African-American novelists

African American novelist, essayist, and academic (1931–2019)

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

American author and activist (born 1944)

American writer and social activist (1901–1967)

American writer (1924–1987)

African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891–1960)

American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, author, and songwriter

American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994)

American science fiction writer (1947-2006)

American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992)

American novelist and poet (1908–1960)

American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author (born 1973)

American actor (born 1937)

American science fiction and fantasy writer

American novelist (born 1969)

American rapper from Maryland

American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author (1949–2011)

American writer

Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer (born 1949)

Ghanaian-American novelist

Novelist, short story writer, memoirist

American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1872–1906)

American author and literary critic (born 1942)

American writer, journalist, and educator

American novelist, librarian, nurse (1891–1964)

British-American philosopher and writer

American writer

American writer

American writer

American writer and activist (1871–1938)

American writer

fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri (1909–1984)

American children's writer and novelist (born 1963)

American novelist (born 1952)

American writer and director (1884-1951)

American weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author (born 1954)

American actress

American writer of children's books (1936–2002)

American novelist, short story writer

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

American writer (born 1956)

Nigerian-American author

American novelist (1882–1961)

American author (1903–1946)

American author

American pornographic actress

American poet, essayist, playwright, feminist, bisexual activist

American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher

American writer

American author

American writer and director

American poet and novelist (1894–1967)

American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian (1814–1884)

American filmmaker (1932–2021)

Nigerian-American writer

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist (1858–1932)

American writer

Somali-American writer (1971-)

American actress, writer and television producer

American writer (1907-1998)