Novelists from Massachusetts

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 writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

American author (1804–1864)

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

American poet and writer (1932–1963)

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

American writer (1922–1969)

American author and activist (born 1944)

American novelist, poet (1932–2009)

Spanish-American philosopher

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

American author of Indian origin (born 1967)

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

American poet and physician (1809–1894)

American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-1918)

American novelist and screenwriter

American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008)

Indian novelist, University professor (born 1937)

American author

American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982)

American novelist and essayist (born 1943)

American writer (1928–2020)

American writer (1930–2024)

American writer and lawyer (1889–1970)

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American writer (1937-2010)

American-Irish novelist (1926–2011)

American writer

American writer (born 1947)

American writer

American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist (1802-1880)

American science fiction writer

American author, critic, and playwright (1837–1920)

British writer

Novelist, short story writer (1926-1992)

American actor, playwright and monologist, novelist

American author (1922–2003)

American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993)

American author and literary critic (born 1942)

American writer (born 1978)

American novelist (1832–1899)

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

American children's fiction writer

American crime writer (1932–2010)

American poet, novelist, editor (1836–1907)

American novelist, young-adult writer, children's writer (born 1952)

American author, historian and Unitarian minister (1822-1909)

author and poet

American author and novelist

American writer (1893–1960)

American author (1873–1958)

American novelist and poet (born 1936)

American literary critic (1905–1975)

Austrian-American author

American novelist, poet, writer, activist (1830–1885)

American poet and author (1925-2014)

American writer (1940–2023)

American journalist and author (born 1956)