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This is a list of Utah writers .
A
Nephi Anderson
B
Will Bagley (1950–2021) – history, nonfiction
Paul Dayton Bailey (1906–1987) – history, nonfiction
Roseanne Barr (born 1952) – screenplays
Rick Bass (born 1958) – fiction, nonfiction
Ken Brewer (1941–2006) – poetry, nonfiction
Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981) – history, nonfiction
Juanita Brooks (1898–1989) – history, nonfiction
John Brown (born 1966) – fantasy, thrillers, science fiction
Marilyn Brown (born 1938) – religious fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Jan Harold Brunvand (born 1933) – folklore, nonfiction
D. J. Butler – fantasy, science fiction, horror, juvenile, young adult
C
Orson Scott Card
Frank J. Cannon
Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933) – journalism, nonfiction
Orson Scott Card (born 1951) – science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, nonfiction
Ron Carlson (born 1969) – literary fiction, young adult, poetry, nonfiction
Nathan Keonaona Chai – literary fiction, screenplays
John Cheever (1912–1982) – literary fiction
Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020) – business, nonfiction
Katharine Coles – poetry
Ally Condie (born 1978) – science fiction, fantasy, young adult, juvenile
Arianne Cope – religious fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction
Larry Correia (born 1977) – urban fantasy, science fiction
Stephen Covey (1932–2012) – self-help, business, nonfiction
D
E
F
G
Susa Young Gates (1856–1933) – historical fiction, biographies, nonfiction
Paul Genesse (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, horror
Jessica Day George (born 1976) – fantasy, juvenile, young adult
Brewster Ghiselin (1903–2002) – poetry, nonfiction
James Goldberg – poetry, nonfiction, fantasy, historical fiction, general fiction, playwright
H
Shannon Hale (born 1974) – fantasy, science fiction, juvenile, young adult
Mette Ivie Harrison (born 1970) – fantasy, young adult, mystery, nonfiction
Laura Hickman (born 1956) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
Tracy Hickman (born 1955) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
Charlie Holmberg (born 1988) - fantasy, romance, young adult
Dean Hughes (born 1943) – historical fiction, juvenile fiction
I
J
K
Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005) – pulp romance, historical fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Josi S. Kilpack (born 1974) – mystery, historical romance, literary fiction
L
M
Maddox (George Ouzounian; born 1978) – humor, nonfiction
Susan Evans McCloud (born 1945) – songwriter, historical fiction, biographies, screenwriter
Ellen Meloy (1946–2004)
James Merendino (born 1969) – screenplays
Adrienne Monson (born 1983) – paranormal romance, urban fantasy
Thomas S. Monson (1927–2018) – religious nonfiction, inspirational nonfiction, history
Heather B. Moore – romance fiction, thriller, fantasy, historical fiction, religious fiction
Dale Morgan (1914–1971) – history, nonfiction
Brandon Mull (born 1974) – fantasy, juvenile
N
O
P
Helen Z. Papanikolas (1917–2004) – history, literary fiction, nonfiction
Jay A. Parry (born 1950) – literary fiction, science fiction, poetry, religious fiction, self-help, nonfiction
Steven L. Peck (born 1957) – poetry, religious fiction, science, science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction
Todd Robert Petersen (born 1969) – literary fiction, satire, nonfiction
Levi S. Peterson (born 1933) – biographies, nonfiction, literary fiction
Aprilynne Pike (born 1981) – fantasy, young adult
Louise Plummer – juvenile, nonfiction
Q
R
S
Eliza Snow
Eric Samuelsen (1956–2019) – theatrical plays
Brandon Sanderson (born 1975) – fantasy, science fiction
Joseph Santley (1889–1991) – theatrical plays
Ronald B. Scott (1945–2020) – biographies, journalism, nonfiction
Brent Scowcroft (1925–2020) – politics, nonfiction
Richard Scowcroft (1916–2001) – historical fiction, literary fiction
Cosy Sheridan (born 1964) – songwriter
Elizabeth Smart (born 1987) – nonfiction, biographies
Eliza R. Snow (1804–1887) – poetry, nonfiction
Dorothy Allred Solomon (born 1949) - memoir, creative nonfiction, essays, and fiction
Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991) – religious fiction, historical fiction
Anita Stansfield (born 1961) – contemporary romance, historical romance
Page Stegner (1937–2017) – historical fiction, history, nonfiction
Wallace Stegner (1909–1993) – religious fiction, history, nonfiction
Mark Strand (1934–2014) – poetry, nonfiction
Eric G. Swedin – science fiction, alternate history, nonfiction
May Swenson (1913–1989) – theatrical plays, poetry, nonfiction
T
Howard Tayler (born 1968) – cartoonist, science fiction
Sandra Tayler (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction
Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997) – scriptwriter, history, religious fiction, contemporary fiction, humorous fiction
Douglas Thayer (1929–2017) – juvenile, religious fiction, biographies
Emma Lou Thayne (1924–2014) – poetry, historical fiction, songwriter, biographies
Melanie Rae Thon (born 1957) – literary fiction
Wallace Thurman (1902–1934) – literary fiction
David Trottier (born 1949) – screenplays
Edward Tullidge (1829–1894) – history, nonfiction
Michael O. Tunnell (born 1950) – juvenile, religious fiction, nonfiction
U
V
W
Dan Willis
Anne Wingate
Dan Wells (born 1977) – horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, young adult
Robison Wells (born 1978) – science fiction, thriller, young adult
Maurine Whipple (1903–1992) – religious fiction, historical fiction, history, nonfiction
Tyler Whitesides (born 1987) – fantasy, juvenile
Carol Lynch Williams (born 1959) – juvenile, young adult, fantasy, religious fiction
Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955) – nature, nonfiction
Dan Willis (born 1967) – fantasy, young adult
Michael K. Winder (born 1976) – politics, nonfiction
Anne Wingate (1943–2021) – mystery, fantasy, romance fiction
Dave Wolverton (1957–2022, also writes as David Farland) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile, young adult, historical fiction
Y
Z
Sara Zarr (born 1970) – young adult fiction, literary fiction
References
Kinkead, Joyce, ed. (1990). Literary Utah: A Bibliographic Guide .
Further reading
(1994)
"Utah Literature" article in the
Utah History Encyclopedia. The article was written by Lavina Fielding Anderson and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from
the original on August 21, 2023 and retrieved on June 20, 2024.
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