WFatmir Gjata (1922–1989) was a prominent Albanian writer of Socialist Realism.
WMilto Sotir Gurra (1884–1972) was an Albanian journalist and short story writer of the 20th-century. He first works came out during the last period of the Albanian National Awakening and continued for a 50-year period. Although simple in character and at times permeated by naive sentimental notes, Gurra's work reserves a certain importance within the Albanian literature due to its social context and thematics. Beside his own creations, Gurra translated to Albanian some of the masterpieces of the classic Russian literature.
WIsmail Kadare is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright. He has been a leading literary figure in Albania since the 1960s. He focused on poetry until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army, which made him a leading literary figure in Albania and famous internationally. In 1996, France made him a foreign associate of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of France.
WVeli Karahoda is an Albanian writer, poet, novelist and essayist. He studied at the University of Pristina, Faculty of Arts.
WTeodor Keko (1958–2002) was an Albanian writer, journalist, and politician.
WMitrush Kuteli, born Dhimitër Pasko was a well-known Albanian writer, literary critic and translator. Along with Ernest Koliqi he is considered as the founder of modern Albanian prose; in Albanian literature his pen name for which he gained fame was Mitrush Kuteli.
WPetro Marko was an Albanian writer. His best-known novel is titled Hasta La Vista and recounts his experiences as a volunteer of the Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War. Petro Marko is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern Albanian prose.
WDhimitër Shuteriqi was an Albanian scholar, literary historian, and writer.
WPetraq Zoto was an Albanian writer. He is mostly known for his collection of stories, and books targeting children and young readers.