List of 21st-century writers

This is a partial list of 21st-century writers. This list includes notable authors, poets, playwrights, philosophers, artists, scientists and other important and noteworthy contributors to literature. Literature (from Latin "litterae" (plural); letters) is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word "literature" means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two most basic written literary categories include fiction and non fiction.