Category:Works by American writers

• Films with screenplays by American writers (1,133 C)
• American works adapted into films (3 C, 2 P)
• American works adapted into television shows (1 C)
• American books by writer (434 C)
• American novels by writer (858 C)
• American plays by writer (222 C, 1 P)
• American poetry by writer (37 C)
• American short stories by writer (116 C)
• American short story collections by writer (114 C)
• American speculative fiction works by writer (146 C)

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• African-American literature by writer (61 C)
• Arab-American literature by writer (7 C)
• Asian-American literature by writer (41 C)
• Hispanic and Latino American literature by writer (17 C)
• Jewish American literature by writer (39 C, 1 P)
• Native American literature by writer (12 C)

A

• Works by J. J. Abrams (6 C, 1 P)
• Works by Scott Adams (2 C)
• Works by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (3 C)
• Works by Louisa May Alcott (1 C, 5 P)
• Works by Alan Alda (3 C)
• Works by Sherman Alexie (2 C, 2 P)
• Works by Horatio Alger Jr. (2 P)
• Works by Henry Wilson Allen (2 C)
• Works by Justin Allen (1 P)
• Works by Woody Allen (5 C, 3 P)
• Works by Paul Thomas Anderson (3 C)
• Works by Mark Andrews (2 C)
• Works by Maya Angelou (5 C)
• Works by Kenneth Anger (1 C, 1 P)
• Works by Gloria E. Anzaldúa (5 P)
• Works by Judd Apatow (4 C, 1 P)
• Works by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec (2 C)
• Works by Roscoe Arbuckle (2 C, 1 P)
• Works by Robert Ardrey (4 C, 1 P)
• Works by Darren Aronofsky (3 C, 1 P)
• Works by Howard Ashman (6 C)
• Works by Isaac Asimov (3 C, 6 P)
• Works by Paul Attanasio (2 C)
• Works by Harold Atteridge (3 C)
• Works by W. H. Auden (4 C, 2 P)
• Works by Paul Auster (3 C)
• Works by George Axelrod (3 C)
• Works by David Ayer (3 C)
• Works by Dan Aykroyd (4 C, 2 P)

B

• Works by Richard Bach (5 P)
• Works by Will Christopher Baer (1 C)
• Plays by Jon Robin Baitz (3 P)
• Works by Ralph Bakshi (4 C, 3 P)
• Works by James Baldwin (4 C, 1 P)
• Works by Alan Ball (screenwriter) (4 C)
• Plays by Amiri Baraka (2 P)
• Works by Carl Barks (3 C)
• Works by Dave Barry (1 C, 5 P)
• Works by John Barth (1 C, 1 P)
• Works by Philip Bartholomae (3 C)
• Works by L. Frank Baum (1 C, 16 P)
• Works by Warren Beatty (3 C, 2 P)
• Works by Saul Bellow (1 C, 1 P)
• Works by Brian Michael Bendis (3 C, 3 P)
• Works by David Benioff (4 C, 1 P)
• Works by Ophelia Benson (2 P)
• Works by Robert Benton (2 C)
• Works by Alec Berg (3 C)
• Works by Peter Berg (7 C)
• Works by Greg Berlanti (6 C)
• Works by Armyan Bernstein (3 C)
• Works by Thomas Bezucha (2 C)
• Works by Bill Maher (2 C)
• Works by Michael Bishop (author) (2 C)
• Works by Dustin Lance Black (2 C)
• Works by Holly Black (2 C, 3 P)
• Works by William Peter Blatty (4 C)
• Works by Robert Bloch (4 C, 7 P)
• Works by Henry Blossom (5 C)
• Works by Judy Blume (1 C, 3 P)
• Works by Ian Bogost (2 P)
• Works by Murray Bookchin (4 P)
• Works by Anthony Boucher (5 P)
• Works by Paul Bowles (3 C)
• Works by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1 C, 13 P)
• Works by Brannon Braga (5 C)
• Works by Louis Brandeis (3 P)
• Works by Richard Brautigan (1 C, 14 P)
• Works by Berkeley Breathed (3 C, 7 P)
• Works by Neil Breen (3 C)
• Works by Craig Brewer (2 C)
• Works by Stephen Breyer (1 C, 1 P)
• Works by Marshall Brickman (4 C)
• Works by Matthew Bright (2 C)
• Works by Steven Brill (2 C)
• Works by David Brock (1 C)
• Works by Michael Brodsky (1 C)
• Works by Gwendolyn Brooks (3 P)
• Works by Mel Brooks (7 C, 4 P)
• Works by Richard Brooks (2 C)
• Works by Julie Brown (5 C, 1 P)
• Works by William Wells Brown (2 C)
• Works by Ed Brubaker (2 C, 3 P)
• Works by Pearl S. Buck (2 C, 3 P)
• Works by Charles Bukowski (3 C, 3 P)
• Works by Scott Z. Burns (3 C, 2 P)
• Works by Edgar Rice Burroughs (3 C, 1 P, 1 F)
• Works by William S. Burroughs (2 C, 3 P)
• Works by Jim Butcher (1 C, 2 P)
• Works by Brian Patrick Butler (2 C)
• Works by Chris Butler (2 C)
• Works by Octavia Butler (1 C, 3 P)

C

• Works by Meg Cabot (1 C, 1 P)
• Works by James M. Cain (3 C, 9 P)
• Works by Erskine Caldwell (13 P)
• Works by Truman Capote (8 C, 2 P)
• Works by J. S. Cardone (2 C)
• Works by Joe Carnahan (3 C)
• Works by John Carpenter (5 C, 2 P)
• Works by John Dickson Carr (2 C)
• Works by Nicholas G. Carr (2 P)
• Works by Chris Carter (screenwriter) (4 C)
• Works by Stephen L. Carter (4 P)
• Plays by Steve Carter (playwright) (5 P)
• Works by Raymond Carver (3 C, 1 P)
• Works by Shaun Cassidy (3 C)
• Works by Carlos Castaneda (4 P)
• Works by Willa Cather (3 C, 2 P)
• Works by Michael Chabon (4 C, 1 P)
• Works by Jack L. Chalker (1 C, 1 P)
• Works by Becky Chambers (1 C, 3 P)
• Works by Raymond Chandler (5 C, 1 P)
• Works by Ying Chang Compestine (1 C, 4 P)
• Works by David Chase (2 C)
• Plays by Paddy Chayefsky (6 P)
• Works by Paddy Chayefsky (2 C, 5 P)
• Works by Stephen Chbosky (3 C, 1 P)
• Works by Jay Cheel (2 C, 2 P)
• Works by John Cheever (2 C)
• Works by Charles W. Chesnutt (2 C)
• Works by Ted Chiang (1 C, 4 P)
• Works by Lydia Maria Child (1 C, 3 P)
• Works by Frank Chin (1 C, 3 P)
• Works by Noam Chomsky (1 C, 5 P)
• Works by Kate Chopin (2 C, 1 P)
• Works by Tom Clancy (2 C, 1 P)
• Works by Cassandra Clare (2 C)
• Works by Chris Claremont (3 C, 1 P)
• Works by James Clavell (4 C, 1 P)
• Works by William Clayton (Mormon) (2 P)
• Works by George Clooney (3 C, 1 P)
• Works by Ta-Nehisi Coates (1 C, 3 P)
• Works by Harlan Coben (3 C)
• Works by David X. Cohen (1 C, 4 P)
• Works by Larry Cohen (3 C)
• Works by Spenser Cohen (2 C)
• Works by Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (3 C, 2 P)
• Works by Steven Conrad (2 C)
• Works by Gerry Conway (3 C)
• Works by James Fenimore Cooper (1 C, 4 P)
• Works by Francis Ford Coppola (3 C)
• Works by Roman Coppola (2 C)
• Works by Sofia Coppola (3 C)
• Works by Bill Cosby (3 C, 5 P)
• Works by Bruce Coville (1 C, 3 P)
• Works by Stephen Crane (2 C, 4 P)
• Works by Michael Cristofer (2 C, 1 P)
• Works by David Cross (1 C, 2 P)
• Works by Christopher Crowe (screenwriter) (3 C)
• Works by Jennifer Crusie (3 P)
• Works by Billy Crystal (2 C, 2 P)
• Works by E. E. Cummings (1 C, 5 P)
• Works by Carlton Cuse (3 C)
• Works by Clive Cussler (3 C)

D

• Works by Dinesh D'Souza (3 C)
• Works by Nia DaCosta (2 C)
• Works by John Dahl (3 C)
• Works by John Francis Daley (3 C)
• Works by Rodney Dangerfield (2 C)
• Works by Greg Daniels (3 C)
• Works by Peter David (2 C, 3 P)
• Works by Donald Davidson (poet) (3 P)
• Works by MaryJanice Davidson (1 C)
• Works by L. Sprague de Camp (7 C, 3 P)
• Works by Steven E. de Souza (4 C)
• Works by Jeffery Deaver (1 C, 2 P)
• Works by Kim Deitch (3 P)
• Works by Ted Dekker (1 C)
• Works by Steven S. DeKnight (2 C)
• Works by Samuel Delany (3 C)
• Works by Vine Deloria Jr. (3 P)
• Works by Jonathan Demme (2 C)
• Works by James DeMonaco (3 C, 1 P)
• Works by Douglas Den Uyl (3 P)
• Works by Bradley Denton (3 P)
• Works by Tomie de Paola (5 P)
• Works by John Dewey (8 P)
• Works by Jared Diamond (7 P)
• Works by Junot Díaz (4 P)
• Works by Joan Didion (3 C, 1 P)
• Works by J. D. Dillard (2 C)
• Works by Paul Dini (3 C)
• Works by Michael Dinner (2 C)
• Works by Katie Dippold (2 C)