Novelists from Pennsylvania

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 (1892–1973)

American novelist, poet (1932–2009)

American novelist (1933–2018)

American author (1874–1946)

American journalist

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American writer (1873–1947)

American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives

American actress (born 1931)

American science fiction writer (1926–2001)

American author (1907-1997)

American writer and screenwriter (born 1945)

American novelist, short story writer, essayist

Hilda Doolittle (September 10, 1886 – September 27, 1961) was an American modernist poet, novelist, and memoirist who wrote under the name H.D. throughout her life. Her career began in 1911 after she moved to London and co-founded the avant-garde Imagist group of poets with American expatriate poet and critic Ezra Pound. During this early period, her minimalist free verse poems depicting Classical motifs drew international attention. Eventually distancing herself from the Imagist movement, she experimented with a wider variety of forms, including fiction, memoir, and verse drama. Reflecti

American writer (1930–2024)

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American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912-1992)

American illustrator and cartoonist (born 1943)

American cartoonist, author

American journalist and writer (1905–1970)

American writer (1906–1977)

American children's writer (1924-2007)

American writer (1916–1986)

American author and literary critic (born 1942)

American writer (1932–2020)

American author of fiction

American writer and film director

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British writer (1897–1943)

American writer and editor (1788–1889)

American actress and writer

American writer (born 1945)

American screenwriter and writer (1916-1997)

American writer (1937–2025)

British-American science fiction author (1920–2010)

American writer

American poet and author (1925-2014)

American author

American writer (1860–1938)

author, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst (1926–2019)

American writer

American expatriate writer and illustrator (1925-2011)

American mystery writer (1876–1958)

American novelist, biographer (1889–1949)

American writer

American young-adult and children's writer (1934-2016)

American children's writer

American science fiction writer (1904–1964)

American writer and poet

video game designer

American writer (1942–2025)

American journalist (1831–1910)

American writer (1903–1997)

American crime writer and literature professor

American children's writer

African American artist (born 1939)

American screenwriter and producer (1933–2020)