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)

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• 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) • |undefined

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 (born 1945, 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)