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| Name | Lifetime | Genre | Notable works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Yanofsky | novelist | Jacob's Ladder | |
| Pierre Yergeau | b. 1957 | novelist | L'écrivain public |
| Ying Chen | b. 1961 | novelist | L'ingratitude, Immobile |
| Jean Yoon | poet, playwright | The Yoko Ono Project | |
| Alissa York | b. 1970 | novelist, short stories | Effigy |
| Elwy Yost | b. 1925 | mystery | White Shadows |
| Graham Yost | b. 1959 | screenwriter | Speed |
| David Young | b. 1946 | novelist, playwright | Inexpressible Island, Glenn |
| d'bi young | poet, playwright | blood.claat: one womban story | |
| Scott Young | 1918–2005 | biographer, sportswriter, mystery writer | A Writer's Life, "Murder in a Cold Climate" |
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