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
[edit] A
- Andy Adams (1859–1935)
- Clifton Adams
- Judy Alter
[edit] B
- Todhunter Ballard (1903–1980)
- Jack Ballas
- S. Omar Barker
- Don Bendell
- Dwight Bennett (pseudonym of Dwight B. Newton)
- Jack M. Bickham
- D. J. Bishop
- Tom W. Blackburn (1913–1992)
- Mike Blakely[1]
- Johnny D. Boggs, (born 1962)
- Frank Bonham (1914–1988)
- B. M. Bower (pseudonym of Bertha "Muzzy" Sinclair)
- Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)
- Max Brand (1892–1944), (Pseudonym of Frederick Schiller Faust)
- Lyle Brandt (born 1951) (Pseudonym of Michael Newton)
- Peter Brandvold
- Matt Braun (born 1932)
- Bill Brooks
- Dee Brown (1908–2002)
- Bill Burchardt (1917–1990)
- Anthony Burgess (1917–1993)
- Terry W. Burns
- Elizabeth Butler
- J. Lee Butts
[edit] C
- Clifford Caldwell
- Will Cade
- Robert Ormond Case (1895-1964)
- Willa Cather (1873–1947)
- Tim Champlin
- K Follis Cheatham
- Giff Cheshire
- Walter van Tilburg Clark (1909–1971)
- Rita Cleary
- Amanda Cockrell
- Walt Coburn
- Don Coldsmith
- Jackson Cole (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Judd Cole
- Jane Candia Coleman
- Ralph Compton (1934–1999)
- Robert J. Conley
- Kent Conwell
- Will Cook (1921–1964)
- Dane Coolidge, (1873-1940)
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851)
- Barry Cord (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Ralph W. Cotton
- William Robert Cox
- Peggy S. Curry (1911–1987)
- Luke Cypher
[edit] D
- Peter Dawson (I) (Pseudonym of Jonathan Glidden)
- H.A. DeRosso (1917–1960)
- J. Frank Dobie
[edit] E
- J.T. Edson
- Allan Vaughan Elston
- Loren D. Estleman
- Max Evans
- Tabor Evans
[edit] F
- Cliff Farrell
- Peter Field
- T.T. Flynn
- Norman A. Fox
- Steve Frazee (1909–1992)
[edit] G
- P. J. Garelli
- Kelly P. Gast
- Kathleen O'Neal Gear
- W. Michael Gear
- George G. Gilman
- Edward Gorman
- Patricia Probert Gott
- Dorien Grey
- Zane Grey (1872–1939)
- James J. Griffin (born 1949)
- Fred Grove (born 1913)
- Frank Gruber
- Bill Gulick
- A.B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901–1991)
- Donald Gallinger
[edit] H
- Mel Hague
- William Wister Haines
- Oakley Hall
- Michael Hammonds
- Bret Harte (1839–1902)
- Cynthia Haseloff
- Ernest Haycox (1899–1950)
- Will Henry
- Jean Henry-Mead
- Tony Hillerman
- Charlotte Hinger
- Douglas Hirt
- Lee Hoffman
- Ray Hogan
- L.P. Holmes
- Robert J. Horton, (pseudonym, James Roberts)
- Robert E. Howard
- Clair Huffaker
- Min-Woo Hyung
[edit] J
- Kerby Jackson (born 1972?)
- Rye James (born 1977)
- Will James
- Mike Jameson
- Dorothy M. Johnson (1905–1984)
- Terry C. Johnston (1947–2001)
- William W. Johnstone (born 1938)
- E.Z.C. Judson (Pseudonym of Ned Buntline)
- Cameron Judd
[edit] K
- Jim Kane (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Mike Kearby
- Leo P. Kelly
- Elmer Kelton (born 1924)
[edit] L
- Louis L'Amour (1908–1988)
- Steven Law (born 1966) [2]
- Alan LeMay
- Elmore Leonard (born 1925)
- Chuck Lewis [3]
- Jake Logan (author)
- Noel M. Loomis (1905–1979)
- Milton Lott
- Giles A. Lutz (1910–1982)
[edit] M
- Kat Martin
- L.J. Martin, (Larry Jay Martin)
- Richard Matheson, (born 1926)
- Michael McGarrity, (born 1939}
- Larry McMurtry (born 1936)
- Leonard Frank Meares
- Clarence E. Mulford
- Nelson Nye
- Cormac McCarthy
- Walt Masterson
[edit] N
- John D. Nesbitt
- D.B. Newton
- Thom Nicholson
[edit] O
- Chad Oliver (1928–1993)
- T.V. Olsen (1932–1993) (Theodore V. Olsen)
- Frank O'Rourke (1906–1989)
- Stephen Overholser
- Wayne D. Overholser
[edit] P
- Lauran Paine (born 1916)
- Lewis B. Patten (1915–1981)
- Bill Pronzini (born 1943)
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Robert J. Randisi, (born 1951)
- James Reasoner, (pseudonym, L.J. Washburn)
- John Reese, (1910–1981)(John Henry Reese, pseudonyms, Eddie Abbott, John Jo Carpenter, Camford Cheavly, Camford Sheaveley & Camford Sheavely (chron.)) [4]
- Dusty Richards
- Conrad Richter (1890–1968)
- Lucia St. Clair Robson (born 1942)
- Frank Roderus (born 1942)
[edit] S
- Les Savage, Jr. (1922–1958)
- Jack Schaefer (1907–1991)
- Charles Alden Seltzer
- Jon Sharpe
- Jory Sherman
- Gordon D. Shirreffs
- 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) [5]
- Charlie Steel
- Robert J. Steelman
- John Steinbeck (1902–1968)
- Louis J. Stellman (1877–1961)
- Oliver Strange
- Gary Svee (born 1943)
[edit] T
- David Thompson (I), (Pseudonym of David L. Robbins)
- Nye Tredgold
- lay Turner (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
[edit] U
[edit] V
[edit] W
- Dale L. Walker
- Livia J. Washburn-Reasoner, (pseudonyms, L.J Washburn, M. Evans)
- Charles G. West
- Joseph A. West
- Richard S. Wheeler (born 1935)
- G. Clifton Wisler
- Owen Wister (1860–1938)
- Adam Wright (born 1969)
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Carter Travis Young
[edit] Z
- Norman Zollinger
