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List of Puerto Rican writers


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This is a list of Puerto Rican literary figures, including poets, novelists, short story authors, and playwrights. It includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and long-term residents or immigrants who have made Puerto Rico their home and who are recognized for their literary work.

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B–C

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E–G

H–K

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M–N

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  • Judith Ortiz Cofer, poet, writer and essayist[98]
  • Micol Ostow, author. Ostow wrote Mind Your Manners, Dick and Jane. Her novel Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age.[99]

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R–S

T–Z

See also

References

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