Novelists from Maryland

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.

American author (1947–2013)

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American novelist (1896–1970)

American romance writer

American writer, artist, film director (born 1957)

American astronomer (1835–1909)

American author, poet and essayist

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American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer (born 1946)

American science fiction writer (born 1959)

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American crime novelist (born 1942)

American novelist, short story writer, journalist (1892–1977)

American paleontologist

American author, journalist, and television writer and producer

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American novelist, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic

Novelist, politician (1795-1870)

American detective fiction writer

American children's writer

Short story writer, novelist, professor

American science fiction writer (1950–2013)

American novelist and Egyptologist (1927–2013)

American writer and etiquette expert

American author (born 1957)

American poet and author

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American essayist and novelist

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American journalist, playwright, editor and writer (1893-1952)

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American poet, novelist

American author of fantasy and young adult literature

American Secret Service agent (1861–1932)

American novelist, nonfiction writer (1909–1962)

American writer (1904-1979)

American author (1936-2019)

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American novelist, short story writer and publisher (1809–1885)

American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction (1892–1934)

American book publisher and writer (1840–1926)

American writer (1902–1996)

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American children's writer, novelist, teacher

American sportswriter

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