| |  | A pen name, nom de plume, or nom de guerre, is a pseudonym adopted by an author for various reasons. Authors may use a pen name to replace a long,... |  | Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted... |  | Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror and fantasy novels.... |  | Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27 1832 - January 14 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician,... |  | Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. Noted as a... |  | Joanne "Jo" Rowling BA (Exon.) OBE is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. Rowling is the author of the "Harry... |  | Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her... |  | Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 - September 24, 1991) was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic children's books... |  | O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter. Porter's 400 short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characterization... |  | Joe Hill (born 1972 as Joseph Hillstrom King) is an American writer of Speculative fiction. Hill is the second child of the authors Stephen and... | |
