Helen Umaña is one of the few Honduran writers who has focused her efforts on the literary essay and literary criticism. Historian Leticia de Oyuela has written essays on painting and has published several books on the history of Honduras.
In present-day Honduran literature, major poets include Rebeca Becerra, Rubén Izaguirre, and César Indiano; the latter also writes short stories and novels. In the young generation of poets, major voices include he three most prominent figures of contemporary Honduran literature are novelist and short story writer Roberto Quesada, with his novel Los barcos, poet and editor Amanda Castro, and writer and playwright Javier Abril Espinoza, author of Un ángel atrapado en el huracán and Cuentos para niños y niñas. Armando Garcia, short story writer Nery Alexis Gaitán, and poet José González are other important Honduran writers.