[John Bellenden]] or Bannatyne (c. 1495 – pre–1548), poet and translator (in Middle Scots)
*[[Margot Bennett (writer)|Margot Bennett]] (1912–1980), thriller writer
*[[Julie Bertagna]] (b. 1962), children's and YA writer
*[[Erskine Beveridge]] (1851–1920), historian and industrialist
*[[Alan Bissett]] (b. 1975), novelist and playwright (in Scots and English)
*[[David MacLeod Black]] (b. 1941), poet and psychoanalyst
*[[J. B. Black]] (1883–1964), historian
*[[Margaret Moyes Black]] (1853–1935), novelist and biographer
*[[William Black (novelist)|William Black]] (1841–1898), novelist
*[[Sheena Blackhall]] (b. 1947), poet, fiction writer and story teller
*[[John Stuart Blackie]] (1809–1895), classicist and translator
*[[Thomas Blackwell (scholar)|Thomas Blackwell]] (1701–1757), classicist and historian
*[[William Garden Blaikie]] (1820–1899), religious writer, biographer and [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church of Scotland]] minister
*[[Iain Blair]] (wrote as Emma Blair, 1942–2011), romantic novelist and actor
*[[Robert Blair (poet)|Robert Blair]] (1699–1746), poet
*[[Blind Harry]] (awa Harry the Minstrel, c. 1440–1492), poet (in [[Middle Scots]]), ''[[The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace|The Wallace]]''
*[[Hector Boece]] (awa Boethius, 1465–1536), historian and biographer
*[[Alan Bold]] (1943–1998), poet and biographer
*[[Horatius Bonar]] (1808–1889), poet
*[[Alastair Borthwick]] (1913–2003), author and broadcaster
*[[James Boswell]] (1740–1795), biographer and diarist, ''[[Life of Samuel Johnson]]''
*[[Alexander Bower]] (fl. 1804–1830), biographer
*[[Walter Bower]] (c. 1385–1449), chronicler (in Latin) and abbot, ''[[Scotichronicon]]''
*[[Don Boyd]] (b. 1948), novelist and film director
*[[Edward Boyd (writer)|Edward Boyd]] (1916–1989), screenwriter
*[[Mark Alexander Boyd]] (1562–1601), poet (in Latin and Middle Scots)
*[[William Boyd (writer)|William Boyd]] (b. 1952), novelist and screenwriter
*[[M. C. Bradbrook]] (1909–1993), critic and scholar
*[[Rory Bremner]] (b. 1961), screenwriter, comedian and translator
*[[Theresa Breslin]] (living), young adult writer
*[[James Bridie]] (real name Osborne Henry Mavor, 1888–1951), playwright, screenwriter and surgeon
*[[Eliza Brightwen]] (1830–1906), naturalist
*[[George Brodie (historian)|George Brodie]] (c. 1786–1867), historian
*[[Denis William Brogan]] (1900–1974), political scientist
*[[Christopher Brookmyre]] (b. 1968), novelist
*[[Dauvit Broun]] (b. 1961), historian
*[[George Douglas Brown]] (1869–1902), novelist, ''[[The House with the Green Shutters]]''
*[[George Mackay Brown]] (1921–1996), [[Orcadians|Orcadian]] poet, writer and playwright
*[[Gordon Brown (author)|Gordon Brown]] (living), crime writer
*[[Hamish Brown]] (b. 1934), writer on walking
*[[J B Selkirk|James Brown]] (known as J. B. Selkirk, 1832–1904), Scottish poet and essayist
*[[John Brown (theologian)|John Brown]] (1722–1787), theologian and minister of the Secession Church
*[[John Brown (minister)|John Brown]] (1784–1858), theologian and minister of the Secession Church
*[[John Brown (physician, born 1810)|John Brown]] (1810–1882), essayist and physician
*[[Peter Hume Brown]] (1849–1918), historian
*[[Mary Brunton]] (1778–1818), novelist
*[[Bill Bryden]] (born 1942), screenwriter and stage and film director
*[[John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir]] (1875–1940), novelist, ''[[The Thirty-Nine Steps]]''
*[[Dugald Buchanan]] (Dùghall Bochanan, 1716–1768), poet and Bible translator (in Scots and Gaelic)
*[[George Buchanan]] (1506–1582), historian and humanist (in Latin, Middle Scots and English)
*[[Geoffrey Bull]] (1921–1999), religious writer
*[[Rhoda Bulter]] (1929–1994), poet and novelist
*[[Mary Anne Burges]] (1763–1813), novelist, geologist and botanist
*[[Haldane Burgess]] (1862–1927), poet, novelist and historian
*[[Gregory Burke]] (b. 1968), playwright, ''[[Black Watch (play)|Black Watch]]''
*[[Gilbert Burnet]] (1643–1715), theologian, historian and bishop
*[[John Burnet (classicist)|John Burnet]] (1863–1928), classicist
*[[James Burnett, Lord Monboddo|James Burnett]] (1714–1799), judge and philosopher
*[[Robert Burns]] (1759–1796), [[national poet]] and lyricist (in Lowland Scots and English)
*[[John Burnside (writer)|John Burnside]] (b. 1955), poet and novelist
*[[John Hill Burton]] (1809–1881), historian and economist
*[[John Byrne (Scottish playwright)|John Byrne]] (b. 1940), playwright
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*[[Maoilios Caimbeul]] (b. 1944), poet and children's writer (in Gaelic)
*[[Janet Caird]] (1913–1992), poet, mystery writer, children's writer, teacher
*[[John Cairncross]] (1913–1995), scholar, translator and spy
*[[John Cairns (1818–1892)|John Cairns]] (1818–1892), religious writer and minister of the [[United Presbyterian Church of Scotland]]
*[[Angus Calder]] (1942–2008), literary critic and historian
*[[Jenni Calder]] (née Daiches) (b. 1941), literary historian
*[[Peter Ritchie Calder]], Baron Ritchie-Calder of Balmashanner (1906–1982), socialist author, journalist and academic
*[[David Calderwood]] (1575–1650), historian and Presbyterian minister
*[[Henry Calderwood]] (1830–1897), philosopher and minister of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
*[[Allan Cameron (author)|Allan Cameron]] (b. 1952), novelist and translator
*[[Norman Cameron (poet)|Norman Cameron]] (1905–1953), poet
*[[A. Y. Campbell]] (1885–1958), classicist and poet
*[[Angus Peter Campbell]] (living), novelist, columnist and poet (in Gaelic)
*[[Dorothea Primrose Campbell]] (1793–1863), poet and novelist
*[[Harriette Campbell]] (1817–1841), novelist
*[[James Campbell (author)|James Campbell]] (b. 1951), biographer and literary journalist
*[[James Dykes Campbell]] (1838–1895), biographer and scholar
*[[John Campbell (author)|John Campbell]] (1708–1775), historian, novelist and translator
*[[Karen Campbell]] (b. 1968), crime writer
*[[Lewis Campbell (classicist)|Lewis Campbell]] (1830–1908), classicist
*[[Rod Campbell]] (b. 1945), children's writer and illustrator
*[[Thomas Campbell (poet)|Thomas Campbell]] (1777–1844), poet
*[[Thomas Carlyle]] (1795–1881), essayist and historian
*[[Alexander Carmichael]] (1832–1912), writer and ethnographer
*[[Catherine Carswell]] (1879–1946), biographer, novelist and critic
*[[Sìleas na Ceapaich]] (fl. 1660–1729), female Gaelic poet
*[[George Chalmers (antiquarian)|George Chalmers]] (1742–1825), antiquary and historian
*[[Thomas Chalmers]] (1780–1847), theologian, economist and Free Church of Scotland minister
*[[Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802)|Robert Chambers]] (1802–1871), thinker and publisher, ''[[Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation]]''
*[[Glenn Chandler]] (b. 1949), playwright, novelist and screenwriter
*[[Keith Charters]] (b. 1965), children's writer and publisher
*[[Marion Chesney]] (awa M. C. Beaton, etc., 1936–2019), [[genre novelist]]
*[[Alexander Campbell Cheyne]] (1924–2006), church historian
*[[Kate Clanchy]] (b. 1965), poet and playwright
*[[Joan Ure|Elizabeth Clark]] (1918–1978), Scottish poet and playwright
*[[Ralph Clark]] (1755 or 1762–1794), diarist and [[Royal Marines]] officer
*[[Thomas Clark (writer)|Thomas Clark]] (b. 1980), poet and novelist
*[[William Robinson Clark]] (1829–1912), theologian, biographer and Church of England cleric
*[[William Cleland (poet)|William Cleland]] (1661–1689), poet and soldier
*[[John Clerk of Eldin]] (1728–1812), naval writer and merchant
*[[J. Storer Clouston]] (1870–1944), novelist and historian
*[[Michael Cobley]] (b. 1959), science fiction and fantasy writer
*[[Alison Cockburn]] (awa Alison Rutherford, 1712–1794), poet and wit
*[[Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn|Henry Cockburn]] (1779–1854), writer and lawyer
*[[James Cockburn (minister)|James Cockburn]] (1882–1973), church historian and Church of Scotland minister
*[[Jenny Colgan]] (also Jane Beaton and J. T. Colgan, b. 1972), novelist and science fiction writer
*[[John Colville (c. 1540–1605)|John Colville]] (c. 1540–1605), historian and politician
*[[George Combe]] (1788–1858), phrenologist and lawyer
*[[Stewart Conn]] (b. 1936), poet and playwright
*[[Sophie Cooke]] (b. 1976), novelist, poet and travel writer
*[[Dominic Cooper (author)|Dominic Cooper]] (b. 1944), novelist, poet and watchmaker
*[[Misses Corbett|Grace Corbett]] (also M. Corbett, (c. 1765/1770–1843)
*[[Joe Corrie]] (1894–1968), poet, playwright and [[colliery|collier]]
*[[John William Cousin]] (1849–1910), biographer
*[[Helen Craik]] (1751–1825), novelist and poet
*[[John Adam Cramb]] (awa R. A. Revermont, 1862–1913), historian and novelist
*[[James Brown Craven]] (1850–1924), church historian and Episcopal minister
*[[Robert Crawford (Scottish poet)|Robert Crawford]] (b. 1959), poet, scholar and critic
*[[George Crawfurd]] (1681–1748), genealogist and historian
*[[John Crawfurd]] (1783–1868), writer and colonial administrator
*[[Andrew Crichton]] (1790–1855), biographer and historian
*[[Samuel Rutherford Crockett]] (1860–1914), novelist
*[[A. J. Cronin]] (1896–1981), novelist and physician, [[Dr Finlay]]
*[[Helen Cruickshank]] (1886–1975), poet (in Braid Scots and English)
*[[Andrew Crumey]] (b. 1961), novelist
*[[Charles Cumming]] (b. 1971), spy novelist
*[[Allan Cunningham (author)|Allan Cunningham]] (1784–1842), poet, novelist and biographer
*[[Joseph Davey Cunningham|Joseph Cunningham]] (1812–1851), historian
*[[Margaret Cunningham (autobiographer)|Lady Margaret Cunningham]] (d. c. 1622), memoirist and correspondent
*[[Peter Cunningham (British writer)|Peter Cunningham]] (1816–1869), topographical writer and biographer
*[[Misses Corbett|Walterina Cunningham]] (also M. Corbett, died 1837)
*[[Anne Jane Cupples]] (1839–1896), children's writer
*[[Ivor Cutler]] (1923–2006), poet, musician and humorist
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*[[David Daiches]] (1912–2005), critic and scholar
*[[David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes]] (1726–1792), historian and judge
*[[Sir John Dalrymple, 4th Baronet|John Dalrymple]] (1726–1810), historian and judge, ''[[Sir John Dalrymple, 4th Baronet#Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland|Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland]]''
*[[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]] (b. 1965), historian and travel writer
*[[John Graham Dalyell]] (1775–1851), antiquary and translator
*[[John Davidson (poet)|John Davidson]] (1857–1909), poet, playwright and novelist
*[[Thomas Davidson (philosopher)|Thomas Davidson]] (1840–1900), philosopher
*[[Carol Anne Davis]] (b. 1961), crime writer
*[[Christine De Luca]] (b. 1947), Scottish poet, writing in English and [[Shetland]] dialect
*[[Charlotte Louisa Hawkins Dempster]] (1835–1913), novelist, essayist and collector of folklore
*[[Thomas Dempster]] (1579–1625), scholar and historian (in Latin)
*[[Lavinia Derwent]] (real name Elizabeth Dodd, 1909–1989), children's writer, broadcaster and memoirist
*[[Tom Devine]] (b. 1945), historian
*[[Henry Dewar (physician)|Henry Dewar]] (1771–1823), writer, minister of religion and physician
*[[Imtiaz Dharker]] (b. 1954), poet, artist and filmmaker
*[[Anne Dick]] (d. 1741), comic poet
*[[Des Dillon (writer)|Des Dillon]] (living), novelist, poet and screenwriter
*[[Lady Florence Dixie]] (1855–1905), feminist, travel writer and novelist
*[[James Main Dixon]] (1856–1933), author, teacher and scholar of the Scots language
*[[Mary Diana Dods]] ("David Lyndsay", 1790–1830), writer of books, short stories, etc.
*[[Gordon Donaldson]] (1913–1993), historian
*[[James Donaldson (classical scholar)|James Donaldson]] (1831–1915), classicist and theologian
*[[Anne Donovan (author)|Anne Donovan]] (living), novelist
*[[Colin Douglas (novelist)|Colin Douglas]] (real name Colin Thomas Currie, b. 1945), novelist and physician
*[[Gavin Douglas]] (1474–1522), [[makar]], translator (in Middle Scots) and bishop
*[[George Brisbane Scott Douglas]] (1856–1935), poet and biographer
*[[O. Douglas]] (1877–1948), novelist
*[[Norman Douglas]] (1868–1952), novelist and travel writer
*[[Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet|Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, 6th Baronet]] (1694–1770), genealogist responsible for ''The Baronage of Scotland''
*[[Patrick Edward Dove]] (1815–1873), economic philosopher
*[[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] (1859–1930), novelist and story writer, [[Sherlock Holmes]]
*[[Andrew Drummond (author)|Andrew Drummond]] (living), novelist and translator
*[[Henry Drummond (evangelist)|Henry Drummond]] (1851–1897), religious and scientific writer
*[[William Drummond of Hawthornden]] (1585–1649), poet
*[[Carol Ann Duffy]] (b. 1955), [[Poet Laureate]] and playwright
*[[John Duignan]] (1946–2019), novelist and comedy writer
*[[James Dunbar (writer)|James Dunbar]] (d. 1798), moral philosopher (in Latin and English)
*[[William Dunbar]] (c. 1460 – c. 1520), poet (in Middle Scots)
*[[Andrew Duncan, the elder|Andrew Duncan]] (1744–1828), medical writer and physician
*[[Archie Duncan (historian)|Archie Duncan]] (1926–2017), historian
*[[Dave Duncan (writer)|Dave Duncan]] (b. 1933), fantasy and SF writer
*[[Hal Duncan]] (b. 1971), SF and fantasy writer
*[[Henry Duncan (minister)|Henry Duncan]] (1774–1846), reformer, religious writer and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
*[[Jane Duncan]] (real name Elizabeth Jane Cameron, 1910–1976), novelist and children's writer
*[[Binnie Dunlop]] (1874–1946), doctor and advocate of [[eugenics]]
*[[John Colin Dunlop]] (c. 1785–1842), historian
*[[Douglas Dunn]] (b. 1942), poet and critic
*[[Dorothy Dunnett]] (1923–2001), historical novelist, ''[[Lymond Chronicles]]''
*[[Niall Duthie]] (b. 1947), novelist
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*[[Marriott Edgar]] (1880–1951), Scottish poet and scriptwriter
*[[Arthur Edmondston]] (1776–1841), Scottish physician and writer on the [[Shetland Isles]]
*[[John Elder (writer)|John Elder]] (fl. 1542–1565), cartographer, tutor and writer
*[[Lady Charlotte Elliot|Charlotte Elliot]] (1839–1880), poet 
*[[Jean Elliot]] (1727–1805), poet (in Scots)
*[[Margaret Elphinstone]] (b. 1948), novelist
*[[David Erskine (dramatist)|David Erskine]] (1772–1837), playwright and antiquary
*[[Ebenezer Erskine]] (1680–1754), religious writer, diarist and minister of the [[Secession Church]]
*[[Ralph Erskine (preacher)|Ralph Erskine]] (1685–1752), poet, religious writer and minister of the Secession Church
*[[Amber Eve]] (b. 1976), romance novelist
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*[[Michel Faber]] (b. 1960), novelist
*[[Jenni Fagan]] (b. 1977), novelist
*[[William Falconer (poet)|William Falconer]] (1732–1769), epic poet
*[[John Fardell]] (b. 1967), children's writer and cartoonist
*[[Simon Farquhar]] (living), playwright
*[[Alison Fell]] (b. 1944), poet and novelist
*[[Adam Ferguson]] (1723–1816), philosopher and historian, ''[[An Essay on the History of Civil Society]]''
*[[Craig Ferguson]] (b. 1962), novelist and screenwriter
*[[David Ferguson (reformer)|David Ferguson]] (d. 1598), religious writer and compiler
*[[Niall Ferguson]] (b. 1964), historian
*[[Robert Ferguson (minister)|Robert Ferguson]] (c. 1637–1714), pamphleteer and minister of the Church of Scotland
*[[Robert Fergusson]] (1750–1774), poet (in Braid Scots and English)
*[[Eric Fernie]] (b. 1939), art historian
*[[James Frederick Ferrier]] (1808–1864), philosopher
*[[Susan Edmonstone Ferrier]] (1782–1854), novelist
*[[Paul Ferris (Scottish writer)|Paul John Ferris]] (b. 1963), author and criminal
*[[Bill Findlay (writer)|Bill Findlay]] (1947-2005), writer and translator
*[[George Finlay]] (English-born Scot, 1799–1875), philhellene and Greek historian, founder of the British School in Athens
*[[Ian Hamilton Finlay]] (1925–2006), poet and artist
*[[Iain Finlayson]] (b. 1945), biographer
*[[Matthew Fitt]] (b. 1968), poet and novelist (in Scots)
*[[Alexander Fleming]] (1881–1955), biologist and physician
*[[David Hay Fleming]] (1849–1931), historian
*[[John Fleming (naturalist)|John Fleming]] (1785–1857), naturalist and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
*[[Marjorie Fleming]] (1803–1811), child writer and poet
*[[Andrew Fletcher (politician)|Andrew Fletcher]] of Saltoun (1653–1716), political writer
*[[Aminatta Forna]] (b. 1964), novelist and memoirist
*[[Veronica Forrest-Thomson]] (1947–1975), poet and a critical theorist
*[[Neil Forsyth]] (b. 1978), biographer and humorist
*[[William Fowler (makar)|William Fowler]] (c. 1560–1612), poet and courtier
*[[Ronald Frame]] (b. 1953), novelist and short story writer
*[[George MacDonald Fraser]] (1925–2008), historical novelist, ''[[The Flashman Papers]]''
*[[James Baillie Fraser]] (1783–1856), travel writer
*[[William Fraser (historian)|William Fraser]] (1816–1898), historian, palaeographer and lawyer
*[[James George Frazer]] (1854–1941), anthropologist, ''[[The Golden Bough]]''
*[[Robin Fulton]] (b. 1937), poet and translator
*[[Christopher Fyfe]] (1920–2008), historian
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*[[James Gairdner]] (1828–1912), historian and editor
*[[Gillian Galbraith]] (living), crime writer and advocate
*[[Iain Gale]] (b. 1959), novelist and critic
*[[Janice Galloway]] (b. 1956), novelist and story writer, ''[[The Trick is to Keep Breathing (novel)|The Trick is to Keep Breathing]]''
*[[John Galt (novelist)|John Galt]] (1779–1839), novelist (in Lowland Scots and English), ''[[Annals of the Parish]]''
*[[Robert Garioch]] (1909–1981), poet and translator (in Scots)
*[[Alexander Geddes]] (1737–1802), theologian, Bible translator and poet
*[[Michael Geddes]] (c. 1650–1713), historian and Anglican cleric
*[[William Duguid Geddes|Sir William Duguid Geddes]] (1828–1900), Greek scholar and educationalist
*[[Alexander Gerard]] (1728–1795), philosopher and minister of the Church of Scotland
*[[Pat Gerber]] (1934–2006), novelist and children's writer
*[[Charles Gibbon]] (1843–1890), novelist
*[[Lewis Grassic Gibbon]] (real name James Leslie Mitchell, 1901–1935), novelist, ''[[A Scots Quair]]''
*[[Magi Gibson]] (b. 1953), poet and children's writer
*[[Peter Giles (philologist)|Peter Giles]] (1860–1935), philologist
*[[George Gilfillan]] (1813–1878), author and poet, mentor of the [[Spasmodic poets]]
*[[David Gill (astronomer)|David Gill]] (1843–1914), astronomer
*[[John Gillies (historian)|John Gillies]] (1747–1836), historian and translator
*[[Robert Pearse Gillies]] (1789–1858), poet and writer
*[[Lesley Glaister]] (b. 1956), novelist and playwright
*[[Duncan Glen]] (1933–2008), poet, scholar and editor
*[[William Glen (poet)|William Glen]] (1789–1826), poet
*[[Debi Gliori]] (b. 1959), children's writer and illustrator
*[[Sue Glover (playwright)|Sue Glover]] (b. 1943), theatre, radio and television writer
*[[Janey Godley]] (b. 1961), writer and comic
*[[Alexander Gordon (antiquary)|Alexander Gordon]] (c. 1692–1755), antiquary
*[[Alexander Gordon (Unitarian)|Alexander Gordon]] (1841–1931), historian and [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]] minister
*[[Richard Gordon (Scottish author)|Richard Gordon]] (1947–2009), novelist, encyclopedist and travel-guide writer
*[[Robert Gordon (minister)|Robert Gordon]] (1786–1853), religious writer, scientist and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
*[[Robert Gordon of Straloch]] (1580–1661), poet, antiquary and cartographer
*[[Thomas Gordon (writer)|Thomas Gordon]] (c. 1691–1750), polemicist and translator
*[[Clementina Stirling Graham]] (1782–1877), Scottish and author
*[[James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose]] (1612–1650), nobleman, soldier and poet
*[[Robert Graham of Gartmore]] (1735–1797), poet
*[[Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham]] (1852–1936), writer and politician
*[[W. S. Graham]] (1918–1986), poet
*[[James Grahame]] (1765–1811), poet
*[[Kenneth Grahame]] (1859–1932), story writer and children's writer, ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]''
*[[Anne Grant|Anne Macvicar Grant]] (1755-1838), poet and correspondent
*[[Elizabeth Grant (songwriter)|Elizabeth Grant]] (c. 1745 – c. 1814), songwriter
*[[James Grant (1822–1887)|James Grant]] (1822–1887), novelist and historian
*[[John Grant (author)|John Grant]] (b. 1949), SF, fantasy and non-fiction writer
*[[John Grant (children's author)|John Grant]] (living), children's writer, illustrator and broadcaster
*[[K M Grant|K. M. Grant]] (b. 1958), children's writer
*[[Alasdair Gray]] (1934–2019), writer and artist
*[[Alex Gray (author)|Alex Gray]] (b. 1950), crime writer
*[[Alexander Gray (poet)|Alexander Gray]] (1882–1968), scholar, poet and translator
*[[Elizabeth Caroline Gray]] (1800–1887), archaeologist and travel writer
*[[Muriel Gray]] (b. 1958), writer and broadcaster
*[[Nicholas Stuart Gray]] (1922–1981), children's writer and actor
*[[David Gregory (mathematician)|David Gregory]] (1659–1708), mathematician and astronomer
*[[Donald Gregory]] (1803–1836), historian and antiquary
*[[James Gregory (mathematician)|James Gregory]] (1638–1675), mathematician and astronomer
*[[James Gregory (physician)|James Gregory]] (1753–1821), classicist and physician
*[[John Gregory (moralist)|John Gregory]] (1724–1773), moralist and physician
*[[William Gregory (chemist)|William Gregory]] (1803–1858), chemist and translator
*[[Andrew Greig]] (b. 1951), novelist, poet and writer on climbing
*[[David Greig (dramatist)|David Greig]] (b. 1969), playwright
*[[Neil Gunn]] (1891–1973), novelist and essayist
*[[Allan Guthrie]] (b. 1965), crime writer
*[[Henry Guthrie]] (c. 1600–1676), historian and bishop
*[[William Guthrie (historian)|William Guthrie]] (1708–1770), historian
}}

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*[[A. R. B. Haldane|Archibald Richard Burdon Haldane]] (1900–1982), social historian and writer
*[[James Haldane]] (1768–1851), theologian and missionary
*[[John Joseph Haldane]] (b. 1954), philosopher
*[[The Appeal of Fascism|Alastair Hamilton]] (b. 1958), writer, ''[[The Appeal of Fascism]]''
*[[Janet Hamilton]] (1795–1873), poet
*[[Thomas Hamilton (writer)|Thomas Hamilton]] (1789–1842), philosopher and novelist
*[[Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet|William Hamilton]] (1788–1856), philosopher
*[[Tom Hanlin]] (1907–1953), novelist
*[[James Hannay (writer)|James Hannay]] (1827–1873), novelist, journalist and diplomat
*[[William Hardie]] (1862–1916), classicist
*[[Thomas Hardy (minister)|Thomas Hardy]] (1747–1798), historian, religious writer and Church of Scotland minister
*[[Molly Harrower]] (1906–1999), pioneering clinical psychologist and poet
*[[Christopher Harvie]] (b. 1944), historian and politician
*[[Margaret Hasluck]] (1885–1948), geographer and ethnographer
*[[Mary Elizabeth Hawker]] (1848–1908), writer of short fiction, pseudonym Lanoe Falconer
*[[George Campbell Hay]] (1915–1984), poet (in several languages)
*[[Gilbert Hay (poet)|Gilbert Hay]] (c. 1403 – after 1456), poet (in Early to Middle Scots)
*[[John Hay Beith|Ian Hay]] (real name: John Hay Beith, 1876–1952), playwright and novelist
*[[John MacDougall Hay]] (1880–1919), novelist
*[[Mairi Hedderwick]] (b. 1939), children's writer and illustrator, ''[[Katie Morag]]''
*[[George Henderson (scholar)|George Henderson]] (1866–1912), Gaelic scholar
*[[Hamish Henderson]] (1919–2002), poet and folksong collector
*[[Lizanne Henderson]] (living), historian and ethnographer
*[[Thomas Finlayson Henderson]], (1844–1923), historian, author and editor
*[[Frances M Hendry|Frances M. Hendry]] (b. 1941), young adult and children's writer
*[[Robert Henry (minister)|Robert Henry]] (1718–1790), historian
*[[Robert Henryson]] (fl. 1460–1500), poet (in Middle Scots)
*[[Thomas Nicoll Hepburn]] (wrote as Gabriel Setoun, 1861–1930), poet and novelist
*[[W. N. Herbert]] (b. 1961), poet (in English and Scots)
*[[Marion Adams-Acton|Jeanie Hering]] (1846–1928), children's writer, playwright
*[[Robert Heron (writer)|Robert Heron]] (1764–1807), historian and geographer
*[[William Maxwell Hetherington]] (1803–1865), poet, historian and Free Church of Scotland minister
*[[Gilbert Highet]] (1906–1978), classicist and critic
*[[James Hogg]] (1770–1835), poet, novelist and story writer
*[[Henry Home, Lord Kames]] (1696–1782), writer and lawyer
*[[John Home]] (1722–1808), minister of religion and playwright
*[[Stuart Hood]] (b. 1915), novelist and translator
*[[Ian Donald Cochrane Hopkins]] (b. 1943), comedy writer
*[[Geoffrey Hosking]] (b. 1942), historian
*[[Gerald Howat]] (1928–2007), cricket writer and historian
*[[Thomas Hudson (poet)|Thomas Hudson]] (d. c. 1605), poet and translator
*[[Ben Humble]] (1903–1977), writer and climber
*[[Alexander Hume]] (c. 1560–1609), poet
*[[Anna Hume]] (fl. 1644), translator, poet and writer
*[[David Hume]] (1711–1776), philosopher and historian. ''[[An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding]]''
*[[David Hume of Godscroft]] (1558–1629), historian, political theorist and poet
*[[Patrick Hume of Polwarth]] (c. 1550–1609), makar
*[[John Hunt (theologian)|John Hunt]] (1827–1907), translator, theologian and Anglican cleric
*[[Alexander Hunter]] (1729–1809), science writer and physician
*[[James Hunter (historian)|James Hunter]] (b. 1948), historian
*[[Mollie Hunter]] (1922–2012), young adult and children's writer
*[[William Wilson Hunter]] (1840–1900), historian and statistician
}}

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*[[Armando Iannucci]] (b. 1963), television writer and librettist
*[[Alexander Taylor Innes]] (1833–1912), historian, biographer and lawyer
*[[Cosmo Innes]] (1798–1874), historian and antiquary
*[[Thomas Innes (historian)|Thomas Innes]] (1662–1744), historian and Roman Catholic priest
}}

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*[[Alan Jackson (poet)|Alan Jackson]] (b. 1938), poet
*[[Violet Jacob]] (1863–1946), poet and novelist
*[[Kathleen Jamie]] (b. 1962), poet
*[[Alexander Jamieson]] (1782–1850), grammarian and rhetorician
*[[John Jamieson]] (1759–1838), philologist, antiquary and [[United Secession Church]] minister
*[[Robert Jamieson (antiquary)|Robert Jamieson]] (c. 1780–1844), antiquary
*[[Robert Alan Jamieson]] (b. 1958), poet and novelist
*[[Quintin Jardine]] (b. 1945), crime writer
*[[Alexander Jeffrey]] (c. 1806–1874), historian and lawyer
*[[Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey|Francis Jeffrey]] (1773–1850), critic and judge
*[[Robin Jenkins]] (1912–2005), novelist and story writer
*[[John of Fordun]] (pre–1360 – c. 1384), chronicler (in Latin) and Roman Catholic priest
*[[Arthur Johnston (poet)|Arthur Johnston]] (c. 1579–1641), poet (in Latin) and physician
*[[D. D. Johnston]] (b. 1979), novelist
*[[Morag Joss]] (b. 1955), novelist
}}

==K==
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*[[Ada F Kay]] (b. 1929), playwright and biographer
*[[Jackie Kay]] (b. 1961), poet and novelist
*[[John Kay (economist)|John Kay]] (b. 1948), economist
*[[Henrietta Keddie]] (wrote as Sarah Tytler, 1827–1914), novelist and children's writer
*[[Robert Keith (historian)|Robert Keith]] (1681–1757), historian and [[Scottish Episcopal Church|Episcopal]] bishop
*[[Isabella Kelly]] (1759–1857), novelist and poet
*[[Mary Kelly (writer)|Mary Kelly]] (b. 1927), crime writer
*[[James Kelman]] (b. 1946), novelist, playwright and essayist, ''[[A Disaffection]]''
*[[James Kennaway]] (1928–1968), novelist and screenwriter
*[[A. L. Kennedy]] (b. 1965), novelist and story writer
*[[Ludovic Kennedy|Sir Ludovic Kennedy]] (1919–2009), journalist, broadcaster, humanist and author
*[[Walter Kennedy (poet)|Walter Kennedy]] (c. 1455 – c. 1508), poet (in Middle Scots)
*[[William Paton Ker]] (1855–1923), critic and essayist
*[[Peter Kerr (author)|Peter Kerr]] (b. 1940), travel writer and novelist
*[[Philip Kerr]] (b. 1956), novelist and children's writer
*[[Robert Kerr (writer)|Robert Kerr]] (1755–1813), science writer and translator
*[[Jessie Kesson]] (1916–1984), novelist and playwright
*[[Colin Kidd]] (living), historian
*[[William King (author)|William King]] (b. 1959), SF and fantasy writer
*[[Bill Knox]] (1928–1999), crime writer and broadcaster
*[[John Knox]] (c. 1514–1572), religious reformer and theologian
*[[Angus Konstam]] (b. 1960), historian
*[[Frank Kuppner]] (b. 1951), poet
}}

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*[[Ross Laidlaw (author)|Ross Laidlaw]] (living), fiction writer
*[[Alexander Laing (Scottish poet)|Alexander Laing]] (1787–1857), Lallans verse writer, known as the [[Brechin]] poet
*[[David Laing (antiquary)|David Laing]] (1793–1878), editor and antiquary
*[[Malcolm Laing]] (1762–1818), historian
*[[Samuel Laing (travel writer)|Samuel Laing]] (1780–1868), travel writer
*[[Samuel Laing (science writer)|Samuel Laing]] (1812–1897), politician and writer on science and religion
*[[Laura Lam]], American expatriate novelist working in Scotland
*[[Alexander Crawford Lamb]] (1843–1897), antiquary
*[[Anne Richelieu Lamb]] (1807-1878), feminist writer
*[[Helen Lamb]] (1956–2017), poet and fiction writer
*[[Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet|Norman Lamont]] (1869–1949), writer and politician
*[[Andrew Lang]] (1844–1912), poet, novelist and folk-tale collector
*[[Thomas Dick Lauder|Sir Thomas Dick Lauder]] (1784–1848), writer and antiquary
*[[Paul Laverty]] (b. 1953), screenwriter and lawyer
*[[John Parker Lawson]] (d. 1852), historian and Episcopal minister
*[[Ross Leckie]] (b. 1957), historical novelist
*[[Alexander Leighton]] (1587–1644 or 1649), pamphleteer and Presbyterian preacher
*[[Robert Leighton (author)|Robert Leighton]] (1858-1934) journalist, editor, and writer of boys' fiction.
*[[Patricia Leitch]] (b. 1933), children's writer
*[[Charlotte Lennox]] (c. 1730–1804), novelist, playwright and poet, ''[[The Female Quixote]]''
*[[Tom Leonard (poet)|Tom Leonard]] (1944–2018), poet, novelist and essayist (in English and [[Glasgow patter]])
*[[John Lesley]] (1527–1596), historian and RC bishop
*[[Iain Levison]] (b. 1963), memoirist and crime novelist
*[[Eddie Linden]] (1935–2023), poet, magazine editor and political activist
*[[David Lindsay (novelist)|David Lindsay]] (1876–1945), SF writer, ''[[A Voyage to Arcturus]]''
*[[Frederic Lindsay]] (b. 1933), crime writer
*[[Maurice Lindsay (broadcaster)|Maurice Lindsay]] (1918–2009), poet, biographer and broadcaster
*[[Wallace Lindsay]] (1858–1937), classicist
*[[Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie]] (c. 1532–1580), chronicler (in Middle Scots)
*[[Eric Linklater]] (1899–1974), novelist and historian, ''[[Private Angelo]]''
*[[Liz Lochhead]] (b. 1947), playwright and poet, ''[[Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off]]''
*[[John Gibson Lockhart]] (1794–1854), biographer and editor
*[[John Logan (minister)|John Logan]] (1748–1788), historian and poet
*[[Kirsty Logan]] (b. 1984), novelist and short story writer
*[[Iain Lom]] (c. 1624 – c. 1710), poet (in Gaelic)
*[[John Longmuir (poet)|John Longmuir]] (1803–1883), poet and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
*[[William Lorimer (scholar)|William Laughton Lorimer]] (1885–1967), scholar and Bible translator (in Scots)
*[[Nick Lowe (classicist)|Nick Lowe]] (b. 1956), classicist
*[[Charles Lyell]] (1797–1875), geologist, ''[[Principles of Geology]]''
*[[Michael Lynch (historian)|Michael Lynch]] (b. 1946), historian
*[[David Lyndsay]] or Lindsay (c. 1490 – c. 1555), poet (in Middle Scots) and courtier
*[[Henry Francis Lyte]] (1793–1847), Anglican divine, hymn-writer and poet
}}

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*[[Anne Macaulay]] (1924–1998), musicologist
*[[Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay|Lord Macaulay]] (1800–1859), essayist, historian and poet
*[[Alexander Macbain]] (1855–1907), philologist
*[[Scott McBain]] (pseudonym, b. 1960), novelist
*[[George MacBeth]] (1932–1992), poet and novelist
*[[Stuart MacBride]] (b. 1969), crime writer
*[[Brian McCabe (author)|Brian McCabe]] (b. 1951), poet and story writer
*[[Norman MacCaig]] (1910–1996), poet
*[[R. B. McCallum]] (1898–1973), historian and psephologist
*[[Hugh MacColl]] (1831–1909), novelist and mathematician
*[[Malcolm MacColl]] (1831–1907), writer and episcopal cleric
*[[Fionn MacColla]] (1906–1975), novelist
*[[James McCosh]] (1811–1894), philosopher
*[[Thomas M'Crie the Elder|Thomas M'Crie]] (1772–1835), historian and United Secession Church minister
*[[John Ramsay McCulloch]] (1789–1864), economist
*[[Val McDermid]] (b. 1955), crime writer
*[[Hugh MacDiarmid]] (or. Christopher Murray Grieve, 1892–1978), poet (in [[Lallans]] and English)
*[[Matthew McDiarmid]] (1914–1996), critic and poet
*[[Allan MacDonald (poet)|Allan MacDonald]] (1859–1905), poet and Roman Catholic priest
*[[Ethel MacDonald]] (1909–1960), anarchist and publisher
*[[George MacDonald]] (1824–1905), poet and novelist
*[[Norman Macdougall]] (living), historian and biographer
*[[Iain McDowall]] (living), crime writer
*[[David McDuff]] (living), translator, critic and poet
*[[Alexander Robertson MacEwen]] (1851–1916), church historian and United Free Church of Scotland minister
*[[Ronald Campbell Macfie]] (1867–1931), poet, science writer and physician
*[[James Pittendrigh Macgillivray]] (1856–1938), poet (in Scots) and sculptor
*[[Elvis McGonagall]] (living), poet and stand-up comedian
*[[William McGonagall]] (1825–1902), poet and performer
*[[Joseph McGrath (film director)|Joseph McGrath]] (born 1930), screenwriter and film director
*[[Alasdair Alpin MacGregor]] (1899–1970), writer, photographer and poet
*[[William McIlvanney]] (b. 1936), novelist and poet
*[[Helen Clark MacInnes]] (1907–1985), thriller writer
*[[J. T. McIntosh]] (1925–2008), journalist and science fiction writer
*[[Pat McIntosh]] (living), mystery and fantasy writer
*[[Duncan Ban MacIntyre]] (1724–1812), poet (in Gaelic)
*[[John William Mackail]] (1859–1945), classicist, poet and biographer
*[[Angus Mackay (historian)|Angus Mackay]] (b. 1939), historian
*[[James A. Mackay]] (1936–2007), biographer, philatelist and plagiarizer
*[[John Henry Mackay]] (1864–1933), novelist and anarchist
*[[John McKay (director)|John McKay]] (b. 1966) playwright and film director
*[[Reg McKay]] (1953–2009), crime writer and writer on crime
*[[Shena Mackay]] (b. 1944), novelist
*[[Charles McKean]] (1946–2013), architectural historian and Professor of Scottish Architectural History at [[University of Dundee]]
*[[Gillian McKeith]] (b. 1959), ''[[You Are What You Eat]]''
*[[Agnes Mure Mackenzie]] (1891–1955), novelist, critic and historian
*[[Alexander Mackenzie (historian)|Alexander Mackenzie]] (1838–1898), historian
*[[Compton Mackenzie]] (1883–1972), fiction writer and biographer
*[[Donald Alexander Mackenzie]] (1873–1936), ethnographer and mythologist
*[[George Mackenzie (lawyer)|George Mackenzie]] ("Bluidy Mackenzie", 1636/38–1691), lord advocate and legal writer
*[[Henry Mackenzie]] (1745–1831), novelist and miscellanist
*[[William Mackay Mackenzie]] (1871–1952), historian and archaeologist
*[[Piers Mackesy]] (1924–2014), military historian
*[[Euan MacKie]] (b. 1936), archaeologist
*[[John Duncan Mackie]] (1887–1978), historian
*[[Donald MacKinnon (Celtic scholar)|Donald MacKinnon]] (1839–1914), Celtic scholar
*[[James Mackintosh]] (1765–1832), philosopher, historian and judge
*[[John Mackintosh (Scottish politician)|John Mackintosh]] (1929–1978), politician
*[[Ewen MacLachlan]] (1775–1822), classicist and translator (into Gaelic)
*[[Ian Maclaren]] (Rev. Dr John Watson, 1850–1907), fiction writer and theologian
*[[Adam McLean]] (born 1948), writer on alchemy
*[[Alasdair Maclean]] (1926–1994), poet and non-fiction writer
*[[Alistair MacLean]] (1922–1987), thriller writer, ''[[HMS Ulysses (novel)|HMS Ulysses]]''
*[[Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet|Fitzroy Maclean]] (1911–1996), army officer, autobiographer and historian, ''[[Eastern Approaches]]''
*[[James Noël MacKenzie MacLean]] (1928–1978), historian
*[[Sorley MacLean]] (1911–1996), poet (in Gaelic)
*[[Robert McLellan]] (1907–1985), playwright and poet (in Scots)
*[[Iain Finlay Macleod]] (b. 1973), playwright
*[[Joseph Macleod]] (1903–1984), poet and playwright
*[[Ken MacLeod]] (b. 1954), science fiction writer
*[[Nicholas McLeod]] (fl. 1868–1889), writer on Japan
*[[Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal)|Norman Macleod]] (1783–1862), writer (in Gaelic) and minister of the Church of Scotland
*[[Norman Macleod (1812–1872)|Norman Macleod]] (1812–1872), writer (in Gaelic and English) and minister of the Church of Scotland
*[[James McLevy]] (1793/4–1873), detective and writer on crime
*[[William Miller Macmillan]], leading scholar of liberal South African [[historiography]] that emerged in the 1920s and started diminishing in the 1970s
*[[Ron McMillan]] (b. 1958), travel writer, crime writer and photo-journalist
*[[Sarah Broom Macnaughtan]] (1864–1916), novelist and Red Cross volunteer
*[[Aonghas MacNeacail]] (b. 1942), poet (in Gaelic)
*[[Kevin MacNeil]] (living), novelist, poet and playwright
*[[F. Marian McNeill]] (1885–1973), ethnographer and food writer
*[[Graham McNeill]] (born 1971), novelist and games writer
*[[Hector Macneill]] (1746–1818), poet and song-writer
*[[Robert Macnish]] (1802–1837), writer and physician
*[[Catherine MacPhail]] (b. 1947), children's writer
*[[Hector C. Macpherson|Hector Macpherson]] (1851–1924), biographer and political writer
*[[James Macpherson]] (1736–1796), poet and feigned translator of the "Ossian" poems
*[[Sharon McPherson]] (b. 1965), writer and publisher
*[[David MacRitchie]] (1851–1925), folklorist
*[[Angus MacVicar]] (1908–2001), crime and science fiction writer
*[[Candia McWilliam]] (b. 1955), novelist
*[[Wes Magee]] (b. 1939), poet and children's writer
*[[Richard Maitland]] (1496–1586), poet (in Middle Scots) and judge
*[[John Major (philosopher)|John Major]] (awa Mair, 1497–1550), philosopher (in Latin and English)
*[[John Malcolm|Sir John Malcolm]] (1769–1833), historian, army officer and colonial official
*[[David Mallet (writer)|David Mallet]] (c. 1705–1765), playwright and poet
*[[Ann Marie Di Mambro]] (b. 1950), playwright and scriptwriter
*[[Peter Manson]] (b. 1969), poet
*[[Laura Marney]] (living), novelist
*[[Bruce Marshall (writer)|Bruce Marshall]] (1899–1987), fiction and non-fiction writer
*[[Theodore Martin]] (1816–1909), poet, biographer and translator
*[[Ernest Marwick]] (1915–1977), writer on Orkney folklore and history
*[[James David Marwick]] (1826–1908), historian and politician
*[[Allan Massie]] (b. 1938), novelist and journalist
*[[David Masson]] (1822–1907), critic and historian
*[[David I. Masson]] (1915–2007), science-fiction writer and librarian
*[[Rosaline Masson]] (1867–1949), novelist, biographer and history writer
*[[Graham Masterton]] (born 1946), horror writer
*[[Colin Matthew]] (1941–1999), editor and historian, ''[[Dictionary of National Biography|Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]''
*[[Gavin Maxwell]] (1914–1969), naturalist and travel writer, ''[[Ring of Bright Water]]''
*[[Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet|Herbert Maxwell]] (1845–1937), novelist, historian and politician
*[[Peter May (writer)|Peter May]] (b. 1951), novelist and screenwriter
*[[James Meek (author)|James Meek]] (b. 1962), novelist and journalist
*[[Andrew Norman Meldrum]] (1876–1934), chemist and historian
*[[Andrew Melville]] (1545–1622), classicist, theologian and university reformer
*[[Elizabeth Melville]] (c. 1578 – c. 1640), poet
*[[Denzil Meyrick]] (b. 1965), crime novelist
*[[James Mill]] (1773–1836), historian and economist
*[[John Millar (philosopher)|John Millar]] (1735–1801), philosopher and historian
*[[Mark Millar]] (b. 1969), comic book writer
*[[Martin Millar]] (Martin Scott, b. 1960), fantasy novelist
*[[Hugh Miller]] (1802–1856), geologist
*[[Judith Miller (antiques expert)|Judith Miller]] (b. 1951), writer and broadcaster on antiques
*[[Karl Miller]] (1931–2014), critic and biographer
*[[Denise Mina]] (b. 1966), crime writer and playwright
*[[Alexander Ferrier Mitchell]] (1822–1899), church historian and Church of Scotland minister
*[[Naomi Mitchison]] (1897–1999), novelist and poet
*[[Rosalind Mitchison]] (1919–2002), social historian
*[[Steven Moffat]] (b. 1961), television writer and producer
*[[Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff]] (1889–1930), writer, translator of [[Proust]]'s [[In Search of Lost Time|''À la Recherche du temps perdu'']]
*[[David Macbeth Moir]] (1798–1851), poet, essayist and physician
*[[David Binning Monro]] (1836–1905), classicist and polymath
*[[Alexander Montgomerie]] (c. 1550–1598), poet (in Middle Scots)
*[[James Montgomery (poet)|James Montgomery]] (1771–1854), editor, hymn writer and poet
*[[John Moore (Scottish physician)|John Moore]] (1729–1802), physician and novelist
*[[Edwin Morgan (poet)|Edwin Morgan]] (1920–2010), poet (in Scots)
*[[David R. Morrison (author)|David R. Morrison]] (1941–2012), poet and essayist
*[[Ewan Morrison]], novelist and screenwriter
*[[Grant Morrison]] (b. 1960), comic book writer and playwright
*[[William Motherwell]] (1797–1835), poet and antiquary
*[[Edwin Muir]] (1887–1959), novelist and poet
*[[Willa Muir]] (awa Agnes Neill Scott, 1890–1970), novelist and translator
*[[William Muir]] (1819–1905), orientalist
*[[The Mulgray Twins|Helen and Morna Mulgray]] (b. 1939), crime writers
*[[Neil Munro (writer)|Neil Munro]] (awa Hugh Foulis, 1863–1930), humorist, novelist and critic
*[[Neil Gordon Munro]] (1863–1942), anthropologist
*[[Robert Munro (archaeologist)|Robert Munro]] 1835–1920, archaeologist
*[[Rona Munro]] (b. 1959), dramatist and screenwriter
*[[Charles Murray (poet)|Charles Murray]] (1864–1941), poet
*[[James Mylne (philosopher)|James Mylne]] (1757–1839), moral philosopher
*[[Robert Mylne (writer)|Robert Mylne]] (c. 1643–1747), lampooner and antiquary
}}

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*[[Tom Nairn]] (b. 1932), political writer and essayist
*[[Carolina Nairne]] (originally Oliphant, 1766–1845), songwriter and collector
*[[Bill Napier]] (b. 1940), novelist and science writer
*[[James Napier (chemist)|James Napier]] (1810–1884), antiquary and chemist
*[[Macvey Napier]] (1776–1847), solicitor, legal scholar, and editor of ''Encyclopædia Britannica''
*[[Mark Napier (historian)|Mark Napier]] (1798–1879), historian
*[[Adam Neale]] (d. 1832), army physician and author
*[[Charles Neaves]] (1800–1876), poet, critic and jurist
*[[Patrick Neill (naturalist)|Patrick Neill]] (1776–1851), naturalist and travel writer
*[[William Neill (poet)|William Neill]] (1922–2010), poet (in Scots, Gaelic and English)
*[[Robin Neillands]] (1935–2006), travel and military writer
*[[Ian Niall]] (also John Kincaid McNeillie, 1916–2002), novelist and writer
*[[Hume Nisbet]] (1849–1923), novelist and artist
*[[John Niven]] (living), novelist and screenwriter
}}

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*[[Robert Maxwell Ogilvie]] (1932–1981), classicist
*[[William Ogilvie of Pittensear]] (1736–1819), classicist and reformer
*[[William Henry Ogilvie]] (1869–1963), poet
*[[Maggie O'Farrell]] (b. 1972), novelist
*[[Andrew O'Hagan]] (b. 1968), novelist and essayist
*[[Laurence Oliphant (author)|Laurence Oliphant]] (1829–1888), novelist, travel writer and mystic
*[[Margaret Oliphant]] (1828–1897), novelist, historian and travel writer
*[[Thomas Oliphant (musician and artist)|Thomas Oliphant]] (1799–1873), writer and composer
*[[Neil Oliver]] (b. 1967), writer and TV presenter
*[[Richard Oram]] (living), historian and biographer
*[[James Orr (theologian)|James Orr]] (1844–1913), church historian and United Presbyterian Church minister
*[[John Oswald (activist)|John Oswald]] (d. 1793), philosopher, poet and social critic
*[[Agnes Owens]] (1926–2014), fiction writer
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==P==
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*[[Isabel Pagan]] (c. 1740–1821), poet of the Romantic Era.
*[[Janet Paisley]] (1948–2018), writer, playwright and poet (in Scots and English)
*[[Mungo Park (explorer)|Mungo Park]] (1771–1806), explorer and travel writer
*[[Aileen Paterson]] (1934–2018), children's writer
*[[Alasdair Paterson]], poet
*[[Don Paterson]] (b. 1963), poet
*[[Neil Paterson (writer)|Neil Paterson]] (1915–1995), novelist and screenwriter
*[[Hamilton Paul]] (1773–1854), poet and writer
*[[G. C. Peden]] (b. 1943), economic historian
*[[Stef Penney]] (b. 1969), novelist and film-maker
*[[Alexander Petrie (classicist)|Alexander Petrie]] (1881–1979), classicist
*[[Andrew Picken]] (1788–1833), novelist
*[[Ricardo Pinto (novelist)|Ricardo Pinto]] (b. 1961), fantasy writer
*[[Robert Pollok (poet)|Robert Pollok]] (c. 1798–1827), poet and minister of the [[United Secession Church]]
*[[Jane Porter]] (1776–1850), Scottish novelist and dramatist
*[[Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison]] (1856–1931), philosopher
*[[Richard Price (poet)|Richard Price]] (b. 1966), poet, novelist and translator
*[[David Purves]] (1924-2015), poet and playwright
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==Q==
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*[[John Quigley (author)|John Quigley]] (b. 1925), novelist
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*[[Hugh C. Rae]] (also Jessica Stirling, Robert Crawford, 1935–2014), historical novelist
*[[Janet Milne Rae]] (1844–1933), novelist and missionary
*[[Robert Rait]] (1874–1936), historian
*[[Hannu Rajaniemi]] (b. 1978), fiction writer
*[[Allan Ramsay (poet)|Allan Ramsay]] (1686–1758), poet and playwright
*[[Andrew Michael Ramsay]] (1686–1743), writer on politics and religion
*[[Caro Ramsay]] (living), crime writer
*[[Edward Bannerman Ramsay]] (1793–1872), clergyman of the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]], and author of ''Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character''
*[[William Mitchell Ramsay]] (1851–1939), archaeologist and biblical scholar
*[[Ian Rankin]] (b. 1960), crime writer, [[Detective Inspector John Rebus|Inspector Rebus]]
*[[P. J. G. Ransom]] (living), transport writer
*[[Alastair Reid (poet)|Alastair Reid]] (b. 1926), poet, scholar and translator
*[[Thomas Reid]] (1710–1796), philosopher
*[[Robert Rendall]] (1898–1967), Orkney Scottish poet, and amateur naturalist 
*[[Alexander Henry Rhind]] (1833–1863), antiquarian and archaeologist
*[[William Richardson (classicist)|William Richardson]] (1743–1814), classicist and critic
*[[Edith Anne Robertson]] (1883–1973), poet in both English and Scots
*[[James Robertson (novelist)|James Robertson]] (b. 1958), novelist and poet
*[[Robin Robertson]] (b. 1955), poet
*[[William Robertson (historian)|William Robertson]] (1721–1793), historian and Church of Scotland minister
*[[Michael Scott Rohan]] (b. 1951), fantasy and SF writer
*[[Dilys Rose]] (b. 1954), poet and novelist
*[[Alexander Ross (poet)|Alexander Ross]] (1699–1784), poet
*[[Alexander Ross (writer)|Alexander Ross]] (c. 1590–1654) controversialist and translator
*[[David R. Ross]] (1958–2010), history and travel writer
*[[W. D. Ross]] (1877–1971), philosopher
*[[William Roughead]] (1870–1952), writer on crime and lawyer
*[[John Row (minister, born 1568)|John Row]] (1568–1646), historian and Church of Scotland minister
*[[J. K. Rowling]] (b. 1965), English-born writer of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series
*[[Archie Roy]] (1924–2012), science writer and novelist
*[[Brian Ruckley]] (living), fantasy writer
*[[Thomas Ruddiman]] (1674–1757), classicist
*[[James Runcie#Personal life|Charlotte Runcie]] (b. 1989), poet
*[[Christopher Rush (writer)|Christopher Rush]] (b. 1944), novelist and children's writer
*[[Craig Russell (British author)|Craig Russell]] (b. 1956), novelist and short story writer
*[[David Syme Russell]] (1916–2010), theologian and [[Baptists|Baptist]] minister
*[[William Russell (Scottish writer)|William Russell]] (1741–1793), miscellanist
*[[Samuel Rutherford]] (c. 1600–1661), Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly
*[[Margaret Ryan]] (living), children's writer
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==S==
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*[[Suhayl Saadi]] (b. 1961), novelist and dramatist
*[[Alexander Scott (16th century poet)|Alexander Scott]] (c. 1520 – c. 1583), poet
*[[Alexander Scott (20th century poet)|Alexander Scott]] (1920–1989), poet
*[[Allan Scott (Scottish screenwriter)|Allan Scott]] (Allan Shiach, b. 1940), screenwriter
*[[Andrew Murray Scott]] (b. 1955), novelist
*[[Harriet Anne Scott]] (1819–1894), novelist
*[[Manda Scott]] (awa Kellen Stewart, b. 1962), crime writer and vet
*[[Michael Scott (Scottish author)|Michael Scott]] (1789–1835), novelist
*[[Tom Scott (poet)|Tom Scott]] (1918–1995), poet and critic
*[[Walter Scott]] (1771–1832), novelist and poet
*[[Ann Scott-Moncrieff]] (1914–1943), poet and story writer
*[[Helen Sedgwick]] (b. 1978), novelist and physicist 
*[[W. C. Sellar]] (1898–1951), humorist, ''[[1066 and All That]]'' (with [[R. J. Yeatman]])
*[[William Young Sellar]] (1825–1890), classicist
*[[Francis Sempill]] (c. 1616–1682), poet and wit
*[[James Sempill|Sir James Sempill]] (1566–1625 or 1626), author of protestant literature, and diplomat 
*[[Robert Sempill the elder|Robert Sempill]] (c. 1530–1595), narrative poet (in Middle Scots)
*[[Robert Sempill the younger]] (c. 1595 – c. 1663), poet, early user of the [[Standard Habbie]] stanza
*[[James Seth]] (1860–1925), philosopher
*[[Alan Sharp]] (1934–2013), novelist and screenwriter
*[[William Sharp (writer)|William Sharp]] (also Fiona MacLeod, 1855–1905), poet and biographer
*[[Nan Shepherd]] (1893–1981), novelist and poet
*[[Sara Sheridan]] (b. 1968), novelist
*[[Robert Sibbald]] (1641–1722), historian and physician
*[[J David Simons]] (b. 1953), novelist
*[[W. Douglas Simpson]] (1896–1968), architecture and archaeology academic and writer
*[[Catherine Sinclair]] (1800–1864), novelist and children's writer
*[[George Sinclair (horticulturist)|George Sinclair]] (1787–1834), garden writer and horticulturalist
*[[Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet|John Sinclair]] (1754–1835), writer on finance and agriculture
*[[Burns Singer]] (1928–1964), poet and translator
*[[William Forbes Skene]] (1809–1892), historian and editor
*[[John Skinner (poet)|John Skinner]] (1721–1807), historian, songwriter and [[Scottish Episcopal Church|Episcopal]] minister
*[[William Henry Oliphant Smeaton]] (1856–1914), biographer and children's writer
*[[William Smellie (encyclopedist)|William Smellie]] (1740–1795), antiquary and encyclopaedist
*[[Samuel Smiles]] (1812–1904), writer and politician, ''[[Self-Help (Smiles book)|Self-Help]]''
*[[Adam Smith]] (1723–1790), political economist, ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]''
*[[Alexander McCall Smith]] (b. 1948), crime writer
*[[Alexander Smith (poet)|Alexander Smith]] (1829–1867), poet and essayist
*[[Ali Smith]] (b. 1962), novelist
*[[George Adam Smith]] (1856–1942), theologian and scholar
*[[George Smith (1833–1919)|George Smith]] (1833–1919), historian and geographer, mainly working in India
*[[Iain Crichton Smith]] (1928–1998), poet and novelist (in Gaelic and English)
*[[James Smith of Jordanhill]] (1782–1867), man of letters
*[[Janet Adam Smith]] (1905–1999), literary journalist, and champion of Scottish literature
*[[Sydney Goodsir Smith]] (1915–1975), poet and novelist (in Scots, Lallans and English)
*[[Tobias Smollett]] (1721–1771), novelist and poet, ''[[The Adventures of Roderick Random]]''
*[[Christopher Smout]] (b. 1933), [[Historiographer Royal (Scotland)|Historiographer Royal]]
*[[William Ritchie Sorley]] (1855–1935), philosopher
*[[William Soutar]] (1898–1943), poet and diarist (in English, Scots and Lallans)
*[[Alexander Souter]] (1873–1949), Biblical scholar
*[[John Spalding (historian)|John Spalding]] (fl. 1650), annalist
*[[Muriel Spark]] (1918–2006), novelist (''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'')
*[[Alan Spence]] (b. 1947), poet, novelist and playwright
*[[Lewis Spence]] (1874–1955), ethnographer, occultist and poet
*[[John Spottiswoode]] (1565–1639), historian and archbishop
*[[William Gordon Stables]] (1840–1910), children's writer and naval surgeon
*[[Adam Stark]] (1784–1867), local historian
*[[John Gabriel Stedman]] (1744–1797), military writer and colonial soldier
*[[James Brunton Stephens]] (1835–1902), poet and novelist
*[[John Sterling (author)|John Sterling]] (1806–1844), poet, essayist and fantasy writer
*[[Gerda Stevenson]] (living), dramatist and actress
*[[D. E. Stevenson]] (1892–1973), novelist
*[[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (1850–1894), novelist, poet and travel writer, ''[[Treasure Island]]''
*[[Dugald Stewart]] (1753–1828), philosopher
*[[Ena Lamont Stewart]] (1912–2006), playwright
*[[John Stewart of Baldynneis]] (c. 1545 – c. 1605), poet and translator (in Middle Scots)
*[[William Stewart (makar)|William Stewart]] (c. 1478–1548), poet (in Scots)
*[[Norman Stone]] (1941–2019), historian
*[[Charlotte Carmichael Stopes]] (1840–1929), writer and women's rights activist
*[[Marie Stopes]] (1880–1958), scholar, playwright and women's rights activist
*[[Elizabeth Storie]] (1818-1898), biographer.
*[[Zoë Strachan]] (born 1975), novelist and academic
*[[John Strang (writer)|John Strang]] (1795–1863), travel writer, translator, writer about Glasgow
*[[John Struthers (poet)|John Struthers]] (1776–1853), poet and miscellanist
*[[Sheila Stuart]] (1892–1974), children's writer
*[[Luke Sutherland]] (b. 1971), novelist and musician
*[[Annie S. Swan|Annie Shepherd Swan]] (also David Lyall and Mrs Burnet-Smith, 1859–1943), romantic novelist
*[[John Swinton (journalist)|John Swinton]] (1829–1901), Scottish-American journalist, newspaper publisher and orator
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==T==
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*[[Reay Tannahill]] (1929–2007), historian and novelist
*[[Robert Tannahill]] (1774–1810), poet
*[[Alasdair and Hettie Tayler]] (1870–1937 and 1869–1951), historians
*[[Rachel Annand Taylor]] (1876–1960), poet, biographer and critic
*[[Fiona Templeton]] (b. 1951), poet, playwright and director
*[[Emma Tennant]] (1937–2017), novelist and editor
*[[William Tennant (poet)|William Tennant]] (1784–1848), scholar, poet and playwright
*[[Josephine Tey]] (real name Elizabeth MacKintosh, awa Gordon Daviot, 1896–1952), mystery writer and playwright
*[[Eleanor Thom]] (b. 1979), novelist
*[[William Thom (poet)|William Thom]] (1799–1848), poet (in Scots)
*[[Thomas the Rhymer]] (also known as Thomas Learmonth, c. 1220 – c. 1298), rhymester and prophet
*[[May Miles Thomas]], (b. 1959), screenwriter
*[[D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson]] (1860–1948), polymath, ''[[D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson#On Growth and Form|On Growth and Form]]''
*[[Derick Thomson]] (awa Ruaraidh MacThòmais, 1921–2012), poet (in Gaelic), critic and publisher 
*[[James Thomson (poet, born 1700)|James Thomson]] (1700–1748), poet, ''[[The Seasons (Thomson poem)|The Seasons]]''
*[[James Thomson (B.V.)]] (1834–1882), poet
*[[Thomas Thomson (advocate)|Thomas Thomson]] (1768–1852), advocate, antiquarian and archivist
*[[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin]] (1824–1907), ''[[Treatise on Natural Philosophy]]'' (with Peter Guthrie Tate)
*[[Alice Thompson]] (living), novelist
*[[D. R. Thorpe]] (b. 1943), biographer
*[[Margaret Todd (doctor)|Margaret Todd]] (c. 1859–1918), novelist, biographer and doctor
*[[Ruthven Todd]] (1914–1978), poet, novelist and children's writer
*[[Jeff Torrington]] (1935–2008), novelist
*[[Thomas Toughill]] (living), non-fiction writer
*[[Joseph Train]] (1779–1852), antiquarian and poet
*[[Nigel Tranter]] (1909–2000), historical novelist and historian
*[[Alexander Trocchi]] (1925–1984), novelist and cultural activist
*[[William Barclay Turnbull]] (1811–1863), antiquary
*[[Alexander Fraser Tytler]] (1747–1813), lawyer and writer
*[[Patrick Fraser Tytler]] (1791–1849), historian and biographer
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==U==
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*[[Joan Ure]] (Elizabeth Thoms Clark) (1918–1978), poet and playwright
*[[Thomas Urquhart|Sir Thomas Urquhart]] (1611–1660), writer and translator
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==V==
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*[[John Veitch (poet)|John Veitch]] (1829-1894), poet, philosopher and historian

==W==
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*[[Frank Arneil Walker]] (b. 1938), architectural academic and writer
*[[Danny Wallace (humorist)|Danny Wallace]] (b. 1976), comic writer and performer
*[[Elizabeth, Lady Wardlaw]] (1677–1727), balladeer (in Middle Scots)
*[[Alan Warner (novelist)|Alan Warner]] (b. 1964), novelist
*[[Alan Watson (legal scholar)|Alan Watson]] (b. 1933), legal scholar
*[[D. E. R. Watt]] (1926–2004), historian
*[[William Montgomery Watt]] (1909–2006), historian and biographer, ''[[Muhammad at Mecca (book)|Muhammad at Mecca]]''
*[[William J. Watson]] (1865–1948), toponymist
*[[William Watson (writer)|William Watson]] (1931–2005), novelist and playwright
*[[David Wedderburn (writer)|David Wedderburn]] (c. 1580–1646), writer, and schoolmaster at [[Aberdeen Grammar School]]
*[[James Wedderburn (poet)|James Wedderburn]] (c. 1495–1553), poet and playwright
*[[John Wedderburn (poet)|John Wedderburn]] (c. 1505–1553), poet and theologian
*[[Robert Wedderburn (poet)|Robert Wedderburn]] (c. 1510 – c. 1555), poet and vicar 
*[[Molly Weir]] (1910–2004), memoirist and actress
*[[Tom Weir]] (1914–2006), naturalist and broadcaster
*[[Irvine Welsh]] (b. 1961), novelist, ''[[Trainspotting (novel)|Trainspotting]]''
*[[Louise Welsh]] (b. 1965), thriller writer
*[[Mortimer Wheeler]] (1890–1976), archaeologist
*[[Kenneth White]] (b. 1936), poet and academic
*[[Brian Whittingham]] (b. 1950), poet and playwright
*[[Christopher Whyte (writer)|Christopher Whyte]] (b. 1952), novelist, poet and translator (English and Gaelic)
*[[Jack Whyte]] (b. 1940), historical novelist and fantasy writer
*[[George Whyte-Melville]] (1821–1878), novelist and poet
*[[Roman de Fergus|William the Clerk]] (possibly [[William Malveisin]], d. 1238), poet (in [[Old French]]), ''[[Roman de Fergus]]''
*[[Peter Williamson (memoirist)|Peter Williamson]] (1730–1799), known as "Indian Peter", memoirist and showman
*[[Robert Willis (physician)|Robert Willis]] (1799–1878), translator and writer on medicine and philosophy
*[[John Wilson (Scottish writer)|John Wilson]] (awa Christopher North, 1785–1854), writer and critic
*[[Rab Wilson]] (b. 1960), poet, who writes mainly in Scots 
*[[David Wingate (poet)|David Wingate]] (1828–1892), poet and collier
*[[Ninian Winzet]] (1518–1592), Roman Catholic priest and polemicist
*[[Robert Wodrow]] (1679–1734), historian
*[[David Wolstencroft]] (b. 1969), screenwriter and novelist
*[[Harry Harvey Wood]] (1903–1977), literary and artistic figure, a founder of the [[Edinburgh International Festival]]
*[[John Philip Wood]] (d. 1838), antiquary and biographer
*[[Jenny Wormald]] (1942–2015), historian
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==Y==
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*[[Curtis Yorke]] ([[pen name]] of Susan Rowley Richmond Lee; 1854–1930), writer, novelist
*[[Andrew Young (poet, born 1885)|Andrew Young]] (1885–1971), poet and Presbyterian minister, later [[Church of England]] cleric
*[[Douglas Young (classicist)|Douglas Young]] (1913–1973), poet, scholar and translator
*[[Henry Yule|Sir Henry Yule]] (1820–1889) [[Oriental studies|orientalist]], writer of travel books, compiler of the ''[[Hobson-Jobson]]'' dictionary of Indian English
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==See also==
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*[[List of Scottish dramatists]]
*[[List of Scottish novelists]]
*[[List of Scottish poets]]
*[[List of Scottish science fiction writers]]
*[[List of Scottish short story writers]]
*[[Lists of writers]]
*[[Scottish literature]]
*[[Writers' Museum]]
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