Terry Tempest Williams

Terry Tempest Williams

female, 54 years old
activist, nature writer, American West, From Utah, Utahwriter, Great Basin…University of Utah Commencement Address
Terry Tempest Williams MS'84 has received the 1995 Governor's Award in the Humanities. The award, given by the Utah Humanities Council, was made to...
Shannon Hale

Shannon Hale

female, 35 years old
young adult, American women writer, From salt lake city, Newbery Honor winner, Enna Burning, River Secrets…Latter-day Saint writer, fantasy writer, children's writer, Utahwriter
Shannon Hale (born January 26, 1974) is an American author of young adult fantasy and adult fiction.
Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card

male, 58 years old
Ender's Game series, author, science fiction writer, fantasy writer, Hugo Award, Hugo Award winning author…writer, Latter-day Saint writer, Utahwriter, California writer, North Carolina writer
Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, working in several genres. He is known for his novel series Ender's Game series and...
Wallace Stegner

Wallace Stegner

male, deceased (1993)
University of Utah alumni, novelist, California writer, Historian of the Latter Day Saint movement, American, environmentalist…Utahwriter, Iowa writer
Wallace Earle Stegner was an American historian, novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist. Some call him "The Dean of Western Writers."
Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr

female, 57 years old
Hollywood Walk of Fame, Utah actor, Jewish person, actor who plays character with the same name, roseanne, actress…Utahwriter, writer
Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3 1952) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, writer, talk-show host, and comedian. At times in her...
Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson

male, 34 years old
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Brigham Young University, epic fantasy, fantasy author, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Latter-day Saint writer…Utahwriter, fantasy writer
Brandon Sanderson (December 1975) is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native, he currently resides in Provo, Utah. He earned his Master's...
Tracy Hickman

Tracy Hickman

male, 53 years old
TSR, Inc., Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance writer, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Mormon, Darksword…fantasy writer, Utahwriter, Latter-day Saint writer
Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on "Dragonlance" as a game designer and...
May Swenson

May Swenson

female, deceased (1989)
poet, writer, MacArthur Fellow, Playwright, lesbian, American…Utahwriter, Latter-day Saint writer
May Swenson (May 28, 1913 - December 4, 1989) was a United States poet and playwright. Anna Thilda May Swenson was born in Logan, Utah on May 28...
Orrin Hatch

Orrin Hatch

male, 75 years old
senator, Mormon, republican party, Republican, Orrin Grant Hatch, United States Senator…Utahwriter, Utah lawyer, From Utah
Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. Hatch is a member of the U.S. Senate...
Jack Anderson

Jack Anderson

male, deceased (2005)
Mormon, missionary, Death from Parkinson's Disease, American military personnel of World War II, central intelligence agency, journalist…Utahwriter, Latter-day Saint writer
Jackson Northman Anderson (October 19, 1922 - December 17, 2005) was an American newspaper columnist and is considered one of the fathers of modern...