20th-century american short story writers

Truman Capote

American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor

American author and screenwriter

American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books

American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist

Spokane-Coeur d’Alene-Native American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker

American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist