SettingsWriters from Missouri
A. E. Hotchner
Aaron Edward Hotchner, (born 28 June 1920) is an American editor, novelist, playwright and biographer who partnered with Paul Newman for Newman's Own line of products.
Aaron Edward Hotchner, (born 28 June 1920) is an American editor, novelist, playwright and biographer who partnered with Paul Newman for Newman's Own line of products.
Abram Joseph Ryan
Abram Joseph Ryan, OSFS, was an American poet, an active proponent of the Confederate States of America, and a Roman Catholic priest.
Abram Joseph Ryan, OSFS, was an American poet, an active proponent of the Confederate States of America, and a Roman Catholic priest.
Agnes Smedley
Agnes Smedley was an American journalist and writer best known for her semi-autobiographical novel Daughter of Earth.
Agnes Smedley was an American journalist and writer best known for her semi-autobiographical novel Daughter of Earth.
Alfred Henry Spink
Alfred Henry Spink (August 24, 1854 – May 27, 1928) was a Canadian-born American baseball writer and club organizer based mainly in St. Louis, Missouri.
Alfred Henry Spink (August 24, 1854 – May 27, 1928) was a Canadian-born American baseball writer and club organizer based mainly in St. Louis, Missouri.
Alice Corbin Henderson
Alice Corbin Henderson was an American poet, author and poetry editor.
Alice Corbin Henderson was an American poet, author and poetry editor.
Amos Fries
Amos Alfred Fries was a general in the United States Army and 1898 graduate of the United States Military Academy.
Amos Alfred Fries was a general in the United States Army and 1898 graduate of the United States Military Academy.
Arielle North Olson
Arielle North Olson is an author of children's books.
Arielle North Olson is an author of children's books.
Arthur Anton Vogel
Arthur Anton Vogel (February 24, 1924 – March 6, 2012) was fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri.
Arthur Anton Vogel (February 24, 1924 – March 6, 2012) was fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri.
Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas (8 January 1857 – 12 August 1934) was an American playwright, born in St. Louis, Missouri.
Augustus Thomas (8 January 1857 – 12 August 1934) was an American playwright, born in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bob Broeg
Robert William Patrick Broeg (March 18, 1918 – October 28, 2005) was an American sportswriter.
Robert William Patrick Broeg (March 18, 1918 – October 28, 2005) was an American sportswriter.
C. J. Cherryh
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author.
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author.
Candace O'Connor
Candace O'Connor (born January 27, 1950) is a St. Louis, Missouri-based freelance writer and editor.
Candace O'Connor (born January 27, 1950) is a St. Louis, Missouri-based freelance writer and editor.
Carl Schurz
Carl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War.
Carl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War.
Charles G. Finney
Charles G. Finney (December 1, 1905 – April 16, 1984) was an American fantasy novelist and newspaperman.
Charles G. Finney (December 1, 1905 – April 16, 1984) was an American fantasy novelist and newspaperman.
Charlie Ross
Charles Griffith Ross was a White House Press Secretary between 1945 and 1950 for Harry S. Truman.
Charles Griffith Ross was a White House Press Secretary between 1945 and 1950 for Harry S. Truman.
Chester Himes
Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer.
Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was an American writer.
Clara Erskine Clement
Clara Erskine Clement Waters was a United States author and traveler.
Clara Erskine Clement Waters was a United States author and traveler.
Constance Reid
Constance Bowman Reid (January 3, 1918 – October 14, 2010) was the author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics.
Constance Bowman Reid (January 3, 1918 – October 14, 2010) was the author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics.
Dale Carnegie
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later) (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous...
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (originally Carnagey until 1922 and possibly somewhat later) (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous...
Daniel Woodrell
Daniel Woodrell (born March 4, 1953) is an American writer of fiction.
Daniel Woodrell (born March 4, 1953) is an American writer of fiction.
Dennis L. McKiernan
Dennis Lester McKiernan, born, is an American writer best known for his high fantasy The Iron Tower.
Dennis Lester McKiernan, born, is an American writer best known for his high fantasy The Iron Tower.
Dorothy B. Hughes
Dorothy B. Hughes was an American crime writer and literary critic.
Dorothy B. Hughes was an American crime writer and literary critic.
Edgar Snow
Edgar P. Snow was an American journalist known for his books and articles on Communism in China and the Chinese Communist revolution.
Edgar P. Snow was an American journalist known for his books and articles on Communism in China and the Chinese Communist revolution.
Edwin Arden
Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden (February 4, 1864 – October 2, 1918) was an actor, theatre manager, and playwright.
Edwin Hunter Pendleton Arden (February 4, 1864 – October 2, 1918) was an actor, theatre manager, and playwright.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 – November 7, 1837) was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor and abolitionist.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 – November 7, 1837) was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor and abolitionist.
Emily Newell Blair
Emily Newell Blair (January 9, 1877 – August 3, 1951) was an American writer, suffragist, feminist, national Democratic Party political leader, and a founder of the League of Women Voters.
Emily Newell Blair (January 9, 1877 – August 3, 1951) was an American writer, suffragist, feminist, national Democratic Party political leader, and a founder of the League of Women Voters.
Eugene Field
Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays.
Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays.
Evan S. Connell
Evan Shelby Connell, Jr. is an American novelist, poet, and short story-writer.
Evan Shelby Connell, Jr. is an American novelist, poet, and short story-writer.
Faye Kellerman
Faye Kellerman is an American author of mystery novels, in particular the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three non-series books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon Music and S...
Faye Kellerman is an American author of mystery novels, in particular the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three non-series books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon Music and S...
Fran Baker
Fran Baker (maiden name McCoy, born in 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American novelist of eleven romance novels in both the contemporary and historical subgenres.
Fran Baker (maiden name McCoy, born in 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American novelist of eleven romance novels in both the contemporary and historical subgenres.
Frank Luther Mott
Frank Luther Mott was an American historian and journalist of Quaker descent.
Frank Luther Mott was an American historian and journalist of Quaker descent.
Frederick Seidel
Frederick Seidel (born February 19, 1936) is an American poet.
Frederick Seidel (born February 19, 1936) is an American poet.
G. S. Sharat Chandra
G.S. Sharat Chandra (1935-2000) was an internationally acclaimed author of both poetry and fiction.
G.S. Sharat Chandra (1935-2000) was an internationally acclaimed author of both poetry and fiction.
George Hickenlooper
George Hickenlooper (May 25, 1963 – October 29, 2010) was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker.
George Hickenlooper (May 25, 1963 – October 29, 2010) was an American narrative and documentary filmmaker.
George Sibley Johns
George Sibley Johns (1857–1941) was an American journalist, most notable as editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
George Sibley Johns (1857–1941) was an American journalist, most notable as editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Giles A. Lutz
Giles Alfred Lutz (March 1910–June 1982) was a prolific author of fiction in the Western genre.
Giles Alfred Lutz (March 1910–June 1982) was a prolific author of fiction in the Western genre.
Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub (October 25, 1930 born in Staunton, Illinois – January 26, 1996 Manhattan) was an American writer, and novelist.
Harold Brodkey, born Aaron Roy Weintraub (October 25, 1930 born in Staunton, Illinois – January 26, 1996 Manhattan) was an American writer, and novelist.
Henry Bellamann
Heinrich Hauer Bellamann (April 28, 1882 – June 16, 1945) was an American novelist and poet, best known as the author of the novel Kings Row.
Heinrich Hauer Bellamann (April 28, 1882 – June 16, 1945) was an American novelist and poet, best known as the author of the novel Kings Row.
Herbert Asbury
Herbert Asbury (September 1, 1889 – February 24, 1963) was an American journalist and writer who is best known for his true crime books detailing crime during the 19th and early 20th century suc...
Herbert Asbury (September 1, 1889 – February 24, 1963) was an American journalist and writer who is best known for his true crime books detailing crime during the 19th and early 20th century suc...
Homer Croy
Homer Croy (March 11, 1883 - May 24, 1965), was an American author and occasional screenwriter who wrote a number of fiction and non-fiction books about life in the Midwestern United States.
Homer Croy (March 11, 1883 - May 24, 1965), was an American author and occasional screenwriter who wrote a number of fiction and non-fiction books about life in the Midwestern United States.
Houston Harte
Houston Harte founded, with Bernard Hanks, a regional chain of newspapers which eventually became the media company Harte-Hanks.
Houston Harte founded, with Bernard Hanks, a regional chain of newspapers which eventually became the media company Harte-Hanks.
Howard Schwartz (writer and editor)
Howard Schwartz (born April 4, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a widely regarded folklorist, author, poet, and editor of dozens of books.
Howard Schwartz (born April 4, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a widely regarded folklorist, author, poet, and editor of dozens of books.
J. Breckenridge Ellis
John Breckenridge Ellis was an American writer of the late 19th and early 20th century.
John Breckenridge Ellis was an American writer of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Jabari Asim
Jabari Asim is an associate professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts., and since August 2007, has been the Editor-in-Chief of The Crisis magazi...
Jabari Asim is an associate professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts., and since August 2007, has been the Editor-in-Chief of The Crisis magazi...
Jake Adelstein
Joshua "Jake" Adelstein is an American journalist and writer who has spent much of his career in Japan covering vice and organised crime.
Joshua "Jake" Adelstein is an American journalist and writer who has spent much of his career in Japan covering vice and organised crime.
James Gunn (author)
James Edwin Gunn is an American science fiction author, editor, scholar, and anthologist.
James Edwin Gunn is an American science fiction author, editor, scholar, and anthologist.
James M. Scott
James M. Scott (nicknamed Scotty, but also called Melvin and Jim) (1911–2001), an author, inventor, and Senior Olympian, was born in Wisdom, Missouri, on 28 May 1911, to James Baker Scott and Co...
James M. Scott (nicknamed Scotty, but also called Melvin and Jim) (1911–2001), an author, inventor, and Senior Olympian, was born in Wisdom, Missouri, on 28 May 1911, to James Baker Scott and Co...
James von Brunn
James Wenneker von Brunn was an American man who perpetrated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009.
James Wenneker von Brunn was an American man who perpetrated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2009.
James Whitehead (poet)
James Tillotson Whitehead (March 15, 1936 St. Louis, Missouri - August 16, 2003 Fayetteville, Arkansas) was an American poet and novelist.
James Tillotson Whitehead (March 15, 1936 St. Louis, Missouri - August 16, 2003 Fayetteville, Arkansas) was an American poet and novelist.
Jamie Metzl
Jamie Frederic Metzl is Executive Vice President of the Asia Society, where he is responsible for overseeing the institution's strategic directions and overall program activities globally.
Jamie Frederic Metzl is Executive Vice President of the Asia Society, where he is responsible for overseeing the institution's strategic directions and overall program activities globally.
Jesse S. Greever
Jesse Scot Greever is an American author of literary short stories, many of which have graced international bestseller lists.
Jesse Scot Greever is an American author of literary short stories, many of which have graced international bestseller lists.
Joe McGuff
Joseph T. McGuff (August 15, 1926 – February 4, 2006) was an American journalist, author, and newspaper editor.
Joseph T. McGuff (August 15, 1926 – February 4, 2006) was an American journalist, author, and newspaper editor.
John Gallaher
John Gallaher (born January 6, 1965) is an American poet and assistant professor of English at Northwest Missouri State University, and co-editor of The Laurel Review, supported by Northwest...
John Gallaher (born January 6, 1965) is an American poet and assistant professor of English at Northwest Missouri State University, and co-editor of The Laurel Review, supported by Northwest...
John J. Pershing
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John Lutz
John Lutz is an American writer who mainly writes mystery novels.
John Lutz is an American writer who mainly writes mystery novels.
John Miles Foley
John Miles Foley, scholar of comparative oral tradition, medieval and Old English Literature, Ancient Greek and Serbian epic, was the founder of the academic journal Oral Tradition and the Cente...
John Miles Foley, scholar of comparative oral tradition, medieval and Old English Literature, Ancient Greek and Serbian epic, was the founder of the academic journal Oral Tradition and the Cente...
John Neihardt
Johnathan (John) Gneisenau Neihardt (January 8, 1881 – November 24, 1973) was a United States author of poetry and prose, an amateur historian and ethnographer, and a philosopher of the Great Plains.
Johnathan (John) Gneisenau Neihardt (January 8, 1881 – November 24, 1973) was a United States author of poetry and prose, an amateur historian and ethnographer, and a philosopher of the Great Plains.
John R. Musick
John Roy Musick (1849–1901) was an American historical author and poet best known for his Columbian Historical Novels.
John Roy Musick (1849–1901) was an American historical author and poet best known for his Columbian Historical Novels.
John Wesley Emerson
John Wesley Emerson (also known as J. W. Emerson) was an American lawyer, American Civil War commander, Missouri Circuit Court judge, and the founder and principal investor of the Emerson ...
John Wesley Emerson (also known as J. W. Emerson) was an American lawyer, American Civil War commander, Missouri Circuit Court judge, and the founder and principal investor of the Emerson ...
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (8 November 1869 – 8 January 1942), also known as "Judge" Rutherford, was the second president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, and playe...
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (8 November 1869 – 8 January 1942), also known as "Judge" Rutherford, was the second president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, and playe...
Josephine Johnson
Josephine Winslow Johnson (June 20, 1910 – February 27, 1990) was an American novelist, poet, and essayist.
Josephine Winslow Johnson (June 20, 1910 – February 27, 1990) was an American novelist, poet, and essayist.
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty, was an American author of short stories and novels.
Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty, was an American author of short stories and novels.
Kay Thompson
Kay Thompson (November 9, 1909 — July 2, 1998) was an American author, composer, musician, actress and singer.
Kay Thompson (November 9, 1909 — July 2, 1998) was an American author, composer, musician, actress and singer.
Keith W. Nolan
Keith William Nolan (May 7, 1964 – February 19, 2009) was an American military historian, focusing on the various campaigns of the Vietnam War.
Keith William Nolan (May 7, 1964 – February 19, 2009) was an American military historian, focusing on the various campaigns of the Vietnam War.
Kevin Brown (author)
Kevin Brown (born September 3, 1960) is a biographer, essayist and translator who has authored or contributed to three books.
Kevin Brown (born September 3, 1960) is a biographer, essayist and translator who has authored or contributed to three books.
Lanford Wilson
Lanford Wilson (April 13, 1937 March 24, 2011) was an American playwright who helped to advance the Off-Off-Broadway theater movement.
Lanford Wilson (April 13, 1937 March 24, 2011) was an American playwright who helped to advance the Off-Off-Broadway theater movement.
Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family.
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family.
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy (born 1961) is an American freelance writer from Missouri.
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy (born 1961) is an American freelance writer from Missouri.
Lester Dent
Lester Dent (October 12, 1904 – March 11, 1959) was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and ad...
Lester Dent (October 12, 1904 – March 11, 1959) was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and ad...
Lorenzo Greene
Dr. Lorenzo Johnston Greene (1899-1988) taught history at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1933 - 1972.
Dr. Lorenzo Johnston Greene (1899-1988) taught history at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1933 - 1972.
Louis Daniel Brodsky
Louis Daniel Brodsky (Louis Brodsky, L. D. Brodsky) (born April 17, 1941) is an American poet, short story writer, and Faulkner scholar.
Louis Daniel Brodsky (Louis Brodsky, L. D. Brodsky) (born April 17, 1941) is an American poet, short story writer, and Faulkner scholar.
Marcus Cafagna
Marcus Cafagña is an American poet and professor.
Marcus Cafagña is an American poet and professor.
Margaret Weis
Margaret Edith Weis (born March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri, United States) is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance gam...
Margaret Edith Weis (born March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri, United States) is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance gam...
Marianne Moore
Marianne Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American Modernist poet and writer noted for her irony and wit.
Marianne Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American Modernist poet and writer noted for her irony and wit.
Mark Bowden
Mark Robert Bowden is an American writer and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
Mark Robert Bowden is an American writer and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Mark W. Tiedemann
Mark W. Tiedemann is an American science fiction and detective fiction author.
Mark W. Tiedemann is an American science fiction and detective fiction author.
Maynard C. Krueger
Maynard C. Krueger (1906—1991) was an American socialist politician and an economics professor at the University of Chicago.
Maynard C. Krueger (1906—1991) was an American socialist politician and an economics professor at the University of Chicago.
Michael Wallis
Michael Wallis (born 1945) is a journalist and popular historian of the Western United States.
Michael Wallis (born 1945) is a journalist and popular historian of the Western United States.
Michelle Embree
Michelle Embree (born April 23, 1972) is an American novelist and dramatist originally from St. Louis, Missouri.
Michelle Embree (born April 23, 1972) is an American novelist and dramatist originally from St. Louis, Missouri.
Mike Long (author)
Michael (Mike) Long is an author, essayist, editorialist, script-writer and speechwriter.
Michael (Mike) Long is an author, essayist, editorialist, script-writer and speechwriter.
Murray Bishoff
Murray Bishoff is a writer and managing editor of The Monet Times in Monett, Missouri.
Murray Bishoff is a writer and managing editor of The Monet Times in Monett, Missouri.
Nancy Snyderman
Nancy L. Snyderman, MD is an American physician and broadcast journalist.
Nancy L. Snyderman, MD is an American physician and broadcast journalist.
Naomi Long Madgett
Naomi Long Madgett is an African-American poet, born Naomi Cornelia Long in Norfolk, Virginia.
Naomi Long Madgett is an African-American poet, born Naomi Cornelia Long in Norfolk, Virginia.
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is a co-founder of the Church of All Worlds, as well as a writer and speaker on the subject of Neopaganism.
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is a co-founder of the Church of All Worlds, as well as a writer and speaker on the subject of Neopaganism.
Orrick Glenday Johns
Orrick Glenday Johns (born June 2, 1887 - July 8, 1946) was an American poet and playwright and was part of the literary group that included T. S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway.
Orrick Glenday Johns (born June 2, 1887 - July 8, 1946) was an American poet and playwright and was part of the literary group that included T. S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway.
Patricia McKissack
Patricia McKissack (born August 09, 1944 Smyrna, Tennessee) is an American children's writer.
Patricia McKissack (born August 09, 1944 Smyrna, Tennessee) is an American children's writer.
Patrick Hemingway
Patrick Hemingway is Ernest Hemingway's second son, and the first born to Hemingway's second wife Pauline Pfeiffer.
Patrick Hemingway is Ernest Hemingway's second son, and the first born to Hemingway's second wife Pauline Pfeiffer.
Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles-Johnson (born 4 Apr 1943) is an American-born Canadian poet and novelist.
Paulette Jiles-Johnson (born 4 Apr 1943) is an American-born Canadian poet and novelist.
Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong (, ; born Shanghai, China, 1953) is an English language poet, literary translator, crime novelist, critic, and academic, currently living in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Wang ...
Qiu Xiaolong (, ; born Shanghai, China, 1953) is an English language poet, literary translator, crime novelist, critic, and academic, currently living in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Wang ...
Quincy Troupe
Quincy Thomas Troupe, Jr.,, is a poet, editor, journalist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California.
Quincy Thomas Troupe, Jr.,, is a poet, editor, journalist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California.
Ramesh Ponnuru
Ramesh Ponnuru (; born August 16, 1974) is a Washington, D.C.-based Indian American columnist and a senior editor for National Review magazine.
Ramesh Ponnuru (; born August 16, 1974) is a Washington, D.C.-based Indian American columnist and a senior editor for National Review magazine.
Raymond Leo Burke
Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church.
Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church.
Richard Lockridge
Richard Orson Lockridge (1899 in St. Joseph, Missouri - June 19, 1982 in Tryon, North Carolina) was an American writer of detective fiction.
Richard Orson Lockridge (1899 in St. Joseph, Missouri - June 19, 1982 in Tryon, North Carolina) was an American writer of detective fiction.
Richard Rhodes
Richard Lee Rhodes (born July 4, 1937) is an American journalist, historian, and author of both fiction and non-fiction (which he prefers to call "verity"), including the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Richard Lee Rhodes (born July 4, 1937) is an American journalist, historian, and author of both fiction and non-fiction (which he prefers to call "verity"), including the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Rick Skwiot
Rick Skwiot is the award-winning author of three published works set in Mexico and a critically praised childhood memoir.
Rick Skwiot is the award-winning author of three published works set in Mexico and a critically praised childhood memoir.
Robert C. Tucker
Robert Charles Tucker (May 29, 1918 – July 29, 2010) was an American political scientist and historian.
Robert Charles Tucker (May 29, 1918 – July 29, 2010) was an American political scientist and historian.
Robert Moore Williams
Robert Moore Williams (1907—1977), born in Farmington, Missouri, was an American writer, primarily of science fiction.
Robert Moore Williams (1907—1977), born in Farmington, Missouri, was an American writer, primarily of science fiction.
Robert Vaughan (author)
Robert Vaughan is an American writer.
Robert Vaughan is an American writer.
Ron Powers
Ron Powers (born 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer.
Ron Powers (born 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer.
Rose Wilder Lane
Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist.
Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist.
Sally Benson
Sally Benson was an American screenwriter, who was also a prolific short story author, best known for her semi-autobiographical stories collected in Junior Miss and Meet Me in St. Louis.
Sally Benson was an American screenwriter, who was also a prolific short story author, best known for her semi-autobiographical stories collected in Junior Miss and Meet Me in St. Louis.
Scott Phillips (writer)
Scott Phillips (born 1961) is an American writer of crime fiction in the noir tradition.
Scott Phillips (born 1961) is an American writer of crime fiction in the noir tradition.
Sean Quinn (writer)
Sean Quinn is an American writer from Clayton, Missouri.
Sean Quinn is an American writer from Clayton, Missouri.
Sherod Santos
Sherod Santos is an American poet, essayist and professor.
Sherod Santos is an American poet, essayist and professor.
Stanley Elkin
Stanley Lawrence Elkin was a Jewish American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
Stanley Lawrence Elkin was a Jewish American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter is an American novelist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic.
Stephen Hunter is an American novelist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic.
Stephen Morehouse Avery
Stephen Morehouse Avery (December 20, 1893–February 10, 1948) was an American author who wrote numerous Hollywood screenplays.
Stephen Morehouse Avery (December 20, 1893–February 10, 1948) was an American author who wrote numerous Hollywood screenplays.
Sue Hubbell
Sue Hubbell (born 1935) is an American author.
Sue Hubbell (born 1935) is an American author.
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM was a publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM was a publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.
Taylor Marsh
Taylor Marsh, the pseudonym for Michelle Marshall, is an author, political analyst, writer and strategist, as well as founder and publisher of the new media blog TaylorMarsh.com.
Taylor Marsh, the pseudonym for Michelle Marshall, is an author, political analyst, writer and strategist, as well as founder and publisher of the new media blog TaylorMarsh.com.
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater.
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater.
Teri Clemens
Teri Clemens is a retired American volleyball coach.
Teri Clemens is a retired American volleyball coach.
Terry Teachout
Terry Teachout (born 6 February 1956, Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is a critic, biographer, librettist, playwright, and blogger.
Terry Teachout (born 6 February 1956, Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is a critic, biographer, librettist, playwright, and blogger.
Thomas Anthony Dooley III
Thomas Anthony Dooley III was an American who, while serving as a physician in the United States Navy and afterwards, became increasingly famous for his humanitarian and political activities in ...
Thomas Anthony Dooley III was an American who, while serving as a physician in the United States Navy and afterwards, became increasingly famous for his humanitarian and political activities in ...
Tony Tost
Tony Tost (born 1975) is an American poet.
Tony Tost (born 1975) is an American poet.
Vance Randolph
Vance Randolph (February 23, 1892 - November 1, 1980) was a famous folklorist who studied the folklore of the Ozarks in particular.
Vance Randolph (February 23, 1892 - November 1, 1980) was a famous folklorist who studied the folklore of the Ozarks in particular.
Walter J. Ong
Father Walter Jackson Ong, Ph.D. (November 30, 1912 – August 12, 2003), was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher.
Father Walter Jackson Ong, Ph.D. (November 30, 1912 – August 12, 2003), was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher.
Walter Williams (journalist)
Walter Williams was a journalist and educator who founded of the world's first journalism school at the University of Missouri, where he later served as the university's president.
Walter Williams was a journalist and educator who founded of the world's first journalism school at the University of Missouri, where he later served as the university's president.
William Albrecht
William A. Albrecht (1888–1974) PhD, Chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri, was the foremost authority on the relation of soil fertility to human health and earned fo...
William A. Albrecht (1888–1974) PhD, Chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri, was the foremost authority on the relation of soil fertility to human health and earned fo...
William F. Nolan
William Francis Nolan (born March 6, 1928) is an American author, who wrote stories in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres.
William Francis Nolan (born March 6, 1928) is an American author, who wrote stories in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres.
William F. Wu
William F. Wu is a Chinese-American science fiction author.
William F. Wu is a Chinese-American science fiction author.
William H. Gass
William Howard Gass (born July 30, 1924) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and former philosophy professor.
William Howard Gass (born July 30, 1924) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and former philosophy professor.
William Inge
William Motter Inge ( "inj"; – ) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations.
William Motter Inge ( "inj"; – ) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations.
William L. Hungate
William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 — June 22, 2007) was a United States Representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon...
William Leonard Hungate (December 14, 1922 — June 22, 2007) was a United States Representative from Missouri from November 3, 1964 (special election upon the death of Congressman Clarence Cannon...
William Least Heat-Moon
William Least Heat-Moon, the byname of William Lewis Trogdon is an American travel writer of English, Irish and Osage Nation ancestry.
William Least Heat-Moon, the byname of William Lewis Trogdon is an American travel writer of English, Irish and Osage Nation ancestry.
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II (; also known by his pen name William Lee; – ) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer.
William Seward Burroughs II (; also known by his pen name William Lee; – ) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer.
William Sleator
William Warner Sleator III (February 13, 1945 – August 3, 2011), known as William Sleator, was an American science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for ...
William Warner Sleator III (February 13, 1945 – August 3, 2011), known as William Sleator, was an American science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for ...
Winifred Barnum
Winifred Barnum (also known as Winifred Barnum-Newman) is a children's author and illustrator.
Winifred Barnum (also known as Winifred Barnum-Newman) is a children's author and illustrator.