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  • Kurt Vonnegut
    Nov 11, 1922 – Apr 11, 2007
    Kurt Vonnegut, born in 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, was an American novelist, essayist, and satirist whose works challenged conventional norms and explored themes of human folly, absurdity, and the destructive potential of technology and bureaucrac...
  • Alice Walker
    1944 –
    An American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist.
  • Jeannette Walls
    Apr 21, 1960 –
    Jeannette Walls is a writer and journalist. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, she graduated with honors from Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia University.
  • Andy Weir
    Jun 16, 1972 –
    Andy Weir built a career as a software engineer until the success of his first published novel, THE MARTIAN, allowed him to live out his dream of writing fulltime. He is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects such as relativistic ph...
  • H. G. Wells
    Sep 21, 1866 – Aug 13, 1946
    Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.
  • Antonia White
    1899 – 1980
  • E. B. White
    Jul 11, 1899 – Oct 1, 1985
    Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. A long-time contributor to "The New Yorker" magazine, he also wrote many famous books for both adults and children, such as the popular Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, and co-authored a widely use...
  • Walt Whitman
    May 31, 1819 – Mar 26, 1892
    Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, o...
  • Oscar Wilde
    Oct 16, 1854 – Nov 30, 1900
    An Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the mos...