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
fantasy
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
Stephen King
American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels
Victor Hugo
French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement
M. R. James
English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King’s College, Cambridge , and of Eton College . He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge .
James’s work as a medievalist and scholar is still highly regarded, but he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre
P. D. James
English novelist and life peer
Russell Hoban
American expatriate writer
Stella Gibbons
English author, journalist, and poet
Jack Finney
American author