The Newar language, officially known in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan language with a long literary history. Its prominent writers include:

• Jayaprakash Malla
• Siddhidas Mahaju
• Sukraraj Shastri
• Chittadhar "Hridaya"
• Siddhicharan Shrestha
• Dhooswan Sayami
• Durga Lal Shrestha
• Dharma Ratna Yami
• Girija Prasad Joshi
• Rebati Ramanananda Shrestha