| No. | Nominee | Country | Genre(s) | Nominator(s) |
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| 1 | Edward Albee (1928–2016) | United States | drama | Dieter Schaller (1929–2003) |
| 2 | Jorge Amado (1912–2001) | Brazil | novel, short story | Laurent Versini (1932–2021) |
| 3 | Jerzy Andrzejewski (1909–1983) | Poland | novel, short story | Eeva Kilpi (born 1928) |
| 4 | Louis Aragon (1897–1982) | France | novel, short story, poetry, essays | Jean Gaudon (1926–2019) |
| 5 | José María Arguedas (1911–1969)
(posthumous nomination) | Peru | novel, short story, poetry, essays | Elie Poulenard (1901-1985) |
| 6 | Wystan Hugh Auden (1907–1973) | United Kingdom
United States | poetry, essays, screenplay |
| 7 | Riccardo Bacchelli (1891–1985) | Italy | novel, drama, essays |
| 8 | James Baldwin (1924–1987) | United States | novel, short story, essays, poetry, drama | Jacob Louis Mey (1926–2023) |
| 9 | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898–1971) | Indi
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