List of pen names

This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or for any of a number of reasons related to the marketing or aesthetic presentation of the work. The author's name may be known only to the publisher, or may come to be common knowledge.

A Pen name Real name Details A. C. Q. W. Anna Cabot Quincy Waterston 19th-century American poet, novelist, hymnist, diarist A. H. Tammsaare Anton Hansen 20th-century Estonian writer A. J. Finn Daniel Mallory Author of The Woman in the Window A. Flowerdew Alice Flowerdew English teacher, religious poet, hymnist A Friend Mary Elizabeth Lee 19th-century American writer A Lady Hannah Pickard 19th-century American novelist A Lady Jane Austen 19th-century British novelist A Lady of Maine Sally Wood Maine's first novelist A Lady of Massachusetts Sally Wood Maine's first novelist A Lady of South Carolina Mary Elizabeth Moragne Davis 19th-century American diarist, author A Layman Samuel Heywood (chief justice) 18th-century barrister and dissenter A New Englander Over-Sea John Neal Used to publish Authorship, a Tale A.A. Fair Erle Stanley Gardner One of several that he used Aapeli Simo Puupponen 20th-century Finnish writer and chatty article writer Aaron Wolfe Dean Koontz Abigail Van Buren Pauline Phillips and thenJeanne Phillips Mother and daughter advice columnists for Dear Abby Abram Tertz Andrei Sinyavsky Abu Nuwas Hasin ibn Hani al Hakami 8th-century Arabic language poet (Persia) Acton Bell Anne Brontë Ada L. Halstead Laura Eugenia Newhall American writer Adasha Katherine Grinnell American lecturer, author, social reformer Adidnac Lily C. Whitaker American author, educator Adrienne Julia Pleasants Creswell 19th-century American poet, novelist (also used pen name, "Amelia") Adunis Ali Ahmad Said Esber Syrian poet, essayist and translator Æ George William Russell Irish poet and theosophist (1867 - 1935) Aiguillette Matilda Marian Pullan 19th-century British writer Alan Gould Victor Canning Alan Smithee various Pen name used by American film directors under certain circumstances Alberto Moravia Alberto Pincherle Alcofribas Nasier François Rabelais Alex Kava Sharon M. Kava American author of psychological suspense novels Alexander Kent Douglas Reeman Alexis Hill Alexis Hill Jordan Louise Titchener and Ruth Glick 20th-century American romance novelists Algoth Tietäväinen Algot Untola 20th-century Finnish author Ali Hazelwood Unknown Italian-born American romance novelist and neuroscience professor who wrote The Love Hypothesis, Check & Mate, among other books Alice Acland Anne Wignall 20th-century English author Alice Addertongue Benjamin Franklin Alice Campion Denise Tart, Jane St Vincent Welch, Jane Richards, Jenny Crocker, and Madeline Oliver Group of Australian collaborative writers Alma Vivian Mylo Annie Virginia McCracken American author, editor Almafuerte Pedro Bonifacio Palacios 19th-century Argentine poet Alyssa Howard Louise Titchener, Eileen Buckholtz, Ruth Glick, and Carolyn Males 20th-century American romance novelists Amanda Cross Carolyn Gold Heilbrun 20th-century American mystery writer Amanda Quick Jayne Ann Krentz American writer of romance novels Amelia Amelia B. Coppuck Welby 19th-century American poet Ana Paula Arendt Railssa Peluti Alencar 21st-century Brazilian author Anatole France Jacques Anatole François Thibault 20th-century French author Andre Norton Alice Mary Norton 20th-century American fiction author whose other aliases include Andrew North and Allen Weston Andrej Zivor Andrej Tisma Andrew MacAllan James Leasor 20th-century British writer Andrew MacDonald William Luther Pierce Ann Atom Jeannette H. Walworth 19th-century American novelist, journalist Ann Landers Ruth Crowley and thenEppie Lederer Advice columnists for Ask Ann Landers Anna L. Cunningham Ada Langworthy Collier American poet, writer Anne Chaplet Cora Stephan 20th-century German crime novelist and journalist Anne Hathaway Mary Bigelow Ingham American writer, educator, social reformer Anne Knish Arthur Davison Ficke Co-author of Spectra: A Book of Poetic Experiments Anne Marreco Anne Wignall 20th-century English author Anne Perry Juliet Marion Hulme Anne Rice Howard Allen Frances O'Brien Other aliases: Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure Annie L. Forcello Florence Percy McIntyre American short story writer & journalist; other alias, Florence Allen Annulet Andrews Maude Andrews Ohl American journalist, poet, novelist Anonymous Joe Klein Used to conceal his identity for the initial publication of the novel Primary Colors Anthony Afterwit Benjamin Franklin Anthony Boucher William Anthony Parker White American science fiction editor and writer of mystery novels and short stories Anthony Burgess John Anthony Burgess Wilson 20th-century British writer Anthony Gilbert Lucy Beatrice Malleson British author of the Arthur Crook crime fiction novels Anthony Mills William Joseph Slim British military commander after writing novels, short stories, and other publications earlier in his career Anthony North Dean Koontz Antosha Chekhonte Anton Chekhov 19th-century Russian physician and author, who also used the pseudonyms "Man Without a Spleen" and "My Brother's Brother" Arkon Daraul Idries Shah Artemus Ward Charles Farrar Browne 19th-century American humor writer Asdreni Aleksandër Stavre Drenova 20th-century Albanian poet Auber Forestier Aubertine Woodward Moore 19th-century American musician, writer Aunt Dorothy Lettie S. Bigelow American poet and author of the long nineteenth century Aunt Fanny Frances Elizabeth Barrow 19th-century American children's writer Aunt Julia Julia Colman American temperance educator, activist, editor, writer of the long nineteenth century Aunt Libbie Elizabeth O. Sampson Hoyt American philosopher, author of the long nineteenth century Aunt Marjorie Margaret Elizabeth Sangster American poet, author, editor of the long nineteenth century Aunt Nabby Lizzie P. Evans-Hansell American novelist, short-story writer of the long nineteenth century Aunt Philury Helen M. Winslow American editor, author, publisher, journalist of the long nineteenth century Aunt Stomly Emeline S. Burlingame American editor and evangelist of the long nineteenth century Avi Edward Irving Wortis Ayako Sono Chizuko Miura 20th-century Japanese novelist Ayn Rand Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum 20th-century fiction writer and creator of the philosophy Objectivism Azorín José Martínez Ruiz

B Pen name Real name Details B. Phoebe Hinsdale Brown 19th-century American hymnwriterB.Matics BalázsHungarian blogger (The Honest Sorcerer) and science writer B. Traven unknown 20th-century novelist, aka Bruno Traven B. E. E. E. E. Brown 19th-century American writer, artist B. F. Cocker Benjamin Franklin Ba Jin Li Yaotang 20th-century Chinese writer Banaphul Balāi Chānd Mukhopādhyāy Bengali author, playwright and poet Barbara Michaels Barbara Mertz Barbara Vine Ruth Rendell Late 20th- and early 21st-century British author who wrote a subset of her work under this pseudonym Bartholomew Gill Mark C. McGarrity American crime fiction novelist and newspaper feature writer of nature and outdoor recreation topics BB Denys Watkins-Pitchford 20th-century illustrator and children's book author Beachcomber J. B. Morton and D. B. Wyndham Lewis Used for the surrealist humorous column By the Way in the Daily Express bell hooks Gloria Jean Watkins Belle Bremer Martina Swafford American poet of the long nineteenth century Benevolus Benjamin Franklin Bernardo Atxaga Joseba Irazu Garmendia Spanish Basque writer Berrintho Robert Roberthin 17th-century German poet Bessie Beech Martha D. Lincoln American author and journalist of the long nineteenth century Betsey Bancker Mary E. C. Bancker American author of the long nineteenth century Betsy B. Mary Therese Austin 19th-century American theater critic, travel writer Bharathidasan Kanagasabai Subburathnam 20th-century Tamil poet Bing Xin Xie Wanying 20th-century Chinese writer Blaise Cendrars Frédéric Louis Sauser Bob Hart Al Trace Boris Akunin Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili Boum Samantha Leriche-Gionet French Canadian animator, illustrator, and comic strip author Boz Charles Dickens 19th-century British novelist Boz Raymond Burrell Brada Henrietta Consuelo Sansom, Countess of Quigini Puliga French writer, novelist Branislav Nušić Alkibijad Nuša Brian Coffey Dean Koontz Brynjolf Bjarme Henrik Ibsen Busy Body Benjamin Franklin

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