Writers from Guayaquil - Ecuadorian Literature

20th Century Writers · Author

Medardo Ángel Silva

Medardo Ángel Silva Rodas (Guayaquil, June 8, 1898 – Guayaquil, June 10, 1919) was an Ecuadorian poet, writer, and journalist, known as…

17th Century Writers · Author

Jacinto de Evia

Jacinto de Evia (Guayaquil, circa 1629 - 17??) was a priest and poet from the Spanish colonial period in Guayaquil, in what…

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Rita Lecumberri

Rita Lecumberri Robles (Guayaquil, November, 14, 1831 - Guayaquil, December 23, 1910) was an Ecuadorian writer and educator. She was a published…

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J.D. Santibáñez

J.D. Santibáñez, born José Daniel Santibáñez (Guayaquil, 1959) is an Ecuadorian science fiction novelist and comic book writer. He studied Illustration at…

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Jorge Pérez Concha

Jorge Pérez Concha (Guayaquil, June 5, 1908 - Guayaquil, April 1, 1995) was an Ecuadorian historian, biographer, writer, and diplomat. He wrote…

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Miguel Donoso Pareja

Miguel Donoso Pareja (Guayaquil, July 13, 1931 – Ibidem, March 16, 2015) was an acclaimed Ecuadorian writer whose literary contributions left an…

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José Martínez Queirolo

José Miguel Martínez Queirolo (Guayaquil, March 22, 1931 – Guayaquil, October 8, 2008) was an Ecuadorian playwright and writer. He was awarded…

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Enrique Avellán Ferrés

Enrique Avellán Ferrés (Guayaquil, December 11, 1904 – Quito, 1984) was a distinguished Ecuadorian novelist, playwright, and legal scholar, celebrated for his…

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Eugenia Viteri

Blanca Eugenia Viteri Segura (Guayaquil, July 4, 1928 - Quito, September 21, 2023) is an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, anthologist, women's…

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Pedro Jorge Vera

Pedro Jorge Vera (Guayaquil, June 16, 1914 – Guayaquil, March 5, 1999) was an Ecuadorian journalist, novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet,…

21st Century Writers · Author

Eduardo Varas

Eduardo Varas Carvajal (Guayaquil, 1979) is an Ecuadorian novelist, musician and journalist, currently living in Quito. He studied Social Communication at the…

Writers living outside of Ecuador · Author

Yanna Hadatty

Yanna Hadatty Mora (Guayaquil, 1969) is an Ecuadorian short story writer, essayist, and literary critic. Based in Mexico since 1992, she earned…

20th Century Writers · Author

María Piedad Castillo de Levi

María Piedad Castillo de Levi (Guayaquil, July 6, 1888 – Quito, March 4, 1962) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, journalist, and feminist.…

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Rosa Amelia Alvarado

Rosa Amelia Alvarado Roca (1944, Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian writer and poet. In 1964 she founded the Guayaquil-based magazine Hogar, which became…

19th Century Writers · Author

José Joaquín de Olmedo

José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri (Guayaquil, March 20, 1780 – Guayaquil, February 19, 1847) was a notable Ecuadorian poet, first mayor…