Lists of American writers

"American writers" and "American authors" redirect here. For the 2001–02 C-SPAN series, see American Writers: A Journey Through History. For the band, see American Authors.

Lists of American writers include:

United States

By ethnicity

• List of Asian American writers
• List of American writers of Korean descent
• List of African-American writers
• List of Cuban American writers
• List of Egyptian-American writers
• List of Italian-American women writers
• List of Jewish American writers
• List of Mexican American writers
• List of Puerto Rican writers
• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas (not limited to the U.S.)

By field

• List of American print journalists
• List of novelists from the United States
• List of playwrights from the United States
• List of poets from the United States

By region

• List of San Francisco Bay Area writers

Other regions of the Americas

• List of Central American writers
• List of Latin American writers
• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas (not limited to the US)