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- Weill, Irwin J(ulius) (1908-1956) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Weill.html
- Weiman, Rita (1889-1954) (stories)
- Born in Philadelphia; playwright; contributed to many U.S. and European magazines.
- Weinbaum, Stanley G(rauman) (1902-1935) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/weinbaum_stanley_g
- Weinman, Sarah (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.sarahweinman.com/about.html
- Weinreb, Michael (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See michaelweinreb.com
- Weir, Hugh C(osgro) (1884-1934) (stories)
- Born in Illinois; reporter in that state and in Ohio; freelance magazine writer, then prolific screenwriter; operated an advertising agency in 1928 and was editorial director of Tower Magazines at the time of his death.
- Weir, Rosemary (née Green) (1905-1994) (stories)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2006/11/rosemary-weir.html
- Weisinger, Mort(imer) (1915-1978) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/weisinger_mort
- Weissbourd, Burt (1949- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Weissbourd
- Welch, Jack [i.e., John William Welch] (1905-1985) (art)
- See strippersguide.blogspot.com/2014/08/ink-slinger-profiles-by-alex-jay-jack.html
- Welk, Mary V. (1946- ) (stories)
- ER nurse living in Chicago.
- Wellen, Edward (Paul) (1919-2011) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wellen_edward
- Welles, (George) Orson (1915-1985) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles
- Wellman, Manly Wade (1903-1986) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wellman_manly_wade
- Wells, Basil (Eugene) (1912-2003) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wells_basil
- Wells, Carolyn [i.e., Carolyn Wells Houghton] (1869-1942) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Wells
- Wells, G. A. (fl. 1910s-1930s) (stories)
- Traveller and writer. Born in Ohio. Not to be confused with Canadian scholar and bishop George Anderson Wells (1877-1964).
- Wells, H(erbert) G(eorge) (1866-1946) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells
- Wells, Hal K(ertan) (1899-1979) (stories)
- See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2011/12/hal-k-wells-1899.html
- Wells, Jaye (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaye_Wells
- Wells, Lee E(dwin) (1907-1982) (stories)
- Born in Indianapolis; licensed public accountant in California; associated with an occult school in New York City; has been an MWA board member; deeply involved in Freemasonry.
Living near Los Angeles; working in advertising and TV production; author of short stories.
- Wells, (Frank Charles) Robert (1929- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wells_robert
- Welsh-Huggins, Andrew (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See andrewwelshhuggins.com
- Welton, Benjamin (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See thoughtcatalog.com/benjamin-welton
- Welty, Eudora (1909-2001) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudora_Welty
- Wentz, Maaja (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.maajawentz.com
- Wessolowski, Hans W(aldemar) “Wesso” (1894-1948) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Wesso.html
- West, John Anthony (1932-2018) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anthony_West
- West, Morris L(anglo) (1916-1999) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/west_morris
- West, Paul (Clarendon) (1871-1918) (stories)
- Perhaps the pseudonym of journalist William Andrew Johnson (1879-1929); perhaps journalist Paul Clarendon West (1871-1918); perhaps somebody else.
- Westermann, John (1952- ) (stories)
- Police officer on Long Island.
- Westerson, Jeri (1960- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Westerson
- Westlake, Donald E(dwin Edmund) (1933-2008) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/westlake_donald_e
- Westman, Lolita Ann (1906-1965) (stories)
- See www.imdb.com/name/nm0922850/
- Weston, Joanna M. (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See 1960willowtree.wordpress.com
- Wetherell, June [i.e., June Patricia Wetherell Frame] (1909-2010) (stories)
- Born in Bellingham, Washington. Reporter in Seattle and editorial assistsant on magazines; living in Texas.
- Wetjen, Albert Richard (1900-1948) (stories)
- See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2013/04/albert-r-wetjen-sailor-writer.html
- Wharton, Edith (Newbold, née Jones) (1862-1937) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Wharton
- Wheatley, Dennis (Yeats) (1897-1977) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Wheatley
- Wheatley, Mark (1954- ) (art)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wheatley_(comics)
- Wheeler-Nicholson, [Major] Malcolm (1890-1965) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Wheeler-Nicholson
- Wheelock, Dorothy [i.e., Dorothy Wheelock Snyder Edson] (1907-2010) (stories)
- Born in Cedarhurst, New York; for 30 years a writing instructor; editor on Harper’s Bazaar magazine, and frequent contributor; died in Lyme, New Hampshire.
- Whelton, Paul (Francis) (1894-1953) (stories)
- Born in Boston; died in Braintree, Massachusetts; veteran newspaper man who was with the Boston Daily Record at the time of his death.
- Whipple, Chandler H(enry) (1905-1977) (stories)
- Writer and editor. Born in Jackson County, Michigan; lived in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
- Whipple, Charles T. (fl. 1980s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.manicreaders.com/CharlesTWhipple/
- Whipple, Kenneth (Duane) (1894-1974) (stories)
- Newspaper editor in New Hampshire.
- Whish-Wilson, David (1966- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Whish-Wilson
- Whitaker, Beryl (Salusbury) (1916-1996) (stories)
- Born Beryl Salusbury Colman, married John Wilson in 1936, then Edward Levy in 1946, and finally Gerald Whitaker in 1955.
- Whitaker, H(erman) (1867-1919) (stories)
- Born in Huddersfield, England.
- Whitby, Pauline (1926-2013) (stories)
- Born in Hatfield, England.
- White, Daniel Scott (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.thelandofwords.com
- White, Edward Lucas (1866-1934) (stories)
- Born in Bergen, N.J.; educated at Johns Hopkins University; novelist and teacher.
- White, Fred M(errick) (1859-1935) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/white_fred_m
- White, J. P. (fl. 1980s-2010s) (stories)
- See beyondthebooks.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/interview-with-j-p-white-author-of-every-boat-turns-south
- White, Kate (1951- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_White
- White, Leslie T(urner) (1903-1967) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/white_leslie_t
- White, Robert (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)
- See tomhaftmann.wixsite.com
- White, Robin (1928-2010) (stories)
- See articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/26/local/la-me-passings-20101227
- White, Stephen (Walsh) (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.authorstephenwhite.com
- White, Stewart Edward (1873-1946) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/white_stewart_edward
- White, Ted [i.e., Theodore Edward White] (1938- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/white_ted
- White, William A(nthony) P(arker) (1911-1968) (stories)
- Editor, critic, writer, co-founder of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He was born and died in Oakland, California.
- Whiteford, Wynne (Noel) (1915-2002) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/whiteford_wynne_n
- Whitehead, Henry S(t. Clair) (1882-1932) (stories)
- Educated at Columbia and Howard Universities and Berkeley Divinity School; Episcopalean minister, expert on West Indian social customs and life; very popular among the readers of Weird Tales magazine, where his literate tales of creepiness were exceptional. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey; died in Dunedin, Florida.
- Whitehill, (Howard) Joseph (Jr.) (1927-2011) (stories)
- Born in Columbus, Ohio and died in Haverford, Pennsylvania; served in U.S. Navy; earned a masters degree at Johns Hopkins Unviersity, followed by doctoral program in
criminal justice at Florida State University; accountant, master machinist and electronics designer; became manager of a tool corporation and of Whitehill Oil Corporation.
- Whitehouse, Arch [i.e., Arthur George Joseph Whitehouse] (1895-1979) (stories)
- Author, journalist, screenwriter, cartoonist. He was in the Royal Flying Corps, No. 22 Squadron, and is credited with destroying 16 enemy aircraft and 6 kite balloons. Born in Northampton, England; came to the United States in 1905; died in Lincoln Park, New Jersey.
- Whitelaw, David (1875-1971) (stories)
- Born in London. Journalist; editor of The London Magazine and The Premier Magazine. Lived in Brighton.
- Whitfield, Raoul F(alconia) (1896-1945) (stories) (assoc.)
- Writer of crime novels and short stories. Born in New York City.
- Whitman, H. E. O. [i.e., Esmond Oram Whitman] (1900-1980) (stories)
- This is the name under which Esmond Oram Whitman, 1900-1980, was known in his life and writing. Born in Utah, raised in Kansas, spent many years in Arizona, and died in Santa Monica, California. Possibly his last name was originally Witman.
- Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman
- Whittle, Tina (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See tinawhittle.com
- Wickham, Harvey (1872-1930) (stories)
- Novelist and essayist. Born in Middletown, New York; died in Rome, Italy.
- Wiecek, Mike (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.mikecooper.com
- Wiehl, Lis (1961- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis_Wiehl
- Wightman, Archibald John (1908-1985) (stories)
- Born in Edinburgh; was deputy Director of Textiles in Bengal; died in Scotland.
- Wilcox, Don [i.e., Cleo Eldon Wilcox] (1905-2000) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilcox_don
- Wilcox, Harry (1909- ) (stories)
- Born Percival (or Perceval) George Albert Wilcox in Leyton, Essex.. Served extensively with the British military in the Far East.
- Wilcox, J(ames) M(ilton) (1895-1958) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Wilcox.html
- Wild, Elle (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.ellewild.com
- Wilde, Oscar (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) (1854-1900) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
- Wilde, Percival (1887-1953) (stories)
- Born in New York City; educated at Columbia University; served in U.S. Navy during WWI; inventor of airplane compass devices adopted by the Navy; playwright and book reviewer.
- Wilder, Marshall P(inckney) (1859-1915) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Pinckney_Wilder
- Wiley, Hugh (1884-1968) (stories)
- Born in Zanesville, Ohio; construction engineer in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; settled in Los Angeles; died in Berkeley, California.
- Wiley, Michael (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.michaelwileyonline.com
- Wilhelm, Kate [i.e., Katie Gertrude Meredeth Wilhelm Knight] (1928-2018) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilhelm_kate
- Wilkins, Kelli A. (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.kelliwilkins.com
- Wilkins, Susan (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.susanwilkinsauthor.com.gridhosted.co.uk/
- Wilkinson, Lupton A(llemong) (1897-?) (stories)
- See mppda.flinders.edu.au/people/662
- Willard, Fred(erick R.) (1947- ) (stories)
- Former news photographer living in Atlanta.
- Willeford, Charles (Ray, III) (1919-1988) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/willeford_charles
- Willets, Gilson (1869-1922) (stories)
- Born in Hempstead, Long Island.
- Willett, E(rnest) Noddall (1871-1934) (stories)
- Father of Charles de Balzac Rideaux.
- Williams, Alan (1890-?) (stories)
- An Alan Williams who was a playwright and theater personage died in Los Angeles, California, in 1945. It may not have been this man.
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