List of Utah writers

This is a list of Utah writers.

A

 * Edward Abbey (1927–1989) - environmental fiction and nonfiction
 * Thomas G. Alexander (born 1935) - history
 * James B. Allen (born 1927) - history
 * Jack Anderson (1922–2005) – journalism, nonfiction
 * Nephi Anderson (1865–1923) - religious/family values fiction
 * Leonard J. Arrington (1917–1999) – history, nonfiction
 * Montgomery Atwater (1904–1976) - nonfiction and youth fiction

B

 * Will Bagley (1950–2021) – history, nonfiction
 * Paul Dayton Bailey (1906–1987) – history, nonfiction
 * Roseanne Barr (born 1952) – screenplays
 * Rick Bass (born 1958) – fiction, nonfiction
 * Ken Brewer (1941–2006) – poetry, nonfiction
 * Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981) – history, nonfiction
 * Juanita Brooks (1898–1989) – history, nonfiction
 * John Brown (born 1966) – fantasy, thrillers, science fiction
 * Marilyn Brown (born 1938) – religious fiction, poetry, nonfiction
 * Jan Harold Brunvand (born 1933) – folklore, nonfiction
 * D. J. Butler – fantasy, science fiction, horror, juvenile, young adult

C

 * Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933) – journalism, nonfiction
 * Orson Scott Card (born 1951) – science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, nonfiction
 * Ron Carlson (born 1969) – literary fiction, young adult, poetry, nonfiction
 * Nathan Keonaona Chai – literary fiction, screenplays
 * John Cheever (1912–1982) – literary fiction
 * Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020) – business, nonfiction
 * Katharine Coles – poetry
 * Ally Condie (born 1978) – science fiction, fantasy, young adult, juvenile
 * Arianne Cope – religious fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction
 * Larry Correia (born 1977) – urban fantasy, science fiction
 * Stephen Covey (1932–2012) – self-help, business, nonfiction

D

 * James Dashner (born 1972) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile
 * Bernard DeVoto (1897–1955) – history, nonfiction
 * Howard R. Driggs (1873–1963) – historical fiction, nonfiction
 * H. Wayne Driggs (1902–1951) – playwright
 * Brian Lee Durfee – epic fantasy, horror

E

 * Richard Paul Evans (born 1962) – religious fiction, science fiction
 * Brian Evenson (born 1966) – literary fiction, horror, nonfiction

F

 * Linnie Findlay (1919–2009) – history, nonfiction
 * Vardis Fisher (1895–1968) – historical fiction
 * John D. Fitzgerald (1906–1988) – humor, slice-of-life, nonfiction
 * Becca Fitzpatrick (born 1979) – fantasy
 * Nancy Fulda – science fiction, science, nonfiction
 * John Fulton (born 1967) – literary fiction

G

 * Susa Young Gates (1856–1933) – historical fiction, biographies, nonfiction
 * Paul Genesse (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, horror
 * Jessica Day George (born 1976) – fantasy, juvenile, young adult
 * Brewster Ghiselin (1903–2002) – poetry, nonfiction
 * James Goldberg – poetry, nonfiction, fantasy, historical fiction, general fiction, playwright

H

 * Shannon Hale (born 1974) – fantasy, science fiction, juvenile, young adult
 * Mette Ivie Harrison (born 1970) – fantasy, young adult, mystery, nonfiction
 * Laura Hickman (born 1956) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
 * Tracy Hickman (born 1955) – fantasy, science fiction, game scenarios
 * Charlie Holmberg (born 1988) - fantasy, romance, young adult
 * Dean Hughes (born 1943) – historical fiction, juvenile fiction

I

 * Chris Ireland – science, medicine, nonfiction
 * Reed Irvine (1922–2004) – economics, nonfiction
 * Wilton Ivie (1907–1969) – science, biology, nonfiction
 * Janet Iwasa – science, nonfiction
 * Reed McNeil Izatt (1926–2023) – science, nonfiction

J

 * Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951) – literary fiction
 * Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994) – science fiction

K

 * Ardyth Kennelly (1912–2005) – pulp romance, historical fiction, poetry, nonfiction
 * Josi S. Kilpack (born 1974) – mystery, historical romance, literary fiction

L

 * Neil LaBute (born 1963) – screenplays
 * Annette Lyon (born 1973) – religious fiction, romance, nonfiction

M

 * Maddox (George Ouzounian; born 1978) – humor, nonfiction
 * Susan Evans McCloud (born 1945) – songwriter, historical fiction, biographies, screenwriter
 * Ellen Meloy (1946–2004)
 * James Merendino (born 1969) – screenplays
 * Adrienne Monson (born 1983) – paranormal romance, urban fantasy
 * Thomas S. Monson (1927–2018) – religious nonfiction, inspirational nonfiction, history
 * Heather B. Moore – romance fiction, thriller, fantasy, historical fiction, religious fiction
 * Dale Morgan (1914–1971) – history, nonfiction
 * Brandon Mull (born 1974) – fantasy, juvenile

N

 * Jennifer A. Nielsen (born 1971) – historical fiction, young adult, fantasy
 * Brenda Novak (born 1964) – historical romance, contemporary romance
 * Rachel Ann Nunes (born 1966) – literary fiction, romance, religious fiction

O

 * Peter Orullian – fantasy, religious fiction, songwriter

P

 * Helen Z. Papanikolas (1917–2004) – history, literary fiction, nonfiction
 * Jay A. Parry (born 1950) – literary fiction, science fiction, poetry, religious fiction, self-help, nonfiction
 * Steven L. Peck (born 1957) – poetry, religious fiction, science, science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction
 * Todd Robert Petersen (born 1969) – literary fiction, satire, nonfiction
 * Levi S. Peterson (born 1933) – biographies, nonfiction, literary fiction
 * Aprilynne Pike (born 1981) – fantasy, young adult
 * Louise Plummer – juvenile, nonfiction

Q

 * D. Michael Quinn (1944–2021) – history, nonfiction

R

 * Natacha Rambova (1897–1966) – nonfiction, biographies
 * James E. Reilly (1948–2008) – screenplays
 * Jeff Rivera (born 1976) – contemporary fiction, young adult
 * B. H. Roberts (1857–1933) – history, nonfiction
 * Peter Rock (born 1967) – literary fiction

S

 * Eric Samuelsen (1956–2019) – theatrical plays
 * Brandon Sanderson (born 1975) – fantasy, science fiction
 * Joseph Santley (1889–1991) – theatrical plays
 * Ronald B. Scott (1945–2020) – biographies, journalism, nonfiction
 * Brent Scowcroft (1925–2020) – politics, nonfiction
 * Richard Scowcroft (1916–2001) – historical fiction, literary fiction
 * Cosy Sheridan (born 1964) – songwriter
 * Elizabeth Smart (born 1987) – nonfiction, biographies
 * Eliza R. Snow (1804–1887) – poetry, nonfiction
 * Dorothy Allred Solomon (born 1949) - memoir, creative nonfiction, essays, and fiction
 * Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991) – religious fiction, historical fiction
 * Anita Stansfield (born 1961) – contemporary romance, historical romance
 * Page Stegner (1937–2017) – historical fiction, history, nonfiction
 * Wallace Stegner (1909–1993) – religious fiction, history, nonfiction
 * Mark Strand (1934–2014) – poetry, nonfiction
 * Eric G. Swedin – science fiction, alternate history, nonfiction
 * May Swenson (1913–1989) – theatrical plays, poetry, nonfiction

T

 * Howard Tayler (born 1968) – cartoonist, science fiction
 * Sandra Tayler (born 1973) – fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction
 * Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997) – scriptwriter, history, religious fiction, contemporary fiction, humorous fiction
 * Douglas Thayer (1929–2017) – juvenile, religious fiction, biographies
 * Emma Lou Thayne (1924–2014) – poetry, historical fiction, songwriter, biographies
 * Melanie Rae Thon (born 1957) – literary fiction
 * Wallace Thurman (1902–1934) – literary fiction
 * David Trottier (born 1949) – screenplays
 * Edward Tullidge (1829–1894) – history, nonfiction
 * Michael O. Tunnell (born 1950) – juvenile, religious fiction, nonfiction

U

 * Cornelia Ulrich (born 1967) – science, nonfiction
 * Grant Underwood (born 1954) – history, religion, nonfiction

V

 * Richard S. Van Wagoner (1946–2010) – history
 * Suresh Venkatasubramanian – computer science, nonfiction
 * Anil Virkar – science, engineering, nonfiction
 * Joseph Vogel – politics, nonfiction
 * J. Frederic Voros Jr. – songwriter, religious nonfiction, juvenile

W

 * Dan Wells (born 1977) – horror, fantasy, science fiction, thriller, young adult
 * Robison Wells (born 1978) – science fiction, thriller, young adult
 * Maurine Whipple (1903–1992) – religious fiction, historical fiction, history, nonfiction
 * Tyler Whitesides (born 1987) – fantasy, juvenile
 * Carol Lynch Williams (born 1959) – juvenile, young adult, fantasy, religious fiction
 * Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955) – nature, nonfiction
 * Dan Willis (born 1967) – fantasy, young adult
 * Michael K. Winder (born 1976) – politics, nonfiction
 * Anne Wingate (1943–2021) – mystery, fantasy, romance fiction
 * Dave Wolverton (1957–2022, also writes as David Farland) – science fiction, fantasy, juvenile, young adult, historical fiction

Y

 * Blaine Yorgason (born 1942) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, biographies, nonfiction
 * Brenton G. Yorgason (1945–2016) – contemporary fiction, religious fiction, nonfiction
 * Bryan Young (born 1980) – fantasy, juvenile
 * Margaret Blair Young (born 1955) – historical fiction, literary fiction, scriptwriter

Z

 * Sara Zarr (born 1970) – young adult fiction, literary fiction