African-American short story writers

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

American writer and social activist (1901–1967)

American writer (1924–1987)

African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891–1960)

American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1914-1994)

American novelist and poet (1908–1960)

African-American writer (1934–2014)

American author and literary critic (born 1942)

American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1872–1906)

American writer

American writer

American writer, activist (1875-1935)

American novelist (1882–1961)

American novelist, short story writer

American poet, playwright and activist

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist (1858–1932)

American writer (1950–2016)

American novelist, short story writer, critic

American author, activist, professor (1939–1995)

novelist (1929–2019)

American speculative fiction author (1971-)

American author (1933–2019)

American fiction writer, memoirist, essayist

American writer

American writer (1906-1987)

American poet

American writer (1922–2012)

American writer and journalist (1908–1997)

American writer

American writer (born 1993)

Guyanese writer (1898-1966)

American author, playwright, poet and painter

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, songwriter, playwright, screenwriter (1911-1986)

American writer

American writer (1934–1968)