// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Lists of American writers go to therapy? It had a lot of authors to work through.

"American writers" and "American authors" redirect here. For the band, see American Authors. For 1824–25 publication, see American Writers. For the 2001–02 C-SPAN series, see American Writers: A Journey Through History.

The Lists of American writers include:

United States

By ethnicity

• List of African-American writers
• List of Asian-American writers
• List of Cuban-American writers
• List of Egyptian-American writers
• List of Italian-American women writers
• List of Jewish-American writers
• List of Korean-American writers
• List of Mexican-American writers
• List of Puerto Rican writers
• List of indigenous writers of the Americas (not limited to the U.S.)

By field

• List of American literary critics
• List of American novelists
• List of American playwrights
• List of American poets
• List of American print journalists
• List of American sportswriters

By region

• List of Michigan writers
• List of San Francisco Bay Area writers
• List of Utah writers

Other regions of the Americas

• List of American expatriate writers
• List of Central American writers
• List of Latin American writers
• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas (not limited to the US)