List of Utah writers

Last updated February 13, 2026

A

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Edward Abbey (1927–1989) – environmental fiction and nonfiction
Thomas G. Alexander (born 1935) – history
James B. Allen (born 1927) – history
Jack Anderson (1922–2005) – journalism, nonfiction
Nephi Anderson (1865–1923) – religious/family values fiction
Leonard J. Arrington (1917–1999) – history, nonfiction
Montgomery Atwater (1904–1976) – nonfiction and youth fiction

B

Will Bagley (1950–2021) – history, nonfiction
Paul Dayton Bailey (1906–1987) – history, nonfiction
Roseanne Barr (born 1952) – screenplays
Rick Bass (born 1958) – fiction, nonfiction
Ken Brewer (1941–2006) – poetry, nonfiction
Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981) – history, nonfiction
Juanita Brooks (1898–1989) – history, nonfiction
John Brown (born 1966) – fantasy, thrillers, science fiction
Marilyn Brown (born 1938) – religious fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Jan Harold Brunvand (born 1933) – folklore, nonfiction
D. J. Butler – fantasy, science fiction, horror, juvenile, young adult

C

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Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933) – journalism, nonfiction
Orson Scott Card (born 1951) – science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, nonfiction
Ron Carlson (born 1969) – literary fiction, young adult, poetry, nonfiction
Nathan Keonaona Chai – literary fiction, screenplays
John Cheever (1912–1982) – literary fiction
Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020) – business, nonfiction
Katharine Coles – poetry
Ally Condie (born 1978) – science fiction, fantasy, young adult, juvenile
Arianne Cope – religious fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction
Larry Correia (born 1977) – urban fantasy, science fiction
Stephen Covey (1932–2012) – self-help, business, nonfiction

D

James Dashner (born 1972) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile
Bernard DeVoto (1897–1955) – history, nonfiction
Howard R. Driggs (1873–1963) – historical fiction, nonfiction
H. Wayne Driggs (1902–1951) – playwright
Brian Lee Durfee – epic fantasy, horror

E

Richard Paul Evans (born 1962) – religious fiction, science fiction
Brian Evenson (born 1966) – literary fiction, horror, nonfiction

F

Linnie Findlay (1919–2009) – history, nonfiction
Vardis Fisher (1895–1968) – historical fiction
John D. Fitzgerald (1906–1988) – humor, slice-of-life, nonfiction
Becca Fitzpatrick (born 1979) – fantasy
Nancy Fulda – science fiction, science, nonfiction
John Fulton (born 1967) – literary fiction

G

Susa Young Gates (1856–1933) – historical fiction, biographies, nonfiction
Paul Genesse (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, horror
Jessica Day George (born 1976) – fantasy, juvenile, young adult
Brewster Ghiselin (1903–2002) – poetry, nonfiction
James Goldberg – poetry, nonfiction, fantasy, historical fiction, general fiction, playwright

H

Nathan Hale (born 1976) – children’s books, non-fiction
Shannon Hale (born 1974) – fantasy, science fiction, juvenile, young adult
Mette Ivie Harrison (born 1970) – fantasy, young adult, mystery, nonfiction
Laura Hickman (born 1956) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
Tracy Hickman (born 1955) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
Charlie Holmberg (born 1988) – fantasy, romance, young adult
Dean Hughes (born 1943) – historical fiction, juvenile fiction

I

Chris Ireland – science, medicine, nonfiction
Reed Irvine (1922–2004) – economics, nonfiction
Wilton Ivie (1907–1969) – science, biology, nonfiction
Janet Iwasa – science, nonfiction
Reed McNeil Izatt (1926–2023) – science, nonfiction

J

Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951) – literary fiction
Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994) – science fiction

K

Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005) – pulp romance, historical fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Josi S. Kilpack (born 1974) – mystery, historical romance, literary fiction

L

Neil LaBute (born 1963) – screenplays
Annette Lyon (born 1973) – religious fiction, romance, nonfiction

M

Maddox (George Ouzounian; born 1978) – humor, nonfiction
Susan Evans McCloud (born 1945) – songwriter, historical fiction, biographies, screenwriter
Ellen Meloy (1946–2004)
James Merendino (born 1969) – screenplays
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (born 1943) fantasy, science fiction, poetry, non-fiction
Adrienne Monson (born 1983) – paranormal romance, urban fantasy
Thomas S. Monson (1927–2018) – religious nonfiction, inspirational nonfiction, history
Heather B. Moore – romance fiction, thriller, fantasy, historical fiction, religious fiction
Dale Morgan (1914–1971) – history, nonfiction
Brandon Mull (born 1974) – fantasy, juvenile

N

Jennifer A. Nielsen (born 1971) – historical fiction, young adult, fantasy
Brenda Novak (born 1964) – historical romance, contemporary romance
Rachel Ann Nunes (born 1966) – literary fiction, romance, religious fiction

O

Peter Orullian – fantasy, religious fiction, songwriter

P

Helen Z. Papanikolas (1917–2004) – history, literary fiction, nonfiction
Jay A. Parry (born 1950) – literary fiction, science fiction, poetry, religious fiction, self-help, nonfiction
Steven L. Peck (born 1957) – poetry, religious fiction, science, science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction
Todd Robert Petersen (born 1969) – literary fiction, satire, nonfiction
Levi S. Peterson (born 1933) – biographies, nonfiction, literary fiction
Aprilynne Pike (born 1981) – fantasy, young adult
Louise Plummer – juvenile, nonfiction

Q

D. Michael Quinn (1944–2021) – history, nonfiction

R

Natacha Rambova (1897–1966) – nonfiction, biographies
James E. Reilly (1948–2008) – screenplays
Jeff Rivera (born 1976) – contemporary fiction, young adult
B. H. Roberts (1857–1933) – history, nonfiction
Peter Rock (born 1967) – literary fiction

S

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Eric Samuelsen (1956–2019) – theatrical plays
Brandon Sanderson (born 1975) – fantasy, science fiction
Joseph Santley (1889–1991) – theatrical plays
Ronald B. Scott (1945–2020) – biographies, journalism, nonfiction
Brent Scowcroft (1925–2020) – politics, nonfiction
Richard Scowcroft (1916–2001) – historical fiction, literary fiction
Cosy Sheridan (born 1964) – songwriter
Elizabeth Smart (born 1987) – nonfiction, biographies
Eliza R. Snow (1804–1887) – poetry, nonfiction
Dorothy Allred Solomon (born 1949) – memoir, creative nonfiction, essays, and fiction
Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991) – religious fiction, historical fiction
Anita Stansfield (born 1961) – contemporary romance, historical romance
Page Stegner (1937–2017) – historical fiction, history, nonfiction
Wallace Stegner (1909–1993) – religious fiction, history, nonfiction
Mark Strand (1934–2014) – poetry, nonfiction
Eric G. Swedin – science fiction, alternate history, nonfiction
May Swenson (1913–1989) – theatrical plays, poetry, nonfiction

T

Howard Tayler (born 1968) – cartoonist, science fiction
Sandra Tayler (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction
Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997) – scriptwriter, history, religious fiction, contemporary fiction, humorous fiction
Douglas Thayer (1929–2017) – juvenile, religious fiction, biographies
Emma Lou Thayne (1924–2014) – poetry, historical fiction, songwriter, biographies
Melanie Rae Thon (born 1957) – literary fiction
Wallace Thurman (1902–1934) – literary fiction
David Trottier (born 1949) – screenplays
Edward Tullidge (1829–1894) – history, nonfiction
Michael O. Tunnell (born 1950) – juvenile, religious fiction, nonfiction

U

Cornelia Ulrich (born 1967) – science, nonfiction
Grant Underwood (born 1954) – history, religion, nonfiction

V

Richard S. Van Wagoner (1946–2010) – history
Suresh Venkatasubramanian – computer science, nonfiction
Anil Virkar – science, engineering, nonfiction
Joseph Vogel – politics, nonfiction
J. Frederic Voros Jr. – songwriter, religious nonfiction, juvenile

W

Dan Wells (born 1977) – horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, young adult
Robison Wells (born 1978) – science fiction, thriller, young adult
Maurine Whipple (1903–1992) – religious fiction, historical fiction, history, nonfiction
Tyler Whitesides (born 1987) – fantasy, juvenile
Carol Lynch Williams (born 1959) – juvenile, young adult, fantasy, religious fiction
Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955) – nature, nonfiction
Dan Willis (born 1967) – fantasy, young adult
Michael K. Winder (born 1976) – politics, nonfiction
Anne Wingate (1943–2021) – mystery, fantasy, romance fiction
Dave Wolverton (1957–2022, also writes as David Farland) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile, young adult, historical fiction

Y

Blaine Yorgason (born 1942) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, biographies, nonfiction
Brenton G. Yorgason (1945–2016) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, nonfiction
Bryan Young (born 1980) – fantasy, juvenile
Margaret Blair Young (born 1955) – historical fiction, literary fiction, scriptwriter

Z

Sara Zarr (born 1970) – young adult fiction, literary fiction

References

Kinkead, Joyce, ed. (1990). Literary Utah: A Bibliographic Guide.

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List of Utah writers

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