List of authors by name: W

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with W:

Abbreviations: ch = children's, d = drama, f = fiction, nf = non-fiction, p = poetry, song lyrics

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

Wa

Theippan Maung Wa (1899–1942, Burma, f/nf)
Alex de Waal (born 1963, England, nf)
Edmund de Waal (born 1964, England, nf)
Simon de Waal (born 1961, Netherlands, f/nf)
Victor de Waal (born 1929, Netherlands/England, nf)
Bernard Waber (1921–2013, US, ch)
Abdourahman Waberi (born 1965, Djibouti/US, f/nf/p)
Wace (c. 1110 – c. 1174, Jersey, p)
Henry Wace (1836–1924, England, nf)
Muriel Wace (1881–1968, England, ch), pseudonym Golden Gorse
Charity Waciuma (born 1936, Kenya, f/ch)
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773–1798, Germany, nf)
Tad Waddington (born 1962, US, nf)
Sidney Wade (born 1951, US, p/nf)
Ole Wæver (born 1960, Denmark, nf)
Nora Wagener (born 1989, Luxembourg, f/ch/d)
Angel Wagenstein (1922–2023, Bulgaria, d/f)
Narayan Wagle (born 1968, Nepal, nf/f)
Eberhard Wagner (born 1938, Germany)
Elin Wägner (1882–1949, Sweden, f/nf)
Heinrich Leopold Wagner (1747–1779, Germany, d)
Jan Costin Wagner (born 1972, Germany/Finland, f)
Roland C. Wagner (1960–2012, France, f)
Shaista Wahab (living, Afghanistan, nf)
Per Wahlöö (1926–1975, Sweden, f)
Wilhelm Waiblinger (1804–1830, Germany/Italy, p)
John Wain (1925–1994, England, n/p/nf)
Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019, Kenya, nf)
Hilary Wainwright (born 1949, England, nf)
Milton Wainwright (born 1950, England, nf)
Lea Wait (born 1946, US, f/nf/ch)
A. E. Waite (1857–1942, US/England, nf)
Judy Waite (living, England, ch)
Bokusui Wakayama (若山牧水, 1885–1928, Japan, p)
Joan Wake (1884–1974, England, nf)
H. Russell Wakefield (1888–1964, England, f)
Mary Wakefield (born 1975, England, nf)
Priscilla Wakefield (1751–1832, England, nf/ch)
Thomas Wakley (1795–1862, England, nf)
Mohammad Amin Wakman (born 1939, Afghanistan/India, nf)
Diane Wakoski (born 1937, US, p/nf)
Walafrid Strabo (c. 808–849, Germany, nf/p)
Derek Walcott (1930–2017, Saint Lucia/US, p/d)
Roderick Walcott (1930–2000, Saint Lucia/Canada, d/p)
Max Waldau (1825–1855, Germany, p/f), pseudonym of Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild
Eva Waldemarsson (1903–1986, Sweden, f)
Herwarth Walden (1879–1941, Germany/Soviet Union, nf), pseudonym of Georg Lewin
Chaim Walder (born 1969, Israel, nf/ch)
Anne Waldman (born 1945, US, p)
Steven D. Waldman (born 1951, US, nf)
George Waldron (1690 – c. 1730, England/Isle of Man, p/nf)
Howard Waldrop (born 1946, US, f)
Rosmarie Waldrop (born 1935, Germany/US, p/f/nf)
Arthur Waley (1889–1966, England, nf/p)
Christian Walford (1907–1985, England, f), pseudonym of Norrey Ford Dilcock
Alf Kjetil Walgermo (born 1977, Norway, nf)
Alice Walker (born 1944, US, f/p)
Annie Louisa Walker (1836–1907, England/Canada, f/p/nf)
Barbara G. Walker (born 1930, US, nf)
Elizabeth Walker (1623–1690, England, nf)
Elizabeth Neff Walker (living, US, f)
George Walker (1772–1847, England, f/nf/ch)
John Walker (1759–1830, England, nf)
Lucy Walker (1907–1987, Australia, f)
Margaret Walker (1915–1998, US, p/f)
Rob Walker (born 1953, Australia, p)
Rosa Kershaw Walker (1840s–1909, US, nf)
Annie Russell Wall (1835–1920, US, nf)
Dorothy Wall (1894–1942, N Zealand/Australia, ch)
Bronwen Wallace (1945–1989, Canada, p/f)
David Foster Wallace (1962–2008, US, f/nf)
Doreen Wallace (1897–1979, England, f/nf)
Edgar Wallace (1875–1932, England/US, f/p/nf)
Ian Wallace (1912–1998, US, f), pseudonym of John Wallace Pritchard
Irving Wallace (1916–1990, US, f/d)
Ivy Wallace (1915–2006, England/Scotland, ch)
John Graham Wallace (born 1966, England, ch)
Lew Wallace (1827–1905, US, f/nf)
Louise Wallace (born 1959, N Zealand, nf)
Louise Wallace (born 1983, N Zealand, p)
Nick Wallace (born 1972, England, f)
Pamela Wallace (born 1949, US, d/f)
Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934, Australia, p/f/nf)
David Wallace-Wells (born 1982, US, nf)
Graham Wallas (1858–1932, England, nf)
Edmund Waller (1606–1687, England, p)
David Walliams (born 1971, England, ch/nf), pseudonym of David Edward Williams
John Wallis (1616–1703, England, nf)
Syed Waliullah (1922–1971, India/France, f/d)
Leo Walmsley (1892–1966, England, f/nf)
Horace Walpole (1717–1797, England, nf/f)
Hugh Walpole (1884–1941, England, f)
Neale Donald Walsch (born 1943, US, nf)
Gerard Walschap (1898–1989, Belgium, p/f)
Martin Walser (1927–2023, Germany, f/nf)
Robert Walser (1878–1956, Switzerland, p/nf/f)
Jill Paton Walsh (1937–2020, England, f/ch)
María Elena Walsh (1930–2011, Argentina, p)
Maurice Walsh (1879–1964, Ireland, f)
Rodolfo Walsh (1927–1977, Argentina, nf/d)
Sheila Walsh (1928–2009, England, f), pseudonym of Sheila O'Nions Walsh
Vivian Walsh (living, US, ch)
Minnie Gow Walsworth (1859–1947, US, p)
Mika Waltari (1908–1979, Finland, f/p/nf)
Mildred Pitts Walter (born 1922, US, ch/nf)
Otto F. Walter (1928–1994, Switzerland, f/nf/d)
Silja Walter (1919–2011, Switzerland, f/nf)
Guy Walters (born 1971, England, nf)
Minette Walters (born 1949, England, f)
Vanessa Walters (born 1978, England, f/d)
Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230, Germany/Austria, p)
Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939, England, ch)
Brian Walton (1600–1661, England, nf)
Jo Walton (born 1964, Wales/Canada, f)
Ania Walwicz (1951–2020, Poland/Australia, p/d/nf)
Koigi wa Wamwere (born 1949, Kenya, nf)
Wan Shenzi (萬慎子, 1856–1923, China, p)
Maxie Wander (1933–1977, Austria/Germany, f)
Connie Wanek (born 1952, US, p/nf)
Wang Anshi (王安石, 1021–1086, China, p/nf)
Wang Anyi (王安憶, born 1954, China, f/nf)
Wang Bi (王弼, 226–249 CE, China, nf)
Wang Bo (王勃, 650–676, China/Jiaozhi, p)
Wang Changling (王昌齡, 698–756, China, p)
Wang Chong (王充, 27– c. 97 CE, China, nf)
Wang Chongyang (王重阳, 1113–1170, China, nf/p)
Wang Fanzhi (王梵志, fl. 7th c. CE, China, p)
Wang Fuzhi (王夫之, 1619–1692, China, nf)
Wang Guowei (王國維, 1877–1927, China, nf/p)
Hao Wang (王浩, 1921–1995, China, nf)
Wang Huo (王火, born 1924, China, f/d)
Wang Lixiong (王力雄, born 1953, China, f/nf)
Wang Qinghui (王清惠, 1264–1288, China, p)
Wang Ruoshui (王若水, 1926–2002, China, nf)
Wang Shifu (王实甫, 1250 – c. 1337, China, d)
Wang Shuo (王朔, born 1958, China, f/d)
Wang Wei (王維, 699–759, China, p)
Wang Wei (王微, 1597–1647, China, p)
Wang Xizhi (王羲之, 303–361, China, nf)
Wang Xianzhi (王献之, 344–386, China, nf)
Wang Xiaobo (王小波, 1952–1997, China, f/nf)
Wang Xufeng (王旭烽, born 1955, China, nf)
Wang Yangming (王陽明, 1472–1529, China, nf)
Wang Yiting (王一亭, 1867–1938, China, nf)
Wang Yun (王筠, 1749–1819, China, p/d)
Yun Wang (born 1964, China/US, p/nf)
Wang Zhen (王禎, 1290–1333, China, nf)
Gustav von Wangenheim (1895–1975, Germany, d)
Ayeta Anne Wangusa (born 1971, Uganda, f)
Timothy Wangusa (born 1942, Uganda, p/f)
Gakaara wa Wanjaũ (1921–2001, Kenya, nf/ch)
Alf Wannenburgh (1936–2010, S Africa, nf)
Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976, Zambia/Kenya, f/nf)
E. F. Warburg (1908–1966, England, nf)
J. R. Ward (born 1969, US, f), pseudonym of Jessica Bird
Jennifer Ward (born 1963, US, ch)
Maisie Ward (1889–1975, England, nf), born Mary Josephine Ward Sheed
Mary Ward (1827–1869, Ireland, nf)
Mary Augusta Ward (1851–1920, England, f/nf)
Sarah Ward (living, England, f/nf)
Vicky Ward (born 1969, England/US, nf)
Florence Warden (1857–1929, England, f)
Torild Wardenær (born 1951, Norway, p/d)
Sarah Wardle (born 1969, England, p)
Terry Wardle (born 1944, England, ch/f)
Kallistos Ware (1934–2022, England, nf), born Timothy Richard Ware
Anna Laetitia Waring (1823–1910, Wales/England, p)
Marilyn Waring (born 1952, N Zealand, nf)
Emily Warn (living, US, nf/p)
Charles Dudley Warner (1829–1900, US, nf/f)
Rex Warner (1905–1986, England, f/nf)
Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893–1978, England, nf/f/p)
Myriam Warner-Vieyra (1939–2017, Guadeloupe/Senegal, p/f)
Blanche Warre-Cornish (1848–1922, England, f/nf)
Elizabeth Andrew Warren (1786–1864, England, nf)
Hans Warren (1921–2001, Netherlands, nf/p)
John Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley (1835–1895, England, p/nf)
Meralda Warren (born 1959, Pitcairn Is, nf/ch)
Pat Warren (born 1936, US, f), pseudonym Patricia Cox
Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989, US, p/f/nf)
Doreen Warriner (1904–1972, England, nf)
Lewis Warsh (1944–2020, US, p/nf)
Raees Warsi (born 1963, Pakistan/US, p/nf)
Thomas Warton (1728–1790, England, nf/p)
Albert Wass (1908–1998, Hungary/US, f/p)
Jakob Wassermann (1873–1934, Germany, f/nf/p)
Herbjørg Wassmo (born 1942, Norway, p/f)
Per Wästberg (born 1933, Sweden, f/p/nf)
Aleksander Wat (1900–1967, Poland, p/nf), pseudonym of Aleksander Chwat
Junichi Watanabe (渡辺淳一, 1933–2014, Japan, f)
On Watanabe (渡辺温, 1902–1930, Japan, nf)
Risa Wataya (綿矢りさ, born 1984, Japan, f)
Ellis Waterhouse (1905–1985, England, nf)
Gilbert Waterhouse (1883–1916, England/France, p)
Keith Waterhouse (1929–2009, England, f/nf)
Rachel Waterhouse (1923–2020, England, nf)
Xavier Waterkeyn (born 1965, Argentina, nf/f)
Andrew Waterman (born 1940, England, p)
Sarah Waters (born 1966, Wales/England, f/nf)
Elizabeth Watkin-Jones (1887–1966, Wales, ch)
Alfred Watkins (1855–1935, England, nf)
Vernon Watkins (1906–1967, Wales, p)
Hamlet Watling (1818–1908, England, nf)
George Watsky (born 1986, US, p/nf)
Ian Watson (born 1943, England/Spain, f)
Joy Watson (1938–2021, N Zealand, ch)
Lyall Watson (1939–2008, S Africa, nf)
Mary Watson (born 1975, S Africa, f)
Maureen Watson (1931–2009, Australia, ch/p)
Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860–1911, England, p/nf)
Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972, Australia, p)
Stephen Watson (1954–2011, S Africa, p)
Thomas Watson (1515–1584, England, nf)
Thomas Watson (1620–1686, England, nf)
Thomas Watson (1704–1732, England, p/d)
Victor Watston (born 1936, England, nf/ch)
William Watson (1931–2005, Scotland, f/d/nf)
Barrett Watten (born 1948, US, p/nf)
Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954, US, f)
Isaac Watts (1674–1748, England, p/nf)
Vivienne de Watteville (1900–1957, England, nf)
Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832–1914, England, nf/p)
Alec Waugh (1898–1981, England, f)
Arthur Waugh (1866–1943, England, nf/p)
Auberon Waugh (1931–2001, England, f/nf)
Edwin Waugh (1817–1890, England, p)
Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966, England, f/nf)
Gerard Way (born 1977, US, f)
Tom Wayman (born 1945, Canada, p/f/nf)
Adam Ważyk (1905–1982, Russian E/Poland, p/nf)

We–Wh

Anne Weale (1929–2007, England, f/nf), pseudonym of Jay Blakeney
Alan Wearne (born 1948, Australia, p)
Willoughby Weaving (1885–1976, England, p)
Catherine Webb (born 1986, England, f/ch), pseudonym Kate Griffin
Francis Webb (1925–1973, Australia, p)
Harri Webb (1920–1995, Wales, p)
Marion St John Webb (1888–1930, England, f/p/ch)
Mary Webb (1881–1927, England, f/p)
Merryn Somerset Webb (born 1970, England, nf)
Regina Webb (born 1980, US, ch)
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859–1947, England, nf)
Batty Weber (1860–1940, Luxembourg, f/nf/p)
David Weber (born 1952, US, f)
Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797–1882, England, d)
John Webster (c. 1580 – 1632, England, d)
Rebecca Wee (living, US, p/nf)
Ian Wedde (born 1946, N Zealand, p/f/nf)
Hermann von Wedderkop (1875–1956, Germany/Italy, nf/f)
Frank Wedekind (1864–1918, Germany, d)
Michi Weglyn (1926–1999, US, nf)
Armin T. Wegner (1886–1978, Germany/Italy, nf)
Josef Magnus Wehner (1897–1973, Germany, nf/d)
Wei Boyang (魏伯陽, fl. 2nd c. CE, China, nf)
Wei Huacun (魏華存, 252–334 CE, China, nf)
Wei Hui (周衛慧, born 1973, China, f)
Wei Shou (魏收, 506–572, China, nf)
Wei Shuo (衛鑠, 272–349, China, p)
Wen Yiduo (聞一多, 1899–1946, China, p)
Wei Yingwu (韋應物, c. 737 – c. 792, China, p)
Wei Yuan (魏源, 1794–1857, China, nf)
Wei Zheng (魏徵, 580–643, China, nf)
Wei Zhuang (韋莊, c. 836–910, China, p)
Wilhelm Weigand (1862–1949, Germany, p/f)
André Weil (1906–1998, France, nf)
Simone Weil (1909–1943, France/England, nf)
Sylvie Weil (born 1942, France, ch/nf)
Sadie Rose Weilerstein (1894–1993, US, ch)
Elizabeth E. Wein (born 1964, US/Scotland, ch/nf)
Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935, US, f)
Samantha Weinberg (living, England, f/nf)
Hannah Weiner (1928–1997, US, p)
Debra Weinstein (born 1961, US, p/f)
Andy Weir (born 1972, US, f)
Alison Weir (born 1951, England, nf/f)
Theresa Weir (born c. 1950s, US, f), pseudonym Anne Frasier
Ernst Weiss (1882–1940, Austria/France, f)
Peter Weiss (1916–1982, Germany/Sweden, d/f)
Wilhelm Weitling (1808–1871, Germany/US, nf)
Denton Welch (1915–1948, China/England, f/nf)
Julie Welch (born 1948, England, nf/d)
Ronald Welch (1909–1982, England, f)
Fay Weldon (1931–2023, England, f/nf/d)
Elisabeth Welhaven (1815–1901, Norway, f)
Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873, Norway, p/nf)
Ehm Welk (1884–1966, Germany, d/f)
Julius Wellhausen (1844–1918, Germany, nf)
H. G. Wells (1866–1946, England, f/nf)
John Wells (1936–1998, England, nf)
Martha Wells (born 1964, US, f/nf)
Peter Wells (1950–2019, N Zealand, f/nf/d)
[Louise Welsh]] (born 1965, England/Scotland, f/d)
Irvine Welsh (born 1958, Scotland/US, f/d)
Adèle Weman (1844–1936, Finland, f/ch/p)
Wen Tianxiang (文天祥, 1236–1283, China, p)
Wen Yiduo (聞一多, 1899–1946, China, p/nf)
Wen Zhengming (文徵明, 1470–1559, China, p)
Wen Zhenheng (文震亨, 1585–1645, China, nf/p)
Albert Wendt (born 1939, Samoa/N Zealand, f)
Louise Wener (born 1966, England, f)
Anne Wentworth (1629/1630 – post-1679, England, nf)
K. D. Wentworth (1951–2012, US, f)
Marjory Heath Wentworth (born 1958, US, p)
William Wentworth (1790–1872, Norfolk Island/Australia, nf/p)
Sándor Weöres (1913–1989, Hungary, p)
Bernard Werber (born 1961, France, f)
Miriam Were (born 1940, Kenya, nf)
Franz Werfel (1890–1945, Austrian E/US, f/d/p)
Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845, Norway, p/d/nf)
Benedikt Maria Leonhard von Werkmeister (1745–1823, Germany, nf)
Markus Werner (1944–2016, Switzerland, f)
Zacharias Werner (1768–1823, Germany/Austria, p/d/nf)
Christian Wernicke (1661–1725, Germany/Denmark, nf)
Charles Wesley (1707–1778, England, p)
John Wesley (1703–1791, England, nf)
Mary Wesley (1912–2002, England, f)
Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785, Norway/Denmark, p/nf/d)
Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg (1774–1860, Germany, nf)
Charles West (born 1927, England, f)
Cornel West (born 1953, US, nf)
Gilbert West (1703–1756, England, p/nf)
Jacqueline West (born 1979, US, ch/p)
Jane West (1758–1852, England, f/p/nf)
Joyce West (1908–1985, N Zealand, f/ch)
Morris West (1916–1999, Australia, f/d)
Rebecca West (1892–1983, England, nf/f)
Wallace West (1900–1980, US, f)
Robert Westall (1929–1993, England, ch)
William Bury Westall (1834–1903, England, f)
Frank Atha Westbury (1938–2001, England, f/ch/p)
Scott Westerfeld (born 1963, US, f/ch)
John F. C. Westerman (1901–1991, England/Spain, ch)
Percy F. Westerman (1876–1959, England, ch)
Jeri Westerson (born 1960, US, f)
Carol Weston (born 1956, US, f/nf/ch)
Edward Weston (1703–1770, England, nf)
Elizabeth Jane Weston (1581 or 1582–1612, England/Bohemia, p)
Jessie Weston (1850–1928, England, nf)
Jessie Weston (1867–1939, N Zealand, f)
Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008, Netherlands/US, ch/f/nf)
Johann Jakob Wettstein (1693–1754, Switzerland, nf)
Lydia Wevers (1950–2021, N Zealand, nf)
Marie Wexelsen (1832–1911, Norway, p/ch/f)
Stanley J. Weyman (1855–1928, England, f)
Suzanne Weyn (born 1955, US, ch)
Philip Whalen (1923–2002, US, p/nf)
William J. Whalen (1926–2008, US, nf)
Anne Wharton (1659–1685, England/France, p)
Edith Wharton (1862–1937, US, f)
Goodwin Wharton (1653–1704, England, nf)
Herb Wharton (born 1936, Australia, p/f)
Thomas Wharton (born 1963, Canada, f)
Mary Whateley (1738–1825, England, p/d)
Patience Wheatcroft (born 1951, England, nf)
Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977, England, f), pseudonym Leo Kessler
Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–1784, W Africa/US, p)
Charles Wheatstone (1902–1975, England/France, nf)
Billy Edd Wheeler (born 1932, US, p/d)
Donald J. Wheeler (living, US, nf)
Abraham Wheelocke (1593–1653, England, nf)
Gloria Whelan (born 1923, US, p/f/ch)
Eric Whelpton (1894–1981, England, nf)
Edith Holt Whetham (1911–2001, England, nf)
William Whewell (1794–1866, England, nf/p)
Benjamin Whichcote (1609–1683, England, nf)
Dorothy Whipple (1893–1966, England, f/ch)
Charles Whistler (1856–1913, England, f)
William Whiston (1667–1752, England, nf)
Evelyn Whitaker (1844–1929, England, ch)
Phil Whitaker (born 1966, England, f/nf)
Annabelle White (living, N Zealand, nf)
Antonia White (1899–1980, England, f/nf/ch)
Dorothy White (c. 1630–1686, England, nf)
Dorothy Neal White (1915–1995, N Zealand, nf)
E. B. White (1899–1985, US, ch/nf)
Ellen G. White (1827–1915, US, nf)
Emily White (1839–1936, N Zealand, nf)
Ethel Lina White (1876–1944, England, f)
Fred M. White (1859–1935, England, f)
Hale White (1831–1913, England, f/nf), pseudonym Mark Rutherford
Henry Kirke White (1785–1806, England, p)
James White (1928–1999, N Ireland, f)
James L. White, 1936–1981, US, p)
Laura Rosamond White (1844–1922, US, f/nf/p)
Michael White (1959–2018, England/Australia, f/nf)
Patrick White (1912–1990, England/Australia, f/d)
Rowland White (born 1970, England, nf)
Steve White (born 1948, US, f)
T. H. White (1906–1964, England, f)
Theodore H. White (1915–1986, US/China, nf)
Tony White (born 1964, England, f/nf)
Anne Whitehead (1624–1686, England, nf)
Colson Whitehead (born 1969, US, f/nf)
Þór Whitehead (born 1943, Iceland, nf)
Richard Whiteing (1840–1928, England, f/nf)
John Whitgift (c. 1530–1604, England, nf)
Katharine Whitehorn (1928–2021, England, nf)
Charles Whiting (1926–2007, England, f/nf)
Walt Whitman (1819–1892, US, p/nf)
Isabella Whitney (c. 1546/1548 – post-1624, England, p)
Stephanie Grace Whitson (born 1952, US, f)
Reed Whittemore (1919–2012, US, p/nf)
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892, US, p)
Selby Whittingham (born 1941, Malaya/England, nf)
Richard Whittington-Egan (1924–2016, England, nf)
George Whyte-Melville (1821–1878, Scotland/England, f/p)

Wi

Randy Wicker (born 1938, US, nf)
Anna Wickham (1883–1947, England/Australia, p), pseudonym of Edith Alice Mary Harper
Les Wicks (born 1955, Australia, p)
Zoë Wicomb (born 1948, S Africa/Scotland, f/nf)
John Edgar Wideman (born 1941, US, f/nf)
Martin Widmark (born 1961, Sweden, ch)
Urs Widmer (1938–2014, Switzerland, f/d/nf)
Ulrika Widström (1764–1841, Sweden, p)
Ernst Wiechert (1887–1950, Germany/Switzerland, f/nf)
Carsten Wieland (born 1971, Germany, nf)
Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813, Germany, p/f)
Gabriela Wiener (born 1975, Peru, nf/f/p)
John Wieners (1934–2002, US, p)
Kazimierz Wierzyński (1894–1969, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria/Poland, p/nf)
Elie Wiesel (1928–2016, Romania/US, f/nf)
Michael Wiesenberg (born 1943, US, nf)
Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856–1923, US/England, ch)
Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705, England/New England, p)
Susan Wiggs (born 1958, US, f)
Edward Wightman (c. 1580–1612, England, nf)
Henry Wilberforce (1807–1873, England, nf)
Adolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911, Germany, f/d)
Richard Wilbur (1921–2017, US, p/nf)
J. Rodolfo Wilcock (1919–1978, Argentina/Italy, p/f/nf)
Dora Wilcox (1873–1953, N Zealand/Australia, p/d)
Susie Wild (born 1979, England/Wales, p/f/nf)
Robert Wild (1615–1679, England, nf)
Jane Wilde (1821–1896, Ireland, p), pseudonym Speranza
Jennifer Wilde (1938–1990, US, f), pseudonym of Tom E. Huff
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900, Ireland/England, p/d)
Stuart Wilde (1946–2013, England, nf/p)
Peter Wildeblood (1823–1899, England/Canada, f/d/nf)
Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845–1909, Lebanon/Germany, p/d)
Gisken Wildenvey (1892–1985, Norway, f)
Herman Wildenvey (1885–1959, Norway, p)
Cherry Wilder (1930–2002, N Zealand, f)
Gene Wilder (1933–2016, US, d), pseudonym of Jerome Silberman
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957, US, ch)
Thornton Wilder (1897–1975, US, d/f)
Kate Wilhelm (1928–2018, US, f)
Urien Wiliam (1929–2006, Wales, f/d)
John Wilkes (1725–1797, England, nf)
Kathy Wilkes (1946–2003, England, nf)
Damien Wilkins (born 1963, N Zealand, f/p)
George Wilkins (died 1618, England, d/nf)
Gina Wilkins (born 1954, US, f), pseudonym of Gina Ferris
Vaughan Wilkins (1890–1959, England, f/nf)
Verna Wilkins (born 1943, Grenada/England, ch)
William Henry Wilkins (1860–1905, England, nf), pseudonym W. H. de Winton
John Wilkinson (born 1953, England, p)
Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson (1779–1831, England, ch/f/nf)
Eileen Wilks (born 1952, US, f)
Freddy Will (born 1977, Sierra Leone/Canada, f/p), pseudonym of Wilfred Kanu Jr.
Geoffrey Willans (1911–1958, Ottoman E/England, ch)
Alice Willard (1860–1936, US, nf)
Barbara Willard (1909–1994, England, ch)
Bruno Wille (1860–1928, Germany, nf)
Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846, Belgium, p/nf)
Mo Willems (born 1968, US, ch)
Sabin Willett (born 1957, US, f/nf)
William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071–1127, Aquitaine, p)
William of Malmesbury (c. 1095 – c. 1143, England, nf)
Aeneas Francon Williams (1886–1971, Scotland, p/nf)
Alan Williams (1935–2020, England, f/nf)
Anna Williams (1706–1783, Wales/England, p)
Charles Williams (1886–1945, England, p/f/nf)
Charlie Williams (born 1971, England, f)
Colin H. Williams (born 1950, Wales/England, nf)
David Williams (born 1971, England/US, f)
David John Williams (1885–1970, Wales, nf/f)
Donna Williams (1963–2017, Australia, nf)
Eliseus Williams (1867–1926, Wales, p), bardic name Eifion Wyn
Emmett Williams (1925–2007, US/Germany, p)
Frederick Smeeton Williams (1829–1886, England, nf)
Gareth F. Williams (1955–2016, Wales, f/ch/d)
Glanmor Williams (1920–2005, Wales, nf)
Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris) (1769–1838, Wales, p)
Gwynne Williams (born 1937, Wales, p/nf)
Heathcote Williams (1941–2017, England, p/nf/d)
Ifor Williams (1881–1965, Wales, nf)
J. Lloyd Williams (1854–1945, Wales, nf)
Jane Williams (1806–1885, Wales/England, nf), Bardic name Ysgafell
John Ellis Williams (1924–2008, Wales, f/ch)
John Owen Williams (Pedrog) (1853–1932, Wales, p)
John Richard Williams (1867–1924, Wales, p), bardic name Tryfanwy
Jonathan Williams (1929–2008, US, nf/p)
Karen Lynn Williams (born 1952, US, ch)
Kate Williams (born 1974, England, f/nf)
Maiya Williams (born 1962, US, ch/d)
Margaret Wetherby Williams (1901–1984, Canada/England, f), writing as Margaret Erskine
Margery Williams (1881–1944, England/US, ch)
Megan Williams (1984, Canada, ch/nf)
Miller Williams (1930–2015, US, p)
Morris Williams (1809–1874, Wales, nf)
Moses Williams (1685–1742, Wales/England, nf)
Nigel Williams (born 1948, England, f/d)
Oneeka Williams (born 1966, Guyana/US, nf/ch)
Oscar Williams (1900–1964, Ukraine/US, p), pseudonym of Oscar Kaplan
Owen Williams (Owen Gwyrfai) (1790–1874, Wales, nf)
Peter Bailey Williams (1763–1836, Wales, nf)
Rhydwen Williams (1916–1997, Wales, p/f/nf)
Richard Bryn Williams (1902–1981, Wales, ch/p/nf)
Richard Hughes Williams (1878–1919, Wales, f), pseudonym Dic Tryfan
Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) (1766–1850, Wales, p)
Robert Williams (Trebor Mai) (1830–1877, Wales, p)
Robert Dewi Williams (1870–1955, Wales, f/nf)
Robina Williams (living, England, f)
Rowan Williams (born 1950, Wales, nf/p)
Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) (1823–1905, Wales, p)
Saul Williams (born 1972, US, p/nf)
Sherley Anne Williams (1944–1999, US, p/f/d)
T. Marchant Williams (1845–1914, Wales, nf)
Tad Williams (born 1957, US, f/ch)
Tennessee Williams (1911–1983, US, dr/f/nf)
Ursula Moray Williams (1911–2006, England, ch)
W. Llewelyn Williams (1867–1922, Wales, nf)
Waldo Williams (1904–1971, Wales, p/nf)
Walter Jon Williams (born 1953, US, f/nf)
William Carlos Williams (1883–1963, US, p/nf)
William Williams (Caledfryn) (1801–1869, Wales, p/nf)
William Williams (Creuddynfab) (1814–1869, Wales, p/nf)
William Williams (Crwys) (1875–1968, Wales, p)
William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791, Wales, p/nf)
Rita Williams-Garcia (born 1957, US, ch)
Frank S. Williamson (1865–1936, England/Australia, p)
Henry Williamson (1895–1977, England, f/nf)
Jack Williamson (1908–2006, US, f)
Marianne Williamson (born 1952, US, nf)
Michael Z. Williamson (born 1967, England/US, f)
Penelope Williamson (living, US, f), pseudonym of Elizabeth Lambert
Connie Willis (born 1945, US, f/nf)
Dave Willis (born 1970, US, d)
Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867, US, nf/p)
Ted Willis, Baron Willis (1914–1992, England, d/f/nf)
Lucy Wills (1888–1964, England, nf)
Quentin Willson (born 1957, England, nf)
Clive Wilmer (born 1945, England, p/nf)
Val Wilmer (born 1941, England, nf)
Willem Wilmink (1936–2003, Netherlands, p/nf/ch)
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680, England, p)
Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos (1670–1735, England, nf)
Eleanor Wilner (born 1937, US, p)
A. N. Wilson (born 1950, England, f/nf)
Amrit Wilson (born 1941, India/England, nf)
Angus Wilson (1913–1991, England, f/d)
Anne Elizabeth Wilson (1901–1946, United States/Canada, p/f/nf)
Brandon Wilson (born 1953, US, nf)
Bryan R. Wilson (1926–2004, England, nf)
Budge Wilson (1927–1921, Canada, ch)
Clement Wilson (born 1976, Ireland/Scotland, nf)
Colin Wilson (1931–2013, England, nf/f)
David Henry Wilson (born 1937, England, ch/d)
Doirean Wilson (living, England, nf)
Ella B. Ensor Wilson (1838–1913, US, nf)
Guthrie Wilson (1914–1984, N Zealand/Australia, f)
Helen Wilson (1869–1957, N Zealand, nf)
Henry Schütz Wilson (1824–1902, England, f/nf)
Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945, England, ch)
Peter Lamborn Wilson (born 1945, US, p/nf), pseudonym Hakim Bey
Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007, US, nf)
Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953, US/Canada, f)
Jane Wilson-Howarth (born 1954, England, nf/f/ch)
Christian Wiman (born 1966, US, p/nf)
William Upski Wimsatt (born 1977, US, nf)
Aye Aye Win (born 1953, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
Khin Maung Win (1940–2021, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
Ludu Sein Win (1940–2012, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
R. Foster Winans (born 1948, US, nf)
Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768, Germany/Austrian E, nf)
Gerard Windsor (born 1944, Australia, f/nf)
Harry de Windt (1856–1933, France/England, nf)
Liz Winfield (born 1964, Australia, p)
David Wingate (1828–1892, Scotland, p)
R. D. Wingfield (1928–2007, England, d)
David Wingrove (born 1952, England, f)
Eugen Gottlob Winkler (1912–1936, Switzerland/Germany, nf)
Henry Winkler (born 1955, US, f/nf/ch)
Mark Winkler (born 1966, S Africa, f)
Arthur Winnington-Ingram (1858–1946, England, nf)
Kathleen Winsor (1919–2003, US, f)
Leon de Winter (born 1954, Netherlands, f/d)
Timothy Winter (born 1960, England, nf)
William Winter (1836–1917, US, nf)
Henry Winterfeld (1901–1990, Germany/US, ch)
Kari-Lynn Winters (born 1969, Canada, ch/d/nf)
Yvor Winters (1900–1968, US, p/nf)
Jeanette Winterson (born 1959, England, f/ch/nf)
Elizabeth Winthrop (born 1948, US, ch)
Kwasi Wiredu (1931–2022, Gold Coast/Ghana, nf)
Justine Constance Wirix-van Mansvelt (1876–1937, Netherlands, nf)
Carl David af Wirsén (1842–1912, Sweden, p/nf)
Einar af Wirsén (1875–1946, Sweden, nf)
Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995, Poland, f)
George Wither (1588–1667, England, p/nf)
Pam Withers (born 1956, US/Canada, ch/nf)
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939, Russian E/Poland, nf/d/f), pseudonym Witkacy
Heinrich Wittenwiler (c. 1370–1420, Germany, p)
Karl August Wittfogel (1896–1988, Germany/US, d/nf)
Stefan Witwicki (1801–1847, Russian E/France, p)

Wo–Wr

P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975, England/US, f)
Tsering Woeser (born 1966, China (Tibet), f/nf/p)
Gabriele Wohmann (1932–2015, Germany, f)
Rafał Wojaczek (1945–1971, Poland, p)
Grażyna Wojcieszko (born 1957, Poland, p)
Christa Wolf (1929–2011, Germany, f/nf)
Friedrich Wolf (1888–1953, Germany, d/f)
Joan Wolf (born 1951, US, f)
Charles Wolfe (1791–1823, Ireland, p)
Ernie Wolfe III (born 1950, US, nf)
Gene Wolfe (1931–2019, US, f)
Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938, US, f)
Tom Wolfe (1930–2018, US, nf)
Betje Wolff (1738–1804, Netherlands, f)
Christian Wolff (1679–1754, Germany, nf)
Egon Wolff (1926–2016, Chile, d/f)
Julius Wolff (1834–1910, Germany, f/p)
Tobias Wolff (born 1945, US, f/nf)
Wolfram von Eschenbach (c. 1160/1180 – c. 1220, Germany, p)
Frances Wolfreston (1607–1677, England, nf)
Karl Wolfskehl (1869–1948, Germany/N Zealand, p/f/d)
Jan Wolkers (1925–2007, Netherlands, f)
Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990, US, f), pseudonyms include David Grinnell
Richard Wollheim (1923–2003, England, nf)
Hans Wollschläger (1935–2007, Germany, f/nf)
Abel Wolman (1892–1989, US, nf)
M. Gordon Wolman (1924–2010, US, nf)
Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936, England, nf)
Maryla Wolska (1873–1930, Poland, p), pseudonym Iwo Płomieńczy
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797, England, nf/f)
Sholeh Wolpé (born 1962, Iran/US, p/d)
Ernst von Wolzogen (1855–1934, Germany, nf)
Jack Womack (born 1956, US, f)
Alison Wong (born 1960, N Zealand, p/f)
Elizabeth Wong (born 1937, China/N Zealand, f)
Anthony Wood (1632–1695, England, nf)
Audrey Wood (born 1948, US, ch)
Barbara Wood (born 1947, England/US, f)
Christopher Wood (1935–2015, d/f)
Ellen Wood (1814–1887, England, f), mainly known as Mrs Henry Wood
John Medley Wood (1827–1915, England/S Africa, nf)
Julia A. Wood (1840–1927, United States, nf)
Michael Wood (born 1948, England, nf)
Ramsay Wood (fl. 1981–1990, England, f)
Susan Wood (1836–1880, p/f)
George Woodcock (1912–1995, Canada, nf)
Robert Woodford (1606–1654, England, nf)
James Woodforde (1740–1803, England, nf)
Leslie Woodgate (1900–1961, England, nf)
Alice Woodhouse (1883–1977, N Zealand, nf)
Barbara Woodhouse (1910–1988, Ireland/England, nf)
Martin Woodhouse (1932–2011, England, f/d)
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (1939–2007, US, f)
Richard Woodman (born 1944, England, f/nf)
Edwards Woods (1877–1953, England, nf)
Gregory Woods (born 1953, Egypt/England, p)
Margaret Louisa Woods (1855–1945, England, f/p)
Sherryl Woods (born 1944, US, f), pseudonym Alexandra Kirk
Stuart Woods (1938–2022, US, f)
Jacqueline Woodson (born 1963, US, ch)
Arthur Smith Woodward (1864–1944, England, nf)
Emily Woof (born 1967, England, d/f)
Robert Woof (1931–2005, England, nf)
Greg Woolf (born 1961, England, nf)
Virginia Woolf (1882–1941, England, f/nf)
Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968, US, f), pseudonym William Irish
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905, US, ch/nf), pseudonym Susan Coolidge
Thomas Woolston (1668–1733, England, nf)
Sue Wootton (born 1961, N Zealand, p/f)
Anne Eyre Worboys (1920–2007, N Zealand, f)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855, England, p/nf)
William Wordsworth (1770–1850, England, p)
Jerome J. Workman, Jr. (born 1952, US, nf)
Lucy Worsley (born 1973, England, f/nf/ch)
Philip Stanhope Worsley (1835–1866, England, p)
T. C. Worsley (1907–1977, England, nf)
Molly Worthen (born 1981, US, nf)
Herman Wouk (1915–2019, US, f/nf)
Ted Wragg (1938–2005, England, nf)
Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall (1828–1865, England, nf)
Patricia C. Wrede (born 1953, US, f/ch)
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns (1812–1876, England, nf)
Carolyn D. Wright (1949–2016, US, p)
Charles Wright (born 1935, US, p/nf)
Dare Wright (1914–2001, Canada/US, ch)
David Wright (1920–1994, S Africa/England, p/nf)
David Wright (born 1964, US, nf)
David McKee Wright (1869–1928, Ireland/Australia, p/nf)
Douglas E. Wright (born 1955, Canada, f)
Francesca Wright (1897–1985, England, f/d), pseudonym of Denise Naomi Klein
Franz Wright (1953–2015, Austria/US, p)
Helena Rosa Wright (1887–1982, England, nf)
James Wright (1927–1980, US, p)
Jay Wright (born 1935, US, p/d/nf)
John C. Wright (born 1961, US, f)
Judith Wright (1915–2000, Australia, p/nf)
Kit Wright (born 1944, England, p/ch)
Melinda Wright (1946–2011, England, f), pseudonym of Penelope Jones Halsall
Niel Wright (born 1933, N Zealand, p/nf)
S. Fowler Wright (1874–1865, England, p/f/d)
Patricia Wrightson (1921–2010, Australia, ch)
Lady Mary Wroth (1587–1653, England, p)
Eva-Lis Wuorio (1918–1988, Finland/Canada, ch)
Johann David Wyss (1743–1818, Switzerland, ch)

Wu–Wy

Wu Cheng'en (吳承恩, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580, China, f/p)
Wu Chuntao (吳春桃, born 1963, China, nf)
Fan Wu (吴帆, born 1974, China/US, f)
Wu Jiaji (吳嘉紀, 1618–1684, China, p)
Wu Jingzi (吳敬梓, 1701–1754, China, f)
Wu Qi (吳起, 440–381 BCE, China, nf)
Wu Wenjun (吴文俊, 1919–2017, China, nf)
Wu Zao (吳藻, 1799–1862, China, p)
Wu Zhihui (吳稚暉, 1865–1953, China, nf)
Mammo Wudneh (1931–2012, Ethiopia, d/nf)
Paul Wühr (1927–2016, Germany/Italy, f/p/d)
Min Thu Wun (1909–2004, Burma/Myanmar, p/f)
Maung Wunna (1945–2011, Burma/Myanmar, d/nf/f)
Maung Wuntha (1945–2013, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
Hella Wuolijoki (1886–1964, Estonia/Finland, d)
Audrey Wurdemann (1911–1960, US, p/f)
Rudolph Wurlitzer (born 1937, US, f/d)
Mathilde Wurm (1874–1935, Germany/England, nf)
Wuzhun Shifan (無準師範, 1178–1249, China, nf)
Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542, England, p)
Woodrow Wyatt (1918–1997, England, nf)
Józef Wybicki (1747–1822, Poland/Prussia, p/d/nf)
William Wycherley (1641–1716, England, d)
Edward Wyke-Smith (1871–1935, England, f/ch)
Elinor Wylie (1885–1928, US, p/f)
I. A. R. Wylie (1885–1959, Australia/US, f/d/p)
Eirug Wyn (1950–2004, Wales, f)
Hedd Wyn (1887–1917, Wales/Belgium, p), birth name Ellis Humphrey Evans
John Wyndham (1903–1969, England, f), pseudonym of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris
Garrison W. Wynn (born 1961, US, nf)
Ellis Wynne (1671–1734, Wales, f)
Frances Wynne (1863–1893, Ireland/England, p)
Grace Wynne-Jones (living, Ireland/England, nf)
Sylvia Wynter (born 1928, Cuba/Jamaica, f/nf/d)
Edward Alexander Wyon (1842–1872, England, p
Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907, Austrian E, d/p)
Johann David Wyss (1743–1818, Switzerland, f)
Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782–1830, Switzerland, p)