literature vs writing

literature and writing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
literature	Yes	No	No	No
writing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, writing is a hypernym of literature; that is, writing is a word with a broader meaning than literature:

literature: creative writing of recognized artistic value
writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

Other hypernyms of literature include piece of writing, written material.

As nouns, writing is a hypernym of literature; that is, writing is a word with a broader meaning than literature:

literature: published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

Other hypernyms of literature include piece of writing, written material.

literature (noun)	writing (noun)
the profession or art of a writer	the activity of putting something in written form
the humanistic study of a body of literature	the act of creating written works
creative writing of recognized artistic value	the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
published writings in a particular style on a particular subject	letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
	(usually plural) the collected work of an author