List of Western fiction authors
This is a list of some notable authors in the Western fiction genre.
Note that some writers listed below have also written in other genres.
A
- Edward Abbey
- Maria Dolores Acevedo
- Andy Adams
- William Lacey Amy
- Rudolfo Anaya
B
- Todhunter Ballard
- S. Omar Barker
- Rex Beach
- James Warner Bellah
- Don Bendell
- Tom W. Blackburn
- James Carlos Blake
- William Blinn
- Stephen Bly
- Frank Bonham
- Allan R. Bosworth
- Peter Bowen
- B.M. Bower,
- Leigh Brackett
- Max Brand,
- Lyle Brandt,
- Peter Brandvold,
- Matt Braun
- Dee Brown
- Anthony Burgess
- Walter Noble Burns
C
- Daniel Carlson
- David Wynford Carnegie
- Forrest Carter
- David F. Case
- Frank Castle
- Willa Cather
- Robert W. Chambers
- A.M. Chisholm
- Walter van Tilburg Clark
- Walt Coburn
- Don Coldsmith
- Jackson Cole,
- Ralph Compton
- Robert J. Conley
- Will Cook
- Courtney Ryley Cooper
- James Fenimore Cooper
- Barry Cord,
- Ralph Cotton
- William R. Cox
- Bill Crider
- Elizabeth Crook
- James Oliver Curwood
D
- Sandra Dallas
- H. L. Davis
- John Deacon
- J. Frank Dobie
- Gary Dobbs
- Ivan Doig
- Harry Sinclair Drago
E
- J. T. Edson
- Edward S. Ellis
- Louise Erdrich
- Loren D. Estleman
- Wade Everett,
F
- Edna Ferber
- Norman A. Fox
- Ron Franscell
G
- Brian Garfield
- Kathleen O'Neal Gear
- W. Michael Gear
- George G. Gilman,
- Jean Giraud
- Arthur Henry Gooden
- Edward Gorman
- Jackson Gregory
- Dorien Grey
- Zane Grey
- James J. Griffin
- Jesse Edward Grinstead
- Fred Grove
- Frank Gruber
- A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
H
- Derek Haas
- Mel Hague
- William Wister Haines
- Oakley Hall
- Donald Hamilton
- Ron Hansen
- Bret Harte
- Kent Haruf
- Ernest Haycox
- Will Henry
- Tony Hillerman
- Lee Hoffman
- Robert E. Howard
- Clair Huffaker
I
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Washington Irving
J
- Will James,
- Paulette Jiles
- Craig Johnson
- Dorothy M. Johnson
- Terry C. Johnston
- William W. Johnstone
- E.Z.C. Judson,
K
- Jim Kane
- Mike Kearby
- Elmer Kelton
- Charles King
L
- Oliver La Farge
- Louis L'Amour
- Marcial Lafuente Estefanía,
- Joe R. Lansdale
- Elmore Leonard
- Chuck Lewis
- Tom Lin
- Jake Logan
- Milton Lott
- Giles A. Lutz
- Francis Lynde
- Stan Lynde
M
- Milo Manara
- Kat Martin
- Richard Matheson
- Karl May
- Ardath Mayhar
- Cormac McCarthy
- Lucile Saunders McDonald
- Michael McGarrity
- Thomas McGuane
- Larry McMurtry
- Leonard Frank Meares
- Joaquin Miller
- Balduin Möllhausen
- Lorin Morgan-Richards
- Clarence Edward Mulford
N
- John D. Nesbitt
- Frederick Nolan
- Frank Norris
- Andre Norton
- Nelson Nye
O
- Chad Oliver
- T.V. Olsen
- Frank O'Rourke
- Wayne D. Overholser
P
- Lauran Paine
- Robert B. Parker
- Lewis B. Patten
- Charles Portis
- Bill Pronzini
- Annie Proulx
R
- William MacLeod Raine
- Robert J Randisi
- James Reasoner
- John H. Reese,
- Conrad Richter
- Lucia St. Clair Robson
- Dana Fuller Ross
- Zola Helen Ross
- James L. Rubel
S
- Jeff Sadler,.
- M.H. Salmon
- Jack Schaefer
- Charles Alden Seltzer
- Jon Sharpe
- Luke Short,
- Jack Slade
- Frank H. Spearman
- Kai Starr
- John Steinbeck
- Wallace Stegner
- Louis J. Stellman
- Manning Lee Stokes, writing as Ford Worth
- Charles S. Strong
- Gary Svee
- Glendon Swarthout
T
- Robert Lewis Taylor
- David Thompson
- Harlan Howard Thompson
- Nye Tredgold
- Clay Turner,
- Mark Twain
V
- Robert Vaughan
- Gerald Vizenor,
W
- Dale L. Walker
- Charles Marquis Warren
- Larry Watson
- Richard S. Wheeler
- Harry Whittington
- G. Clifton Wisler
- Owen Wister
- Richard Wormser
Y
- R.G. Yoho
Z
- S. Craig Zahler