Lists of authors
The following are lists of authors and writers:
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By name
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
By type of writing or genre
- List of biographers
- List of children's literature authors
- List of Buddhist authors
- List of crime writers
- List of detective fiction authors
- List of dramatists
- List of essayists
- List of fantasy authors
- List of folklorists
- List of historians
- List of historical novelists
- List of illustrators
- List of horror fiction authors
- List of humorists
- List of journalists
- List of magazine writers
- List of military writers
- List of mystery writers
- List of new technologies writers
- List of newspaper writers
- List of non-fiction authors
- List of occult authors
- List of playwrights
- List of poets
- List of political authors
- List of romantic novelists
- List of science writers
- List of science fiction authors
- List of screenwriters
- List of self-help authors
- List of short story authors
- List of Spiritualist authors
- List of thriller authors
- List of Western fiction authors
By nationality, race, or origin
- List of novelists by nationality
- List of African writers / by country
- List of African-American writers
- List of Albanian writers
- List of Algerian writers
- List of Asian-American writers
- List of American authors
- List of Beninese writers
- List of Brazilian writers
- List of Canadian writers
- List of Georgian writers
- List of Hungarian writers
- List of Iranian writers
- List of Italian writers
- List of Croatian authors
- List of Native American writers
- List of Pakistani authors
- List of Portuguese writers
- List of Romanian writers
- List of Slovak authors
- List of Scottish writers
By language (Non-English)
- List of Lithuanian authors
- List of Chinese authors
- List of Croatian authors
- List of Dutch writers
- List of French language authors
- List of German-language authors
- List of Hebrew language authors
- List of Hindi and Urdu authors
- List of Italian writers
- List of Japanese authors: A B C D E F G H I J K M N O R S T U W Y Z
- List of Persian language authors
- List of Polish language authors
- List of Spanish language authors
- List of Swedish language writers
- List of Tamil language writers
- List of Welsh language authors