# List of Utah writers

This is a list of Utah writers.

## A

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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 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