Jack Vance
American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer
american fantasy writers
Thorne Smith
American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith
Anne Rice
American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature
C. L. Moore
American science fiction and fantasy writer, who first came to prominence in the 1930s writing as C. L. Moore
George R. R. Martin
American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer
H. P. Lovecraft
American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction
Russell Kirk
American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, and literary critic, known for his influence on 20th-century American conservatism
Madeleine L’Engle
American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time
Ursula K. Le Guin
American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series
Fritz Leiber
American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction