List of Utah writers

This is a list of Utah writers.

A

Nephi Anderson

• Edward Abbey (1927–1989) – environmental fiction and nonfiction
• Thomas G. Alexander (born 1935) – history
• James B. Allen (born 1927) – history
• Jack Anderson (1922–2005) – journalism, nonfiction
• Nephi Anderson (1865–1923) – religious/family values fiction
• Leonard J. Arrington (1917–1999) – history, nonfiction
• Montgomery Atwater (1904–1976) – nonfiction and youth fiction

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

• James Dashner (born 1972) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile
• Bernard DeVoto (1897–1955) – history, nonfiction
• Howard R. Driggs (1873–1963) – historical fiction, nonfiction
• H. Wayne Driggs (1902–1951) – playwright
• Brian Lee Durfee – epic fantasy, horror

E

• Richard Paul Evans (born 1962) – religious fiction, science fiction
• Brian Evenson (born 1966) – literary fiction, horror, nonfiction

F

• Linnie Findlay (1919–2009) – history, nonfiction
• Vardis Fisher (1895–1968) – historical fiction
• John D. Fitzgerald (1906–1988) – humor, slice-of-life, nonfiction
• Becca Fitzpatrick (born 1979) – fantasy
• Nancy Fulda – science fiction, science, nonfiction
• John Fulton (born 1967) – literary fiction

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

• Nathan Hale (born 1976) – children’s books, non-fiction
• 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

• Chris Ireland – science, medicine, nonfiction
• Reed Irvine (1922–2004) – economics, nonfiction
• Wilton Ivie (1907–1969) – science, biology, nonfiction
• Janet Iwasa – science, nonfiction
• Reed McNeil Izatt (1926–2023) – science, nonfiction

J

• Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951) – literary fiction
• Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994) – science fiction

K

• Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005) – pulp romance, historical fiction, poetry, nonfiction
• Josi S. Kilpack (born 1974) – mystery, historical romance, literary fiction

L

• Neil LaBute (born 1963) – screenplays
• Annette Lyon (born 1973) – religious fiction, romance, nonfiction

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
• L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (born 1943) fantasy, science fiction, poetry, non-fiction
• 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

• Jennifer A. Nielsen (born 1971) – historical fiction, young adult, fantasy
• Brenda Novak (born 1964) – historical romance, contemporary romance
• Rachel Ann Nunes (born 1966) – literary fiction, romance, religious fiction

O

• Peter Orullian – fantasy, religious fiction, songwriter

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

• D. Michael Quinn (1944–2021) – history, nonfiction

R

• Natacha Rambova (1897–1966) – nonfiction, biographies
• James E. Reilly (1948–2008) – screenplays
• Jeff Rivera (born 1976) – contemporary fiction, young adult
• B. H. Roberts (1857–1933) – history, nonfiction
• Peter Rock (born 1967) – literary fiction

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

• Cornelia Ulrich (born 1967) – science, nonfiction
• Grant Underwood (born 1954) – history, religion, nonfiction

V

• Richard S. Van Wagoner (1946–2010) – history
• Suresh Venkatasubramanian – computer science, nonfiction
• Anil Virkar – science, engineering, nonfiction
• Joseph Vogel – politics, nonfiction
• J. Frederic Voros Jr. – songwriter, religious nonfiction, juvenile

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

• Blaine Yorgason (born 1942) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, biographies, nonfiction
• Brenton G. Yorgason (1945–2016) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, nonfiction
• Bryan Young (born 1980) – fantasy, juvenile
• Margaret Blair Young (born 1955) – historical fiction, literary fiction, scriptwriter

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.

External links

• League of Utah writers
• Utah Arts Council Literature Program
• Utah Juvenile Literature website