Literature, Writing, and Translation
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Breathed, BerkeleyBerkeley Breathed | 1979 | B.S. | Author of comic-strip Bloom County | |
Coetzee, John MaxwellJohn Maxwell Coetzee | 1968 | Ph.D. | Winner of 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
Cooper, MadisonMadison Cooper | 1915 | B.A. | Author | |
Crane, RoyRoy Crane | 1922 | B.A. | "Father of the adventure story cartoon strip"; author of syndicated Buz Sawyer | |
Hix, H.L.H.L. Hix | 1985 1987 |
M.A. Ph.D. |
Award-winning poet, program director at the University of Wyoming | |
Kenner, JulieJulie Kenner | 1987 | B.A. | Romance and fantasy author | |
Caldwell, GailGail Caldwell | 1978 1980 |
B.A. M.A. |
Book critic at The Boston Globe and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism | |
Chorost, MichaelMichael Chorost | 1988 2000 |
M.A. Ph.D. |
Author | |
Heyhoe, KateKate Heyhoe | — | B.A. | Cookbook author | |
Hinojosa, RolandoRolando Hinojosa | 1953 | B.A. | Author, winner of the Premio Quinto Sol prize | |
Kelton, ElmerElmer Kelton | 1948 | B.A. | Author, winner of a number of prizes in western literature | |
Morris, WillieWillie Morris | 1956 | B.A. | Author, journalist, editor of Harper's Magazine, Rhodes Scholar | |
Penman, Sharon KaySharon Kay Penman | — | B.A. | Author of historical novels |
- Lawrence Person — science fiction author
- Olen Steinhauer — novelist
- Bruce Sterling — science fiction author
- Whitley Strieber — class of 1968, author of horror fiction and UFO book Communion
- Janice Woods Windle — historical fiction author
- Rick Riordan — class of 1986, author of popular young adult series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus.
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