Faulkner, William (New Albany)
American author of As I Lay Dying
Famous Writers from Mississippi
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Ford, Richard (Jackson)
The author of Independence Day and The Sportswriter -
Harris, Charlaine (Tunica)
The author of the Sookie Stackhouse True Blood books -
Smiley, Tavis (Gulfport)
Host of The Tavis Smiley Show on TV and radio -
Tartt, Donna (Greenwood)
Author of The Goldfinch -
Trethewey, Natasha (Gulfport)
The Pulitzer-winning poet who wrote Native Guard -
Welty, Eudora (Jackson)
Author of Delta Wedding -
Williams, Tennessee (Columbus)
Pulitzer-winning author of A Streetcar Named Desire -
Wright, Richard (Adams County)
Author of Native Son