Juan Rafael AllendeW
Juan Rafael Allende

Juan Rafael Allende was a Chilean dramatist, author and journalist. He was also known to direct and act in his own plays. He is often recognized as the father of humorous press in Chile. Through writing Allende chastised the aristocratic class and defended ideas of egalitarianism and democracy. Above all he is known for challenging the Catholic clergy.

Santiago ArcosW
Santiago Arcos

Santiago Arcos (1822–1874) was a Chilean journalist, politician and writer. He wrote a treatise La cuestion de los indios: las fonteras y los indios (1860), that called for military action against indigenous people.

Diana ArónW
Diana Arón

Diana Frida Arón Svigilisky was a Chilean journalist and a member of the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria party. She was kidnapped, tortured and forcibly disappeared by agents of the Pinochet dictatorship.

Marina ArrateW
Marina Arrate

Marina Arrate Palma is a Chilean poet and clinic psychologist.

Carmen ArriagadaW
Carmen Arriagada

Carmen Arriagada García was a Chilean writer.

Efraín BarqueroW
Efraín Barquero

Efraín Barquero was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 2008.

Eduardo de la BarraW
Eduardo de la Barra

Eduardo de la Barra (1839–1900) was a Chilean writer, diplomat and geographer. De la Barra is known for his polemics, including his opposition to what he perceived as an excessive German cultural and scientific influence in Chile. For this purpose he coined the concept of a "the German bewichment". This earned him criticism as being himself a promoter of Latin culture ("romanizer").

Eduardo BarriosW
Eduardo Barrios

Eduardo Barrios was a Chilean writer and poet born in Valparaíso on October 25, 1884 and died in Santiago on September 13, 1963.

Carmen BerenguerW
Carmen Berenguer

Carmen Berenguer is a Chilean poet, audio-visual artist and reporter.

Enrique Campos MenéndezW
Enrique Campos Menéndez

Enrique Campos Menéndez (1914–2007) was Marquee of Torreblanca and a Chilean writer. He was born in Punta Arenas, on 12 August 1914 and died on 12 June 2007. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1986.

Francisco ColoaneW
Francisco Coloane

Francisco Coloane Cárdenas was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages. Some of his books were adapted to theatre and film.

Francisco Contreras ValenzuelaW
Francisco Contreras Valenzuela

Francisco Contreras was a Chilean writer.

Hugo CorreaW
Hugo Correa

Hugo Correa was a Chilean journalist and science fiction writer, and is widely credited with launching modern science fiction in Latin America. A couple of his stories appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He also was a columnist in Chile at the Chilean journals “El Mercurio” and “La Tercera”, also at the Chilean magazines “Ercilla” and “Revista Paula". Also he was the president of the cultural committee of the Instituto Chileno Norteamericano; co-founder of the Chilean SF Club and president of UFO Chile.

Raquel CorreaW
Raquel Correa

Raquel Teresa Correa was a Chilean journalist who spent the main part of her career with the newspaper El Mercurio. She was well known for her interviews and reporting, and was the recipient of Chile's National Prize for Journalism in 1991.

Angel Cruchaga Santa MaríaW
Angel Cruchaga Santa María

Angel Cruchaga Santa María was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1948.

Alberto EdwardsW
Alberto Edwards

Luis Alberto Edwards Vives was a Chilean historian, nationalist politician and lawyer. He was a member of the influential Edwards family.

Francisco Antonio EncinaW
Francisco Antonio Encina

Francisco Antonio Encina Armanet was a Chilean politician, agricultural businessman, political essayist, historian and prominent white nationalist. He authored the History of Chile from Prehistory to 1891: with 20 volumes, it stands as the largest individual historical work of the 20th century in Chile. Additionally, he worked with Tancredo Pinochet, Guillermo Subercaseaux, Luis Alberto Edwards Vives and Luis Galdames Galdames as founders of the first Chilean nationalist party.

Paula EscobarW
Paula Escobar

Paula Escobar Chavarría is a Chilean magazine editor, columnist, journalist, professor and writer. She is a recipient of the Lenka Franulic Award.

Soledad Fariña VicuñaW
Soledad Fariña Vicuña

Soledad Fariña Vicuña is a Chilean poet.

Pedro Pablo FigueroaW
Pedro Pablo Figueroa

Pedro Pablo Figueroa Luna was a Chilean writer and researcher. Among his works is the Diccionario biográfico de Chile, first published in 1887.

Edgardo GarridoW
Edgardo Garrido

Edgardo Garrido (1888–1976) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1972.

Enrique Gómez CorreaW
Enrique Gómez Correa

Enrique Gómez Correa was a Chilean poet, lawyer and diplomat.

Mónica González (journalist)W
Mónica González (journalist)

Mónica González Mujica is a Chilean writer and journalist. She won the Maria Moors Cabot Prize in 2002, the Dan David Prize in 2006 and UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2010. From 2005-2006 she was editor of es:Diario Siete, a daily paper in Santiago de Chile which ran for a year.

Juan Guzmán CruchagaW
Juan Guzmán Cruchaga

Juan Guzmán Cruchaga was a Chilean poet and diplomat. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1962. Guzman Cruchaga was of Basque descent. He was the son of Juan José Guzmán Guzmán and Amelia Cruchaga Aspillaga. He attended the colegio de San Ignacio from 1905, finishing his humanities subjects in 1912. In 1913 he enrolled into the Faculty of Law of Universidad de Chile, quitting during his third year there.

Max JaraW
Max Jara

Maximiliano Jara Troncoso, better known as Max Jara, was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1956.

Jerónimo Lagos LisboaW
Jerónimo Lagos Lisboa

Jerónimo Lagos Lisboa (1883-1958) was a Chilean poet.

Pedro LastraW
Pedro Lastra

Pedro Lastra is a Chilean poet and essayist.

Mariano LatorreW
Mariano Latorre

Mariano Lautaro Latorre Court was a Chilean writer of Basque descent. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1944.

Olegario Lazo BaezaW
Olegario Lazo Baeza

Olegario Lazo Baeza was a Chilean writer.

Samuel LilloW
Samuel Lillo

Samuel Lillo (1870–1958) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1947.

Manuel Antonio MattaW
Manuel Antonio Matta

Manuel Antonio Matta was a Chilean politician, lawyer and writer and founder of the Radical Party of Chile along with Pedro Leon Gallo.

María MonvelW
María Monvel

María Monvel was a Chilean poet of national significance. Her work was highly praised by Gabriela Mistral.

Luis Orrego LucoW
Luis Orrego Luco

Luis Orrego Luco was a Chilean politician, lawyer, novelist and diplomat. He served as Minister of Justice from 1918 to 1919 and as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1918 to 1921, representing the Radical Party. He took part in the Chilean Civil War of 1891 as a regimental commander on the Congressist side.

Francisco Ortega (writer)W
Francisco Ortega (writer)

Francisco Ortega is a Chilean journalist, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and editor.

Alonso de OvalleW
Alonso de Ovalle

Fr. Alonso de Ovalle was a Chilean Jesuit priest and chronicler of Chilean history, author of the Historica relacion del Reyno de Chile y de las missiones y ministerios que exercita en él la Compañía de Jesus, describing the Conquest of Chile and the Arauco War. He was great grandson of the Genoese sailor Juan Bautista Pastene.

Magdalena PetitW
Magdalena Petit

Magdalena Petit Marfán was a Chilean writer, notable for her popular novels La Quintrala, Los Pincheira and Los Hijos del Caleuche, inter alias. Also she wrote theater pieces, essays and biographies. She was a recipient of the Santiago Municipal Literature Award.

Bernhard Eunom PhilippiW
Bernhard Eunom Philippi

Bernhard Eunom Philippi was a German naturalist, explorer and colonization agent for Chile.

Carlos Pinto (journalist)W
Carlos Pinto (journalist)

Carlos Pinto is a popular Chilean journalist and television presenter. In 1984, he and Santiago Pavlovic began an investigative program called Informe Especial which airs in TVN. He is the father of the football player Sebastián Pinto. It was the driver of the reality The game of fear of TVN, which was taken off the air shortly after due to poor ratings.

Carlos de RokhaW
Carlos de Rokha

Carlos de Rokha (1920–1962) was a Chilean poet and writer.

Gabriel SalazarW
Gabriel Salazar

Gabriel Salazar Vergara is a Chilean historian. He is known in Chile for his study of social history and interpretations of social movements, particularly the recent student protests of 2006 and 2011–12.

Gaston SalvatoreW
Gaston Salvatore

Gaston Salvatore was a Chilean writer living in Germany and writing in the German language.

Salvador SanfuentesW
Salvador Sanfuentes

Salvador Sanfuentes was a Chilean lawyer, politician and poet. He served as Minister of Justice and Public Worship twice, and was elected as MP for the Association of Vallenar.

Fernando SantivánW
Fernando Santiván

Fernando Santiván (1886–1973) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1952. His real name was Fernando Santibañez Puga.

Roque Esteban ScarpaW
Roque Esteban Scarpa

Roque Esteban Scarpa Straboni was a Chilean writer, literary critic and scholar. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1980. He was of Croatian and Italian descent.

Víctor Domingo SilvaW
Víctor Domingo Silva

Víctor Domingo Silva Endeiza was a Chilean poet, journalist, playwright and writer.

Hernán del SolarW
Hernán del Solar

Hernán del Solar (1901–1985) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1968.

Benjamín SubercaseauxW
Benjamín Subercaseaux

Benjamín Subercaseaux Zañartu (1902–1973) was a Chilean writer and researcher. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1963.

Jorge TeillierW
Jorge Teillier

Jorge Octavio Teillier Sandoval was a Chilean poet.

Esteban ValenzuelaW
Esteban Valenzuela

Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek is a Chilean journalist, politician and writer, born in Rancagua. He served as Mayor of Rancagua from 1992 to 1996, and Deputy from 2002 to 2010.

Juvencio ValleW
Juvencio Valle

Juvencio Valle, also known by the pseudonym Gilberto Concha Riffo, was a noted Chilean poet. He is a recipient of the Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile, a National Prize awarded to poets of high achievement.

José Miguel VarasW
José Miguel Varas

José Miguel Varas was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 2006.

Daniel de la VegaW
Daniel de la Vega

Daniel de la Vega was a Chilean journalist, poet, playwright, chronicler, and novelist.