The following is a list of Japanese writers whose family name begins with the letter S.

List by Family Name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - M - N - O - R - S - T - U - W - Y - Z

Saigyō (1118–1190) Saitō Mokichi (1882–1953) Saitō Ryokuu (1868–1904) Saitō Sakae (1933–2024) Sakaguchi Ango (1906–1955) Saotome Mitsugu (1926–2008) Sasaki Nobutsuna Sata Ineko (1904–1998) Satō Aiko (1923–2026) Sei Shōnagon Seii James Allen Kōichi Moriwaki Senge Motomaro (1888–1948) Shiba Ryōtarō (1923–1996) Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (1928–1987) Shiga Mitsuko (1885–1956) Shiga Naoya (1883–1971) Shimada Masahiko (born 1961) Shimaki Kensaku (1903–1945) Shimao Toshio (1917–1986) Shimazaki Tōson (1872–1943) Shimizu Motoyoshi (1918–2008) Shimizu Satomu (see Yamamoto Shūgorō) Shimizu Shikin (1868–1933) Shimizu Yoshinori (born 1947) Shiono Nanami (born 1937) Shiraki Shizu (1895–1918) Shōno Junzō (1921–2009) Sono Ayako (1931–2025) Sonoike Kin'yuki (1886–1974) Suematsu Kenchō (1855–1920) SunSunSun (born 1993) Suzuki Kōji (1957–2026) Suzuki Miekichi (1882–1936) Suzuki Hiromi (dates unknown)