British fantasy writers

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)

British writer and poet (1916–1990)

Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996)

British writer of fantasy fiction

Irish writer and dramatist (1878-1957)

British novelist (born 1933)

British author (1934–1995)

British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006)

British writer (1947-2015)

English children's fiction writer

British writer (1865–1947)

British children's writer (1951-)

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British children's writer

writer of a number of successful science-fiction and fantasy books

British author and journalist

British bibliographer, writer and editor (born 1948)

British fantasy writer

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British writer (1955–2016)

British anthropologist

British science fiction and fantasy author (born 1956)

novelist and game designer

British writer of fantasy stories (1863-1940)

British writer (1961-2015)

British author and podcaster

Nigerian-Welsh writer and teacher

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British writer (born 1941)

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British egyptologist

British writer and editor (1936–2017)

Scottish fantasy novelist

British fiction writer of children's fiction (1923 – 2019)

British children's writer

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British writer (1952-2009)

British writer (1927-2015) born and raised in South Africa