Literature and Journalism
| Name | Affiliation | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, John PealeJohn Peale Bishop | A.B.1917 | American poet | |
| Buechner, FrederickFrederick Buechner | A.B. 1947 | Pulitzer Prize-nominated author | |
| Berberova, NinaNina Berberova | Faculty | Writer, professor of Russian literature (1963–1971) | |
| Cain, SusanSusan Cain | 1989 | New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking | |
| Caldwell, IanIan Caldwell | A.B. 1998 | Co-authored the recent book The Rule of Four, set on the Princeton campus. | |
| Donoso, JoséJosé Donoso | A.B. 1951 | Chilean author | |
| Edwards, SeldenSelden Edwards | A.B. 1963 | Author of The Little Book and The Lost Prince | |
| Ferriss, TimothyTimothy Ferriss | A.B 1978 | Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and holder of the world record in tango | |
| Fitch, StonaStona Fitch | A.B. 1983 | Author of Senseless on which the movie Senseless is based and Give and Take, founder of Concord Free Press | |
| Fitzgerald, F. ScottF. Scott Fitzgerald | Class of 1917 (did not graduate) | Author of The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise | |
| Foer, Jonathan SafranJonathan Safran Foer | A.B. 1999 | Author of Everything Is Illuminated | |
| Galchen, RivkaRivka Galchen | A.B. 1998 | Author of Atmospheric Disturbances | |
| Halliburton, RichardRichard Halliburton | A.B. 1922 | Author, adventurer, lecturer | |
| Hamid, MohsinMohsin Hamid | A.B. 1993 | Author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist | |
| Hessler, PeterPeter Hessler | A.B. 1992 | Author of River Town and Oracle Bones | |
| Kirn, WalterWalter Kirn | A.B. (English) 1983 | Author of Up in the Air and other novels, literary critic, essayist | |
| Litz, A. WaltonA. Walton Litz | A.B 1951 | Literary critic | |
| McPhee, JohnJohn McPhee | A.B. 1953 | Pulizer Prize-winning writer and Ferris Professor of Journalism since 1974 | |
| Matteson, JohnJohn Matteson | A.B. 1983 | Pulizer Prize-winning biographer | |
| Moore, EmilyEmily Moore | B.A. 1999, M.A. 2001 | Poet, Musician, Teacher | |
| Morgan, George FrederickGeorge Frederick Morgan | Poet | ||
| Morrison, ToniToni Morrison | Faculty | Winner of Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, Novelist and Professor of Creative Writing 1989–2006 | |
| Muldoon, PaulPaul Muldoon | Faculty | Irish Poet laureate | |
| Norman, JohnJohn Norman | Ph.D 1963 | Sci-Fi author and philosopher | |
| Oates, Joyce CarolJoyce Carol Oates | Faculty | Professor in Creative Writing Program | |
| Picoult, JodiJodi Picoult | A.B. 1987 | Bestselling novelist | |
| Quillian, William H.William H. Quillian | B.A. 1965, M.A.,Ph.D. 1975 | Author, Professor of English on the Emma B. Kennedy Foundation at Mount Holyoke College | |
| Remnick, DavidDavid Remnick | A.B. 1981 | Editor of The New Yorker | |
| Riley, LawrenceLawrence Riley | playwright and screenwriter, author of Personal Appearance, Return Engagement and Kin Hubbard. | ||
| Schlosser, EricEric Schlosser | A.B. 1982 | Journalist, Fast Food Nation | |
| Scribner I, CharlesCharles Scribner I | Founder of Scribner's publishing house, his descendants include several Princeton alumni. | ||
| Weiner, JenniferJennifer Weiner | A.B. 1991 | Novelist, Good in Bed, In Her Shoes Little Earthquakes, and Goodnight Nobody | |
| Wilson, EdmundEdmund Wilson | A.B. 1916 | Literary critic | |
| Welles, ChrisChris Welles (1937–2010) | Business journalist and author. | ||
| Vargas Llosa, MarioMario Vargas Llosa | Faculty | Nobel prize winner, Novelist and Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts 2010–11 |
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