# List of authors by name: W

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with W:
Abbreviations: ch = children's, d = drama, f = fiction, nf = non-fiction, p = poetry, song lyrics
* 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

## Wa

* Theippan Maung Wa (1899–1942, Burma, f/nf)
* Alex de Waal (born 1963, England, nf)
* Edmund de Waal (born 1964, England, nf)
* Simon de Waal (born 1961, Netherlands, f/nf)
* Victor de Waal (born 1929, Netherlands/England, nf)
* Bernard Waber (1921–2013, US, ch)
* Abdourahman Waberi (born 1965, Djibouti/US, f/nf/p)
* Wace (c. 1110 – c. 1174, Jersey, p)
* Henry Wace (1836–1924, England, nf)
* Muriel Wace (1881–1968, England, ch), pseudonym Golden Gorse
* Charity Waciuma (born 1936, Kenya, f/ch)
* Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773–1798, Germany, nf)
* Tad Waddington (born 1962, US, nf)
* Sidney Wade (born 1951, US, p/nf)
* Ole Wæver (born 1960, Denmark, nf)
* Nora Wagener (born 1989, Luxembourg, f/ch/d)
* Angel Wagenstein (1922–2023, Bulgaria, d/f)
* Narayan Wagle (born 1968, Nepal, nf/f)
* Eberhard Wagner (born 1938, Germany)
* Elin Wägner (1882–1949, Sweden, f/nf)
* Heinrich Leopold Wagner (1747–1779, Germany, d)
* Jan Costin Wagner (born 1972, Germany/Finland, f)
* Roland C. Wagner (1960–2012, France, f)
* Shaista Wahab (living, Afghanistan, nf)
* Per Wahlöö (1926–1975, Sweden, f)
* Wilhelm Waiblinger (1804–1830, Germany/Italy, p)
* John Wain (1925–1994, England, n/p/nf)
* Binyavanga Wainaina (1971–2019, Kenya, nf)
* Hilary Wainwright (born 1949, England, nf)
* Milton Wainwright (born 1950, England, nf)
* Lea Wait (born 1946, US, f/nf/ch)
* A. E. Waite (1857–1942, US/England, nf)
* Judy Waite (living, England, ch)
* Bokusui Wakayama (若山牧水, 1885–1928, Japan, p)
* Joan Wake (1884–1974, England, nf)
* H. Russell Wakefield (1888–1964, England, f)
* Mary Wakefield (born 1975, England, nf)
* Priscilla Wakefield (1751–1832, England, nf/ch)
* Thomas Wakley (1795–1862, England, nf)
* Mohammad Amin Wakman (born 1939, Afghanistan/India, nf)
* Diane Wakoski (born 1937, US, p/nf)
* Walafrid Strabo (c. 808–849, Germany, nf/p)
* Derek Walcott (1930–2017, Saint Lucia/US, p/d)
* Roderick Walcott (1930–2000, Saint Lucia/Canada, d/p)
* Max Waldau (1825–1855, Germany, p/f), pseudonym of Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild
* Eva Waldemarsson (1903–1986, Sweden, f)
* Herwarth Walden (1879–1941, Germany/Soviet Union, nf), pseudonym of Georg Lewin
* Chaim Walder (born 1969, Israel, nf/ch)
* Anne Waldman (born 1945, US, p)
* Steven D. Waldman (born 1951, US, nf)
* George Waldron (1690 – c. 1730, England/Isle of Man, p/nf)
* Howard Waldrop (born 1946, US, f)
* Rosmarie Waldrop (born 1935, Germany/US, p/f/nf)
* Arthur Waley (1889–1966, England, nf/p)
* Christian Walford (1907–1985, England, f), pseudonym of Norrey Ford Dilcock
* Alf Kjetil Walgermo (born 1977, Norway, nf)
* Alice Walker (born 1944, US, f/p)
* Annie Louisa Walker (1836–1907, England/Canada, f/p/nf)
* Barbara G. Walker (born 1930, US, nf)
* Elizabeth Walker (1623–1690, England, nf)
* Elizabeth Neff Walker (living, US, f)
* George Walker (1772–1847, England, f/nf/ch)
* John Walker (1759–1830, England, nf)
* Lucy Walker (1907–1987, Australia, f)
* Margaret Walker (1915–1998, US, p/f)
* Rob Walker (born 1953, Australia, p)
* Rosa Kershaw Walker (1840s–1909, US, nf)
* Annie Russell Wall (1835–1920, US, nf)
* Dorothy Wall (1894–1942, N Zealand/Australia, ch)
* Bronwen Wallace (1945–1989, Canada, p/f)
* David Foster Wallace (1962–2008, US, f/nf)
* Doreen Wallace (1897–1979, England, f/nf)
* Edgar Wallace (1875–1932, England/US, f/p/nf)
* Ian Wallace (1912–1998, US, f), pseudonym of John Wallace Pritchard
* Irving Wallace (1916–1990, US, f/d)
* Ivy Wallace (1915–2006, England/Scotland, ch)
* John Graham Wallace (born 1966, England, ch)
* Lew Wallace (1827–1905, US, f/nf)
* Louise Wallace (born 1959, N Zealand, nf)
* Louise Wallace (born 1983, N Zealand, p)
* Nick Wallace (born 1972, England, f)
* Pamela Wallace (born 1949, US, d/f)
* Chris Wallace-Crabbe (born 1934, Australia, p/f/nf)
* David Wallace-Wells (born 1982, US, nf)
* Graham Wallas (1858–1932, England, nf)
* Edmund Waller (1606–1687, England, p)
* David Walliams (born 1971, England, ch/nf), pseudonym of David Edward Williams
* John Wallis (1616–1703, England, nf)
* Syed Waliullah (1922–1971, India/France, f/d)
* Leo Walmsley (1892–1966, England, f/nf)
* Horace Walpole (1717–1797, England, nf/f)
* Hugh Walpole (1884–1941, England, f)
* Neale Donald Walsch (born 1943, US, nf)
* Gerard Walschap (1898–1989, Belgium, p/f)
* Martin Walser (1927–2023, Germany, f/nf)
* Robert Walser (1878–1956, Switzerland, p/nf/f)
* Jill Paton Walsh (1937–2020, England, f/ch)
* María Elena Walsh (1930–2011, Argentina, p)
* Maurice Walsh (1879–1964, Ireland, f)
* Rodolfo Walsh (1927–1977, Argentina, nf/d)
* Sheila Walsh (1928–2009, England, f), pseudonym of Sheila O'Nions Walsh
* Vivian Walsh (living, US, ch)
* Minnie Gow Walsworth (1859–1947, US, p)
* Mika Waltari (1908–1979, Finland, f/p/nf)
* Mildred Pitts Walter (born 1922, US, ch/nf)
* Otto F. Walter (1928–1994, Switzerland, f/nf/d)
* Silja Walter (1919–2011, Switzerland, f/nf)
* Guy Walters (born 1971, England, nf)
* Minette Walters (born 1949, England, f)
* Vanessa Walters (born 1978, England, f/d)
* Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230, Germany/Austria, p)
* Amy Catherine Walton (1849–1939, England, ch)
* Brian Walton (1600–1661, England, nf)
* Jo Walton (born 1964, Wales/Canada, f)
* Ania Walwicz (1951–2020, Poland/Australia, p/d/nf)
* Koigi wa Wamwere (born 1949, Kenya, nf)
* Wan Shenzi (萬慎子, 1856–1923, China, p)
* Maxie Wander (1933–1977, Austria/Germany, f)
* Connie Wanek (born 1952, US, p/nf)
* Wang Anshi (王安石, 1021–1086, China, p/nf)
* Wang Anyi (王安憶, born 1954, China, f/nf)
* Wang Bi (王弼, 226–249 CE, China, nf)
* Wang Bo (王勃, 650–676, China/Jiaozhi, p)
* Wang Changling (王昌齡, 698–756, China, p)
* Wang Chong (王充, 27– c. 97 CE, China, nf)
* Wang Chongyang (王重阳, 1113–1170, China, nf/p)
* Wang Fanzhi (王梵志, fl. 7th c. CE, China, p)
* Wang Fuzhi (王夫之, 1619–1692, China, nf)
* Wang Guowei (王國維, 1877–1927, China, nf/p)
* Hao Wang (王浩, 1921–1995, China, nf)
* Wang Huo (王火, born 1924, China, f/d)
* Wang Lixiong (王力雄, born 1953, China, f/nf)
* Wang Qinghui (王清惠, 1264–1288, China, p)
* Wang Ruoshui (王若水, 1926–2002, China, nf)
* Wang Shifu (王实甫, 1250 – c. 1337, China, d)
* Wang Shuo (王朔, born 1958, China, f/d)
* Wang Wei (王維, 699–759, China, p)
* Wang Wei (王微, 1597–1647, China, p)
* Wang Xizhi (王羲之, 303–361, China, nf)
* Wang Xianzhi (王献之, 344–386, China, nf)
* Wang Xiaobo (王小波, 1952–1997, China, f/nf)
* Wang Xufeng (王旭烽, born 1955, China, nf)
* Wang Yangming (王陽明, 1472–1529, China, nf)
* Wang Yiting (王一亭, 1867–1938, China, nf)
* Wang Yun (王筠, 1749–1819, China, p/d)
* Yun Wang (born 1964, China/US, p/nf)
* Wang Zhen (王禎, 1290–1333, China, nf)
* Gustav von Wangenheim (1895–1975, Germany, d)
* Ayeta Anne Wangusa (born 1971, Uganda, f)
* Timothy Wangusa (born 1942, Uganda, p/f)
* Gakaara wa Wanjaũ (1921–2001, Kenya, nf/ch)
* Alf Wannenburgh (1936–2010, S Africa, nf)
* Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976, Zambia/Kenya, f/nf)
* E. F. Warburg (1908–1966, England, nf)
* J. R. Ward (born 1969, US, f), pseudonym of Jessica Bird
* Jennifer Ward (born 1963, US, ch)
* Maisie Ward (1889–1975, England, nf), born Mary Josephine Ward Sheed
* Mary Ward (1827–1869, Ireland, nf)
* Mary Augusta Ward (1851–1920, England, f/nf)
* Sarah Ward (living, England, f/nf)
* Vicky Ward (born 1969, England/US, nf)
* Florence Warden (1857–1929, England, f)
* Torild Wardenær (born 1951, Norway, p/d)
* Sarah Wardle (born 1969, England, p)
* Terry Wardle (born 1944, England, ch/f)
* Kallistos Ware (1934–2022, England, nf), born Timothy Richard Ware
* Anna Laetitia Waring (1823–1910, Wales/England, p)
* Marilyn Waring (born 1952, N Zealand, nf)
* Emily Warn (living, US, nf/p)
* Charles Dudley Warner (1829–1900, US, nf/f)
* Rex Warner (1905–1986, England, f/nf)
* Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893–1978, England, nf/f/p)
* Myriam Warner-Vieyra (1939–2017, Guadeloupe/Senegal, p/f)
* Blanche Warre-Cornish (1848–1922, England, f/nf)
* Elizabeth Andrew Warren (1786–1864, England, nf)
* Hans Warren (1921–2001, Netherlands, nf/p)
* John Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley (1835–1895, England, p/nf)
* Meralda Warren (born 1959, Pitcairn Is, nf/ch)
* Pat Warren (born 1936, US, f), pseudonym Patricia Cox
* Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989, US, p/f/nf)
* Doreen Warriner (1904–1972, England, nf)
* Lewis Warsh (1944–2020, US, p/nf)
* Raees Warsi (born 1963, Pakistan/US, p/nf)
* Thomas Warton (1728–1790, England, nf/p)
* Albert Wass (1908–1998, Hungary/US, f/p)
* Jakob Wassermann (1873–1934, Germany, f/nf/p)
* Herbjørg Wassmo (born 1942, Norway, p/f)
* Per Wästberg (born 1933, Sweden, f/p/nf)
* Aleksander Wat (1900–1967, Poland, p/nf), pseudonym of Aleksander Chwat
* Junichi Watanabe (渡辺淳一, 1933–2014, Japan, f)
* On Watanabe (渡辺温, 1902–1930, Japan, nf)
* Risa Wataya (綿矢りさ, born 1984, Japan, f)
* Ellis Waterhouse (1905–1985, England, nf)
* Gilbert Waterhouse (1883–1916, England/France, p)
* Keith Waterhouse (1929–2009, England, f/nf)
* Rachel Waterhouse (1923–2020, England, nf)
* Xavier Waterkeyn (born 1965, Argentina, nf/f)
* Andrew Waterman (born 1940, England, p)
* Sarah Waters (born 1966, Wales/England, f/nf)
* Elizabeth Watkin-Jones (1887–1966, Wales, ch)
* Alfred Watkins (1855–1935, England, nf)
* Vernon Watkins (1906–1967, Wales, p)
* Hamlet Watling (1818–1908, England, nf)
* George Watsky (born 1986, US, p/nf)
* Ian Watson (born 1943, England/Spain, f)
* Joy Watson (1938–2021, N Zealand, ch)
* Lyall Watson (1939–2008, S Africa, nf)
* Mary Watson (born 1975, S Africa, f)
* Maureen Watson (1931–2009, Australia, ch/p)
* Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860–1911, England, p/nf)
* Samuel Wagan Watson (born 1972, Australia, p)
* Stephen Watson (1954–2011, S Africa, p)
* Thomas Watson (1515–1584, England, nf)
* Thomas Watson (1620–1686, England, nf)
* Thomas Watson (1704–1732, England, p/d)
* Victor Watston (born 1936, England, nf/ch)
* William Watson (1931–2005, Scotland, f/d/nf)
* Barrett Watten (born 1948, US, p/nf)
* Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954, US, f)
* Isaac Watts (1674–1748, England, p/nf)
* Vivienne de Watteville (1900–1957, England, nf)
* Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832–1914, England, nf/p)
* Alec Waugh (1898–1981, England, f)
* Arthur Waugh (1866–1943, England, nf/p)
* Auberon Waugh (1931–2001, England, f/nf)
* Edwin Waugh (1817–1890, England, p)
* Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966, England, f/nf)
* Gerard Way (born 1977, US, f)
* Tom Wayman (born 1945, Canada, p/f/nf)
* Adam Ważyk (1905–1982, Russian E/Poland, p/nf)

## We–Wh

* Anne Weale (1929–2007, England, f/nf), pseudonym of Jay Blakeney
* Alan Wearne (born 1948, Australia, p)
* Willoughby Weaving (1885–1976, England, p)
* Catherine Webb (born 1986, England, f/ch), pseudonym Kate Griffin
* Francis Webb (1925–1973, Australia, p)
* Harri Webb (1920–1995, Wales, p)
* Marion St John Webb (1888–1930, England, f/p/ch)
* Mary Webb (1881–1927, England, f/p)
* Merryn Somerset Webb (born 1970, England, nf)
* Regina Webb (born 1980, US, ch)
* Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859–1947, England, nf)
* Batty Weber (1860–1940, Luxembourg, f/nf/p)
* David Weber (born 1952, US, f)
* Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797–1882, England, d)
* John Webster (c. 1580 – 1632, England, d)
* Rebecca Wee (living, US, p/nf)
* Ian Wedde (born 1946, N Zealand, p/f/nf)
* Hermann von Wedderkop (1875–1956, Germany/Italy, nf/f)
* Frank Wedekind (1864–1918, Germany, d)
* Michi Weglyn (1926–1999, US, nf)
* Armin T. Wegner (1886–1978, Germany/Italy, nf)
* Josef Magnus Wehner (1897–1973, Germany, nf/d)
* Wei Boyang (魏伯陽, fl. 2nd c. CE, China, nf)
* Wei Huacun (魏華存, 252–334 CE, China, nf)
* Wei Hui (周衛慧, born 1973, China, f)
* Wei Shou (魏收, 506–572, China, nf)
* Wei Shuo (衛鑠, 272–349, China, p)
* Wen Yiduo (聞一多, 1899–1946, China, p)
* Wei Yingwu (韋應物, c. 737 – c. 792, China, p)
* Wei Yuan (魏源, 1794–1857, China, nf)
* Wei Zheng (魏徵, 580–643, China, nf)
* Wei Zhuang (韋莊, c. 836–910, China, p)
* Wilhelm Weigand (1862–1949, Germany, p/f)
* André Weil (1906–1998, France, nf)
* Simone Weil (1909–1943, France/England, nf)
* Sylvie Weil (born 1942, France, ch/nf)
* Sadie Rose Weilerstein (1894–1993, US, ch)
* Elizabeth E. Wein (born 1964, US/Scotland, ch/nf)
* Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935, US, f)
* Samantha Weinberg (living, England, f/nf)
* Hannah Weiner (1928–1997, US, p)
* Debra Weinstein (born 1961, US, p/f)
* Andy Weir (born 1972, US, f)
* Alison Weir (born 1951, England, nf/f)
* Theresa Weir (born c. 1950s, US, f), pseudonym Anne Frasier
* Ernst Weiss (1882–1940, Austria/France, f)
* Peter Weiss (1916–1982, Germany/Sweden, d/f)
* Wilhelm Weitling (1808–1871, Germany/US, nf)
* Denton Welch (1915–1948, China/England, f/nf)
* Julie Welch (born 1948, England, nf/d)
* Ronald Welch (1909–1982, England, f)
* Fay Weldon (1931–2023, England, f/nf/d)
* Elisabeth Welhaven (1815–1901, Norway, f)
* Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873, Norway, p/nf)
* Ehm Welk (1884–1966, Germany, d/f)
* Julius Wellhausen (1844–1918, Germany, nf)
* H. G. Wells (1866–1946, England, f/nf)
* John Wells (1936–1998, England, nf)
* Martha Wells (born 1964, US, f/nf)
* Peter Wells (1950–2019, N Zealand, f/nf/d)
* [Louise Welsh]] (born 1965, England/Scotland, f/d)
* Irvine Welsh (born 1958, Scotland/US, f/d)
* Adèle Weman (1844–1936, Finland, f/ch/p)
* Wen Tianxiang (文天祥, 1236–1283, China, p)
* Wen Yiduo (聞一多, 1899–1946, China, p/nf)
* Wen Zhengming (文徵明, 1470–1559, China, p)
* Wen Zhenheng (文震亨, 1585–1645, China, nf/p)
* Albert Wendt (born 1939, Samoa/N Zealand, f)
* Louise Wener (born 1966, England, f)
* Anne Wentworth (1629/1630 – post-1679, England, nf)
* K. D. Wentworth (1951–2012, US, f)
* Marjory Heath Wentworth (born 1958, US, p)
* William Wentworth (1790–1872, Norfolk Island/Australia, nf/p)
* Sándor Weöres (1913–1989, Hungary, p)
* Bernard Werber (born 1961, France, f)
* Miriam Were (born 1940, Kenya, nf)
* Franz Werfel (1890–1945, Austrian E/US, f/d/p)
* Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845, Norway, p/d/nf)
* Benedikt Maria Leonhard von Werkmeister (1745–1823, Germany, nf)
* Markus Werner (1944–2016, Switzerland, f)
* Zacharias Werner (1768–1823, Germany/Austria, p/d/nf)
* Christian Wernicke (1661–1725, Germany/Denmark, nf)
* Charles Wesley (1707–1778, England, p)
* John Wesley (1703–1791, England, nf)
* Mary Wesley (1912–2002, England, f)
* Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785, Norway/Denmark, p/nf/d)
* Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg (1774–1860, Germany, nf)
* Charles West (born 1927, England, f)
* Cornel West (born 1953, US, nf)
* Gilbert West (1703–1756, England, p/nf)
* Jacqueline West (born 1979, US, ch/p)
* Jane West (1758–1852, England, f/p/nf)
* Joyce West (1908–1985, N Zealand, f/ch)
* Morris West (1916–1999, Australia, f/d)
* Rebecca West (1892–1983, England, nf/f)
* Wallace West (1900–1980, US, f)
* Robert Westall (1929–1993, England, ch)
* William Bury Westall (1834–1903, England, f)
* Frank Atha Westbury (1938–2001, England, f/ch/p)
* Scott Westerfeld (born 1963, US, f/ch)
* John F. C. Westerman (1901–1991, England/Spain, ch)
* Percy F. Westerman (1876–1959, England, ch)
* Jeri Westerson (born 1960, US, f)
* Carol Weston (born 1956, US, f/nf/ch)
* Edward Weston (1703–1770, England, nf)
* Elizabeth Jane Weston (1581 or 1582–1612, England/Bohemia, p)
* Jessie Weston (1850–1928, England, nf)
* Jessie Weston (1867–1939, N Zealand, f)
* Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008, Netherlands/US, ch/f/nf)
* Johann Jakob Wettstein (1693–1754, Switzerland, nf)
* Lydia Wevers (1950–2021, N Zealand, nf)
* Marie Wexelsen (1832–1911, Norway, p/ch/f)
* Stanley J. Weyman (1855–1928, England, f)
* Suzanne Weyn (born 1955, US, ch)
* Philip Whalen (1923–2002, US, p/nf)
* William J. Whalen (1926–2008, US, nf)
* Anne Wharton (1659–1685, England/France, p)
* Edith Wharton (1862–1937, US, f)
* Goodwin Wharton (1653–1704, England, nf)
* Herb Wharton (born 1936, Australia, p/f)
* Thomas Wharton (born 1963, Canada, f)
* Mary Whateley (1738–1825, England, p/d)
* Patience Wheatcroft (born 1951, England, nf)
* Dennis Wheatley (1897–1977, England, f), pseudonym Leo Kessler
* Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–1784, W Africa/US, p)
* Charles Wheatstone (1902–1975, England/France, nf)
* Billy Edd Wheeler (born 1932, US, p/d)
* Donald J. Wheeler (living, US, nf)
* Abraham Wheelocke (1593–1653, England, nf)
* Gloria Whelan (born 1923, US, p/f/ch)
* Eric Whelpton (1894–1981, England, nf)
* Edith Holt Whetham (1911–2001, England, nf)
* William Whewell (1794–1866, England, nf/p)
* Benjamin Whichcote (1609–1683, England, nf)
* Dorothy Whipple (1893–1966, England, f/ch)
* Charles Whistler (1856–1913, England, f)
* William Whiston (1667–1752, England, nf)
* Evelyn Whitaker (1844–1929, England, ch)
* Phil Whitaker (born 1966, England, f/nf)
* Annabelle White (living, N Zealand, nf)
* Antonia White (1899–1980, England, f/nf/ch)
* Dorothy White (c. 1630–1686, England, nf)
* Dorothy Neal White (1915–1995, N Zealand, nf)
* E. B. White (1899–1985, US, ch/nf)
* Ellen G. White (1827–1915, US, nf)
* Emily White (1839–1936, N Zealand, nf)
* Ethel Lina White (1876–1944, England, f)
* Fred M. White (1859–1935, England, f)
* Hale White (1831–1913, England, f/nf), pseudonym Mark Rutherford
* Henry Kirke White (1785–1806, England, p)
* James White (1928–1999, N Ireland, f)
* James L. White, 1936–1981, US, p)
* Laura Rosamond White (1844–1922, US, f/nf/p)
* Michael White (1959–2018, England/Australia, f/nf)
* Patrick White (1912–1990, England/Australia, f/d)
* Rowland White (born 1970, England, nf)
* Steve White (born 1948, US, f)
* T. H. White (1906–1964, England, f)
* Theodore H. White (1915–1986, US/China, nf)
* Tony White (born 1964, England, f/nf)
* Anne Whitehead (1624–1686, England, nf)
* Colson Whitehead (born 1969, US, f/nf)
* Þór Whitehead (born 1943, Iceland, nf)
* Richard Whiteing (1840–1928, England, f/nf)
* John Whitgift (c. 1530–1604, England, nf)
* Katharine Whitehorn (1928–2021, England, nf)
* Charles Whiting (1926–2007, England, f/nf)
* Walt Whitman (1819–1892, US, p/nf)
* Isabella Whitney (c. 1546/1548 – post-1624, England, p)
* Stephanie Grace Whitson (born 1952, US, f)
* Reed Whittemore (1919–2012, US, p/nf)
* John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892, US, p)
* Selby Whittingham (born 1941, Malaya/England, nf)
* Richard Whittington-Egan (1924–2016, England, nf)
* George Whyte-Melville (1821–1878, Scotland/England, f/p)

## Wi

* Randy Wicker (born 1938, US, nf)
* Anna Wickham (1883–1947, England/Australia, p), pseudonym of Edith Alice Mary Harper
* Les Wicks (born 1955, Australia, p)
* Zoë Wicomb (born 1948, S Africa/Scotland, f/nf)
* John Edgar Wideman (born 1941, US, f/nf)
* Martin Widmark (born 1961, Sweden, ch)
* Urs Widmer (1938–2014, Switzerland, f/d/nf)
* Ulrika Widström (1764–1841, Sweden, p)
* Ernst Wiechert (1887–1950, Germany/Switzerland, f/nf)
* Carsten Wieland (born 1971, Germany, nf)
* Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813, Germany, p/f)
* Gabriela Wiener (born 1975, Peru, nf/f/p)
* John Wieners (1934–2002, US, p)
* Kazimierz Wierzyński (1894–1969, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria/Poland, p/nf)
* Elie Wiesel (1928–2016, Romania/US, f/nf)
* Michael Wiesenberg (born 1943, US, nf)
* Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856–1923, US/England, ch)
* Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705, England/New England, p)
* Susan Wiggs (born 1958, US, f)
* Edward Wightman (c. 1580–1612, England, nf)
* Henry Wilberforce (1807–1873, England, nf)
* Adolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911, Germany, f/d)
* Richard Wilbur (1921–2017, US, p/nf)
* J. Rodolfo Wilcock (1919–1978, Argentina/Italy, p/f/nf)
* Dora Wilcox (1873–1953, N Zealand/Australia, p/d)
* Susie Wild (born 1979, England/Wales, p/f/nf)
* Robert Wild (1615–1679, England, nf)
* Jane Wilde (1821–1896, Ireland, p), pseudonym Speranza
* Jennifer Wilde (1938–1990, US, f), pseudonym of Tom E. Huff
* Oscar Wilde (1854–1900, Ireland/England, p/d)
* Stuart Wilde (1946–2013, England, nf/p)
* Peter Wildeblood (1823–1899, England/Canada, f/d/nf)
* Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845–1909, Lebanon/Germany, p/d)
* Gisken Wildenvey (1892–1985, Norway, f)
* Herman Wildenvey (1885–1959, Norway, p)
* Cherry Wilder (1930–2002, N Zealand, f)
* Gene Wilder (1933–2016, US, d), pseudonym of Jerome Silberman
* Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957, US, ch)
* Thornton Wilder (1897–1975, US, d/f)
* Kate Wilhelm (1928–2018, US, f)
* Urien Wiliam (1929–2006, Wales, f/d)
* John Wilkes (1725–1797, England, nf)
* Kathy Wilkes (1946–2003, England, nf)
* Damien Wilkins (born 1963, N Zealand, f/p)
* George Wilkins (died 1618, England, d/nf)
* Gina Wilkins (born 1954, US, f), pseudonym of Gina Ferris
* Vaughan Wilkins (1890–1959, England, f/nf)
* Verna Wilkins (born 1943, Grenada/England, ch)
* William Henry Wilkins (1860–1905, England, nf), pseudonym W. H. de Winton
* John Wilkinson (born 1953, England, p)
* Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson (1779–1831, England, ch/f/nf)
* Eileen Wilks (born 1952, US, f)
* Freddy Will (born 1977, Sierra Leone/Canada, f/p), pseudonym of Wilfred Kanu Jr.
* Geoffrey Willans (1911–1958, Ottoman E/England, ch)
* Alice Willard (1860–1936, US, nf)
* Barbara Willard (1909–1994, England, ch)
* Bruno Wille (1860–1928, Germany, nf)
* Jan Frans Willems (1793–1846, Belgium, p/nf)
* Mo Willems (born 1968, US, ch)
* Sabin Willett (born 1957, US, f/nf)
* William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071–1127, Aquitaine, p)
* William of Malmesbury (c. 1095 – c. 1143, England, nf)
* Aeneas Francon Williams (1886–1971, Scotland, p/nf)
* Alan Williams (1935–2020, England, f/nf)
* Anna Williams (1706–1783, Wales/England, p)
* Charles Williams (1886–1945, England, p/f/nf)
* Charlie Williams (born 1971, England, f)
* Colin H. Williams (born 1950, Wales/England, nf)
* David Williams (born 1971, England/US, f)
* David John Williams (1885–1970, Wales, nf/f)
* Donna Williams (1963–2017, Australia, nf)
* Eliseus Williams (1867–1926, Wales, p), bardic name Eifion Wyn
* Emmett Williams (1925–2007, US/Germany, p)
* Frederick Smeeton Williams (1829–1886, England, nf)
* Gareth F. Williams (1955–2016, Wales, f/ch/d)
* Glanmor Williams (1920–2005, Wales, nf)
* Griffith Williams (Gutyn Peris) (1769–1838, Wales, p)
* Gwynne Williams (born 1937, Wales, p/nf)
* Heathcote Williams (1941–2017, England, p/nf/d)
* Ifor Williams (1881–1965, Wales, nf)
* J. Lloyd Williams (1854–1945, Wales, nf)
* Jane Williams (1806–1885, Wales/England, nf), Bardic name Ysgafell
* John Ellis Williams (1924–2008, Wales, f/ch)
* John Owen Williams (Pedrog) (1853–1932, Wales, p)
* John Richard Williams (1867–1924, Wales, p), bardic name Tryfanwy
* Jonathan Williams (1929–2008, US, nf/p)
* Karen Lynn Williams (born 1952, US, ch)
* Kate Williams (born 1974, England, f/nf)
* Maiya Williams (born 1962, US, ch/d)
* Margaret Wetherby Williams (1901–1984, Canada/England, f), writing as Margaret Erskine
* Margery Williams (1881–1944, England/US, ch)
* Megan Williams (1984, Canada, ch/nf)
* Miller Williams (1930–2015, US, p)
* Morris Williams (1809–1874, Wales, nf)
* Moses Williams (1685–1742, Wales/England, nf)
* Nigel Williams (born 1948, England, f/d)
* Oneeka Williams (born 1966, Guyana/US, nf/ch)
* Oscar Williams (1900–1964, Ukraine/US, p), pseudonym of Oscar Kaplan
* Owen Williams (Owen Gwyrfai) (1790–1874, Wales, nf)
* Peter Bailey Williams (1763–1836, Wales, nf)
* Rhydwen Williams (1916–1997, Wales, p/f/nf)
* Richard Bryn Williams (1902–1981, Wales, ch/p/nf)
* Richard Hughes Williams (1878–1919, Wales, f), pseudonym Dic Tryfan
* Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) (1766–1850, Wales, p)
* Robert Williams (Trebor Mai) (1830–1877, Wales, p)
* Robert Dewi Williams (1870–1955, Wales, f/nf)
* Robina Williams (living, England, f)
* Rowan Williams (born 1950, Wales, nf/p)
* Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn) (1823–1905, Wales, p)
* Saul Williams (born 1972, US, p/nf)
* Sherley Anne Williams (1944–1999, US, p/f/d)
* T. Marchant Williams (1845–1914, Wales, nf)
* Tad Williams (born 1957, US, f/ch)
* Tennessee Williams (1911–1983, US, dr/f/nf)
* Ursula Moray Williams (1911–2006, England, ch)
* W. Llewelyn Williams (1867–1922, Wales, nf)
* Waldo Williams (1904–1971, Wales, p/nf)
* Walter Jon Williams (born 1953, US, f/nf)
* William Carlos Williams (1883–1963, US, p/nf)
* William Williams (Caledfryn) (1801–1869, Wales, p/nf)
* William Williams (Creuddynfab) (1814–1869, Wales, p/nf)
* William Williams (Crwys) (1875–1968, Wales, p)
* William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791, Wales, p/nf)
* Rita Williams-Garcia (born 1957, US, ch)
* Frank S. Williamson (1865–1936, England/Australia, p)
* Henry Williamson (1895–1977, England, f/nf)
* Jack Williamson (1908–2006, US, f)
* Marianne Williamson (born 1952, US, nf)
* Michael Z. Williamson (born 1967, England/US, f)
* Penelope Williamson (living, US, f), pseudonym of Elizabeth Lambert
* Connie Willis (born 1945, US, f/nf)
* Dave Willis (born 1970, US, d)
* Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806–1867, US, nf/p)
* Ted Willis, Baron Willis (1914–1992, England, d/f/nf)
* Lucy Wills (1888–1964, England, nf)
* Quentin Willson (born 1957, England, nf)
* Clive Wilmer (1945–2025, England, p/nf)
* Val Wilmer (born 1941, England, nf)
* Willem Wilmink (1936–2003, Netherlands, p/nf/ch)
* John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680, England, p)
* Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos (1670–1735, England, nf)
* Eleanor Wilner (born 1937, US, p)
* A. N. Wilson (born 1950, England, f/nf)
* Amrit Wilson (born 1941, India/England, nf)
* Angus Wilson (1913–1991, England, f/d)
* Anne Elizabeth Wilson (1901–1946, United States/Canada, p/f/nf)
* Brandon Wilson (born 1953, US, nf)
* Bryan R. Wilson (1926–2004, England, nf)
* Budge Wilson (1927–1921, Canada, ch)
* Clement Wilson (born 1976, Ireland/Scotland, nf)
* Colin Wilson (1931–2013, England, nf/f)
* David Henry Wilson (born 1937, England, ch/d)
* Doirean Wilson (living, England, nf)
* Ella B. Ensor Wilson (1838–1913, US, nf)
* Guthrie Wilson (1914–1984, N Zealand/Australia, f)
* Helen Wilson (1869–1957, N Zealand, nf)
* Henry Schütz Wilson (1824–1902, England, f/nf)
* Jacqueline Wilson (born 1945, England, ch)
* Peter Lamborn Wilson (born 1945, US, p/nf), pseudonym Hakim Bey
* Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007, US, nf)
* Robert Charles Wilson (born 1953, US/Canada, f)
* Jane Wilson-Howarth (born 1954, England, nf/f/ch)
* Christian Wiman (born 1966, US, p/nf)
* William Upski Wimsatt (born 1977, US, nf)
* Aye Aye Win (born 1953, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
* Khin Maung Win (1940–2021, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
* Ludu Sein Win (1940–2012, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
* R. Foster Winans (born 1948, US, nf)
* Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768, Germany/Austrian E, nf)
* Gerard Windsor (born 1944, Australia, f/nf)
* Harry de Windt (1856–1933, France/England, nf)
* Liz Winfield (born 1964, Australia, p)
* David Wingate (1828–1892, Scotland, p)
* R. D. Wingfield (1928–2007, England, d)
* David Wingrove (born 1952, England, f)
* Eugen Gottlob Winkler (1912–1936, Switzerland/Germany, nf)
* Henry Winkler (born 1955, US, f/nf/ch)
* Mark Winkler (born 1966, S Africa, f)
* Arthur Winnington-Ingram (1858–1946, England, nf)
* Kathleen Winsor (1919–2003, US, f)
* Leon de Winter (born 1954, Netherlands, f/d)
* Timothy Winter (born 1960, England, nf)
* William Winter (1836–1917, US, nf)
* Henry Winterfeld (1901–1990, Germany/US, ch)
* Kari-Lynn Winters (born 1969, Canada, ch/d/nf)
* Yvor Winters (1900–1968, US, p/nf)
* Jeanette Winterson (born 1959, England, f/ch/nf)
* Elizabeth Winthrop (born 1948, US, ch)
* Kwasi Wiredu (1931–2022, Gold Coast/Ghana, nf)
* Justine Constance Wirix-van Mansvelt (1876–1937, Netherlands, nf)
* Carl David af Wirsén (1842–1912, Sweden, p/nf)
* Einar af Wirsén (1875–1946, Sweden, nf)
* Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995, Poland, f)
* George Wither (1588–1667, England, p/nf)
* Pam Withers (born 1956, US/Canada, ch/nf)
* Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939, Russian E/Poland, nf/d/f), pseudonym Witkacy
* Heinrich Wittenwiler (c. 1370–1420, Germany, p)
* Karl August Wittfogel (1896–1988, Germany/US, d/nf)
* Stefan Witwicki (1801–1847, Russian E/France, p)

## Wo–Wr

* P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975, England/US, f)
* Tsering Woeser (born 1966, China (Tibet), f/nf/p)
* Gabriele Wohmann (1932–2015, Germany, f)
* Rafał Wojaczek (1945–1971, Poland, p)
* Grażyna Wojcieszko (born 1957, Poland, p)
* Christa Wolf (1929–2011, Germany, f/nf)
* Friedrich Wolf (1888–1953, Germany, d/f)
* Joan Wolf (born 1951, US, f)
* Charles Wolfe (1791–1823, Ireland, p)
* Ernie Wolfe III (born 1950, US, nf)
* Gene Wolfe (1931–2019, US, f)
* Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938, US, f)
* Tom Wolfe (1930–2018, US, nf)
* Betje Wolff (1738–1804, Netherlands, f)
* Christian Wolff (1679–1754, Germany, nf)
* Egon Wolff (1926–2016, Chile, d/f)
* Julius Wolff (1834–1910, Germany, f/p)
* Tobias Wolff (born 1945, US, f/nf)
* Wolfram von Eschenbach (c. 1160/1180 – c. 1220, Germany, p)
* Frances Wolfreston (1607–1677, England, nf)
* Karl Wolfskehl (1869–1948, Germany/N Zealand, p/f/d)
* Jan Wolkers (1925–2007, Netherlands, f)
* Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990, US, f), pseudonyms include David Grinnell
* Richard Wollheim (1923–2003, England, nf)
* Hans Wollschläger (1935–2007, Germany, f/nf)
* Abel Wolman (1892–1989, US, nf)
* M. Gordon Wolman (1924–2010, US, nf)
* Frances Garnet Wolseley, 2nd Viscountess Wolseley (1872–1936, England, nf)
* Maryla Wolska (1873–1930, Poland, p), pseudonym Iwo Płomieńczy
* Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797, England, nf/f)
* Sholeh Wolpé (born 1962, Iran/US, p/d)
* Ernst von Wolzogen (1855–1934, Germany, nf)
* Jack Womack (born 1956, US, f)
* Alison Wong (born 1960, N Zealand, p/f)
* Elizabeth Wong (born 1937, China/N Zealand, f)
* Anthony Wood (1632–1695, England, nf)
* Audrey Wood (born 1948, US, ch)
* Barbara Wood (born 1947, England/US, f)
* Christopher Wood (1935–2015, d/f)
* Ellen Wood (1814–1887, England, f), mainly known as Mrs Henry Wood
* John Medley Wood (1827–1915, England/S Africa, nf)
* Julia A. Wood (1840–1927, United States, nf)
* Michael Wood (born 1948, England, nf)
* Ramsay Wood (fl. 1981–1990, England, f)
* Susan Wood (1836–1880, p/f)
* George Woodcock (1912–1995, Canada, nf)
* Robert Woodford (1606–1654, England, nf)
* James Woodforde (1740–1803, England, nf)
* Leslie Woodgate (1900–1961, England, nf)
* Alice Woodhouse (1883–1977, N Zealand, nf)
* Barbara Woodhouse (1910–1988, Ireland/England, nf)
* Martin Woodhouse (1932–2011, England, f/d)
* Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (1939–2007, US, f)
* Richard Woodman (born 1944, England, f/nf)
* Edwards Woods (1877–1953, England, nf)
* Gregory Woods (born 1953, Egypt/England, p)
* Margaret Louisa Woods (1855–1945, England, f/p)
* Sherryl Woods (born 1944, US, f), pseudonym Alexandra Kirk
* Stuart Woods (1938–2022, US, f)
* Jacqueline Woodson (born 1963, US, ch)
* Arthur Smith Woodward (1864–1944, England, nf)
* Emily Woof (born 1967, England, d/f)
* Robert Woof (1931–2005, England, nf)
* Greg Woolf (born 1961, England, nf)
* Virginia Woolf (1882–1941, England, f/nf)
* Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968, US, f), pseudonym William Irish
* Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905, US, ch/nf), pseudonym Susan Coolidge
* Thomas Woolston (1668–1733, England, nf)
* Sue Wootton (born 1961, N Zealand, p/f)
* Anne Eyre Worboys (1920–2007, N Zealand, f)
* Dorothy Wordsworth (1771–1855, England, p/nf)
* William Wordsworth (1770–1850, England, p)
* Jerome J. Workman, Jr. (born 1952, US, nf)
* Lucy Worsley (born 1973, England, f/nf/ch)
* Philip Stanhope Worsley (1835–1866, England, p)
* T. C. Worsley (1907–1977, England, nf)
* Molly Worthen (born 1981, US, nf)
* Herman Wouk (1915–2019, US, f/nf)
* Ted Wragg (1938–2005, England, nf)
* Frederic Charles Lascelles Wraxall (1828–1865, England, nf)
* Patricia C. Wrede (born 1953, US, f/ch)
* Chandos Wren-Hoskyns (1812–1876, England, nf)
* Carolyn D. Wright (1949–2016, US, p)
* Charles Wright (born 1935, US, p/nf)
* Dare Wright (1914–2001, Canada/US, ch)
* David Wright (1920–1994, S Africa/England, p/nf)
* David Wright (born 1964, US, nf)
* David McKee Wright (1869–1928, Ireland/Australia, p/nf)
* Douglas E. Wright (born 1955, Canada, f)
* Francesca Wright (1897–1985, England, f/d), pseudonym of Denise Naomi Klein
* Franz Wright (1953–2015, Austria/US, p)
* Helena Rosa Wright (1887–1982, England, nf)
* James Wright (1927–1980, US, p)
* Jay Wright (born 1935, US, p/d/nf)
* John C. Wright (born 1961, US, f)
* Judith Wright (1915–2000, Australia, p/nf)
* Kit Wright (born 1944, England, p/ch)
* Melinda Wright (1946–2011, England, f), pseudonym of Penelope Jones Halsall
* Niel Wright (born 1933, N Zealand, p/nf)
* S. Fowler Wright (1874–1865, England, p/f/d)
* Patricia Wrightson (1921–2010, Australia, ch)
* Lady Mary Wroth (1587–1653, England, p)
* Eva-Lis Wuorio (1918–1988, Finland/Canada, ch)
* Johann David Wyss (1743–1818, Switzerland, ch)

## Wu–Wy

* Wu Cheng'en (吳承恩, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580, China, f/p)
* Wu Chuntao (吳春桃, born 1963, China, nf)
* Fan Wu (吴帆, born 1974, China/US, f)
* Wu Jiaji (吳嘉紀, 1618–1684, China, p)
* Wu Jingzi (吳敬梓, 1701–1754, China, f)
* Wu Qi (吳起, 440–381 BCE, China, nf)
* Wu Wenjun (吴文俊, 1919–2017, China, nf)
* Wu Zao (吳藻, 1799–1862, China, p)
* Wu Zhihui (吳稚暉, 1865–1953, China, nf)
* Mammo Wudneh (1931–2012, Ethiopia, d/nf)
* Paul Wühr (1927–2016, Germany/Italy, f/p/d)
* Min Thu Wun (1909–2004, Burma/Myanmar, p/f)
* Maung Wunna (1945–2011, Burma/Myanmar, d/nf/f)
* Maung Wuntha (1945–2013, Burma/Myanmar, nf)
* Hella Wuolijoki (1886–1964, Estonia/Finland, d)
* Audrey Wurdemann (1911–1960, US, p/f)
* Rudolph Wurlitzer (born 1937, US, f/d)
* Mathilde Wurm (1874–1935, Germany/England, nf)
* Wuzhun Shifan (無準師範, 1178–1249, China, nf)
* Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542, England, p)
* Woodrow Wyatt (1918–1997, England, nf)
* Józef Wybicki (1747–1822, Poland/Prussia, p/d/nf)
* William Wycherley (1641–1716, England, d)
* Edward Wyke-Smith (1871–1935, England, f/ch)
* Elinor Wylie (1885–1928, US, p/f)
* I. A. R. Wylie (1885–1959, Australia/US, f/d/p)
* Eirug Wyn (1950–2004, Wales, f)
* Hedd Wyn (1887–1917, Wales/Belgium, p), birth name Ellis Humphrey Evans
* John Wyndham (1903–1969, England, f), pseudonym of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris
* Garrison W. Wynn (born 1961, US, nf)
* Ellis Wynne (1671–1734, Wales, f)
* Frances Wynne (1863–1893, Ireland/England, p)
* Grace Wynne-Jones (living, Ireland/England, nf)
* Sylvia Wynter (born 1928, Cuba/Jamaica, f/nf/d)
* Edward Alexander Wyon (1842–1872, England, p
* Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907, Austrian E, d/p)
* Johann David Wyss (1743–1818, Switzerland, f)
* Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782–1830, Switzerland, p)