William Styron

William Styron

male, deceased (2006)
Darkness Visible united states marine corps A Tidewater Morning Set This House On Fire McGraw Hill Publishers Virginia writer
William Clark Styron, Jr. (June 11 1925 - November 1 2006) was an eminent American novelist and essayist. Before the publication of his memoir... More
Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

male, deceased (1849)
poet Short story writer Romanticism Horror writer American Detective fiction … Virginia writer
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the... More
Ellen Glasgow

Ellen Glasgow

female, deceased (1945)
novelist pulitzer prize American Southern United States From Richmond, Virginia memoirist … Virginia writer
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (April 22, 1873 - November 21, 1945) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist from Richmond, Virginia.... More
James Branch Cabell

James Branch Cabell

male, deceased (1958)
Obscenity controversy novelist Obscenity controversies belles lettres fantasy writer American … Virginia writer
James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 - May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. While Cabell's surname is often... More
John Grisham

John Grisham

male, 53 years old
from Charlottesville, Virginia retired attorney John Ray Grisham Jr from Oxford, Mississippi Virginia writer Arkansas writer
John Ray Grisham Jr. (born February 8, 1955) is a former politician, retired attorney, American novelist and author best known for his works of... More
Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington

male, deceased (1915)
from Alabama West Virginia writer Alabama writer Virginia writer African American author
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author and leader of the African American community.... More
George Garrett

George Garrett

male, 79 years old
George Palmer Garrett, Jr Princeton University alumni Even the god must be baffled Marble is not flesh and blood I dream of our lost beginnings lips tense with a frozen scream … Virginia writer
George Palmer Garrett, Jr. (born June 11, 1929) is an American poet and novelist. He has been the poet laureate of Virginia since 2002. His novels... More
Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson

male, deceased (1950)
Negro World contributor Washington, D.C. writer West Virginia writer Virginia writer from Washington, D.C. black history
Carter Godwin Woodson was an African American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month. He is considered the first to... More
Lucius Shepard

Lucius Shepard

male, 61 years old
novelist Washington writer Short story writer Virginia writer From Vancouver, Washington Green eyes
Lucius Shepard (born August 1947, Lynchburg, Virginia, though stories and articles published under his name from 1952-1955 in Collins Magazine... More
Willa Cather

Willa Cather

female, deceased (1947)
My Ántonia author death comes for the archbishop from Winchester, Virginia Pulitzer Prize for the Novel winner writer … Virginia writer
Wilella Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947) is among the most eminent American authors. She is known for her depictions of U.S. life... More