List of non-binary writers

Non-binary writers are individuals who write for a living and hold a gender identity outside of the gender binary. Non-binary gender identities may include genderfluid, agender, and bigender. Additionally, some cultures may have "third gender" roles that exist outside of the gender binary.

• Travis Alabanza, an English performance artist, poet, writer, and LGBTQ rights activist¹²
• K Alexander, a Canadian actor, writer, web series creator and YouTube personality³

• Thomas Baty (1869–1954), an English lawyer and writer of a utopian science fiction novel set in a postgender society, as well as the editor of the feminist gender studies journal Urania⁴
• Jay Bernard, a Black British poet, multi media writer and film maker, shortlisted in the Costa Book Awards 2019⁵
• Tess Berry-Hart, a British playwright, author and activist⁶
• Mal Blum, an American songwriter, musician, writer and performer⁷
• Justin Vivian Bond, an American singer-songwriter, author, painter, performance artist, and actor⁸
• Kate Bornstein, an American author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist⁹¹⁰
• Beth Brant, a Mohawk writer, essayist, and poet
• Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, an Asian American autistic disability rights activist, writer, and public speaker¹¹
• River Butcher, an American stand-up comic, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host¹²
• Alec Butler, a Canadian playwright and filmmaker¹³¹⁴
• Judith Butler, an American philosopher, gender theorist and feminist writer¹⁵
• K.R. Byggdin, a Canadian novelist¹⁶

• Claude Cahun, a Jewish-French photographer, sculptor and writer¹⁷
• E.M. Carroll, a Canadian webcomic artist and author¹⁸
• Marjorie Celona, an American-Canadian writer¹⁹
• Chrystos, a Menominee writer and two-spirit activist
• Heather Corinna, an American sex education writer and blogger
• Ivan Coyote, a Canadian spoken word performer, writer, and LGBT advocate²⁰

• Harry Dodge, an American sculptor, performer, video artist, and writer²¹
• Jude Doyle, an American feminist author²²²³²⁴
• Cyrus Grace Dunham, an American writer and activist²⁵

• Akwaeke Emezi, a Nigerian author living in the United States²⁶

• Waawaate Fobister, a Canadian playwright and actor²⁷
• Tyler Ford, a writer and public speaker²⁸
• L. Frank, a Tongva-Acjachemen artist, writer, tribal scholar, cartoonist, and indigenous language activist²⁹

• Sarah Gailey, an American author of speculative fiction³⁰
• Andrea Gibson, an American poet and activist³¹

• Johanna Hedva, author of Sick Woman Theory and On Hell³²
• Liv Hewson, an Australian actor and playwright³³

• Eddie Izzard, a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and political activist³⁴

• George M. Johnson³⁵³⁶
• Cris Judar, a Brazilian writer³⁷

• Yuhki Kamatani, a Japanese manga writer and illustrator³⁸
• Maia Kobabe, a cartoonist and illustrator,³⁹ author of Gender Queer: A Memoir⁴⁰⁴¹
• Janae Kroc, a bodybuilder and writer⁴²

• Kim de l'Horizon, Swiss writer and thespian⁴³
• Carole LaFavor, an Ojibwe novelist, activist and nurse⁴⁴
• Richard LaFortune, a two spirit activist, author, community organizer, and artist⁴⁵
• Olivia Laing, a British trans/nonbinary writer, novelist, and cultural critic⁴⁶
• R. B. Lemberg, a bigender, queer author, poet, and editor of speculative fiction⁴⁷
• Elisha Lim, an artist and graphic novelist⁴⁸
• Cheena Marie Lo, a poet working in Oakland, California⁴⁹
• Katherine Locke, a writer of young adult and children's books living in Philadelphia, PA⁵⁰

• Anna-Marie McLemore, Mexican-American author⁵¹⁵²
• Gopi Shankar Madurai, an Indian equal rights, Indigenous rights activist and author⁵³
• Helen Macdonald, English writer and naturalist⁵⁴
• Keith Maillard, a Canadian-American novelist and poet⁵⁵
• Jul Maroh, a French comic book writer
• Jeffrey Marsh, an American writer, actor, artist, activist, author, and social media personality⁵⁶
• Dan Taulapapa McMullin, an American Samoan artist, known for their poetry, visual art and film⁵⁷
• Casey McQuiston, an American author of romance and new adult fiction⁵⁸
• Foz Meadows, an Australian fantasy novelist, blogger and poet⁵⁹
• Jack Monroe, a British food writer and journalist⁶⁰
• Ali K. Mulford, Australian writer⁶¹

• Jeannette Ng, a British fantasy writer and Hugo award-winner⁶²
• Marieke Nijkamp, Dutch writer⁶³

• Richard O'Brien, a British-New Zealand actor, television presenter, musician, writer, voice artist and theatre performer⁶⁴
• Kay O'Neill, New Zealand writer⁶⁵
• AJ Odasso, an American author, editor, and poet
• Alice Oseman, a genderfluid English YA author

• Martin Page, a nonbinary French writer
• Pidgeon Pagonis, an intersex American activist, writer, artist, and consultant⁶⁶
• Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a cosmologist, science writer and equality activist⁶⁷

• Lucas Rijneveld, a Dutch writer and poet

• Rivers Solomon, an American author⁶⁸
• Joey Soloway, an American television creator, showrunner, director and writer
• Rae Spoon, a Canadian musician and writer⁶⁹
• ND Stevenson, an American cartoonist and animation producer
• John Elizabeth Stintzi, a Canadian novelist and poet⁷⁰
• Rebecca Sugar, an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter⁷¹
• Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, an American author and activist⁷²

• Bogi Takács, an Agender trans Jewish writer and poet⁷³
• Jacob Tobia, an American LGBTQ rights activist, feminist writer, and co-producer and host for the MSNBC television series Queer 2.0⁷⁴

• Jo Vannicola, a Canadian actor and memoirist⁷⁵
• Hida Viloria, a Latinx American writer⁷⁶

• Joshua Whitehead, a Canadian First Nations poet and novelist⁷⁷
• Gigi Raven Wilbur, an American bisexual rights activist and writer⁷⁸
• James Wylder, an American author and publisher⁷⁹⁸⁰

• Nao-Cola Yamazaki, a Japanese novelist and essayist⁸¹
• Neon Yang, a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction⁸²
• Katherine Magdalene Rose, an author and social activist from San Francisco⁸³

• Xiran Jay Zhao, a Chinese-Canadian author and Internet personality
• Nevo Zisin, a non-binary Australian writer and transgender rights activist⁸⁴