List of Utah writers

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This is a list of Utah writers.

A[]

• Edward Abbey (1927-1989) - environmental fiction & nonfiction
• Thomas G. Alexander (born 1935) - history
• James B. Allen (born 1927) - history
• Jack Anderson (1922–2005) – journalism, nonfiction
• Nephi Anderson (1865–1923) - religious/family values fiction
• Leonard J. Arrington (1917–1999) – history, nonfiction
• Montgomery Atwater (1904-1976) - nonfiction & youth fiction

B[]

• Will Bagley (born 1950) – history, nonfiction
• Paul Dayton Bailey (1906–1987) – history, nonfiction
• Roseanne Barr (born 1952) – screenplays
• Rick Bass (born 1958) – fiction, nonfiction,
• Ken Brewer (1941–2006) - poetry, nonfiction
• Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981) – history, nonfiction
• Juanita Brooks (1898–1989) – history, nonfiction
• John Brown (born 1966) – fantasy, thrillers, science fiction
• Marilyn Brown (born 1939) – religious fiction, poetry, nonfiction
• Jan Harold Brunvand (born 1933) – folklore, nonfiction
• D. J. Butler – fantasy, science fiction, horror, juvenile, young adult

C[]

• Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933) – journalism, nonfiction
• Orson Scott Card (born 1951) – science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, nonfiction
• Ron Carlson (born 1969) – literary fiction, young adult, poetry, nonfiction
• Nathan Keonaona Chai – literary fiction, screenplays
• John Cheever (1912–1982) – literary fiction
• Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020) - business, nonfiction
• Katharine Coles – poetry
• Ally Condie (born 1978) – science fiction, fantasy, young adult, juvenile
• Arianne Cope – religious fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction
• Larry Correia (born 1977) – urban fantasy, science fiction
• Stephen Covey (1932–2012) – self-help, business, nonfiction

D[]

• James Dashner (born 1972) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile
• Bernard DeVoto (1897–1955) – history, nonfiction
• Howard R. Driggs (1873–1963) – historical fiction, nonfiction
• H. Wayne Driggs (1902–1951) – playwright
• Brian Lee Durfee – epic fantasy, horror

E[]

• Richard Paul Evans (born 1962) - religious fiction, science fiction
• Brian Evenson (born 1966) – literary fiction, horror, nonfiction

F[]

• Linnie Findlay (1919–2009) – history, nonfiction
• Vardis Fisher (1895–1968) – historical fiction
• John D. Fitzgerald (1906–1988) – humor, slice-of-life, nonfiction
• Becca Fitzpatrick (born 1979) – fantasy
• Nancy Fulda – science fiction, science, nonfiction
• John Fulton (born 1967) – literary fiction

G[]

• Susa Young Gates (1856–1933) – historical fiction, biographies, nonfiction
• Paul Genesse (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, horror
• Jessica Day George (born 1976) – fantasy, juvenile, young adult
• Brewster Ghiselin (1903–2002) - poetry, nonfiction

H[]

• Shannon Hale (born 1974) – fantasy, science fiction, juvenile, young adult
• Mette Ivie Harrison (born 1970) – fantasy, young adult, mystery, nonfiction
• Laura Hickman (born 1956) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
• Tracy Hickman (born 1955) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
• Dean Hughes (born 1943) – historical fiction, juvenile fiction

I[]

• Chris Ireland – science, medicine, nonfiction
• Reed Irvine (1922–2004) – economics, nonfiction
• Wilton Ivie (1907–1969) – science, biology, nonfiction
• Janet Iwasa – science, nonfiction
• Reed McNeil Izatt (born 1926) – science, nonfiction

J[]

• Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951) – literary fiction
• Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994) – science fiction

K[]

• Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005) – pulp romance, historical fiction, poetry, nonfiction
• Josi S. Kilpack (born 1974) – mystery, historical romance, literary fiction

L[]

• Neil LaBute (born 1963) – screenplays
• Annette Lyon (born 1973) – religious fiction, romance, nonfiction

M[]

• Maddox (George Ouzounian; born 1978) – humor, nonfiction
• Susan Evans McCloud (born 1945) – songwriter, historical fiction, biographies, screenwriter
• Ellen Meloy (1946–2004)
• James Merendino (born 1969) – screenplays
• Adrienne Monson (born 1983) – paranormal romance, urban fantasy
• Thomas S. Monson (1927–2018) – religious nonfiction, inspirational nonfiction, history
• Heather B. Moore – romance fiction, thriller, fantasy, historical fiction, religious fiction
• Dale Morgan (1914–1971) – history, nonfiction
• Brandon Mull (born 1974) – fantasy, juvenile

N[]

• Jennifer A. Nielsen (born 1971) – historical fiction, young adult, fantasy
• Brenda Novak (born 1964) – historical romance, contemporary romance
• Rachel Ann Nunes (born 1966) – literary fiction, romance, religious fiction

O[]

• Peter Orullian – fantasy, religious fiction, songwriter

P[]

• Helen Z. Papanikolas (1917–2004) – history, literary fiction, nonfiction
• Benson Y. Parkinson (born 1960) – religious fiction, historical fiction, biographies
• Jay A. Parry (born 1950) – literary fiction, science fiction, poetry, religious fiction, self-help, nonfiction
• Steven L. Peck (born 1957) – poetry, religious fiction, science, science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction
• Todd Robert Petersen (born 1969) – literary fiction, satire, nonfiction
• Levi S. Peterson (born 1933) – biographies, nonfiction, literary fiction
• Aprilynne Pike (born 1981) – fantasy, young adult
• Louise Plummer – juvenile, nonfiction

Q[]

• D. Michael Quinn (1944–2021) – history, nonfiction

R[]

• Natacha Rambova (1897–1966) – nonfiction, biographies
• James E. Reilly (1948–2008) – screenplays
• Jeff Rivera (born 1976) – contemporary fiction, young adult
• B. H. Roberts (1857–1933) – history, nonfiction
• Peter Rock (born 1967) – literary fiction

S[]

• Eric Samuelsen (born 1956) – theatrical plays
• Brandon Sanderson (born 1975) – fantasy, science fiction
• Joseph Santley (1889–1991) – theatrical plays
• Ronald B. Scott (1945–2020) – biographies, journalism, nonfiction
• Brent Scowcroft (born 1925) – politics, nonfiction
• Richard Scowcroft (1916–2001) – historical fiction, literary fiction
• Cosy Sheridan (born 1964) – songwriter
• Elizabeth Smart (born 1987) – nonfiction, biographies
• Eliza R. Snow (1804–1887) - poetry, nonfiction
• Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991) - religious fiction, historical fiction
• Anita Stansfield (born 1961) – contemporary romance, historical romance
• Page Stegner (1937–2017) – historical fiction, history, nonfiction
• Wallace Stegner (1909–1993) - religious fiction, history, nonfiction
• Mark Strand (born 1934) - poetry, nonfiction
• Eric G. Swedin – science fiction, alternate history, nonfiction
• May Swenson (1913–1989) – theatrical plays, poetry, nonfiction

T[]

• Howard Tayler (born 1968) – cartoonist, science fiction
• Sandra Tayler (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction
• Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997) – scriptwriter, history, religious fiction, contemporary fiction, humorous fiction
• Douglas Thayer (born 1929) – juvenile, religious fiction, biographies
• Emma Lou Thayne (1924–2014) – poetry, historical fiction, songwriter, biographies
• Melanie Rae Thon (born 1957) – literary fiction
• Wallace Thurman (1902–1934) – literary fiction
• David Trottier (Born 1949) – screenplays
• Edward Tullidge (1829–1894) – history, nonfiction
• Michael O. Tunnell (born 1950) – juvenile, religious fiction, nonfiction

U[]

• Cornelia Ulrich (born 1967) – science, nonfiction
• Grant Underwood – history, religion, nonfiction

V[]

• Richard S. Van Wagoner (1946–2010) – history
• Suresh Venkatasubramanian – computer science, nonfiction
• Anil Virkar – science, engineering, nonfiction
• Joseph Vogel – politics, nonfiction
• J. Frederic Voros Jr. – songwriter, religious nonfiction, juvenile

W[]

• Dan Wells (born 1977) – horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, young adult
• Robison Wells (born 1978) – science fiction, thriller, young adult
• Maurine Whipple (1903–1992) – religious fiction, historical fiction, history, nonfiction
• Tyler Whitesides (born 1987) – fantasy, juvenile
• Carol Lynch Williams – juvenile, young adult, fantasy, religious fiction
• Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955) – nature, nonfiction
• Dan Willis (born 1967) – fantasy, young adult
• Michael K. Winder (born 1976) – politics, nonfiction
• Anne Wingate (born 1943) - mystery, fantasy, romance fiction
• Dave Wolverton (born 1957, also writes as David Farland) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile, young adult, historical fiction

Y[]

• Blaine Yorgason (born 1942) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, biographies, nonfiction
• Brenton G. Yorgason (1945–2016) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, nonfiction
• Bryan Young (born 1980) – fantasy, juvenile
• Margaret Blair Young (born 1955) – historical fiction, literary fiction, scriptwriter

Z[]

• Sara Zarr (born 1970) – young adult fiction, literary fiction

References[]

Kinkead, Joyce, ed. (1990). Literary Utah: A Bibliographic Guide.

External links[]

• League of Utah writers
• Utah Arts Council Literature Program
• Utah Juvenile Literature website