literate vs writerly

literate

adj
  • Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read. 

  • Which is used in writing (of a language or dialect). 

  • Able to read and write; having literacy. 

noun
  • A person who was educated but had not taken a university degree; especially a candidate to take holy orders. 

  • A person who is able to read and write. 

writerly

adj
  • Characteristic of a writer; using well-chosen words or well-crafted sentences. 

  • of or pertaining to a writer 

How often have the words literate and writerly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )