Novelists from Virginia

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 (born 1955)

American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)

American writer (1873–1947)

American science fiction novelist (born 1951)

American novelist and essayist (1925–2006)

American author and journalist (1930–2018)

American actress, producer and novelist

American author, poet and essayist

American novelist, journalist, biographer

American writer (1932–2025)

American author

American novelist (1923–1986)

American author (1879–1958)

Novelist, short story writer (1873–1945)

American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008)

novelist, short story writer (1896–1975)

American art critic and writer (1888–1939)

American novelist (born 1981)

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American-British novelist and children's writer

American novelist (1928–1999)

American children's writer

Short story writer, novelist, professor

American writer, missionary (1903–1993)

American novelist (1983-)

American lawyer, author, and diplomat (1853-1922)

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

American actor and writer (1923-2016)

American writer

American lawyer, novelist and historian (1917–2010)

American politician in Virginia (1775–1861)

American writer and UFO researcher (1897-1988)

American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist

American novelist, memoirist, biographer

English television and film director, stunt person and actor (1932–2023)

Poet, essayist, novelist, critic, translator (born 1956)

American author

American novelist

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American novelist and women's rights advocate (1870-1936)

American journalist, novelist and short story writer (1862–1919)

American writer

American writer (1888–1949)

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American writer (1864-1898)

American writer

American novelist (1963-)

American poet

American film director

writer and activist

American writer (1865–1932)

U.S. novelist (1869–1911)

Novelist, biographer, academic (1918–2005)

American writer (1925-2009)

American writer and media scholar

American novelist (1830–1886)

American poet and novelist (1948–2022)

American writer and sheepdog handler

American novelist