- List of Western fiction authors
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This is a list of some notable authors in the western fiction genre.
Note that some writers listed below have also written in other genres.
Contents: Top · 0–9 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
A
- Andy Adams (1859–1935)
B
- Todhunter Ballard (1903–1980)
- F. Eugene Barber (Fred Eugene Barber) (born 1931)
- S. Omar Barker (1894–1985)
- Rex Beach (1877–1949)
- Don Bendell (born 1947)
- Tom W. Blackburn (1913–1992)
- Win Blevins
- William Blinn (born 1937)
- Stephen Bly (1944-2011)
- Johnny D. Boggs (born 1962)
- Frank Bonham (1914–1988)
- Allan R. Bosworth (1901–1986)
- B. M. Bower (1871–1940), (Pseudonym of Bertha "Muzzy" Sinclair)
- Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)
- James Edwin Branch (born 1952)
- Max Brand (1892–1944), (Pseudonym of Frederick Schiller Faust)
- Lyle Brandt (born 1951), (Pseudonym of Michael Newton)
- Peter Brandvold (Pseudonym, Frank Leslie)
- Matt Braun (born 1932)
- Bill Brooks[disambiguation needed ]
- Dee Brown (1908–2002)
- Anthony Burgess (1917–1993)
- Terry W. Burns (born 1942)
- Elizabeth Butler[disambiguation needed ] (Pseudonym of Eva Ridenour)
C
- David Wynford Carnegie (1871–1900)
- Willa Cather (1873–1947)
- Robert W. Chambers (Robert William Chambers) (1865–1933)
- Tim Champlin (John Michael Champlin) (born 1937)
- A.M. Chisholm (1872–1960)
- Walter van Tilburg Clark (1909–1971)
- Walt Coburn (1889-1971)
- Don Coldsmith, (1926–2009)
- Jackson Cole (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Ralph Compton (1934–1999)
- Robert J. Conley, (born 1940)
- Will Cook (William Everett Cook) (1921-1964)
- Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886–1940)
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851)
- Barry Cord (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- William Robert Cox
D
- Randy Denmon
- H.A. DeRosso (1917-1960)
- J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964)
- Harry Sinclair Drago
E
- J. T. Edson (born 1928)
- Edward S. Ellis (Edward Sylvester Ellis) (1840–1916)
- Loren D. Estleman (born 1952)
- Max Evans
- Wade Everett
F
- Andrew J. Fenady
- T.T. Flynn (1902-1978)
- Steve Frazee (1909-1992)
G
- Kathleen O'Neal Gear, (born 1954)
- W. Michael Gear, (born 1955)
- George G. Gilman
- Arthur Henry Gooden, (1879–1971)
- Edward Gorman, (born 1941)
- Patricia Probert Gott
- Dorien Grey
- Zane Grey (1872–1939)
- James J. Griffin (born 1949)
- Fred Grove (1913-2008)
- Frank Gruber, (1904–1969)
- Charles A. Gunnison (1861–1897)
- A.B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901–1991)
- Donald Gallinger
H
- Mel Hague
- William Wister Haines (1908–1989)
- Angelo Hall (1868–1922)
- Oakley Hall (1920–2008)
- D.M. Harrison (Diana Harrison)
- Bret Harte (1836–1902)
- Cynthia H. Haseloff
- Travis Haselton
- Ernest Haycox (1899–1950)
- Will Henry (Henry Wilson Allen) (1912–1991)
- Jean Henry-Mead
- Tony Hillerman (1925–2008)
- Lee Hoffman (1932–2007)
- Ray Hogan (author)
- L.P. Holmes
- Robert J. Horton
- Robert E. Howard (1906–1936)
- Clair Huffaker
- Min-Woo Hyung
I
J
- Rye James [1]
- Will James, (1892–1942)
- Mike Jameson
- Dorothy M. Johnson (1905–1984)
- Terry C. Johnston (1947–2001)
- J.A. Johnstone
- William W. Johnstone (1938-2004)
- Cameron Judd
- E.Z.C. Judson (Pseudonym of Ned Buntline)
K
- Jim Kane (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Mike Kearby
- Elmer Kelton (1926–2009)
- Charles King (1844–1933)
L
- Louis L'Amour (1908–1988)
- Karl Lassiter
- Steven Law (born 1966) [2]
- Wayne C. Lee
- Alan LeMay (1899-1964)
- Elmore Leonard (born 1925)
- Chuck Lewis (born 1936)
- Jake Logan (author)
- Noel M. Loomis (1905-1979)
- Milton Lott
- Giles A. Lutz (1910–1982)
M
- Jack Martin (born 1965) AKA Gary Dobbs
- Kat Martin
- Walt Masterson
- Karl May
- Richard Matheson (born 1926)
- Cormac McCarthy
- Michael McGarrity (born 1939)
- Tim McGuire
- Larry McMurtry (born 1936)
- Everett McNeil (1862–1929)
- Leonard Frank Meares
- Ross Morton (born 1948) AKA Nik Morton
- Clarence Edward Mulford (1883–1956)
- Scott Meador (born 1974)
N
- John D. Nesbitt (born 1948)
- Frederick Nolan
- Frank Norris (1870–1902)
- Andre Norton (1912–2005)
O
- Chad Oliver (1928–1993)
- T.V. Olsen (Theodore V. Olsen) (1932–1993)
- Frank O'Rourke (1906–1989)
- Wayne D. Overholser, (1906–1996)
P
- Lauran Paine (born 1916)
- Robert B. Parker (1932-2010)
- Lewis B. Patten (1915–1981)
- Bill Pronzini (born 1943)
Q
R
- William MacLeod Raine (1871–1954)
- Robert J Randisi (born 1951)
- James Reasoner (pseudonym, L.J. Washburn)
- John H. Reese (1910–1981) (pseudonyms Eddie Abbott, John Jo Carpenter, Camford Cheavly, Camford Sheaveley & Camford Sheavely (chron.)) [3]
- Dusty Richards (born 1937)
- John E. Richman (born 1947)
- Conrad Richter (1890–1968)
- Lucia St. Clair Robson (born 1942)
- Dana Fuller Ross
- Reid L Rosenthal (born 1953)
S
- Les Savage, Jr. (1922–1958)
- Jack Schaefer (1907–1991)
- Bradford Scott
- Jon Sharpe
- Jory Sherman
- Luke Short (1908–1975) (Pseudonym of Frederick D. Glidden)
- Jack Slade (publisher house name, pseudonym of Peter B. Germano and others)
- Cotton Smith
- Frank H. Spearman (1859–1937)
- Kai Starr (born 1964) [4]
- John Steinbeck (1902–1968)
- Louis J. Stellman (1877–1961)
- Gary Svee (born 1943)
T
- David Thompson
- Nye Tredgold
- Clay Turner (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Chuck Tyrell (pen name of Charles T. Whipple)
U
V
- Robert Vaughan
- Andrey Veter
W
- Dale L. Walker, (born 1935)
- Richard S. Wheeler, (born 1935)
- Charles G. West
- G. Clifton Wisler
- Owen Wister (1860–1938)
X
Y
- R.G. Yoho
Z
See also
- Western fiction
- Western movie
- List of authors
- Western Writers of America
Categories:- Lists of writers
- Western (genre) writers
- Western (genre)
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