Majgull Axelsson is a Swedish journalist and writer.

Majit Gafuri was a Bashkir and Tatar poet, writer, and playwright. He was one of the leaders of the democratic trend in Tatar literature and one of the founders of national children's literature.

Mehmedalija "Mak" Dizdar was a Bosnian poet. His poetry combined influences from the Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism and cultural remains of medieval Bosnia, and especially the stećci.

Makar Kraŭcoŭ was an active participant in the Belarusian independence movement, writer and a victim of Stalin's purges. He authored the lyrics of Vajacki marš, a popular patriotic song.

Maki Minami is a Japanese manga author best known for the high school series Special A.

Oda Makoto was a Japanese novelist, peace activist, academic and Time Asian Hero.

Makoto Ōoka was a Japanese poet and literary critic. He pioneered the collaborative poetic form renshi in the 1990s, in which he has collaborated with such well-known literary figures as Charles Tomlinson, James Lasdun, Joseph Stanton, Shuntarō Tanikawa and Mikirō Sasaki.

Maksim Ščur is a Belarusian translator, writer and poet.

Maksim Adamavich Bahdanovich was a Belarusian poet, journalist, translator, literary critic and historian of literature. He is considered one of the founders of the modern Belarusian literature.

Maksim Haretski, also known as Maksim Harecki and Maksim Goretsky, was a Belarusian prose writer, journalist, activist of the Belarusian national renewal, folklorist, lexicographer, and professor. Maksim Harecki was also known by his pen-names Maksim Biełarus, M.B. Biełarus, M.H., A. Mścisłaŭski, Dzied Kuźma, Maciej Myška, and Mizeryjus Monus. In his works he often appeared as Kuźma Batura, Liavon Zaduma.