| Dates | 29 July – 14 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 3 |
| Venues | Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Dramatic Works, Open | Olympic | 29 July – 14 August 1948 | 3 | 2 |
| Literature, Epic Works, Open | Olympic | 29 July – 14 August 1948 | 13 | 8 |
| Literature, Lyric Works, Open | Olympic | 29 July – 14 August 1948 | 16 | 9 |
| 29 (23/6) | 13 (13/5) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Epic Works, Open | Giani Stùparich |  ITA |
Josef Petersen |  DEN |
Éva Földes |  HUN |
| Literature, Lyric Works, Open | Aale Tynni |  FIN |
Ernst Van Heerden |  RSA |
Gilbert Prouteau |  FRA |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | FIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | RSA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
