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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.)
See www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A22262


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


Wynne, [Dr.] Fred(erick) E(dward) (1870-1930) (items) (chron.)
Born in Kilkenny, Ireland; Medical Officer of Health, and Professor of Public Health, in Sheffield, and Honorary Pathologist at Royal Infirmary, Wigan.


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


Zagat, Arthur Leo (1895-1949) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/zagat_arthur_leo


Zalkus, Daniel (fl. 2020s) (items) (chron.)
See www.zalkus.com


Zandri, Vincent (1964- ) (items) (chron.)
Newspaper reporter in New York.



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