Author Index A-Z

• Adair, James, ca. 1709-ca. 1783: History.
• Adams, Deborah, 1956-: Lives in Waverly, TN.  Novels.
• Adams, Elsie (Connor):
• Adams, Percy G., 1914-: Born in Beeville, TX; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Agee, James, 1909-1955: Born in Knoxville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Journalism, Plays, Screenplays, Poetry.
• Aiken, Charles Shelton, 1938-:
• Alderman, Pat:
• Alexander, Lamar:
• Alexander, Truman Hudson, 1891-:
• Allen, Penelope Johnson:
• Allen, Victor, 1908-:
• Alley, Calvin Lane, 1915-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Alley, J. P., 1885-1934: Born in Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Allison, Gordon H.:
• Alston, Philip William Whitmel, 1813-:
• Alther, Lisa, 1944-:  Born in Kingsport, TN.  Novels, Short Stories. 
• Andersen, Inez Elliott, 1899-??: Born in Leeds, AL; lived in Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Anderson, Margaret, 1917-: Born in Glasgow, KY; lives in Clinton, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Anderson, Tom, 1910-: Born in Nashville, TN. Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Anderson, William R., 1921-: Born in Bakerville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Ansay, A. Manette, 1964-: Born in Lapeer, MI; lived in Nashville. Fiction.
• Armstrong, Anne (Wetzell), 1872-1958:
• Armstrong, Tom C.: Nashville. Writes for Nashville Life Magazine. Poet.
• Armstrong, Walter P., 1916-:
• Armstrong, Zella:
• Ash, Stephen V., 1948-: Born in El Centro, CA; lives in Knoxville, TN.  History.
• Atkins, James:
• Atson, William:
• Avent, Joseph Emory, 1878-:
• Avrett, Robert, 1901-: Born in Rockdale, TX; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Poetry, Nonfiction.
• Awiakta, Marilou, 1936-: Born in Knoxville, TN.  Poetry, Children's, Nonfiction.
• Awsumb, Carl:

• Bahr, Howard: Nashville ?
• Baird, John: Cosby. Fiction writer.
• Bailey, Anne Howard, 1924-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Baker, Howard H. (Henry), 1925-: Born in Huntsville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Baldridge, Albert Sidney, 1864-(??):
• Ballard, James, 1921-:
• Banks, William Augustus, ??:  Lived in Tennessee. Poetry.
• Barker, Esther T., 1910-: Born in Newton, MA; lives in Maryville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Children's.  
• Barks, Coleman, 1937-: Born in Chattanooga, TN.  Poetry, Nonfiction.
• Barnes, Carman Dee, 1912-:
• Barr, Gladys H., 1904-1976: Born in Butte, MT; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels, History, Children's.
• Bateman, Claire: Chattanooga.
• Bates, Finis Langdon:
• Bates, Scott, 1923-: Born in Evanston, IL; lives in Sewanee, TN.  Poetry.
• Battle, Hellen:
• Beach, Ursula S.:
• Beard, Mattie Carson (Duncan), 1888-(??):
• Beard, Robert S., Jr.:
• Beasley, Gaylon Neil:
• Beaudoin, Kenneth Lawrence, 1913-: Lives in Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Beene, William Virgil, 1882-(??):
• Bell, Charles Bailey, 1869-(??):
• Bell, Ed, 1910-1956:
• Bell, Floy Steiner:
• Bell, Madison Smart, 1957-: Born in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Bell, Augusta Grove: Tn?
  Circling Windbrook Mountain
• Bensko, John: Memphis. Yale Younger Poets Prize.
• Bergeron, Paul H., 1938-: Born in Alexandria, LA; lives in Knoxville, TN.  History.
• Bewlely, Irene:
• Black, Hubert P.:
• Blackwell, Robert, fl. 1861:
• Blakely, Diann, 1957-: Born in Anniston, AL; lives in Nashville, TN.  Poetry.
• Blankenship, Lela M. (McDowell), 1886-1966: Born in White County, TN. Novels, Journalism.
• Blanton, Kathryn Franklin:
• Blanton, Margaret Gray, 1887-1973:
• Blanton, Smiley, 1882-1966:
• Blount, Roy (Alton), Jr., 1941-: Born in Indianapolis, IN; attended Vanderbilt.  Novels, Nonfiction.
• Bond, Octavia Louise (Zollicoffer), 1846-1941:
• Bone, Winstead Paine, 1861-(??):
• Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973: Born in Alexandria, LA; lived in Nashville, TN.  Novels, History, Poetry, Plays, Children's.
• Booker, David: Knoxville. Fiction writer, magazine editor.
• Booker, Robert Joseph: Knoxville. Director of the Beck Cultural Center
• Boone, Jack Happel, 1908-:
• Boone, Pat: Nonfiction (drama?). TBL
• Booth, Stanley, 1942-: Born in Waycross, GA; attended Memphis State University.  Novels, Nonfiction.
• Borum, Joseph Henry, 1816-(??):
• Boushe, Edward Beverly:
• Bowden, Martha Burden:
• Bowers, John, 1928-: Born in Lenoir City, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Nonfiction.
• Boyd, Frank:
• Boyle, Virginia Frazer, 1863-1938: Born in Chattanooga, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Poetry.
• Braden, Eve, 1925-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948: Born in Lauderdale, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Bradham, Joallen: Nashville. Teaches at Kennesaw State, Atlanta. Novelist.
• Bradley, Jane: Chattanooga. NEA fellow, 1992. Teaches at University of Toledo.
• Brantley, Van: Fiction writer. Won award from Tennessee Mountain Writer's Conference.
• Breazeale, J. W. M.:
• Brewer, Alberta:
• Brewer, Carson, 1920-: Born in Hancock County, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Brewer, Gay, 1965-: Born in Louisville, KY; lives in Murfreesboro, TN.  Poetry, Plays, Criticism.
• Bright, John Morgan, 1817-(??):
• Brill, David: Knoxville.
• Briscoe, W. Russell:
• Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-1994: Born in Murray, KY; attended Vanderbilt University.  Criticism, Nonfiction.
• Brooks, James: Jonesboro. Poet and fiction writer.
• Brooks, Rosa Paul:
• Brooks, Virginia, Feild (sp?) Walton:
• Broome, Harvey, 1902-1968: Born in Knoxville. Wilderness Society cofounder.
• Brown, Alma (Childress):
• Brown, Bill: Greenbrier, TN. Director of creative writing at Hume-Fogg High School. Scholar in Poetry, Bread Loaf. Fellow, VA Center for Creative Arts. Writer in Residence at Radford. TAC fellow.
• Brown, Fred F. (Fernando):
• Brown, Fred (Wright), 1941-: Born in Cedartown, GA; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Brown, Ron:
• Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877: Born in Wythe County, VA; lived in Knoxville, TN.  Journalism, History.
• Bryan, Charles F., 1946-:
• Bryant, Jimmy R.: Memphis. Memoirs of Vietnam.
• Buchanan, James M.:
• Buckingham, Nash, 1880-(??):
• Burke, James Wakefield, 1916-: Attended the University of Tennessee.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Burnett, Frances Eliza Hodgson, 1849-1924: Born in Manchester, England; lived in Knoxville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Children's.
• Burnett, G. L. (Fayte):
• Burns, Amanda (McDowell):
• Butler, Frank, 1929-:
• Byrum, C. Stephen:

• Caldwell, Maggie W.:
• Caldwell, Mary French:
• Calhoun, Frances Boyd, 1867-1909: Born in Mecklenburg County, VA; lived in Covington, TN.  Children's.
• Caliuer, Ambrose:
• Callahan, Jeff: Knoxville. Poet. Teaches at Farragut High.
• Callahan, North, 1908-: Born in Sweetwater, TN.  Novels, History, Nonfiction.
• Campbell, Carlos Clinton, 1892-1978: Born in Kodak, TN. Nonfiction.
• Campbell, Mary Emily (Robertson), 1905-:
• Campbell, Will D., 1924-: Born in Liberty, MS; lives in Mt. Juliet, TN.  Novels, Children's, Nonfiction, Religious.
• Cannon, Melissa: Nashville. Poet.
• Cannon, Ophelia Colley:
• Cannon, Sarah Ophelia Colley: Nonfiction (drama?).
• Cansler, Charles W., 1871-1953: Born in Maryville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Capps, Claudius Meade, 1863-(??):
• Carpenter, Hugh:
• Carpenter, Jillyn: Sewanee. Poet and fiction writer.
• Carson, Jo: Johnson City. Fiction writer and playwright.
• Carter, Walter, 1950-: Born in Atlanta, GA; lives in Nashville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Cassedy, Charles:
• Cate, Herma:
• Caudill, Rebecca, 1899-1985: Born in Harlan County, KY; attended Vanderbilt University.  History, Children's.
• Chalmers, Marjorie:
• Chapman, Jefferson:
• Chavannes, Albert, 1836-1903:
• Chavannes, Cecile:
• Cheatham, Karyn Follis: Columbia. Fiction writer.
• Cheney, Brainard, 1900-1990: Born in Fitzgerald, GA; lived in Nashville, TN.  Novels.
• Cheuse, Alan, 1940-: Born in New Jersey; lived in Knoxville, TN. Fiction.
• Christian, Ethel L. Perry, 1886-??: Lived in LaGrange, TN.  Plays.
• Christianson, Kevin: Tennessee Tech. Poet.
• Clardy, James C.:
• Clark, Brooks: Knoxville. Wrote for Sports Illustrated for 10 years. Speech writer at TVA.
• Clark, James Madison, 1847-(??):
• Clark, Jim A.: ?, Tn. Lives in Wilson, NC. Prof of English at Barton College. Poet.
• Clark, Susan Underwood???: Jefferson City. Teaches in CN English Dep. Poetry. Fiction.
• Clarke, George Herbert, 1873-(??):
• Clayton, Jay: Vanderbilt. Fiction writer.
• Clayton, LaReine Warden:
• Cleaver, Dale G., 1928-: Born in Lafayette, IN; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Clem, Charles D., 1876-1934: Lived in Johnson City, TN.  Poetry, Journalism.
• Clements, Paul: Nashville. History.
• Cobb, William (Sledge), 1937-: Born in Eutaw, AL; attended Vanderbilt University.  Novels, Plays, Short Stories.
• Coffey, Horace Marcus:
• Coffman, Lisa: UT graduate. Poetry.
• Cole, Marley:
• Coleman, Chris: Sumner County, TN. Historian.
• Coleman, Jamye H., ??:  Attended Fisk University, Nashville, TN.  Poetry.
• Coles, Clara (Leake?):
• Collier, Clinton W.:
• Collins, Floyd, 1951-:
• Colyar, Arthur St. Clair, 1818-1907: Born in Jonesborough, TN. 
• Conaway, James Alley, 1941-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Connelly, Thomas Lawrence, 1938-: Born in Nashville, TN.  History.
• Conroy, Richard Timothy:
• Conroy, Sarah Booth:
• Cooper, William E.:
• Core, Geogre, ??: Born in Lexington, KY; attended Vanderbilt University.  Nonfiction.
• Corlew, Robert Ewing, 1922-: Born in Charlotte, TN.  History.
• Costner, Ella V.:
• Cousins, Linda, 1946-: Born in Knoxville, TN.  Children's, Nonfiction
• Cowser, Robert: UT Martin. Poet.
• Cox, Earnest Sevier:
• Cox, Elizabeth, 1942-: Born in Chattanooga, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Cox, Keller:
• Crabb, Alfred Leland, 1884-1979: Born in Warren County, KY; lived in Nashville, TN.  Novels, History, Nonfiction.
• Crawford, Charles W.: Nonfiction (drama?).
• Creekmore, Betsey Beeler, 1915-: Born in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Crockett, David "Davy," 1786-1836: Born in Greene County, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Nonfiction.
• Crook, Elizabeth, 1959-:
• Crowe, Dan:
• Crozier, Robert Haskins:
• Crutchfield, James Andrew, 1938-:
• Cumming, Bob: Oak Ridge. Publisher of Iris Press.
• Curry, Kenneth, 1910-: Born in Orlando, FL.; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.

• Dabney, Charles William, 1855-1945:(educator?)
• Daniel, Pete, 1938-: Born in Rock Mount, NC; taught at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Daniels, Kate: Nashville. Poet.
• Danner, Margaret, 1915-1986: Born in Chicago, IL; poet in residence in Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Davidson, Donald, 1893-1968: Born in Campbellsville, TN.  Novels, History, Poetry, Nonfiction.
• Davidson, Faye Tennyson, 1917-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Poetry, History, Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Davies-Rodgers, Ellen, 1903-:
• Daviess, Maria Thompson, 1872-1924:
• Davis, Kiernan: Signal Mountain. MFA, Vermont College. Won Short Fiction Award from AWP. First Prize for Fiction, TWA.
• Davis, Louise Littleton, 1921-: Born in Paris, TN.  Short Stories, History, Journalism.
• Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890:
• Davis, Richard Beale, 1907: Born in Accomack, VA; lives in Knoxville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Davis, Washington M.:
• Deaderick, Barron, 1886-(??):(historian)
• Dean, Harry Norman: Poet. Graduate of Carson Newman, UT. Teaches at Cleveland State.
• DeArmond, Nora:
• Depta, Victor M., 1939: Born in Accoville, WV; lives in Martin, TN.  Poetry.
• Dewberry, Elizabeth, 1962-: Born in Birmingham, AL; attended Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.  Plays, Novels.
• Dickey, Eric Jerome, 1961-: Born in ?; attended ?.  Novels, ?.
• Dickey, James, 1923-1997: Born in Buckhead, GA; attended Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.  Novels, Poetry, Screenplays, Criticism, Children's.
• Dicks, Shirley, 1940-: Born in Concord, NH; lives in Beechgrove, TN. Nonfiction.
• Dockery, Wallene T., 1941-: Born in Lineville, AL; lives in Germantown, TN.  Children's.
• Donaldson, D. J.:
• Dooley, David, 1947-: Born in Knoxville, TN. Poetry.
• Dooley, George B., 1867-(??):
• Dorris, Frieda Beasley, 1920-: Born in Heber Springs, AR; lives in Memphis, TN. Poetry.
• Dorris, Mary C. (Currey), 1850-(??):
• Doyle, Don Harrison, 1946-: Born in Long Beach, CA; lives in Nashville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Drake, Robert, 1930-: Born in Ripley, TN.  Short Stories, Nonfiction.
• Drannan, Capt. William F., fl 1890s:
• Dromgoole, Will Allen, 1860-1934: Born in Murfreesboro, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Plays, Journalism.
• Du Bose, Horace Mellard, bp. 1858-(??):
• Dubose, William Porcher, 1836-1918:
• Duff, Gerald, 1938-: Born in Beaumont, TX.; taught at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Duggins, Lydia Adelia, 1913-:
• Duncan, Alice Faye, 1967-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Children's nonfiction, Biography.
• Dunn, Elsie:
• DuPree, Don Keck: Sewanee. Graduate of Vanderbilt. Poetry, Fiction.
• Durham, Walter T., 1924-: Born in Nashville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Dycus, Frances Webb Hillman, ??: Born in Hickman County, TN.  Poetry.
• Dykeman, Wilma, 1920-: Born in Asheville, NC; lives in Newport, TN.  Novels, History, Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Dykes, Jim: Knoxville. Journalist.

• Eads, Ora Wilbert, 1915-: LaFollette. Poet.
• Earl, Terrance: Dandridge, TN. Novels.
• Earley, Tony, 1961: Born in San Antonio, TX.; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Easson, Roger R., 1945-: Born in Carthage, MO; lives in Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Eaton, John Henry, 1790-1856:  Born in WIlliamson County, TN.  Biography.
• Edwards, Funson:
• Edward, Lawrence, 1907-:
• Egerton, John, 1935-: Born in Atlanta, GA; lives in Nashville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Elliott, Lizzie Porterfield, 1860-(??):
• Ellis, Edye: Knoxville. Poetry.
• Ellis, Neal: Memphis. Poetry.
• Ellison, Nina E.:
• Eng, Steve: Nashville. Poetry, fiction.
• Epperson, Clara Cox, 1869-1937: Poetry.
• Epperson, Clara Cox, 1869-1937: Born in Gainesboro, TN.  Short Stories, Poetry, Plays, Nonfiction.
• Essary, John Thurman, 1855-(??):
• Evans, Earlene:
• Evans, Ron: Poetry.
• Evans, Susan Z.:
• Evins, Joe Landon, 1910-:

• Fabio, Sarah Webster, 1928-1979: Born in Nashville, TN.  Poetry.
• Farris, Jack, 1921-: Born in Forest, TX; taught at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Plays.
• Faulkner, Charles H., 1937-: Born in Plymouth, IN; lives in Knoxville, TN.   Nonfiction.
• Ferris, John C.:
• Finger, John R., 1939-:
• Fink, Paul M.:
• Fisher, Leland M., 1875-1905: Lived in Humboldt, TN.  Poetry.
• Fitzgerald, Oscar Penn, bp. 1829-1911:
• Fleming, Cynthia Griggs: UT professor. History.
• Fletcher, Jesse C.:
• Flippo, Chet, 1943-: Taught journalism at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Flowers, Arthur, ??:  Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels. 
• Flowers, Paul Abbott: Born in Trenton, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Floyd, James: Nashville. Poetry.
• Flynn, David: Nashville. Poetry and fictionr.
• Fogg, Mary Middleton (Rutledge), 1800-1872:
• Fogg, Mary Middleton, 1800-1872: Born in Nashville, TN.  Poetry, Religious, Nonfiction. 
• Folks, Jeffrey J.: Knoxville. Taught at Tenn Wesleyan. Poet. Fulbright scholar.
• Folmsbee, Stanley John 1899-1974: Born in South Valley, NY; lived in Knoxville, TN.  History.
• Foltz-Gray, Daniel: Knoxville. Teaches at Roane State. Fiction.
• Foltz-Gray, Dorothy: Knoxville. Poetry.
• Foote, Shelby, 1916-: Born in Greenville, MS; lives in Memphis, TN.  Novels, History, Plays, Nonfiction.
• Ford, Ernest Jennings, 1919-:
• Ford, Jesse Hill, 1928-1996: Born in Troy, AL; lived in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Screenplays.
• Forgac, Albert A.:
• Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877: Born in Chapel Hill, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Fort, John Porter, 1888-??:
• Fox, Laura Billings:
• Francisco, Edward: Knoxville. Poetry and novels.
• Franklin, James Thomas, ??: Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Franklin, John Hope, 1915-: Born in Rentiesville, OK; taught at Fisk University, Nashville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Frantz, Mabel Goode:
• Frase, H. Michael: Memphis. Novels.
• Frazier JR, Levi: Memphis. Drama.
• French, Lucy Crozier:
• French, Warren:
• Fricks, Richard: Nashville. Poetry.
• Fry, Mary A. A.:
• Furlong, Patricia:

• Gafford, Charlotte: Fairview. Poetry.
• Gaines, Albert Winston, 1855-??:
• Gaither, Frances Ormond (Jones), 1889-??: Born in Somerville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Garrett, Leslie, 1932-1993: Knoxville. Novels and short storiesr.
• Gay, William, 1943-: Novels.
• Gentry, Curtis Gavin, 1891-??:
• Gettys, Richard E. (Pete):
• Giffin, Lowell:
• Gilchrist, Annie (Somers):
• Gillenwater, Elbridge Wilkes:
• Giovanni, Nikki, 1943-: Born in Knoxville, TN.  Poetry, Nonfiction, Children's.
• Givens, Charles G.:
• Glaser, Isabel Joshlin, 1929--: Born in Birmingham, AL; lived in Memphis, TN.  Poetry, Children's.
• Glass, Malcolm Sanford, 1936--:  Born in Winter Park, FL; lives in Clarksville, TN.  Plays, Poetry.
• Glaze, Eleanor, 1930--: Born in Columbia; lives in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Poetry.
• Gloster, Hugh, 1911-2002: Born in Brownville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Gobbell, Phyllis: Past president of TWA.
• Goodale, Dora Read, 1866-1953:
• Goodman, Mary Ellen:
• Goodloe, Albert Theodore:
• Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981: Born in Trenton, KY; lived in Clarksville, TN. Novels, Short Stories, Criticism, Nonfiction.
• Gordon, Robert, 1961-:
• Gorman, Robert A.:
• Govan, Christine Noble, 1898-??: Born in New York, NY; lived in Chattanooga, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Children's.
• Govan, Gilbert Eaton, 1892-??:
• Gove, Doris, 1944--: Born in Seattle, WA; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Children's, Nonfiction.
• Gowen, Emmett, 1902-: Born in Nashville, TN.  Short Stories, Nonfiction.
• Gower, Herschel, 1919-:  Born in Nashville, TN.  History, Poetry, Criticism.
• Graham, Hugh Davis, 1936--: Born in Little Rock, AR; reported for the Tennessean, Nashville, TN.  History, Politics.
• Graham, Lawrence:
• Grant, George:
• Grant, Nicholas B.:
• Graves, James Robinson, 1820-1893: Born in Vermont; Lived in Nashville, TN.  Journalism, Religious.
• Graves, Kathleen George:
• Graves, Roy Neil: Media, TN. Teaches at UT Martin. Poetry.
• Gray, Libba Moore, 1937-1995: Lived in Knoxville, TN.  Children's fiction.
• Gray, Amy Tipton: Johnson City. Poetry.
• Green, Ben A.:
• Green, Connie Jordan, 1938--:  Born in Grant Town, WV; lives in Lenoir City, TN.  Novels, Children's Fiction.
• Green, Daryl, 1966--: Born in Shreveport, LA; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Green, Ely:
• Green, John Webb:
• Green, Lenemay, 1870?-??:
• Green, Orlando:
• Greene, Bette, 1934-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Children's, Short Stories, Novels.
• Greene, Lee Seifert, 1905-1986: Born in Esbon, KS; lived in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Greenlee, W. M.:
• Greve, Jeanette Sterling (Smith):
• Griffin, Brian, 1957-: Lives in Knoxville, TN. Fiction.
• Griffith, Patricia Browning:
• Griggs, Sutton Elbert, 1872-1933: Born in Chatfield, TX; lived in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Nonfiction.
• Grisham, John, 1955-: 
• Grubbs, Ester:
• Gunn, John C.:
• Gunn, Richard M. "Pek", ??: Nashville, TN.  Poetry.

• Haenseler, H. A.:
• Hager, James C.:
• Hahn, Elizabeth: Nashville. Poetry.
• Haley, Alex, 1921-1992: Born in Henning, TN.  Novels, Nonfiction, Essays.
• Hall, Tom T., 1936-: Born in Olive Hill, KY; lives in Nashville. Fiction, nonfiction.
• Halliburton, John:
• Halliburton, Richard, 1900-1939: Born in Brownsville, TN.  Nonfiction, Travel Writer.
• Halperin, John, 1941-: Born in Chicago, IL; lives in Nashville, TN.  Biography, Criticism, Nonfiction.
• Ham, Marion Franklin, 1867-??:
• Hamer, Marguerite Bartlett:
• Hamer, Philip May, 1891-??:
• Hamlen, Lynda: Union City. Poetry.
• Hammontree, Patsy: Teaches at UT. Biography.
• Handy, W. C., 1873-1958: Born in Florence, AL; lived in Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Hardin, Jeff: Savannah, TN (Hardin County). Teaches at Columbia State Community College. Poetry.
• Harkness, David James, 1913-: Born in Jellico, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Harmon, Milton:
• Harmon, William W.:
• Harper, Linda Lee: Oak Ridge, TN. Poetry.
• Harris, George Washington, 1814-1869: Born in Allegheny City, PA; lived in Knoxville, TN.  Short Stories.
• Harris, J. Parks, 1880-??:
• Harris, Thomas, 1940-:
• Harrison, IRA E.: Teaches at UT. Poetry.
• Harrison, William Pope, 1830-1895:
• Harriss, Julian:
• Harville, Ben: Knoxville. Teahers at Pellissippi State. Drama. Fiction.
• Hastie, William:
• Haun, Mildred Eunice, 1911-1966: Born in Hamblen County, TN.  Short Stories.
• Hawkes, Judith, 1949--: Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels.
• Hayden, Robert, 1913-1980: Born in Detroit, MI; taught at Fisk University, Tennessee.  Poetry.
• Heinsohn, A. G., 1896-??:
• Heiskell, Samuel Gordon, 1858-??:
• Henneman, John Bell, 1864-1908:
• Henshcen, Catherine: Knoxville. Journalism. Novels.
• Herring, Robert, 1938--: Born in Charleston, MS; lives in Murfreesboro, TN.  Novels.
• Hess, Errol: Bristol, TN. Fiction.
• Hickman, Herman, 1911-:
• Hickman, Martha Whitmore, 1925--: Born in Holyoke, MA; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Religious.
• Hightower, Lynn S., ??: Born in Chattanooga, TN.  Novels.
• Hill, Howard L.:
• Hill, John Louis, 1872-??:
• Hill, John Wesley, 1863-1936:
• Hitt, James E.:
• Hodges, John Cunyus, 1892-1967: Born in Cotton Valley, LA; lived in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Hoffman, Paul:
• Holladay, Cary: Memphis. Fiction.
• Holloway, Laura C. (Carter), 1848-??:
• Holstad, Scott C.: UT Graduate. Lives in Los Angeles. Poetry.
• Holt, Adoniram Judson, 1847-1933:
• Holt, Andrew David, 1904-1987: Born in Milan, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Horn, Stanley Fitzgerald, 1889-1980: Born in Davidson County, TN.  History.
• Horstman, Lisa: Knoxville. Children's.
• Hoss, Elijah Embree, bp., 1849-1919:
• Howe, Clara Mai:
• Howell, Isabel:
• Howell, Robert Boyte Crawford,d 1801-1868:
• Hudson, Patricia L.:
• Hudson, Robert Paine:
• Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896:
• Hughs, Ina: Knoxville. Journalism.
• Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955: Born in Star Point, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Humphrey, Steve, 1900-:
• Hunter, David: Knoxville. Journalism. Novels.
• Hunter, Edwin Ray:
• Hurst, Jack: Maryville. Lives in Lancaster, TN. Nonfiction, Biography.
• Hutchinson, George: Taught at UT.
• Hyatt, Michael S.: Nashville.
• Hyatt, Rebecca (Dougherty):

• Ingram, Bowen, 1904-1980: Born in Gordonsville, TN.  Novels.
• Irwin, John Rice, 1930-:
• Isaacs, Neil David, 1931-: Born in New York City, New York; taught at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.  Criticism, Nonfiction.
• Ivey, Burnett S.:

• Jackson, Richard, 1946-: Chattanooga. Teaches at UTC. Poetry and criticism.
• Jacobs, William States:
• Jamison, Roscoe C., 1886-1918: Born in Winchester, TN. Poetry.
• Jarman, Mark, 1952--: Born in Mount Sterling, KY; teaches at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.  Poetry, Nonfiction.
• Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965: Born in Nashville, TN. Poetry, Children's.
• Jenkins, Peter, 1951-:
• Jewell, Matthew James, ?: Knoxville. Poetry
• Johns, Charles D.:
• Johnson, Don: Johnson City. Poetry.
• Johnson, Stanley P., 1892-1946:
• Jones, Casey:
• Jones, James Sawyer, 1861-??:
• Jones, John:
• Jones, Madison, 1925-: Born in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Jones, Linda Brooks: Knoxville, TN. History.
  
• Jones, Patricia Spears, 1951-: Born in Forest City, AR; attended Rhodes College, Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Jones, Tracy: Knoxville. Journalism, Fiction.
• Joseph, James, ?: Knoxville. Poetry.
  
• Joyce, Donald Franklin, 1938-: Born in Chicago, TN; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Judd, Cameron: Novels. 
• Julian, Nancy R., 1923-:
• Justus, May, 1898-1989: Born in Del Rio, TN.  Children's.

• Kallet, Marilyn, 1946: Born in Montgomery, AL; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Poetry.
• Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963:
• Kelley, Camille (McGee):
• Kelley, Sarah Foster:
• Kelly, James C., 1949-:
• Kelly, Richard Michael, 1937-: Knoxville. Teaches at UT Knoxville. Poetry.
• Kennan, Joe: Nashville. Fiction.
• Kennedy, Elizabeth D.:
• Kennerly, Wesley Travis, 1877-1944:
• Kephart, Horace:
• Kilgo, John Wesley, 1900-:
• Killebrew, Joseph Buckner, 1831-1906:
• Kincaid, Robert L.:
• King, Elisha Sterling, 1862-??:
• Kinsland, Rosemary, 1941-:
• Kirk, Robert H.:
• Knight, Michael, 1969-: Teaches at UT Knoxville. Short Stories, Novels.
• Knox, John Ballenger, 1909--: Born in Mayesville, SC; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Koger, Lisa: UT graduate. Lives in Kentucky.
• Krechniak, Helen Bullard, 1902-:
• Kroll, Harry Harrison, 1888-1967: Born in Kokomo, IN; attended George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970: Born in Knoxville, TN.  Journalism, Criticism, Nonfiction.

• Lambdin, Dewey, 1945--:  Born in San Diego, CA; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels.
• Lamon, Lester C., 1942-: Born in Maryville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Lane, James Franklin, ??: Born in Jackson, TN.  Poetry.
• Larew, Ada Campbell:
• Lay, Elery A., 1915-:
• Leach, Douglas Edward, 1920-: Born in Providence, RI; lives in Nashville, TN.  History.
• Lear, Patricia, 1944-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Short Stories.
• Lee, Clarence Pendleton, 1913-:
• Lee, George Washington, 1894-1976: Born in Indianola, MS; lived in Memphis, TN.  Novels, History. 
• Le Gaylon, Carrie Barbour:
• Leiter, Kelly: Knoxville.
  
• Lenoir, William Ballard, 1847-:
• Lentz, Perry, 1943-: Born in Anniston, AL; attended Vanderbilt University.  Novels.
• Lester, Julius, 1939-: Graduate from Fisk. Poetry, Fiction, Children's
• Lewis, Dwight:
• Lewis, Thomas McDowell Nelson, 1896-??:
• Lightman, Alan P., 1948-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Nonfiction.
• Lindsley, Philip, 1786-1855:
• Livingood, James Weston, 1910--: Born in Birdsboro, PA; lives in Chattanooga, TN.  History.
• Loest, Judy, 1947-: Lives in Knoxville. Poetry.
• Long, Bee Bacherig, 1907--: Born in Pittsboro, MS; lives(d) in Tennessee.  Poetry.
• Long, Owen, 1921-:
• Looney, Louisa Preston:
• Love, Nat, 1854-1921:
• Lovette, Leland Pearson, 1897-:
• Lowry, Beverly, 1938-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels.
• Lucas, Wilmer R.:
• Lyles, Aubrey, 1884-1932: Born in Jackson, TN.  Plays.
• Lynch, Sylvia: History.
• Lytle, Andrew Nelson, 1902-1995: Born in Murfreesboro, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Nonfiction.

• MacArther, William J., 1938-1985:
• MacKenzie, Malcolm Scott:
• Madden, David, 1933-: Born in Knoxville, TN,  Novels, Short Stories, Plays.
• Maddux, Bob Lee:
• Maddux, Rachel, 1912-1983: Born in Wichita, KS; lived in Tennessee Ridge, TN.  Novels, Nonfiction.
• Majors, Monroe Alpheus, 1864--1960: Born in Waco, TX; attended college and medical school in Tennessee.  Poetry, Nonfiction.
• Majors, William R., 1929-1986:
• Malone, Walter, 1866-1915: Born in Desoto County, MS; lived in Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Marion, Jeff Daniel, 1940: Born in Rogersville, TN.  Poetry, Children's.
• Marion, Linda Parsons, ??: Born in Knoxville, TN.  Poetry.
• Marius, Richard, 1933-1999: Born in Martel, TN.  Novels, Biography.
• Marshall, Catherine, 1914-1983: Born in Johnson City, TN.  Novels, Religious.
• Martin, E. Sim:
• Martin, Lee: Nashville. Fiction.
• Mason, Robert L.:
• Massengill, Reed: Knoxville. UT graduate. Nonfiction.
• Massengill, Samuel Evans, 1871-??:
• Mathes, Charles Hodge:
• Matthews, Fred Decatur, 1901-:
• Mauelshagen, Carl, 1886-??:
• Mavournin, Kathleen: Knoxville. Poetry.
• Mayer, Lilian C. B. McA., 1884-??:
• Maynard, Horace, 1814-1882:
• McAnally, David Rice, 1810-1895:
• McCallie, Eleanor Grace:
• McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-: Born in Providence, RI; attended the University of Tennessee.  Novels, Plays, Screenplays.
• McClary, Ben Harris, 1931--: Born in Ocoee, TN.  History, Nonfiction, Criticism.
• McClellan, George M., 1860-1934: Born in Belfast, TN.  Short Stories, Poetry.
• McClung, Barbara Adair:
• McCormack, Amy Vincent:
• McCoy, Horace, 1897-1955: Born in Pegram, TN.  Novels, Screenplays.
• McCoy, Billy: Born in Indiana; lives in Sevierville, TN.  Poetry.
• McCrumb, Sharyn, 1948: Born in Wilmington, NC; works with University of Tennessee Press.  Novels, Short Stories.
• McDonald, Gregory, 1937: Fiction.
• McDonald, Jeanne,?-: Lives in Knoxville, TN. Fiction, biography.
• McDonald, Michael J., 1934-:
• McDonald, Winnie Palmer:
• McDonough, James L., 1934-: Born in Nashville, TN.  History.
• McGavock, Randal William, 1826-1863:
• McGee, Gentry Richard, 1840-1922:
• McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969: Born in Soddy-Daisy, TN. Nonfiction.
• McGill, Walter Marshall:
• McInerney, Jay, 1955--: Born in Hartford, CT; lives in Franklin, TN.  Novels.
• McIntosh, David, 1950:
• McKellar, Kenneth Douglas, 1869-1957: Born in Dallas County, AL; lived in Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction.
• McKinney, Robert Frank, 1901-:
• McManus, John: History.
• McNabb, Florence: UT graduate. Poetry.
• McNamee, Thomas, 1947--: Born in Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction.
• McSpadden, J. Walker (Joseph), 1874-1960:
• McWherter, Leroy:
• McWhirter, Millie:
• Meacham, Ellis K., 1913: Born in Chattanooga, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.
• Merchant, Jane, 1919-1972: Born in Knox County, TN.  Poetry, Religious.
• Meriwether, Elizabeth Avery, 1824-1916: Born in Bolivar, TN.  Novels, Plays, Nonfiction.
• Merritt, Frank:
• Mesler, Corey J.: Memphis. Poetry.
• Michael, W. E., 1904-:
• Miles, Emma (Bell), 1879-1919: Born in Evansville, IN; lived in Walden's Ridge, TN.  Short Stories, Poetry, Essays.
• Miller, Clifford, ??: Born in Columbia, TN.  Poetry.
• Miller, Helen Topping, 1884-1960: Born in Fenton, MI; lived in Morristown, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Children's.
• Miller, Flournoy:
• Miller, Frederick De Wolfe:
• Miller, Gustavus Hindman, 1857-:
• Miller, Helen Topping: Fiction.
• Miller, Nell (Thompson):
• Mills, Wilbur Hastings: Sewanee. Poetry.
• Milton, George Fort, 1869-1924: Born in Macon, GA; lived in Chattanooga and Knoxville, TN.  History, Nonfiction.
• Mitchell, Agnes (Woods):
• Moffett, Marian, 1949--: Born in Johnson City, TN.  Nonfiction, History.
• Montgomery, James Riley:
• Montgomery, Louise Moss, 1892-??: Born in Dyersburg, TN.  Poetry.
• Mooney, Stephen LeRoy, 1915-1969: Born in Alabama; attended the University of Tennessee.  Poetry.
• Mooney, Sue F. (Dromgoole):
• Moore, Grace, 1898-1947:
• Moore, John Trotwood, 1858-1929: Born in Marion, AL; lived in Columbia, TN.  Novels, Poetry, History.
• Moore, Merrill, 1903-1957: Born in Tennessee; attended Vanderbilt University.  Poetry.
• Moore, William Robert:
• Morgan, Jimmie Norton:
• Morgan, Julia:
• Morgan, Lucy Griscom:
• Morrell, Minnie Cate:
• Morris, W. R., 1934-: Born in Reagan, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Moxley, Cynthia. Knoxville.
• Murfree, Mary Noailles, 1850-1922: Born in Murfreesboro, TN.  Novels, Short Stories.

• Nance, Claibourne:
• Neal, Harry Lee:
• Neely, Jack: Knoxville. Journalism, History.
• Nelson, Betty Palmer, 1938--: Born in Gallatin, TN.  Novels, Nonfiction.
• Nicholson, Alfred Osborn Pope, 1808-1876: Born in Springhill, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Nicholson, Chuck: Norris. Nonfiction.
• Nolt, John: Knoxville. Teaches at UT. Nonfiction
• Norris, Caroline: Teaches at Pellissippi State. Poetry.
• Norris, Frank Callan, 1907-:
• Norton, Herman Albert, 1921: Born in Deltaville, VA; lives in Nashville, TN.  History, Religious.
• Norton, Jessie Young:
• Nuesse, Lucy Mason:

• Odom, Judy: Johnson City. Poetry.
• Osborn, Thomas Ward, 1836-??:
• Osborne, Egbert Haywood, 1825-1873:
• Osing, Gordon, 1937--: Born in Chandlerville, IL; lives in Memphis, TN.  Poetry.
• Otey, James Hervey, 1800-1863: Born in Bedford County, VA; lived in Franklin and Memphis, TN.  Nonfiction, Religious.
• Owens, Fae Jacobs, 1931--: Born in Bolivar, TN.  History.

• Page, Frederick Jackson:
• Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922:
• Page, William, 1929--: Born in Cleveland, TN.  Poetry.
• Paine, Donald F.:
• Palencia, Elaine Fowler, 1946--: Born in Lexington, KY; attended Vanderbilt University.  Short Stories.
• Pamplin, Lily May:
• Parish, Barbara Shirk: Memphis. Poet and fiction writer.
• Parks, Edd Winfield, 1906-: Born in Newbern, TN.  Poetry, Novels, Nonfiction.
• Parks, Joseph Howard, 1903-??: Born in Mulberry, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Parmelee, Adelaide Crosby:
• Patchett, Ann, 1963--: Born in Los Angeles, CA; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels.
• Patterson, Gary: Knoxville. Nonfiction about music.
• Patton, E. E.:
• Paulus, Albert Joseph:
• Payne, Buckner H., 1799-1883:
• Payne, Joan Balfour:
• Pearl, Minnie:
• Peffer, William Alfred, 1831-1912:
• Pelletier, Cathie, 1953--: Born in Allagash, ME; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels.
• Percy, William Alexander, 1885-1942: Born in Greenville, MS; attended the University of the South, Sewanee, TN.  Poetry, Nonfiction.
• Perkins, Angie Villette (Warren ), 1854-1921:
• Perkins, Jenny Sanders:
• Perry, Maria Osborne, 19??-: Born in Kingsport, TN. Fiction.
• Pickering, Samuel F., 1941-: Born in Nashville, TN.  Essays, Nonfiction, Criticism.
• Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Children's.
• Pitman, Norman Hinsdale:
• Pitts, Fountain Elliott:
• Pitts, John Abram, 1849-??:
• Posey, Walter Brownlow, 1900-: Born in Smyrna, TN.  History, Religious.
• Powell, Nowland Van:
• Prater, Margaret Jane:
• Price, Hannah J.:
• Price, Henry R.:
• Prosser, William Farrand, 1834-1911:
• Proudfoot, Merrill: ,
• Prunty, Wyatt, 1947--: Born in Humboldt, TN.  Poetry, Criticism.
• Purnell, Elizabeth Wilkins:

• Ramsey, Bets: Nonfiction.
• Ramsey, James Gettys McGready, 1797-1884: Lived in Knoxville, TN.  History.
• Ramsey, Paul, 1924-: Born in Atlanta, GA; lives in Chattanooga, TN.  Poetry, History, Criticism.
• Randall, Z. Buford:
• Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974: Born in Pulaski, TN.  Poetry, History, Criticism, Nonfiction.
• Rapp, Albert, 1904-:
• Ras, Barbara, ??: Nashville. Poetry.
• Read, Opie Percival, 1852-1939: Born in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Reaves, John: Knoxville. Teaches at Pellissippi State. Fiction.
• Reece, Brazilla Carroll, 1889-1961: Born in Butler, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Reed, Ishmael, 1938-: Born in Chattanooga, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Poetry, Nonfiction.
• Reed, John Shelton:
• Renkl, Margaret: Nashville. Teaches at Harpeth Hall School. Poetry.
• Rice, Emma Lee:
• Rice, Grantland, 1880-1954: Born in Murfreesboro, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Rice, Linda Lightsey, 1950--: Born in Columbia, SC; attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.  Novels.
• Richards, John:
• Richardson, Frank:
• Richardson, Walter:
• Roark, Eldon, 1897-??:
• Roberts, Snyder E.:
• Robertson, Arthur Clendenin, 1906-:
• Robinson, Alice H.:
• Robison, J. C.: Brentwood. Fiction.
• Roddy, J. P.:
• Rodge, Major, ca. 1770-1839:
• Rogers, Alex, 1876-1930: Born in Nashville, TN.  Poetry, Plays.
• Rogers, E. G., 1896-??: Born in White County, TN.  History, Poetry.
• Rosenthal, Abbey Jane: Memphis. Poet.
• Ross, Gayle:
• Ross, George Absalom:
• Ross, William Cary, 1879-??:
• Rothermel, Mildred, 1896-??:
• Rothrock, Mary Utopia, 1890-1976: Born in Trenton, TN. History, Nonfiction.
• Rowan, Carl, 1925: Born in Ravenscroft, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Rowland, Mary:
• Russell, Ethel:
• Russell, Frank: Nashville. Poet.
• Russell, Fred, 1906-:
• Rutledge, Thom: Nashville. Nonfiction.
• Ryan, Abram Joseph, 1839-1886:
• Ryan, John Fergus, 1931--: Born in Kansas City, MO; lives in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Plays.
• Rye, Scott:
• Rywell, Martin, 1905-1971: Born in New York, NY; lived in Harriman, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.

• Sadler, Christine, 1908-1983: Born in Silver Point, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction. 
• Safford, James M. (Merrill):
• Samples, Henry: Greeneville. ETSU graduate. Journalism.
• Sawyer, Samuel:
• Scarbrough, George Addison, 1915-: Born in Benton, TN.  Poetry. 
• Schuler, Anne (Swann), d. 1936:
• Schweid, Richard: Nashville. Journalist. Fiction.
• Scott, Evelyn, 1893-1963: Born in Clarksville, TN.  Novels, Poetry, Autobiography, Short Stories, Children's fiction. 
• Seay, James, 1939-: Born in Panola County, MS; taught at Vanderbilt University.  Poetry. 
• Seeman, Ernest, 1887-??: Born in Durham, NC; lived in Erwin, TN.  Novels. 
• Seilaz, Aileen:
• Selph, Rannie Eoline (Atkinson):
• Sensing, Thurman, 1900-:
• Sequoyah, ca. 1770-1843: Born in Tuskegee, TN.  Nonfiction. 
• Sexton, Chad: Knoxville. UT graduate. Poetry.
• Shackford, James Atkins:
• Sharp, Lisa: Knoxville.
• Shaw, J. Thomas, 1919--: Born in Ashland City, TN.  Nonfiction. 
• Shearon, Lillian Nicholson:
• Shelton, Julia (Finley):
• Sherbakoff, May Gibson:
• Sherman, Janann: Nonfiction.
• Shirley, Patricia:
• Shockley, Ann Allen, 1927--: Born in Louisville, KY; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Journalism, Nonfiction. 
• Short, Sam Boykin, 1896-??:
• Siler, Nancy J., 1923--: Lives in Knoxville, TN.  Children's, Nonfiction.
• Siler, Tom, 1909-1988: Born in Jellico, TN.  Journalism, Nonfiction.
• Silverman, William B.:
• Simon, Charlie May, 1897-??: Born in Monticello, AR; attended Memphis State University.  Children's books. 
• Simonton, Robert L., ??: Lives(d) in Memphis, TN.  Poetry. 
• Sims, Lydel, 1916--: Born in Shreveport, LA; attended Vanderbilt University.  Journalism, Children's, Nonfiction. 
• Skinner, Johnnie (Rev.):
• Skinner, Margaret, 1942-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels. 
• Slutz, Jennie Hammond:
• Smith, Arthur, 1948--: Born in Stockton, CA; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Poetry.
• Smith, Frank Ellis, 1918-:
• Smith, Gene: Memphis.
• Smith, Helen Craig: Linden, TN.
• Smith, Homer H., 1869-??:
• Smith, Jessie Carney, 1930-: Lives in Nashville, TN. Nonfiction.
• Smith, Jonathan Kennon:
• Smith, Lee, 1944-: Born in Gundy, VA; lived in Nashville. Novels, Short Stories.
• Smith, Leroy: Knoxville. Poetry, Fiction.
• Smith, Margaret Lyons:
• Smith, Marion O., 1942-:
• Smith, McGregor:
• Smith, Murphy Dewitt, 1920--: Born in Birmingham, AL; attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.  History, Nonfiction. 
• Smith, Myrtle (Ellison):
• Smith, Stacy: Knoxville poet.
• Smith, Susan E. D., 1817-??:
• Smithson, Noble, 1841-??:
• Snow, Robert: Knoxville. Novelist.
• Sorrels, William Wright:
• Sorrells, Robert T., 1932-: Born in New York, NY; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Short Stories, Nonfiction. 
• Speight, Richard: Nashville. Novels, screenplays.
• Spencer, Elizabeth, 1921-: Born in Carrollton, MS; attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Plays. 
• Spicer, David: Lives in Memphis, TN.  Poetry, Editor. 
• Srouji, Jacque, 1944-:
• Srygley, Fletcher Douglas, 1856-1900:
• Staley, Sue Reynolds:
• Stanfield, John H.:
• Stanfill, Dorothy: Born in Stanton, TN.  Short Stories, Poetry. 
• Staten, Vince: UT graduate.
• Steel, Max (Henry Maxwell), 1922-: Attended Vanderbilt. Novels.
• Steele, Mary Q., 1922-1992: Born in Chattanooga, TN.  Children's Books, Poetry, Nonfiction (essays). 
• Steele, Max (Henry Maxwell), 1922--: Born in Greenville, SC; attended Vanderbilt University for one year.  Novels, Children's fiction, Short Stories. 
• Steele, William Owen, 1917-1979: Born in Franklin, TN.  Novels, History, Children's Books. 
• Stephens, Rosemary, 1924--: Born in Waycross, GA; lives in Memphis, TN.  Poetry, Short Stories, Children's Books. 
• Stephenson, Theodore Frierson:
• Stern, Steve, 1947-: Born in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Children's Fiction. 
• Stewart, Claudia Watson: Born in Georgiana, AL; lives(d) in Chattanooga, TN.  Poetry. 
• Stewart, Randall, 1896-1964: Born in Fayetteville, TN.  Biography, Nonfiction. 
• Still, James, 1906-: Born in Lafayette, AR; attended Vanderbilt University.  Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Children's books. 
• Stokely, James:
• Stokely, James Rorex, 1913--:  Born in Newport, TN.  Nonfiction, Biography. 
• Stokely, Janie May Jones, 1885-??:
• Stone, Mary O.:
• Stribling, T. S., 1881-1965:  Born in Clifton, TN.  Novels, Short Stories. 
• Stuart, John Winchester:
• Sturgis, F. E.:
• Suberman, Stella: Lives in Boca Raton, FL. Nonfiction
• Sullivan, Walter L., 1924-: Born in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Criticism, History. 
• Summers, Thomas Osmond, 1812-1882:
• Summerville, James, 1947--: Born in Nashville, TN.  History, Nonfiction. 
• Summit, Pat Head: Nonfiction.
• Swann, Frances Burnett:
• Swann, Thomas Burnett, 1928-1976: Born in Tampa, FL; attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.  Poetry, Short Stories, Criticism, Nonfiction.

• Tannehill, Wilkins, 1787-1858: Born in Pittsburgh, PA; lived in Nashville, TN.  History, Journalism, Nonfiction. 
• Tate, Allen, 1899-1979: Born in Winchester, KY; lives in Nashville, TN.  Novels, Poetry, Criticism, Nonfiction. 
• Taushcer, Donna: Nashville. Fiction.
• Taylor, Alrutheus Ambush:
• Taylor, Brooke:
• Taylor, James Patton, 1844-??:
• Taylor, Nathaniel Greene:
• Taylor, Oliver:
• Taylor, Peter Hillsman, 1917-1994: Born in Trenton, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Screenplays. 
• Taylor, Robert Love, 1850-1912: Born in Carter County, TN.  Short Stories, Nonfiction. 
• Temple, Lizzie Dixon:
• Temple, Mary Boyce, 1856-??:
• Temple, Oliver Perry, 1820-1907:
• Tenney, Edwin H. (Hewes), 1835-1860:
• Terasaki, Gwen (Harold):
• Thackston, John Andy, 1876-??:
• Thaler, Alwin, 1891-1977: Born in Hamburg, Germany; lived in Knoxville, TN.  Criticism, Nonfiction. 
• Thomas, Joyce Carol, 1938--: Born in Ponca CIty, OK; taught at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.  Poetry, Plays, Children's fiction, Novels. 
• Thompson, A. P., 1844-??:
• Thompson, Marilou Bonham: Poetry.
• Thompson, Rezin:
• Thompson, Wade:
• Thorndyke, George Howard:
• Thruston, Gates Phillips, 1835-1912:
• Tillinghast, Richard (Williford), 1940--: Born in Memphis, TN.  Poetry, Criticism, History. 
• Titus, Warren Irving, 1921--: Born in Deposit, NY; lives in Nashville, TN.  Biography, Nonfiction. 
• Todd, Charles W.
• Tolson, Melvin, 1898-1966: Born in Moberly, MO; attended Fisk University, Nashville, TN.  Poetry.
• Tomlinson, Homer Aubrey, bp., 1892-1968:
• Traver, George John:
• Tremewan, Joy:
• Trentham, Charles Arthur, 1919-:
• Trentham, Paul E.:
• Trevathan, Kim: Maryville. Nonfiction.
• Troxel, Thomas H.:
• Turner, Charles, 1930-:
• Turner, Nancy Byrd, 1880-??:

• Van Gilder, John Somers:
• Vaughan, Virginia C.:
• Venable, Sam: Knoxville. Journalism.
• Verghese, Abraham, 1955--: Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; taught at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.  Nonfiction.
• Verran, Ken:
• Vincent, Bert, 1896-1969:

• Waage, Frederick O., 1943--: Born in Ithaca, NY; lives in Johnson City, TN.  Novels, Poetry, Nonfiction. 
• Wagner, Jane, 1935--: Born in Morristown, TN.  Teleplays, Plays, Screenplays. 
• Waldvogel, Merikay: Knoxville. Nonfiction.
• Walker, Beth: Knoxville. UT graduate. Poetry.
• Walker, Mae:
• Walker, Robert Sparks, 1878-??:
• Wallace, Daniel: Nashville. Novels.
• Warren, Polly Colagross:
• Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989: Born in Guthrie, KY; attended and taught at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.  Novels, Poetry, Essays, Plays, Short Stories, Criticisms. 
• Washington, James Melvin, 1948-1997: Born in Knoxville, TN. History, Religious, Nonfiction. 
• Watson, Samuel, 1813-??:
• Watts, Julia, 1969--: Born in Corbin, KY; lives in Knoxville, TN.  Novels, Children's Books. 
• Way, William, Jr.:
• Weaver, Candace: Knoxville. Teaches at Pellissippi State. Poetry.
• Weiss, Miriam Strauss, 1905--: Born in Tupelo, MS; lives in Memphis, TN. Religious Texts. 
• Welburn, Drummond, 1818-??:
• Wellman, Manly Wade, 1905-:
• Wells, Henry Willis, 1895-1978: Born in Sewanee, TN. Criticism, Nonfiction.
• Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931: Born in Holy Springs, MS. Lived in Memphis. Nonfiction. 
• West, Carroll Van: Murfreesboro. History.
• West, Michael Lee: Lebanon, TN. ETSU graduate.
• Wheeler, Pan Dodd:
• White, Jon Manchip, 1924--: Born in Cardiff, Wales, lives in Knoxville, TN. Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Screenplays, History, Biography. 
• White, Joseph L.:
• White, Lola: Nashville. Poetry.
• White, Robert Hiram:
• White, Robert Looney Caruthers, 1844-??:
• Whitehead, Don, 1908-??: Born in Inman, VA; lived in Concord, TN. History, Journalism, Nonfiction. 
• Whitson, Beth Slater, 1879-1930: Born in Goodrich, TN. Short Stories, Poetry. 
• Wichmann, Patricia (Guion):
• Wier, Allen, 1946-: Born in San Antonio, TX; lives in Knoxville, TN. Novels, Short Stories. 
• Wiley, Bell Irvin, 1906-1980: Born in Halls, TN. History, Nonfiction. 
• Wiley, Edwin, 1872-1924:
• Wilkins, Regina: Memphis. Poetry.
• Williams, Don: Knoxville. Journalism, fiction.
• Williams, Edwina (Dakin):
• Williams, Emma Inman, 1906-??: Born in Henderson, TN. History. 
• Williams, Joan, 1928-: Born in Memphis, TN. Novels. 
• Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932:
• Williams, Samuel Cole, 1864-1947: Born in Gibson County, TN. History. 
• Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983: Born in Columbus, MS; lived in Memphis, TN. Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Screenplays. 
• Williamson, Greg (Wesley), 1964-: Born in Columbus, OH; attended Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Poetry. 
• Williamson, James:
• Wills, Jesse Ely, 1899-??: Born in Nashville, TN. Poetry. 
• Wilson, Charles Reagan, 1948-: Born in Nashville, TN. History, Religious Texts. 
• Wilson, James, pseud.:
• Wilson, J. F.:
• Wilson, Jerome: Memphis. Short Stories.
• Wilson, John M., 1945-:
• Wilson, Leigh Allison, 1957--: Born in Rogersville, TN. Short Stories. 
• Wilson, Lisa: Nashville. Lives in Charlottesville VA. Poetry.
• Wilson, Marshall A.:
• Wilson, Samuel Tyndale, 1858-??:
• Wiltshire, Susan Ford, 1941--: Born in Amarillo, TX; lives in Nashville, TN. Nonfiction. 
• Wineburg, Ronna: Nonfiction.
• Wingfield, Marshall, 1893-:
• Winslow, Anne Goodwin, 1875-1959: Born in Memphis, TN. Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Nonfiction. 
• Winston, Nat Taylor, 1895-:
• Witherspoon, Mary Elizabeth (Rhyne), 1919--: Born in Marianna, FL; attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. Novels. 
• Womack, Steven, 1952--: Born in Nashville, TN. Novels, Mystery fiction, Screenplays. 
• Wood, Charles Winter:
• Wood, James Allen:
• Worsham, William Johnson, 1840-??:
• Wright, C. D. (Carolyn), 1949-: Born in Mountain Home, AR; attended Memphis State University. Poetry 
• Wright, Charles, 1935--: Born in Hardin County, TN. Poetry. 
• Wright, Donald K. (Kenton):
• Wright, Elizabeth M.:
• Wright, Nathalia, 1913-: Born in Athens, GA; lives in Maryville, TN. Poetry, Nonfiction. 
• Wright, Richard, 1908-1960: Born in Natchez, MS; lived in Memphis, TN.  Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Plays, Screenplays.
• Wyatt, Charles: Nashville. Poetry, fiction.
• Wynn, Ronald:

• Yellin, Carollynn:
• Yette, Samuel, 1929-: Born in Harriman, TN. Journalism, Nonfiction. 
• Yopp, Rubye Tennyson S., 1924-: Born in Hornsby, TN. Poetry. 
• York, Alvin C., 1887-1964: Born in Pall Mall, TN. Nonfiction. 
• Zimet, Kristin Camitta: Poetry.