
Ida Baccini (1850–1911) was an Italian writer for children. Baccini was editor-in-chief of Cordelia, a journal for girls published from 1884 to 1911.

Giambattista Basile was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector. His collections include the oldest recorded forms of many well-known European fairy tales.

Dino Buzzati-Traverso was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel The Tartar Steppe, although he is also known for his well-received collections of short stories.

Davide Cali is a Swiss-born Italian writer of picture books and graphic novels, primarily for children and young adults. He lives in Italy. His work has been published in 25 countries and translated into many languages. He also writes under the pseudonyms Taro Miyazawa and Daikon.

Tommaso Catani was an Italian writer and presbyter.

Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Elisabetta Dami is an Italian children's books author who is famous as the creator of the character Geronimo Stilton.

Edmondo De Amicis was an Italian novelist, journalist, poet and short-story writer. His best-known book is Cuore, a children's novel translated into English as Heart.

Silvana De Mari was born in 1953 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. She is a fantasy novel writer.

Emma Perodi was an Italian writer and journalist; best known for her children's books.

Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably Il romanzo di Cipollino. For his lasting contribution as a children's author he received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1970. He is considered as Italy's most important 20th-century children's author and his books have been translated into many languages, though few have been published in English.

Emanuela Da Ros is a journalist and Italian writer of children's books.

Emilio Salgari was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction.

Luigi Bertelli, best known as Vamba, was an Italian author, illustrator and journalist.

Domenico Vittorini (1892–1958) was an Italian-born writer and American academic.