diff --git a/src/poetry/console/commands/init.py b/src/poetry/console/commands/init.py
index 7412aab95fe..775699fdf25 100644
--- a/src/poetry/console/commands/init.py
+++ b/src/poetry/console/commands/init.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class InitCommand(Command):
     options: ClassVar[list[Option]] = [
         option("name", None, "Name of the package.", flag=False),
         option("description", None, "Description of the package.", flag=False),
-        option("author", None, "Author name of the package.", flag=False),
+        option(
+            "author", None, "Author name of the package.", flag=False, multiple=True
+        ),
         option("python", None, "Compatible Python versions.", flag=False),
         option(
             "dependency",
@@ -148,21 +150,28 @@ def _init_pyproject(
         if not description and is_interactive:
             description = self.ask(self.create_question("Description []: ", default=""))
 
-        author = self.option("author")
-        if not author and vcs_config.get("user.name"):
+        authors = self.option("author")
+        if not authors and vcs_config.get("user.name"):
             author = vcs_config["user.name"]
             author_email = vcs_config.get("user.email")
             if author_email:
                 author += f" <{author_email}>"
+            authors = [author]
 
         if is_interactive:
+            author_str = ", ".join(authors)
             question = self.create_question(
-                f"Author [<comment>{author}</comment>, n to skip]: ", default=author
+                f"Author [<comment>{author_str}</comment>, n to skip]: ",
+                default=author_str,
             )
-            question.set_validator(lambda v: self._validate_author(v, author))
+            question.set_validator(lambda v: self._validate_author(v, authors))
             author = self.ask(question)
+            if author == author_str:  # user entered nothing, dont change authors
+                author = ""
+            else:
+                authors = author
 
-        authors = [author] if author else []
+        authors = authors if authors else []
 
         license_name = self.option("license")
         if not license_name and is_interactive:
@@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ def _init_pyproject(
             name,
             version,
             description=description,
-            author=authors[0] if authors else None,
+            author=authors if authors else None,
             readme_format=readme_format,
             license=license_name,
             python=python,
diff --git a/src/poetry/layouts/layout.py b/src/poetry/layouts/layout.py
index 18f72e903ea..05230f7783a 100644
--- a/src/poetry/layouts/layout.py
+++ b/src/poetry/layouts/layout.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def __init__(
         version: str = "0.1.0",
         description: str = "",
         readme_format: str = "md",
-        author: str | None = None,
+        author: str | list[str] | None = None,
         license: str | None = None,
         python: str | None = None,
         dependencies: Mapping[str, str | Mapping[str, Any]] | None = None,
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ def __init__(
         self._dev_dependencies = dev_dependencies or {}
 
         if not author:
-            author = "Your Name <you@example.com>"
-
-        self._author = author
+            self._authors = ["Your Name <you@example.com>"]
+        elif isinstance(author, str):  # check if only 1 author was added
+            self._authors = [author]
+        else:
+            self._authors = author
 
     @property
     def basedir(self) -> Path:
@@ -143,15 +145,16 @@ def generate_project_content(self) -> TOMLDocument:
         project_content["name"] = self._project
         project_content["version"] = self._version
         project_content["description"] = self._description
-        m = AUTHOR_REGEX.match(self._author)
-        if m is None:
-            # This should not happen because author has been validated before.
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid author: {self._author}")
-        else:
-            author = {"name": m.group("name")}
-            if email := m.group("email"):
-                author["email"] = email
-            project_content["authors"].append(author)
+        for author_string in self._authors:  # Iterate through the list of authors
+            m = AUTHOR_REGEX.match(author_string)
+            if m is None:
+                # This should not happen because author has been validated before.
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid author: {author_string}")
+            else:
+                author = {"name": m.group("name")}
+                if email := m.group("email"):
+                    author["email"] = email
+                project_content["authors"].append(author)
 
         if self._license:
             project_content["license"]["text"] = self._license
diff --git a/tests/console/commands/test_init.py b/tests/console/commands/test_init.py
index 7412d75990e..9bdfaa5b145 100644
--- a/tests/console/commands/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/console/commands/test_init.py
@@ -894,6 +894,56 @@ def test_predefined_all_options(tester: CommandTester, repo: TestRepository) ->
     assert expected in output
 
 
+def test_predefined_2_authors(tester: CommandTester, repo: TestRepository) -> None:
+    repo.add_package(get_package("pendulum", "2.0.0"))
+    repo.add_package(get_package("pytest", "3.6.0"))
+
+    inputs = [
+        "1.2.3",  # Version
+        "",  # Author
+        "n",  # Interactive packages
+        "n",  # Interactive dev packages
+        "\n",  # Generate
+    ]
+
+    tester.execute(
+        "--name my-package "
+        "--description 'This is a description' "
+        "--author 'Foo Bar <foo@example.com>' "
+        "--author 'Author 2 <bar@example.com>' "
+        "--python '>=3.8' "
+        "--license MIT "
+        "--dependency pendulum "
+        "--dev-dependency pytest",
+        inputs="\n".join(inputs),
+    )
+
+    expected = """\
+[project]
+name = "my-package"
+version = "1.2.3"
+description = "This is a description"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Foo Bar",email = "foo@example.com"},
+    {name = "Author 2",email = "bar@example.com"}
+]
+license = {text = "MIT"}
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+dependencies = [
+    "pendulum (>=2.0.0,<3.0.0)"
+]
+
+[tool.poetry]
+
+[tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
+pytest = "^3.6.0"
+"""
+
+    output = tester.io.fetch_output()
+    assert expected in output
+
+
 def test_add_package_with_extras_and_whitespace(tester: CommandTester) -> None:
     command = tester.command
     assert isinstance(command, InitCommand)