Butler, Octavia (Pasadena)
The African-American feminist science fiction author who won a MacArthur "genius" grant
Famous Writers from California
-
-
Colfer, Chris (Clovis)
The former Glee star who writes fantasy novels for kids -
Curtis, Jamie Lee (Los Angeles)
The Halloween star who won an Oscar in 2023 for Everything Everywhere All at Once -
Didion, Joan (Sacramento)
The author of Slouching Toward Bethlehem -
Ellis, Bret Easton (Los Angeles)
The author of Less Than Zero -
Fisher, Carrie (Los Angeles)
Princess Leia in Star Wars -
Fossey, Dian (San Francisco)
The author of Gorillas in the Mist -
Frost, Robert (San Francisco)
The poet who wrote "The Road Not Taken" -
Gorman, Amanda (Los Angeles)
The National Youth Poet Laureate who read at Joe Biden's inauguration -
Handler, Daniel (San Francisco)
Pseudonymous author of A Series of Unfortunate Events -
Hearst, Patty (San Francisco)
The kidnapped heiress who turned bank robber -
Imus, Don (Riverside)
The host of the radio show Imus In the Morning -
LaDuke, Winona (Los Angeles)
Native American activist who was a vice presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000 -
Le Guin, Ursula K. (Berkeley)
The sci-fi author of The Earthsea Trilogy -
London, Jack (San Francisco)
Author of Call of the Wild -
Pitts, Leonard Jr. (Orange)
Author of "We'll Go Forward From This Moment" -
Reed, Nikki (Los Angeles)
Co-writer of Thirteen and co-star of Twilight -
Ryan, Kay (San Jose)
The 16th Poet Laureate consultant to the Library of Congress -
Singleton, John (Los Angeles)
The writer and director of Boyz N the Hood -
Snyder, Gary (San Francisco)
Pulitzer-winning Beat poet who wrote Turtle Island -
Steinbeck, John (Salinas)
The author of The Grapes of Wrath -
Tan, Amy (Oakland)
Author of The Joy Luck Club -
Wheaton, Wil (Burbank)
Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation -
Yanagihara, Hanya (Los Angeles)
The author of A Little Life -
Yep, Laurence (San Francisco)
Author of the 1975 book Dragonwings