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- Williams, Alan Moray (1915-1996) (stories)
- See www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/291311/
- Williams, Amanda Kyle (1957-2018) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Kyle_Williams
- Williams, Beatriz (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See beatrizwilliams.com
- Williams, Ben Ames (1889-1953) (stories)
- Born in Macon, Mississippi; educated at Dartmouth; lived in Massachusetts and died in Brookline.
- Williams, Charles (1909-1975) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Williams_(U.S._author)
- Williams, G(eorge) H(oward) (1912-2011) (stories)
- See www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/magazine/in_memory/1940/howardwilliams
- Williams, John (Stanley) (1925-2006) (stories)
- Died in Worthing, England.
- Williams, Joy (1944- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Williams_(American_writer)
- Williams, (George Francis) Lloyd (1869-1951) (stories)
- Journalist and author born in Surrey, England, and died in Sussex.
- Williams, Robert Moore (1907-1977) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/williams_robert_moore
- Williamson, Alice M(uriel, née Livingston) [Mrs. C. N. Williamson] (1869-1933) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Muriel_Williamson
- Williamson, C(harles) N(orris) (1859-1920) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Norris_Williamson
- Williamson, Geoffrey (1897-1976) (stories)
- Died in Shepway, Kent.
- Williamson, Jack [i.e., John Stewart Williamson] (1908-2006) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/williamson_jack
- Willis, (Walter) Bruce (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Willis
- Willkie, Wendell L(ewis) (1892-1944) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Willkie
- Wilmot, (Walter) Robert Patrick (1904-1968) (stories) (assoc.)
- Born in Montana; reporter and newspaper editor, radio and song lyric writer; lived in New York City in 1950s; died in London.
- Wilsky, Jim (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See shotgunhoney.net/authors/jim-wilsky
- Wilson, Alexander (Joseph Patrick) (1893-1963) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wilson_(writer_and_spy)
- Wilson, Cherry [i.e., Rosemary J. “Cherry Rose” Wilson, née Burdick] (1893-1976) (stories)
- See pulpflakes.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/cherry-wilson-western-author.html
- Wilson, Colin (Henry) (1931-2013) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Henry_Wilson
- Wilson, Edmund (1895-1972) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Wilson
- Wilson, F(rancis) Paul (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilson_f_paul
- Wilson, Guy [i.e., Guy Etherington-Wilson] (1926- ) (stories)
- Born in Epsom, Surrey; ran English language schools in various countries; then ran independent 6th form college for girls for 12 years.
- Wilson, Jeffrey (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.andrews-wilson.com
- Wilson, John Morgan (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See us.macmillan.com/author/johnmorganwilson
- Wilson, Neill C(ompton) (1889-{c}1960) (stories)
- Reporter, writer and editor. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota; lived in California.
- Wilson, Robert McNair (1882-1963) (stories)
- Born in Glasgow; educated at Glasgow University; physician in general practice, 1905-1913; specialist in heart diseases, 1920-1933.
- Wilson, Robin (Scott) (1928-2013) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilson_robin_scott
- Wilson, Ruth (1884-?) (stories)
- Born in Traer, Iowa; sister of Margaret Wilson.
- Wilstach, John (Hudnall) (1890-1951) (stories)
- Born in Oakland, California, son of a former executive in the Hays Office (overseers of Hollywood censorship); prolific pulp author.
- Winch, Evelyn M.; pseudonym of Marie Elspeth Agnes Winch (1895-1939) (stories)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/evelyn-winch.html
- Winch, Marie Elspeth Agnes (née Makgill) (1895-1939) (stories)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/evelyn-winch.html
- Winchell, (Nathaniel) Prentice (Jr.) (1895-1976) (stories)
- Born in Evanston, Illinois; died in Tallahassee, Florida; worked for an advertising agency, then newspaper man; editor of trade publications, journalism lecturer;
wrote and produced over 500 radio mystery shows, wrote for films and TV; published some 400 magazine detective stories, including 40 about Fire Marshal Ben Pedley, besides those books listed below.
- Winchester, Clarence (Arthur Charles) (1895-1981) (stories)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/clarence-winchester.html
- Windas, Cedric W(ilford) (1888-1966) (stories)
- Artist, writer, expert on naval customs and vocabulary. Born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia; came to the United States in 1913; died in Hermosa Beach, California.
- Wingate, Susan (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.susanwingate.com
- Winslow, Horatio (Gates) (1882-1972) (stories)
- See prabook.com/web/person-view.html?profileId=1087388
- Winston, Lois (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.loiswinston.com
- Winter, Douglas E. (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- Retired lawyer living in Virginia.
- Winter, Eric (1905-1982) (art)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/eric-winter.html
- Winters, Ben(jamin Allen) H. (1976- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_H._Winters
- Wire, H(arold) C(hanning) (1899-1987) (stories)
- Born in California, lived there most of life; author of some 300 magazine stories.
- Wise, Guinotte (fl. 2010s) (stories) (art)
- See www.wisesculpture.com
- Witt, Amanda (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.amandawitt.com
- Wittmack, Edgar Franklin (1894-1956) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Wittmack.html
- Wodehouse, [Sir] P(elham) G(renville) (1881-1975) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse
- Wolf, Lori (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See authorloriwolf.com
- Wolfe, Gene (Rodman) (1931-2019) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wolfe_gene
- Wolfe, Jesse (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See www.wattpad.com/user/jsswolfe
- Wolff, William Almon (1885-1933) (stories)
- Born in Brooklyn; educated at New York University; contributor of fiction to magazines.
- Wollheim, Donald A(llen) (1914-1990) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wollheim_donald_a
- Wolson, Morton (1913-2003) (stories)
- Living in New York. Author of many pulp detective stories in the 1940s as Peter Paige.
- Wonderly, W(illiam) Carey (1890-1931) (stories)
- Born in Baltimore, MD.
- Wong, S. G. (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.sgwong.com
- Woo, Xinglu (1937- ) (stories)
- See prabook.com/web/xinglu.wu/222072
- Wood, (Samuel) Andrew (1887-1966) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wood_samuel_andrew
- Wood, Clement (1888-1950) (stories)
- Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; educated at University of Alabama and Yale Law School; lawyer, educator, poet and novelist; lived in N.Y.
Husband of Gloria Goddard.
- Wood, Jonathan ({c}1956- ) (stories)
- See www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/4tlv58/hi_reddit_im_jon_hollins_fantasy_author_and_fake
- Wood, Stuart (fl. 1960s-1970s) (stories)
- Perhaps Canadian writer Stuart Zachary Taylor Wood (1889-1966)
- Woodfin, Henry (A.) (1927-1998) (stories)
- Born in Buffalo, New York; music (jazz) critic there.
- Woodhall, Edwin Thomas (1886-1941) (stories)
- Educated at St. Georges Commercial School, Ramsgate; author and journalist.
- Woodrow, Nancy Mann (Waddel) [Mrs. Wilson Woodrow] (1867-1935) (stories)
- See oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1602726
- Woods, Jonathan (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.southernnoir.com
- Woods, Paula L. (1953- ) (stories)
- Native of Los Angeles; has M.A. in public health from UCLA; with her husband owns and operates a book packaging and marketing company.
- Woodward, Ann (F.) (1926- ) (stories)
- Student of Japanese history and language; living in Ann Arbor.
- Woodward, Edward (Emberlin) (1882-1951) (stories) (assoc.)
- Born in Kidderminster; living in Berkshire in the 1930s.
- Woollcott, Alexander (Humphreys) (1887-1943) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Woollcott
- Woolrich, Cornell [i.e., Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich] (1903-1968) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Woolrich
- Wordingham, James A(rthur) (1917-1997) (stories)
- Born in London, England; died in Kent; journalist, then editor of The Norfolk Chronicle.
- Workman, James (1912-2001) (stories)
- Born James Robert Elliot Hill-Workman in Scotland; in Australia as James Workman as an actor by 1948.
- Worley, William (Thomas) (1915-1988) (stories)
- Born and died in California; a teacher at Lowell High School, San Francisco.
- Wormser, Richard (Edward) (1908-1977) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wormser_richard
- Worth, Adam (1844-1902) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Worth
- Wortham, Revis (fl. 1980s-2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See reaviszwortham.com/about.html
- Worts, George F(rank) (1892-1967) (stories) (assoc.)
- Born in Toledo; radio operator turned freelance writer in Hawaii; screenwriter.
- Wren, M. K.; pseudonym of Martha Kay Renfroe (1938-2016) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wren_m_k
- Wren, P(ercival) C(hristopher) (1875-1941) (stories)
- Born in Deptford, London; birth registered as Percy Wren.
- Wrenn, Charles L(ewis) (1880-1952) (art)
- See pulpartists.com/Wren.html
- Wright, A(lan) J. ({c}1951- ) (stories)
- 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) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Ren_Wright
- Wright, David (John Murray) (1920-1994) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wright_(poet)
- Wright, Edward (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories) (assoc.)
- See www.edwardwrightbooks.com
- Wright, Erica (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)
- See ericawright.typepad.com
- Wright, Gilbert (Munger) (1901-1966) (stories)
- Son of author Harold Bell Wright (1872-1944).
- Wright, Keith (1948- ) (stories)
- Policeman in Nottingham C.I.D.
- Wright, Nancy Means (1927- ) (stories)
- See www.goodreads.com/author/show/280943.Nancy_Means_Wright
- Wright, S(ydney) Fowler (1874-1965) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wright_s_fowler
- Wright, Sewell Peaslee (1897-1970) (stories)
- Author, journalist, advertising writer, radio operator. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- Wuorio, Eva-Lis (1917-1988) (stories)
- See desturmobed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/eva-lis-wuorio.html
- Wuornos, Aileen (Carol) (1956-2002) (stories) (assoc.)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos
- Wurthmann, Helen (fl. 2010s) (stories)
- See www.elance.com/s/helenwurthmann
- Wykes, (Douglas) Alan (1914- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wykes_alan
- Wylde, Thomas (Clarke) (1946- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wylde_thomas
- Wyles, Lilian (Mary Elizabeth) (1885-1975) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Wyles
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