This is a list of some notable authors in the western fiction genre.
Note that some writers listed below have also written in other genres.
A
B
- Todhunter Ballard (1903â€"1980)
- S. Omar Barker (1894â€"1985)
- Rex Beach (1877â€"1949)
- Don Bendell (born 1947)
- Tom W. Blackburn (1913â€"1992)
- William Blinn (born 1937)
- Stephen Bly (1944â€"2011)
- Frank Bonham (1914â€"1988)
- Allan R. Bosworth (1901â€"1986)
- B.M. Bower (1871â€"1940), (pseudonym of Bertha "Muzzy" Sinclair)
- Leigh Brackett (1915â€"1978)
- Max Brand (1892â€"1944), (pseudonym of Frederick Schiller Faust)
- Lyle Brandt (born 1951), (pseudonym of Michael Newton)
- Peter Brandvold (pseudonym, Frank Leslie)
- Matt Braun (born 1932)
- Dee Brown (1908â€"2002)
- Anthony Burgess (1917â€"1993)
- Terry W. Burns (born 1942)
- Walter Noble Burns (1866-1932)
C
- David Wynford Carnegie (1871â€"1900)
- Forrest Carter (1925â€"1979)
- Willa Cather (1873â€"1947)
- Robert W. Chambers (Robert William Chambers) (1865â€"1933)
- A.M. Chisholm (1872â€"1960)
- Walter van Tilburg Clark (1909â€"1971)
- Walt Coburn (1889â€"1971)
- Don Coldsmith, (1926â€"2009)
- Jackson Cole (pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Ralph Compton (1934â€"1999)
- Robert J. Conley, (1940â€"2014)
- Will Cook (William Everett Cook) (1921â€"1964)
- Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886â€"1940)
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789â€"1851)
- Barry Cord (Pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- William R. Cox
- Bill Crider
- Elizabeth Crook (born 1959)
D
- Patrick Dearen (born 1951)
- J. Frank Dobie (1888â€"1964)
- Gary Dobbs (1965â€"present)
- Harry Sinclair Drago
E
- J. T. Edson (born 1928)
- Randy Lee Eickhoff (born 1945)
- Edward S. Ellis (Edward Sylvester Ellis) (1840â€"1916)
- Loren D. Estleman (born 1952)
- Wade Everett
F
- Norman A. Fox (1911â€"1960)
G
- Donald Gallinger
- Brian Garfield, (born 1939)
- Kathleen O'Neal Gear, (born 1954)
- W. Michael Gear, (born 1955)
- George G. Gilman
- Jean Giraud (1938 â€" 2012)
- Arthur Henry Gooden, (1879â€"1971)
- Edward Gorman, (born 1941)
- Jackson Gregory, (1882â€"1943)
- Dorien Grey
- Zane Grey (1872â€"1939)
- James J. Griffin (born 1949)
- Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866â€"1948)
- Fred Grove (1913â€"2008)
- Frank Gruber, (1904â€"1969)
- A.B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901â€"1991)
H
- Derek Haas (born 1970)
- Mel Hague
- William Wister Haines (1908â€"1989)
- Oakley Hall (1920â€"2008)
- Bret Harte (1836â€"1902)
- Ernest Haycox (1899â€"1950)
- Will Henry (Henry Wilson Allen) (1912â€"1991)
- Dennis Herrick
- Tony Hillerman (1925â€"2008)
- Lee Hoffman (1932â€"2007)
- Robert E. Howard (1906â€"1936)
- Clair Huffaker
- Min-Woo Hyung
J
- Will James, (1892â€"1942)
- Dorothy M. Johnson (1905â€"1984)
- Terry C. Johnston (1947â€"2001)
- William W. Johnstone (1938â€"2004)
- E.Z.C. Judson (pseudonym of Ned Buntline)
K
- Jim Kane (pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
- Mike Kearby
- Elmer Kelton (1926â€"2009)
- Charles King (1844â€"1933)
L
- Louis L'Amour (1908â€"1988)
- Joe R. Lansdale (Born 1951)
- Elmore Leonard (1925â€"2013)
- Chuck Lewis (born 1936)
- Jake Logan (author)
- Milton Lott
- Giles A. Lutz (1910â€"1982)
- Stan Lynde
M
- Milo Manara (born 1945)
- Kat Martin
- Richard Matheson (1926â€"2013)
- Karl May (1842â€"1912)
- Ardath Mayhar (1930â€"2012)
- Cormac McCarthy (born 1933)
- Lucile Saunders McDonald (1898â€"1992)
- Michael McGarrity (born 1939)
- Larry McMurtry (born 1936)
- Leonard Frank Meares
- Joaquin Miller (1837â€"1913)
- Lorin Morgan-Richards
- Clarence Edward Mulford (1883â€"1956)
N
- Frederick Nolan
- Frank Norris (1870â€"1902)
- Andre Norton (1912â€"2005)
O
- Chad Oliver (1928â€"1993)
- T.V. Olsen (Theodore V. Olsen) (1932â€"1993)
- Frank O'Rourke (1906â€"1989)
- Wayne D. Overholser (1906â€"1996)
P
- Lauran Paine (born 1916)
- Robert B. Parker (1932â€"2010)
- Lewis B. Patten (1915â€"1981)
- Bill Pronzini (born 1943)
R
- William MacLeod Raine (1871â€"1954)
- Robert J Randisi (born 1951)
- James Reasoner (born 1953)
- John H. Reese (1910â€"1981) (pseudonyms Eddie Abbott, John Jo Carpenter, Camford Cheavly, Camford Sheaveley & Camford Sheavely (chron.))
- Conrad Richter (1890â€"1968)
- Lucia St. Clair Robson (born 1942)
- Dana Fuller Ross
- Zola Helen Ross (born 1912)
S
- Jeff Sadler, (born 1943). (pseudonym of Geoff Sadler; also writes under name of Wes Calhoun).
- Jack Schaefer (1907â€"1991)
- Jon Sharpe
- Luke Short (1908â€"1975) (pseudonym of Frederick D. Glidden)
- Jack Slade (publisher house name, pseudonym of Peter B. Germano and others)
- Frank H. Spearman (1859â€"1937)
- Kai Starr (born 1964)
- Charlie Steel
- John Steinbeck (1902â€"1968)
- Wallace Stegner (1909â€"1993)
- Louis J. Stellman (1877â€"1961)
- Manning Lee Stokes (1911â€"1976), writing as Ford Worth
- Charles S. Strong
- Gary Svee (born 1943)
- Glendon Swarthout (1918â€"1992)
T
- David Thompson
- Harlan Howard Thompson
- Nye Tredgold
- Clay Turner (pseudonym of Peter B. Germano)
U
- Wayne Ude, (born 1943)
V
- Robert Vaughan
- Andrey Veter
- Gerald Vizenor, (born 1934)
W
- Dale L. Walker, (born 1935)
- Richard S. Wheeler, (born 1935)
- G. Clifton Wisler, (1950-2006)
- Owen Wister (1860â€"1938)
- Richard Wormser (1908-1977)
Y
- Gordon Young (1886â€"1948)
- S. Craig Zahler (born 1973)
Notes
See also
- Western fiction
- Western movie
- List of authors
- Western Writers of America
- Western lifestyle