List of Utah writers
Following is a list of major Utah writers.
Fiction
Action and adventure
- B.C. Crow (born 1982)
Fantasy
- Larry Correia (born 1977)
- Paul Genesse (born 1973)
- Tracy Hickman (born 1955)
- Brandon Sanderson (born 1975)
- Lynette White (born 1960)[1]
Juvenile
- James Dashner (born 1972)
- Shannon Hale (born 1974)
- Ann Hunter (born 1982)
- Brandon Mull (born 1974)
- Louise Plummer
- Douglas Thayer (born 1929)
- Dan Willis (born 1967)
Historic
- Vardis Fisher is actually from Idaho.(1895–1968)
- Dean Hughes (born 1943)
Humour
- Maddox (George Ouzounian; born 1978)
- Ellen Meloy (1946–2004)
Mystery
- Coby Potato (Born 1987)
- Anne Wingate (born 1943)
Religious and family values
- Nephi Anderson (1865–1923)
- Richard Paul Evans (born 1962)
- Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991)
- Wallace Stegner (1909–1993)
- Robison Wells (born 1978)
Speculative Fiction
- Orson Scott Card (born 1951)
- Dave Wolverton (born 1957)
Realistic or literary
- John Fulton (born 1967)
- Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951)
- Megan Schull (born 1991)
- Melanie Rae Thon (born 1957)
- Wallace Thurman (1902–1934)
Nonfiction
Biography
- Natacha Rambova (1897–1966)
- Elizabeth Smart (born 1987)
Business and economy
- Clayton M. Christensen (born 1952)
Folklore
- Jan Harold Brunvand (born 1933)
History
- Leonard J. Arrington (1917–1999)
- Will Bagley (born 1950)
- Paul Dayton Bailey (1906–1987)
- Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981)
- Juanita Brooks (1898–1989)
- Bernard DeVoto (1897–1955)
- Linnie Findlay (1919–2009)
- Dale Morgan (1914–1971)
- B. H. Roberts (1857–1933)
- Wallace Stegner (1909–1993)
- Edward Tullidge (1829–1894)
Journalism
- Jack Anderson (1922–2005)
- Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933)
Nature
- Rick Bass (born 1958)
- Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955)
Politics
- Brent Scowcroft (born 1925)
- Joseph Vogel
- Michael K. Winder (born 1976)
Self-help
- Stephen Covey (1932–2012)
Poetry
- Ken Brewer (1941–2006)
- Brewster Ghiselin (1903–2002)
- Eliza R. Snow (1804–1887)
- Mark Strand (born 1934)
- May Swenson (1913–1989)
Songs
- Cosy Sheridan (born 1964)
Theater
Film and screenwriting
- Roseanne Barr (born 1952)
- Neil LaBute (born 1963)
- James Merendino (born 1969)
- James E. Reilly (1948–2008)
Playwrights
- Eric Samuelsen (born 1956)
- Joseph Santley (1889–1991)
- May Swenson (1913–1989)
