- Silverberg, Robert (1935- ) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg
- Simak, Clifford D(onald) (1904-1988) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/simak_clifford_d
- Simmons, Dan (1948- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/simmons_dan
- Simpson, Helen (de Guerry) (1897-1940) (books) (stories)
- Born in Sydney, Australia.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_de_Guerry_Simpson; www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/simpson_helen
- Sinclair, Upton (Beall) (1878-1968) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sinclair_upton
- Singer, Kurt (Deutsch) (1911-2005) (books) (stories)
- Editor, anthologist, lecturer. Born in Vienna, Austria; came to United States in 1940; naturalized in 1951.
- Sinyavsky, Andrey (Donatovich) (1925-1997) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sinyavsky_andrey
- Siodmak, Curt (1902-2000) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/siodmak_curt
- Skal, David J(ohn) (1952- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/skal_david_j
- Skinner, B(urrhus) F(rederick) (1904-1990) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/skinner_b_f
- Sky, Kathleen; pseudonym of Kathleen McKinney Goldin (1943- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sky_kathleen
- Sladek, John (Thomas) (1937-2000) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sladek_john_t
- Slesar, Henry (1927-2002) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/slesar_henry
- Small, Austin J(ames) (1894-1929) (stories)
- Middle name also given as: Major. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire; died in West Kensington, London.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/small_austin_j
- Smith, Arthur D(ouglas) Howden (1887-1945) (stories)
- Born and died in New York City; journalist, biographer, prolific writer for the pulps in the 1910s and 1920s.
See also pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/12/arthur-d-howden-smith-journalist.html
- Smith, Clark Ashton (1893-1961) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_clark_ashton
- Smith, Cordwainer; pseudonym of Paul M. A. Linebarger (1913-1966) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_cordwainer
- Smith, David C(laude) (1952- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C._Smith_(author)
- Smith, E(dward) E(lmer) Doc (1890-1965) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_e_e
- Smith, Evelyn E. (1927-2000) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_evelyn_e
- Smith, George H(enry) (1922-1996) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_george_h
- Smith, George O(liver) (1911-1981) (books) (stories)
- Electronics engineer and science fiction writer. Born in Chicago, Illinois; died in Rumford, New Jersey.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_george_o
- Smith, H(arry) Allen (1907-1976) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_h_allen
- Smith, L(ester) Neil (1946- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/smith_l_neil
- Snell, Edmund (1889-1972) (books) (stories)
- Born in London; variously a shipbuilding clerk, assistant on a rubber estate, actor; cinema and travel bureau proprietor in France after WWI; living in Sussex in the 1930s.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/snell_edmund
- Sneyd, Steve [i.e., Stephen Henry Sneyd] (1941- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sneyd_steve
- Snow, C(harles) P(ercy) [Baron Snow] (1905-1980) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.P._Snow
- Soddy, Frederick (1877-1956) (stories)
- Lecturer on Physical Chemistry and Radioactivity, University of Glasgow.
- Sohl, Jerry [i.e., Gerald Allan Sohl, Sr.] (1913-2002) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sohl_jerry
- Sologub, Fyodor; pseudonym of Fëdor Kuzmich Teternikov (1863-1927) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sologub_fyodor
- Somerlott, Robert (1928-2001) (stories)
- Born in U.S., has lived mostly abroad, more recently in Mexico; lecturer in anthropology turned writer of books, short stories and essays.
- Spearman, Frank H(amilton) (1859-1937) (stories)
- Born in Buffalo, N.Y.; educated at Lawrence College, Notre Dame and Loyola University. While he was a bank president in Nebraska, he was also a prolific writer of westerns, especially fiction and non-fiction on railways.
- Spence, (James) Lewis (Thomas Chalmers) (1874-1955) (books) (stories)
- Born in Broughton Ferry, England; educated at Edinburgh University; author and editor; lived in Edinburgh.
- Spillane, Mickey [i.e., Frank Morrison Spillane] (1918-2006) (stories)
- Novelist best known for his violent and hard-boiled stories featuring detective Mike Hammer. Born in Brooklyn, New York.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Spillane
- Spinrad, Norman (Richard) (1940- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/spinrad_norman
- Spruill, Steven G(regory) (1946- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/spruill_steven_g
- St. John, J(ames) Allen (1872-1957)
- See pulpartists.com/StJohn.html
- Stableford, Brian (Michael) (1948- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stableford_brian_m
- Stanford, Don(ald Kent) (1918-1992) (stories)
- Writer. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee; lived in Ontario, Canada.
- Stapledon, (William) Olaf (1886-1950) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Stapledon
- Starr, Bill (1944- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starr_bill
- Starzl, R(oman) F(rederick) (1899-1976) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starzl_r_f
- Steele, Wilbur Daniel (1886-1970) (books) (stories)
- Novelist, prize-winning short story writer, playwright. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina; died in Essex, Connecticut.
- Stephenson, Andrew M(ichael) (1946- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stephenson_andrew_m
- Sterling, Brett; house pseudonym
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sterling_brett
- Sterling, (Michael) Bruce (1954- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sterling_bruce
- Sterling, George (1869-1926) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sterling_george
- Sternberg, Jacques (1923-2006) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sternberg_jacques
- Stevens, Francis; pseudonym of G. M. Barrows (1883-1948) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stevens_francis
- Stevens-Arce, James (1945- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stevens-arce_james
- Stevenson, Robert Louis (Balfour) (1850-1894) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stevenson_robert_louis
- Stickgold, Bob (1945- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stickgold_bob
- Stilson, Charles B(illings) (1880-1932) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stilson_charles_b
- Stimson, Frederic J(esup) (1855-1943) (stories)
- Born in Dedham, Massachusetts; educated at Harvard; author, lawyer, publicist, U.S. Ambassador.
- Stine, G(eorge) Harry (1928-1997) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stine_g_harry
- Stine, Jean (Marie) [born Henry Eugene Stine] (1945- ) (books)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stine_jean_marie
- Stivens, Dal(las George) (1911-1997) (books) (stories)
- Writer. Born in Blayney, Australia.
- Stockton, Frank R. [i.e., Francis Richard Stockton] (1834-1902) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stockton_frank_r
- Stoker, Bram [i.e., Abraham Stoker] (1847-1912) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker
- Stone, Leslie F.; pseudonym of Leslie F. Silberberg (1905-1991) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stone_leslie_f
- Stong, Phil(lip Duffield) (1899-1957) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stong_phil
- Storr, Catherine (Cole) (1913-2001) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/storr_catherine
- Stout, Rex (Todhunter) (1886-1975) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stout_rex
- Stover, Leon E(ugene) (1929-2006) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stover_leon_e
- Straub, Peter (Francis) (1943- ) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Straub
- Straus, Ralph (Sidney Albert) (1882-1950) (stories)
- Educated at Harrow and Cambridge; novelist, biographer and literary critic; lived in London.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/straus_ralph
- Strete, Craig (Kee) (1950- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/strete_craig
- Stribling, T(homas) S(igismund) (1881-1965) (stories)
- Satirist, winner of the 1933 Pulitzer Prize for best novel, creator of the detective Poggioli. Born in Clifton, Tennessee; died in Florence, Alabama.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sigismund_Stribling
- Strick, Philip (1939-2006) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/strick_philip
- Stringer, Arthur (John Arbuthnott) (1874-1950) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stringer_arthur
- Sturgeon, Theodore [born Edward Hamilton Waldo] (1918-1985) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sturgeon_theodore
- Suddaby, (William) Donald (1900-1964) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/suddaby_donald
- Sullivan, Thomas (William) (1940- ) (stories)
- See www.thomassullivanauthor.com/Bio.html
- Sullivan, Thomas Russell (1849-1916) (books) (stories)
- Born and died in Boston; author and dramatist.
- Sullivan, Timothy Robert (1948- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sullivan_tim
- Surdez, Georges (Arthur) (1900-1949) (stories)
- Popular writer of stories featuring the French Foreign Legion, in which Surdez was an honorary sergeant. Born in Switzerland; came to the United States in 1920; died in Brooklyn, New York.
See also pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/06/georges-surdez-writer-of-french-foreign.html
- Sussex, Lucy (Jane) (1957- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sussex_lucy
- Sutphen, (William Gilbert) Van Tassel (1861-1945) (books) (stories)
- Born in Philadelphia; educated at Princeton University; author, editor, literary advisor; ordained priest, Protestant Episcopal Church.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sutphen_van_tassel
- Suttles, Shirley [born Shirley Janet Smith] (1922-2010) (stories)
- See www.sanjuanjournal.com/lifestyle/111394044.html
- Sutton, Jefferson (Howard) (1913-1979) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sutton_jeff
- Suvin, Darko (Ronald) (1930- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/suvin_darko
- Swain, Virginia [i.e., Virginia Maud Swain Stong] (1899-1968) (stories)
- Born in Kansas City, Missouri; died in Connecticut.
- Swann, Thomas Burnett (Jr.) (1928-1976) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/swann_thomas_burnett
- Swanwick, Michael (Jurgen) (1950- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/swanwick_michael
- Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift
- Swycaffer, Jefferson P(utnam) (1956- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/swycaffer_jefferson_p
- Sykes, S(ondra) C(atharine) (1943- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sykes_s_c
- Synge, J(ohn) L(yton) (1897-?) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/synge_j_l
- Szilard, Leo (1898-1964) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/szilard_leo
- Taine, John; pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell (1883-1960) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/taine_john
- Takei, George (1937- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/takei_george
- Tall, Stephen; pseudonym of Compton N. Crook (1908-1981) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/tall_stephen