Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Hualing Nieh Engle
Chinese-born American author and academic
Died on Monday October 21st 2024
Reba White Williams
American author and philanthropist
Died on Monday October 21st 2024
Maurice Henrie
Canadian writer and academic
Died on Sunday October 20th 2024
Elisabeth Harvor
Canadian writer
Died on Sunday October 20th 2024
Judith de Kom
Dutch-Surinamese activist and novelist. (death announced on this date)
Died on Friday October 18th 2024
Sherry Coben
American television writer and producer (Kate & Allie)
Died on Friday October 18th 2024
Stan Persky
Canadian writer and media commentator
Died on Thursday October 17th 2024
Rieko Nakagawa
Japanese writer and lyricist
Died on Thursday October 17th 2024
Daniel K. Hoh
American television writer (Station 19)
Died on Thursday October 17th 2024
Alexandre Voisard
Swiss writer and politician
Died on Tuesday October 15th 2024
Gabriela Melinescu
Romanian-born Swedish writer and essayist
Died on Tuesday October 15th 2024
Marie Benetková
Czech writer
Died on Tuesday October 15th 2024
Antonio Skármeta
Chilean writer (Ardiente paciencia)
Died on Tuesday October 15th 2024
Megan Marshack
American television news writer and producer
Died on Saturday October 12th 2024
Fleur Adcock
New Zealand poet
Died on Friday October 11th 2024
Bruno Pochesci
Italian-born French musician and writer
Died on Thursday October 10th 2024
Richard Woodman
English novelist and naval historian
Died on Thursday October 10th 2024
Donald L. Barlett
American investigative journalist and non-fiction writer
Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Lily Ebert
Hungarian-born British Holocaust survivor and writer
Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Robert Coover
American author (The Public Burning
Died on Monday October 7th 2024
Sammy Basso
Italian biologist and writer
Died on Sunday October 6th 2024
Allan Blye
Canadian-born American television writer (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Died on Sunday October 6th 2024
Barbara Blackman
Australian writer and philanthropist
Died on Saturday October 5th 2024
John Gierach
American author and freelance writer
Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Lewis Turco
American poet and author
Died on Friday October 4th 2024
Pierre Christin
French comics writer
Died on Thursday October 3rd 2024
Doumbi Fakoly
Malian writer
Died on Tuesday October 1st 2024
Ella Leffland
American novelist and short story writer
Died on Monday September 30th 2024
Thomas Rockwell
American children's author
Died on Monday September 30th 2024
Peter Andruška
Slovak poet
Died on Monday September 30th 2024
Jacques Réda
French poet and magazine editor (Nouvelle Revue Française)
Died on Monday September 30th 2024
Harold D. Guither
American agricultural economist and writer
Died on Sunday September 29th 2024
Bengt Frithiofsson
Swedish wine writer (Svenska Dagbladet
Died on Saturday September 28th 2024
Armando Freitas Filho
Brazilian poet
Died on Friday September 27th 2024
Keki N. Daruwalla
Indian poet and short story writer
Died on Friday September 27th 2024
Murray Greenfield
American-born Israeli writer
Died on Thursday September 26th 2024
Anja Jantschik
German journalist and writer
Died on Wednesday September 25th 2024
Ian Davidson
British scriptwriter (The Two Ronnies
Died on Tuesday September 24th 2024
Maxime Tandonnet
French civil servant and writer
Died on Monday September 23rd 2024
Richard Dyer
American music critic
Died on Saturday September 21st 2024
Chris Jones
English rock climber and writer
Died on Saturday September 21st 2024
Zahir Al Ghafri
Omani poet
Died on Saturday September 21st 2024
Neil King Jr.
American journalist and author
Died on Friday September 20th 2024
Nelson DeMille
American novelist
Died on Wednesday September 18th 2024
Ernesto Franco
Italian academic and writer
Died on Wednesday September 18th 2024
Elaine DePrince
American author and activist
Died on Monday September 16th 2024
Elias Khoury
Lebanese novelist and public intellectual
Died on Sunday September 15th 2024
Graciela Maturo
Argentine poet and academic
Died on Sunday September 15th 2024
Sebastiano Sandro Ravagnani
Italian TV author
Died on Friday September 13th 2024
Jacques Rouchouse
French radio producer and music critic
Died on Thursday September 12th 2024
Jean-Henri Meunier
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Thursday September 12th 2024
Tina McElroy Ansa
American novelist and journalist
Died on Wednesday September 11th 2024
Anne-José Lemonnier
French poet and librarian
Died on Wednesday September 11th 2024
Rashad Abu Sakhila
Palestinian actor and poet
Died on Sunday September 8th 2024
James Matthews
South African poet
Died on Saturday September 7th 2024
Ioan Moldovan
Romanian poet
Died on Saturday September 7th 2024
Augusto M. Seabra
Portuguese music and cinema critic
Died on Thursday September 5th 2024
Aruna Vasudev
Indian film scholar and critic
Died on Thursday September 5th 2024
Victoria Thompson
American author
Died on Wednesday September 4th 2024
Noel Parmentel
American essayist
Died on Wednesday September 4th 2024
Zdravko Krstanović
Serbian poet
Died on Wednesday September 4th 2024
Eric Gilliland
American television producer and writer (Roseanne
Died on Tuesday September 3rd 2024
Vladimir Turiyansky
Russian poet
Died on Monday September 2nd 2024
Stevie Cameron
Canadian journalist and author
Died on Monday September 2nd 2024
Daniela Hodrová
Czech writer and literary scholar
Died on Sunday September 1st 2024
K. J. Baby
Indian writer
Died on Sunday September 1st 2024
Willie Zingani
Malawi writer and journalist
Died on Sunday September 1st 2024
Jessica Mbangeni
South African praise poet and singer
Died on Saturday August 31st 2024
Mohamad Ali Bahmani
Iranian poet
Died on Friday August 30th 2024
Darrel J. McLeod
Canadian Cree writer
Died on Friday August 30th 2024
Steve Silberman
American writer (NeuroTribes)
Died on Thursday August 29th 2024
Michael Bawtree
Canadian playwright (The Last of the Tsars) and theatre director
Died on Wednesday August 28th 2024
Gholam Reza Afkhami
Iranian scholar and author
Died on Wednesday August 28th 2024
Benoîte Crevoisier
Swiss writer and schoolteacher
Died on Tuesday August 27th 2024
Rudy Franchi
American author and television personality (Antiques Roadshow)
Died on Monday August 26th 2024
Scott Thorson
American gigolo and writer
Died on Monday August 26th 2024
Jiří Hanibal
Czech writer
Died on Friday August 23rd 2024
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe
British-born American painter and art critic
Died on Friday August 23rd 2024
Ghulam Murshid
Bangladeshi writer and journalist
Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Roy Minton
English playwright
Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Sigit Riyanto
Indonesian lecturer and writer
Died on Wednesday August 21st 2024
Somaya Ramadan
Egyptian writer and translator
Died on Tuesday August 20th 2024
Landon Jones
American editor and author
Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Christian Estèbe
French novelist
Died on Sunday August 18th 2024
Hettie Jones
American poet
Died on Thursday August 15th 2024
Dennis Brent
American magazine publisher and author
Died on Thursday August 15th 2024
Brigitte Blobel
German writer
Died on Wednesday August 14th 2024
Sergio Donati
Italian screenwriter (Once Upon a Time in the West
Died on Tuesday August 13th 2024
Márcio Souza
Brazilian writer (Galvez – Imperador do Acre)
Died on Monday August 12th 2024
Lee Spetner
American-Israeli biophysicist and creationist author
Died on Monday August 12th 2024
Charles R. Cross
American author (Heavier Than Heaven
Died on Monday August 12th 2024
Annick de Souzenelle
French writer
Died on Sunday August 11th 2024
Carlos Germán Belli
Peruvian poet
Died on Saturday August 10th 2024