Novelists from California

American writer (1902–1968)

American author and screenwriter (1920–2012)

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

American science fiction author (1928–1982)

American actor (1930–2025)

American writer (1925–2012)

American writer

American writer (1917–2007)

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

American writer and novelist

American soccer player

American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973)

actor, singer, book author

American writer and screenwriter (born 1945)

American novelist and screenwriter

American science fiction writer (born 1952)

American actress and writer (born 1968)

American writer (1940-2017)

American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress and television producer (1888-1981)

American novelist (1916–1997)

American politician, United States Senator from California

Andy Weir is an American novelist. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016. His 2021 novel Project Hail Mary was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and has also been adapted into a film, released in March 2026.

American novelist (1931–2020)

American tennis player (1905–1998)

American novelist, essayist, short story writer, Roy E. Disney Chair in Creative Writing, Pomona College

American science fiction writer (born 1969)

Scottish American mathematician and science fiction author (1883-1960)

American historian, writer, and environmentalist (1909-1993)

author and activist

American writer and filmmaker

American novelist and playwright (1884–1933)

Iranian-American author

American ufologist (1891–1965)

American novelist, short story writer, editor

American screenwriter

American science-fiction writer

American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008)

American novelist and short story writer (1911–1995)

American novelist (born 1952)

American writer (1937–2025)

Novelist, screenwriter, actor (1933-2005)

American writer

American writer (1923–1993)

American writer

American writer

American short story writer, editor and scriptwriter (1923-1998)

American author (1947–2022)

American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (1894-1988)

American writer

American novelist (1918-1998)

Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright (1868–1934)

American novelist

American novelist and non-fiction writer

United States writer, editor and bookshop worker (1934–2008)

American writer of fantasy novels for children and adults

American writer

American writer and artist

American author and editor (1843–1909)

American writer (born 1989)

American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist (1931–2021)