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

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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)