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- Woodward, Edward (Emberlin) (1882-1951) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Kidderminster; living in Berkshire in the 1930s.
- Woolfolk, Josiah Pitts (1894-1971); used pseudonym Jack Woodford (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Woodford
- Woollcott, Alexander (Humphreys) (1887-1943) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Woollcott
- Woolrich, Cornell; [i.e., Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich] (1903-1968) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Woolrich
- Wordingham, James A(rthur) (1917-1997) (items) (chron.)
- Born in London, England; died in Kent; journalist, then editor of The Norfolk Chronicle.
- Workman, James (1912-2001) (items) (chron.)
- Born James Robert Elliot Hill-Workman in Scotland; in Australia as James Workman as an actor by 1948.
- Worley, William (Thomas) (1915-1988) (items) (chron.)
- Born and died in California; a teacher at Lowell High School, San Francisco.
- Wormser, Richard (Edward) (1908-1977); used pseudonym Nick Carter (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wormser_richard
- Worth, Adam (1844-1902) (items)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Worth
- Wortham, Revis (Z.) (fl. 1980s-2010s) (items)
- See reaviszwortham.com/about.html
- Worts, George F(rank) (1892-1967) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Toledo; radio operator turned freelance writer in Hawaii; screenwriter.
- Wren, M. K.; pseudonym of Martha Kay Renfroe (1938-2016) (items)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wren_m_k
- Wren, P(ercival) C(hristopher) (1875-1941) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Deptford, London; birth registered as Percy Wren.
- Wrenn, Charles L(ewis) (1880-1952) (items) (chron.)
- See pulpartists.com/Wren.html
- Wright, A(lan) J. (c1951- ) (items) (chron.)
- See www.lep.co.uk/news/crime-author-strikes-again-with-award-honour-1-8157321
- Wright, Betty Ren; [i.e., Betty Ren Wright Frederiksen] (1927-2013) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Ren_Wright
- Wright, David (John Murray) (1920-1994) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wright_(poet)
- Wright, Edward (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items)
- See www.edwardwrightbooks.com
- Wright, Eric (1929-2015) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Wright_(writer)
- Wright, Erica (fl. 2000s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
- See ericawright.typepad.com
- Wright, Gilbert (Munger) (1901-1966) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Bell_Wright
- Wright, Keith (1948- ) (items) (chron.)
- Policeman in Nottingham C.I.D.
- Wright, Nancy Means (1927- ) (items) (chron.)
- See www.goodreads.com/author/show/280943.Nancy_Means_Wright
- Wright, S(ydney) Fowler (1874-1965) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wright_s_fowler
- Wright, Sewell Peaslee (1897-1970) (items) (chron.)
- Author, journalist, advertising writer, radio operator. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- Wuorio, Eva-Lis (1918-1988) (items) (chron.)
- See desturmobed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/eva-lis-wuorio.html
- Wuornos, Aileen (Carol) (1956-2002) (items)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos
- Wurlitzer, Rudolph (1937- ) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Wurlitzer
- Wurthmann, Helen (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
- See www.elance.com/s/helenwurthmann
- Wyckoff, (Albert) Capwell (1903-1953) (items) (chron.)
- See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2011/09/capwell-wyckoff.html
- Wykes, (Douglas) Alan (1914-1993) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wykes_alan
- Wylde, Thomas (Clarke) (1946- ) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wylde_thomas
- Wyles, Lilian (Mary Elizabeth) (1885-1975) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Wyles
- Wylie, Philip (Gordon) (1902-1971) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wylie_philip
- Wyn, A(aron) A(rthur) (1898-1967) (items)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Wyn
- Wyndham, [Captain] Horace (Cowley) (1873-1970) (items) (chron.)
- Born in Oxford, England; educated in Edinburgh.
- Wyndham, John; pseudonym of John Beynon Harris (1903-1969) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wyndham
- Wyville, A(insworth) W. (1896-1982) (items) (chron.)
- See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/aw-wyville.html
- Yadon, Bayard (Earl) (1896-1933) (items) (chron.)
- Born 10 Jan 1896 in Powder Springs, Tennessee; served with the American Expeditionary Forces overseas during WWI, studied law, and was later admitted to the bar; farmer, newspaper reporter for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, news editor for the Middlesboro Daily News; died of a sinus infection 25 Sep 1933.
- Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn (1942- ) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/yarbro_chelsea_quinn
- Yarnell, Duane (Alvin) (1914-1996) (items) (chron.)
- See www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon-duane-yarnell-writer/135532663/
- Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923-1985) (items) (chron.)
- Earliest books were published as by Peter Carter-Brown, then as by Peter Carter Brown, then as by Carter Brown.
- Yates, Donald A. (1930-2017) (items) (chron.)
- See mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=53810
- Yates, Edmund (Hodgson) (1831-1894) (items)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates
- Yawitz, Paul Arthur (1900-1983) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Yawitz
- Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats
- Yeldham, Peter (Alan) (1927- ) (items) (chron.)
- Radio, TV, stage and film writer in Australia; TV producer.
- Yerkow, Charles (1912-1994) (items) (chron.)
- Has done books on judo, bicycling and motorcycing. Born in New York City.
- Yerxa, Leroy (Arnold) (1915-1946); used pseudonym Alexander Blade (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/yerxa_leroy
- Yocum, Robin (1955- ) (items) (chron.)
- See ohiocenterforthebook.org/2017/10/14/yocum-robin/
- Yokomizo, Seishi (1902-1981) (items)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seishi_Yokomizo
- Yokoyama, Hideo (1957- ) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Yokoyama
- Yore, Clem(ent) (1875-1936) (items) (chron.)
- Born in St. Louis, Missouri; educated at Washington University Law School; contributor of fiction to numerous magazines; died in Estes Park, Colorado; variously a Texas Ranger, cowpuncher, stage driver, gold prospector, lawyer, journalist, soldier in Spanish-American War, and poet; author of more than 600 short stories and 20 novels; died in Estes Park, Colorado.
- York, Christina F. (fl. 1990s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
- See www.yorkwriters.com
- York-Ripley, Diantha (fl. 1990s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
- See dianthayork-ripley.com
- Yoshitame, Haruta (1893-1945) (items) (chron.)
- See ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E8%B3%80%E4%B8%89%E9%83%8E_(%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%B6)
- Youd, C(hristopher) S(amuel) (1922-2012); used pseudonym John Christopher (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christopher
- Young, (Alexander Bell) Filson (1876-1938) (items) (chron.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filson_Young
- Young, Robert F(ranklin) (1915-1986) (items) (chron.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/young_robert_f
- Yuan-Innes, Melissa J. (fl. 1990s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
- See melissayuaninnes.wordpress.com
- Yudkoff, Alvin (Stephen) (1923-2009) (items) (chron.)
- Born and living in New York City in 1950s; radio and TV writer.
- Yzmore, Maura (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
- See maurayzmore.com/
- Zacek, Ray (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
- See www.kindlemojo.com/rayzacek
- Zacharow, Christopher (Marian) (1954- ) (items) (chron.)
- See www.pratt.edu/faculty_and_staff/bio/?id=MFdSWmkwRGphbDlWTVNHRUtvQXJJdz09
- Zachary, Fay (Nedra) (1931-2002) (items) (chron.)
- Registered nurse working in public health; living in Arizona.
- Zackel, Fred(erick) (1946- ) (items) (chron.)
- Living in San Francisco.
- Zafiro, Frank (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
- See www.frankzafiro.com
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