The literature of Virginia, United States, includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Representative authors include Rita Dove, Ellen Glasgow, William Hoffman, Lee Smith, and William Styron. Journals featuring work of Virginia writers include the "New Virginia Review" (est. 1978), "Richmond Quarterly" (est. 1980), "Edgar Allan Poe Review" (est. 2000), and "Virginia Adversaria" (est. 2000).
Rita Dove, Ellen Glasgow, William Hoffman, Lee Smith and William Styron are a few writers who are known to be from Virginia.