The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with U: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; 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 • Abdón Ubidia (born 1944, Ecuador, f/nf) • Tow Ubukata (冲方丁, born 1977, Singapore/Japan, f/d) • Hyakken Uchida (内田百間, 1889–1971, Japan, f/nf) • Uchimura Kanzō (内村鑑三, 1861–1930, Japan, nf) • Brady Udall (born 1971, US, f) • Ueda Akinari (上田秋成, 1734–1809, Japan, f/nf/p) • Makoto Ueda (上田真, 1931–2020, Japan, nf) • Makoto Ueda (植田実, born 1935, Japan, nf) • Uemura Shōen (上村松園, 1875–1949, Japan, nf) • Úlfr Uggason (fl. late 10th c. CE, Iceland, p) • Jenny Uglow (born 1947, England, nf) • Dubravka Ugrešić (1949–2023, Yugoslavia/Netherlands, f/nf) • Pavle Ugrinov (1926–2007, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf/d) • Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862, Germany, p/nf) • Kornel Ujejski (1823–1897, Austria-Hungary, p/nf) • Erzsi Újvári (1899–1940, Hungary/Soviet Union, p) • Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932, Nigeria, nf/f) • Laura Ulewicz (1930–2007, US, p) • Gul Pacha Ulfat (1909–1977, Afghanistan, nf/p) • James Ramsey Ullman (1907–1971, US, nf/f) • Linn Ullmann (born 1966, Norway, f/nf) • Regina Ullmann (1884–1961, Switzerland/Germany, p/f) • Claudia Ulloa (born 1979, Peru, f/nf) • Volker Ullrich (born 1943, Germany, nf) • Ulrich von Liechtenstein (c. 1200–1275, Austria, p) • Ulrich von Zatzikhoven (fl. early 13th c., Switzerland, f) • Tor Ulven (1953–1995, Norway, p) • Rems Umeasiegbu (born 1943, Nigeria, f/nf/p) • Kazuo Umezu (楳図かずお, born 1936, Japan, f) • Luz María Umpierre (born 1947, Puerto Rico/US, nf/p) • Thrity Umrigar (born 1961, India, f) • Marie Béatrice Umutesi (born 1959, Rwanda/Belgium, nf) • Jeff Unaegbu (born 1979, Nigeria, f/nf) • Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936, Spain, nf/f/p) • Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941, England, nf/p/f) • Edna W. Underwood (1873–1961, US, f/p) • Peter Underwood (1923–2014, England, nf) • Terry Underwood (born 1944, Australia, nf) • Wilbur Underwood (1874–1935, US, p) • Sigrid Undset (1882–1949, Norway, f) • Loung Ung (born 1970, Cambodia, nf) • Hermann Ungar (1893–1929, Austrian E/Czechoslovakia, f/nf/d) • Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888–1970, Italy, p/nf) • Andrew Unger (born 1979, Canada, f) • Lisa Unger (born 1970, US, f) • Tomi Ungerer (1931–2019, France/Ireland, ch/f/nf) • Alix d'Unienville (1918–2015, Mauritius, nf) • Chika Unigwe (born 1974, Nigeria/US, f/nf) • Unno Juza (海野十三, 1897–1949, Japan, f) • Abhimanyu Unnuth (1937–2018, Mauritius, f/p/nf) • Fritz von Unruh (1893–1929, Germany, d/p/f) • Barry Unsworth (1930–2012, England/Italy, f) • Cathi Unsworth (living, England, f) • Emma Jane Unsworth (born 1978, England, f) • Simon Kurt Unsworth (born 1972, England, f) • Louis Untermeyer (1885–1977, US, p/nf) • Harilal Upadhyay (1916–1994, India, f/p) • Samrat Upadhyay (born 1963, Nepal/US, f) • John Updike (1932–2009, US, f/p/nf) • Andrejs Upīts (1877–1970, Russian E/USSR, p/f/nf) • Kristofer Uppdal (1878–1961, Norway, p/nf) • Nicola Upson (born 1970, England, f) • Florence Kate Upton (1873–1922, US/England, ch) • Allen Upward (1863–1926, England, p/f/nf) • Edward Upward (1903–2009, England, f/nf) • Mark Urban (born 1961, England, nf) • Milo Urban (1904–1982, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, f/nf) • Grigore Ureche (1590–1647, Moldavia, nf) • Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1884–1946, Dominican Rep., nf) • Salomé Ureña (1850–1898, Dominican Rep., p/nf) • Honoré d'Urfé (1568–1625, France, f/nf) • Leon Uris (1924–2003, US, f) • Urmuz (1883–1923, Romania, f/p), pseudonym of Demetru Dem. Demetrescu-Buzău • Gen Urobuchi (虚淵玄, born 1972, Japan, f/d) • Francisco Urondo (1930–1976, Argentina, p/f/nf) • Jane Urquhart (born 1949, Canada, f/nf/p) • Jessie Urquhart (1890–1948, Australia/England, f/nf) • Igor Ursenco (born 1971, Soviet Union/Romania, p/f/nf) • Anne Ursu (living, US, ch) • José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994, Nicaragua/Costa Rica, p/nf/d) • Else Ury (1877–1943, Germany, f/ch), Holocaust victim • Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil (1866–1945, Ottoman E/Turkey, f/p/d) • Dragan Uskoković (born 1950, Yugoslavia/Serbia, d/f) • Milutin Uskoković (1884–1915, Serbia, f) • Eduard Uspensky (1937–2018, USSR/Russia, ch/p/d) • James Ussher (1581–1656, Ireland, nf) • Yoshimi Usui (臼井吉見, 1905–1987, Japan, f/nf) • Ognjeslav Utješenović (1817–1890, Austrian E, p) • Freda Utley (1898–1978, England/US, nf) • Alison Uttley (1884–1976, England, ch/nf) • Amy Uyematsu (1947–2023, US, p/nf) • Bob den Uyl (1930–1992, Netherlands, f/nf) • Johann Uz (1720–1796, Germany, p) • Mehmed Uzun (1953–2007, Turkey, f) • Buket Uzuner (born 1955, Turkey, f/nf)