SettingsWriters from West Virginia
Alexander Scott Withers
Alexander Scott Withers (12 October 1792, near Warrenton, Virginia – 23 January 1865, near Parkersburg, West Virginia) was the author of Chronicles of Border Warfare (1831), a history of (an...
Alexander Scott Withers (12 October 1792, near Warrenton, Virginia – 23 January 1865, near Parkersburg, West Virginia) was the author of Chronicles of Border Warfare (1831), a history of (an...
Alexander Wade
Alexander L. Wade (February 1, 1832 – May 2, 1904) was an American educator.
Alexander L. Wade (February 1, 1832 – May 2, 1904) was an American educator.
Allen Appel
Allen Appel (b. January 6, 1945) is an American novelist best known for his series about time traveler Alex Balfour.
Allen Appel (b. January 6, 1945) is an American novelist best known for his series about time traveler Alex Balfour.
Andrew Delmar Hopkins
Andrew Delmar Hopkins was an American entomologist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming head entomologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1904.
Andrew Delmar Hopkins was an American entomologist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming head entomologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1904.
Ann Pancake
Ann Pancake is an American fiction writer and essayist.
Ann Pancake is an American fiction writer and essayist.
Anna Fitziu
Anna Fitziu (April 1, 1887 - April 20, 1967) was an American soprano who had a prolific international opera career during the early part of the 20th century.
Anna Fitziu (April 1, 1887 - April 20, 1967) was an American soprano who had a prolific international opera career during the early part of the 20th century.
Arnett Howard
Arnett Howard is an African American jazz musician, journalist, teacher, author, historian, and official ambassador for Columbus, Ohio.
Arnett Howard is an African American jazz musician, journalist, teacher, author, historian, and official ambassador for Columbus, Ohio.
Beirne Lay, Jr.
Beirne Lay, Jr., (September 1, 1909 - May 26, 1982) was an author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Beirne Lay, Jr., (September 1, 1909 - May 26, 1982) was an author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Belle Boyd
Isabella Marie Boyd (May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900, best known as Belle Boyd or Cleopatra of the Secession, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War.
Isabella Marie Boyd (May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900, best known as Belle Boyd or Cleopatra of the Secession, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War.
Bob Henry Baber
Bob Henry Baber (born December 15, 1950) is an American writer, politician and college employee.
Bob Henry Baber (born December 15, 1950) is an American writer, politician and college employee.
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, and advisor to Republican presidents.
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, and advisor to Republican presidents.
Breece D'J Pancake
Breece D'J Pancake (b. Breece Dexter Pancake, June 29, 1952 – April 8, 1979) was an American author of short fiction.
Breece D'J Pancake (b. Breece Dexter Pancake, June 29, 1952 – April 8, 1979) was an American author of short fiction.
Carter G. Woodson
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Catherine Marshall
Catherine Wood Marshall was an American author of nonfiction, inspirational, and fiction works.
Catherine Wood Marshall was an American author of nonfiction, inspirational, and fiction works.
Chuck Kinder
Charles Alfonso Kinder, II (born 1946) is an American novelist.
Charles Alfonso Kinder, II (born 1946) is an American novelist.
Clair Bee
Clair Francis Bee was an American basketball coach, who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, as well as two National Invitation To...
Clair Francis Bee was an American basketball coach, who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, as well as two National Invitation To...
Clarence Orvil Dodd
Clarence Orvil Dodd (1899 - 1955), often known as C. O. Dodd, was an American author and magazine editor and an Elder of a particular Church of God (Seventh Day) denomination church in Salem, We...
Clarence Orvil Dodd (1899 - 1955), often known as C. O. Dodd, was an American author and magazine editor and an Elder of a particular Church of God (Seventh Day) denomination church in Salem, We...
Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant is an American author.
Cynthia Rylant is an American author.
Daniel B. Lucas
Daniel Bedinger Lucas (1836 in at Rion Hall near Charles Town, Virginia – 1909 in Charles Town, West Virginia), was a poet and lawyer from West Virginia.
Daniel Bedinger Lucas (1836 in at Rion Hall near Charles Town, Virginia – 1909 in Charles Town, West Virginia), was a poet and lawyer from West Virginia.
Danske Dandridge
Caroline "Danske" Dandridge (November 19, 1854 - June 3, 1914) was an American poet, historian and garden writer.
Caroline "Danske" Dandridge (November 19, 1854 - June 3, 1914) was an American poet, historian and garden writer.
Davis Grubb
Davis Grubb (July 23, 1919 - July 24, 1980) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Davis Grubb (July 23, 1919 - July 24, 1980) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Denise Giardina
Denise Giardina is a novelist.
Denise Giardina is a novelist.
Doris Piserchia
Doris Piserchia (born October 11, 1928 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is a science fiction writer who was born and raised in West Virginia.
Doris Piserchia (born October 11, 1928 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is a science fiction writer who was born and raised in West Virginia.
Doug Van Gundy
Doug Van Gundy is a poet and musician from Elkins, West Virginiaref> His first book of poems, A Life Above Water, was published by Red Hen Press in 2007.
Doug Van Gundy is a poet and musician from Elkins, West Virginiaref> His first book of poems, A Life Above Water, was published by Red Hen Press in 2007.
Earl Lemley Core
Earl Lemley Core (1902-1984) was a botanist and botanical educator, researcher and author as well as a local West Virginia historian.
Earl Lemley Core (1902-1984) was a botanist and botanical educator, researcher and author as well as a local West Virginia historian.
Edward L. Bowen
Edward L. Bowen (born c. 1942 in West Virginia) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing historian and author and the president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, an institution inv...
Edward L. Bowen (born c. 1942 in West Virginia) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing historian and author and the president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, an institution inv...
Ehrman Syme Nadal
Ehrman Syme Nadal, A.M. was an American author, born at Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Ehrman Syme Nadal, A.M. was an American author, born at Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Eldora Marie Bolyard Nuzum
Eldora Marie Bolyard Nuzum (1926–2004) was a American newspaper editor and journalist who interviewed several United States presidents.
Eldora Marie Bolyard Nuzum (1926–2004) was a American newspaper editor and journalist who interviewed several United States presidents.
Fred Reed
Fred Reed (born 1945 in Crumpler, West Virginia) is a technology columnist for The Washington Times and the author of Fred on Everything, a weekly independent column.
Fred Reed (born 1945 in Crumpler, West Virginia) is a technology columnist for The Washington Times and the author of Fred on Everything, a weekly independent column.
Gray Barker
Gray Barker (1925–1984) was an American writer best known for his books about UFOs and other paranormal phenomena.
Gray Barker (1925–1984) was an American writer best known for his books about UFOs and other paranormal phenomena.
Harold H. Thompson (anarchist)
Harold H. Thompson (born April 9, 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia – died October 11, 2008) was an Irish-American anarchist activist and prisoner.
Harold H. Thompson (born April 9, 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia – died October 11, 2008) was an Irish-American anarchist activist and prisoner.
Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, educator, scholar, writer, editor, and public intellectual.
Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, educator, scholar, writer, editor, and public intellectual.
Homer Hickam
Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr. is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer.
Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr. is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer.
Howard B. Lee
Howard Burton Lee (born October 27, 1879), of Mercer County, served as the Republican Attorney General of West Virginia from 1925 to 1933.
Howard Burton Lee (born October 27, 1879), of Mercer County, served as the Republican Attorney General of West Virginia from 1925 to 1933.
Hubert Skidmore
Hubert Skidmore (1909–1946) was an American author.
Hubert Skidmore (1909–1946) was an American author.
Ida Lilliard Reed
Ida Lilliard Reed was an American religious writer and music composer from Barbour County, West Virginia.
Ida Lilliard Reed was an American religious writer and music composer from Barbour County, West Virginia.
Irene McKinney
Irene McKinney was an American poet and editor, and served as the Poet Laureate of the State of West Virginia from 1993 until her death, in 2012.
Irene McKinney was an American poet and editor, and served as the Poet Laureate of the State of West Virginia from 1993 until her death, in 2012.
James David Barber
Dr. James David Barber (July 31, 1930 – September 12, 2004) was a political scientist whose book The Presidential Character made him famous for his classification of presidents through...
Dr. James David Barber (July 31, 1930 – September 12, 2004) was a political scientist whose book The Presidential Character made him famous for his classification of presidents through...
Jayne Anne Phillips
Jayne Anne Phillips (born July 1952) is an American novelist and short story writer, born in the small town of Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Jayne Anne Phillips (born July 1952) is an American novelist and short story writer, born in the small town of Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Jean Lee Latham
Jean Lee Latham was an American writer.
Jean Lee Latham was an American writer.
Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls is a writer and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com — and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood,...
Jeannette Walls is a writer and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com — and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood,...
John Hupp
Dr. John Cox Hupp, MD was a noted physician of Wheeling, West Virginia.
Dr. John Cox Hupp, MD was a noted physician of Wheeling, West Virginia.
John Joseph Swint
John Joseph Swint (December 15, 1879 – November 23, 1962) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
John Joseph Swint (December 15, 1879 – November 23, 1962) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
John Kearsley Mitchell
John Kearsley Mitchell (May 12, 1798 – April 4, 1858) was an American physician and writer, born in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia).
John Kearsley Mitchell (May 12, 1798 – April 4, 1858) was an American physician and writer, born in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia).
John Knowles
John Knowles was an American novelist best known for his novel A Separate Peace.
John Knowles was an American novelist best known for his novel A Separate Peace.
John Peale Bishop
John Peale Bishop (May 21, 1892 – April 4, 1944) was an American poet and man of letters.
John Peale Bishop (May 21, 1892 – April 4, 1944) was an American poet and man of letters.
Joshua Harto
Joshua Denver Harto is an American actor, television writer and television producer.
Joshua Denver Harto is an American actor, television writer and television producer.
Julia Keller
Julia Keller is an American writer.
Julia Keller is an American writer.
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson is an African-American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician who made significant contributions to America's aeronautics and space programs with the early application o...
Katherine Johnson is an African-American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician who made significant contributions to America's aeronautics and space programs with the early application o...
Kermit Hunter
Kermit Houston Hunter (3 October 1910-11 April 2001) American playwright known primarily for writing outdoor historical dramas.
Kermit Houston Hunter (3 October 1910-11 April 2001) American playwright known primarily for writing outdoor historical dramas.
Lawrence Berry Washington
Lawrence Berry Washington was an American lawyer, military officer, author, Forty-niner, and a member of the Washington family.
Lawrence Berry Washington was an American lawyer, military officer, author, Forty-niner, and a member of the Washington family.
Leon Claire Metz
Leon Claire Metz is an American cultural historian, author, television documentary personality, and lecturer on the American Old West period.
Leon Claire Metz is an American cultural historian, author, television documentary personality, and lecturer on the American Old West period.
Linda Goodman
Mary Alice Kemery popularly known as Linda Goodman (April 9, 1925 - October 21, 1995) was a New York Times bestselling American astrologer and poet.
Mary Alice Kemery popularly known as Linda Goodman (April 9, 1925 - October 21, 1995) was a New York Times bestselling American astrologer and poet.
Livia Simpson Poffenbarger
Olivia Nye Simpson Poffenbarger (known as Livia) (born Pomeroy, Ohio, March 1, 1862; died Charleston, West Virginia October 27, 1937) was a newspaper owner/editor, historian, social activist...
Olivia Nye Simpson Poffenbarger (known as Livia) (born Pomeroy, Ohio, March 1, 1862; died Charleston, West Virginia October 27, 1937) was a newspaper owner/editor, historian, social activist...
Louise McNeill
Louise McNeill (January 9, 1911 – June 18, 1993) was an American poet, essayist, and historian of Appalachia.
Louise McNeill (January 9, 1911 – June 18, 1993) was an American poet, essayist, and historian of Appalachia.
Maggie Anderson
Maggie Anderson (born September 23, 1948, in New York City) is an American poet and editor with roots in Appalachia.
Maggie Anderson (born September 23, 1948, in New York City) is an American poet and editor with roots in Appalachia.
Marshall McDonald
Marshall McDonald was an American engineer, geologist, mineralogist, and fisheries scientist.
Marshall McDonald was an American engineer, geologist, mineralogist, and fisheries scientist.
Marshall S. Cornwell
Marshall S. Cornwell (18 October 1871 – 26 May 1898) was an American newspaper publisher, writer, and poet in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Marshall S. Cornwell (18 October 1871 – 26 May 1898) was an American newspaper publisher, writer, and poet in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Mary Lee Settle
Mary Lee Settle (July 29, 1918 Charleston, West Virginia – September 27, 2005 Ivy, Virginia) was an American writer.
Mary Lee Settle (July 29, 1918 Charleston, West Virginia – September 27, 2005 Ivy, Virginia) was an American writer.
Mason Patrick
Mason Mathews Patrick (December 13, 1863–January 29, 1942) was a U.S. Army general and air power advocate.
Mason Mathews Patrick (December 13, 1863–January 29, 1942) was a U.S. Army general and air power advocate.
Melville Davisson Post
Melville Davisson Post was an American author, born in Harrison County, West Virginia.
Melville Davisson Post was an American author, born in Harrison County, West Virginia.
Meredith Sue Willis
Meredith Sue Willis (born 1946 in Clarksburg, West Virginia), is a writer of short stories, novels for adults and for children, as well as non-fiction on the subject of the teaching of creative ...
Meredith Sue Willis (born 1946 in Clarksburg, West Virginia), is a writer of short stories, novels for adults and for children, as well as non-fiction on the subject of the teaching of creative ...
Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky (born 1960) is a liberal American columnist, journalist and author.
Michael Tomasky (born 1960) is a liberal American columnist, journalist and author.
Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Valentine Spurlock is an American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter, political activist, and journalist best known for the documentary film Super Size Me.
Morgan Valentine Spurlock is an American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter, political activist, and journalist best known for the documentary film Super Size Me.
Patricia Roth Schwartz
Patricia Roth Schwartz (October 12, 1946 - ) is an American poet, playwright, and editor.
Patricia Roth Schwartz (October 12, 1946 - ) is an American poet, playwright, and editor.
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhju, was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China.
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhju, was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China.
Peter Lisagor
Peter Lisagor (August 5, 1915–December 10, 1976) was Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Daily News from 1959 to 1976 and was one of the most respected and best-known journalists in...
Peter Lisagor (August 5, 1915–December 10, 1976) was Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Daily News from 1959 to 1976 and was one of the most respected and best-known journalists in...
Phillip Swann
Phil Swann is an American singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, arranger, songwriting teacher and author.
Phil Swann is an American singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, arranger, songwriting teacher and author.
Pinckney Benedict
Pinckney Benedict is an American short-story writer and novelist whose work often reflects his Appalachian background.
Pinckney Benedict is an American short-story writer and novelist whose work often reflects his Appalachian background.
Richard C. Meredith
Richard Carlton Meredith, also known as Richard C. Meredith, was a science fiction author.
Richard Carlton Meredith, also known as Richard C. Meredith, was a science fiction author.
Richard McSherry
Richard McSherry was an American physician, one of the founders of the Baltimore Academy of Medicine and its first president.
Richard McSherry was an American physician, one of the founders of the Baltimore Academy of Medicine and its first president.
Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.; November 20, 1917June 28, 2010) was a United States Senator from West Virginia.
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.; November 20, 1917June 28, 2010) was a United States Senator from West Virginia.
Robert L. Chapman
Robert Lundquist Chapman (December 28, 1920–January 27, 2002, age 81) was an American English professor who edited several dictionaries and thesauri.
Robert Lundquist Chapman (December 28, 1920–January 27, 2002, age 81) was an American English professor who edited several dictionaries and thesauri.
Scott Cutlip
Scott Munson Cutlip was a pioneer in public relations education.
Scott Munson Cutlip was a pioneer in public relations education.
Steve Harvey
Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey (born January 17, 1957) is an American entertainer and author who hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and Family Feud.
Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey (born January 17, 1957) is an American entertainer and author who hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and Family Feud.
William Hope Harvey
William Hope "Coin" Harvey (16 August 1851 – 11 February 1936) was an American teacher, businessman, author, and politician best remembered for his views and his book on bimetallism and th...
William Hope "Coin" Harvey (16 August 1851 – 11 February 1936) was an American teacher, businessman, author, and politician best remembered for his views and his book on bimetallism and th...
William J. Mitsch
William Mitsch, born March 29, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia USA, is an ecosystem ecologist and ecological engineer who was co-laureate of the 2004 Stockholm Water Prize in August 2004 as a r...
William Mitsch, born March 29, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia USA, is an ecosystem ecologist and ecological engineer who was co-laureate of the 2004 Stockholm Water Prize in August 2004 as a r...