This is a list of writers who have worked in the Leonese language

Leonese language

The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...

 (Llingua Llïonesa in Leonese), a language developed from Vulgar Latin with contributions from the pre-Roman languages which were spoken in the territory of the Spanish provinces of León

León (province)

León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....

, Zamora

Zamora (province)

Zamora is a Spanish province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.The present-day province of Zamora province was one of three provinces formed from the former Kingdom of León in 1833, when Spain was re-organised into 49 provinces.It is bordered by...

, and Salamanca

Salamanca

Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...

 and in some villages in the District of Bragança, Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. The Leonese language belongs to Leonese or Astur-Leonese subgroup of Iberian languages.

• Abel Pardo
  Abel Pardo
  Laureated in Italian Language and Culture by ICON and Advanced Studies Diplomat in Romance Languages by the Open University of Catalonia, Abel Pardo wrote in Cuentos de Lleón , Cuentos del Sil and "El Dialecto Leonés" when he collaborated with tales about modern and ancient themes and was the...
  
   (1974-)
• Adrianu Martín (1986-)
• Alejandro Díez (1985-)
• Amando Álvarez Cabeza
• Caitano Bardón
  Caitano Bardón
  Caitán Bardón , also rendered Cayetano Álvarez Bardón, was a Leonese language writer. His work "Cuentos en Dialecto Leonés" was one of the first books written in the Leonese language in the 20th century....
  
   (1881-1924)
• Daniel Fernández (writer) (1974-)
• Emilce Núñez
• Eva González
  Eva González (Leonese language writer)
  Eva González was a Leonese language writer; she was born in Palacios del Sil in 1918 and died in León in 2007. She has a dedicated street in León by her contribution to the literature in Leonese.She wrote:...
  
   (1918-2007)
• Félix Llópez (1988-)
• Germán Suárez Blanco
• Gumersindo Álvarez Cabeza
• Juan del Enzina (1468-1530)
• José Aragón Escacena
  José Aragón Escacena
  José Aragón Escacena was a leonese language writer.He wrote "Entre Brumas", edited in 1921 and awarded in the IX Century of Leonese "Fueros" .-External links:* *...
  
   (1891-1945)
• Lucas Fernández
  Lucas Fernández
  Lucas Fernández was a Spanish dramatist and musician, writer in Leonese language.He was born and educated at Salamanca, and was a professor of music there from 1522.Lucas Fernández surviving work consists of six plays...
  
   (1474-1552)
• Manuel de Herrera Gallinato (XVIIth century)
• Roberto González-Quevedo (1953-)
• Severiano Álvarez
  Severiano Álvarez
  Severiano Álvarez is a Leonese language writer. He was born in Cuevas del Sil , province of León in 1933. He had two mentions in Leonese language in their region variety in 1982 and 1983, and was awarded with two more in 1983- See also :...
  
   (1933-)
• Bartolomé de Torres Naharro
  Bartolomé de Torres Naharro
  Bartolomé de Torres Naharro was a Spanish dramatist and Leonese language writer of Jewish converso descent....
  
   (1485-1530)
• Diego de Torres Villarroel
  Diego de Torres Villarroel
  Diego de Torres Villarroel was a Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, doctor, mathematician, priest and professor of the University of Salamanca. His most famous work is his autobiography, Vida, ascendencia, nacimiento, crianza y aventuras del Doctor Don Diego de Torres Villarroel .-Life:Villarroel...
  
   (1694-1770)
• Xuasús González
  Xuasús González
  Xuasús González is a leonese language writer.He collaborated in Cuentos del Sil and wrote several columns for La Nuestra Tierra, a weekly newspaper in Leonese language.-External links:* *...
  
  (1981-)

External links

• Cuentos del Sil website (in Leonese language)
• Leonese Language Association from El Bierzo (in Leonese language)
• Leonese Language Association "El Fueyu" (in Leonese language and English)
• Top Level Domain for Leonese Language (Leonese language, English, Italian, Catalan, French Romanian, and other languages)