Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Priit Vesilind
Estonian-American photojournalist and author
Died on Sunday November 5th 2023
Gieve Patel
Indian poet
Died on Saturday November 4th 2023
Omar Abu Shawish
Palestinian author and poet
Died on Friday November 3rd 2023
Barry McKinnon
Canadian poet
Died on Friday November 3rd 2023
Henri Lopes
Congolese writer
Died on Friday November 3rd 2023
Peter S. Fischer
American television writer (Murder
Died on Thursday November 2nd 2023
Chen Wei-ling
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (Autumn's Concerto)
Died on Thursday November 2nd 2023
Jaan Rannap
Estonian children's writer and track-and-field athlete
Died on Wednesday November 1st 2023
Huguette Maure
French writer
Died on Tuesday October 31st 2023
Ernesto Ferrero
Italian writer and literary critic
Died on Tuesday October 31st 2023
Laiq Zada Laiq
Pakistani poet
Died on Tuesday October 31st 2023
Amos Aricha
Israeli playwright and author
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
Janina David
British writer and translator
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
Eva Kollisch
Austrian-American lesbian rights activist and writer
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
Beverley Dunlop
New Zealand author
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
Rutt Hinrikus
Estonian literary researcher and critic
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
Peter Olausson
Swedish author and webmaster
Died on Saturday October 28th 2023
Layla Balabakki
Lebanese novelist and journalist
Died on Saturday October 28th 2023
Stephen Kandel
American television writer
Died on Thursday October 26th 2023
Jack Anderson
American poet and dance critic
Died on Thursday October 26th 2023
Christiane Collange
French journalist and author
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Gunnar Kaiser
German writer and political blogger
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Mirosław Obłoński
Polish writer
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Wang Dianzuo
Chinese scientist and author
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Jean-Paul Bourre
French writer and press and radio journalist
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Eduard Krečmar
Czech lyricist (Princess Goldilocks) and librettist
Died on Monday October 23rd 2023
Hiba Abu Nada
Palestinian poet
Died on Monday October 23rd 2023
Amanda Aizpuriete
Latvian poet and translator
Died on Monday October 23rd 2023
Hiba Kamal Abu Nada
poet
Died on Saturday October 21st 2023
Vincent Patrick
American author and screenwriter (The Pope of Greenwich Village
Died on Thursday October 19th 2023
Roger Greenhalgh
British academic and writer
Died on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Seong Ki-jo
South Korean poet
Died on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Chittaranjan Nepali
Nepalese writer and historian
Died on Tuesday October 17th 2023
Mercedes Vostell
Spanish writer
Died on Monday October 16th 2023
Michel Lapierre
Canadian writer and journalist (Ici
Died on Monday October 16th 2023
Song Kijo
South Korean poet
Died on Monday October 16th 2023
Seong Seong-jo
South Korean poet
Died on Monday October 16th 2023
Nesipbek Ayt
Kazakh poet
Died on Monday October 16th 2023
Ghulam Nabi Khayal
Indian poet and essayist
Died on Sunday October 15th 2023
Remei Margarit
Spanish Catalan singer-songwriter and writer
Died on Saturday October 14th 2023
Rein Saluri
Estonian writer and playwright
Died on Friday October 13th 2023
Keith Giffen
American comics artist and writer (Lobo
Died on Thursday October 12th 2023
Louise Meriwether
American author (Daddy Was a Number Runner) and activist
Died on Wednesday October 11th 2023
Daniel Giraud
French essayist
Died on Tuesday October 10th 2023
Críostóir Ó Floinn
Irish writer
Died on Tuesday October 10th 2023
Kim Namjo
South Korean poet
Died on Tuesday October 10th 2023
David Benedictus
English novelist (The Fourth of June
Died on Monday October 9th 2023
James Jorden
American journalist and music critic (Parterre Box)
Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Beno Budar
Sorbian writer
Died on Sunday October 8th 2023
Terence Davies
British screenwriter and film director (Distant Voices
Died on Saturday October 7th 2023
Asad Chowdhury
Bangladeshi poet
Died on Thursday October 5th 2023
Marina Mizzau
Italian writer and essayist
Died on Thursday October 5th 2023
Sissel Lange-Nielsen
Norwegian writer
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Kamal Ruhayyim
Egyptian writer (Diary of a Jewish Muslim
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Trienke Laurie
South African poet
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Johannes Kühn
German poet
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Petar Sarić
Serbian poet and prose writer
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
Tripurari Sharma
Indian playwright
Died on Monday October 2nd 2023
Ganira Pashayeva
Azerbaijani politician and poet
Died on Thursday September 28th 2023
Maurice Leitch
Northern Irish author (Silver's City
Died on Thursday September 28th 2023
Fayez Rashid
Palestinian political writer
Died on Thursday September 28th 2023
Bernard Toublanc-Michel
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Wednesday September 27th 2023
Dorra Bouzid
Tunisian feminist and art critic
Died on Tuesday September 26th 2023
Zoleka Mandela
South African writer
Died on Tuesday September 26th 2023
Volodymyr Khmelnytskyi
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday September 25th 2023
Vladimir Khmelnitsky
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday September 25th 2023
Lin Heng-tai
Taiwanese poet and writer
Died on Monday September 25th 2023
Erik Aschengreen
Danish historian and dance critic
Died on Monday September 25th 2023
Václav Šašek
Czech screenwriter (Intimate Lighting
Died on Saturday September 23rd 2023
Boris Ostanin
Russian writer
Died on Saturday September 23rd 2023
Maria Carmem Barbosa
Brazilian playwright and screenwriter (Olho no Olho
Died on Friday September 22nd 2023
Eugenia Viteri
Ecuadorian writer
Died on Friday September 22nd 2023
Dione Venables
English novelist and publisher
Died on Thursday September 21st 2023
Mubarak Qazi
Pakistani poet
Died on Wednesday September 20th 2023
Syed Salahuddin Zaki
Bangladeshi film director (Ghuddi) and screenwriter (Nodir Naam Modhumoti
Died on Tuesday September 19th 2023
David Fennario
Canadian playwright
Died on Monday September 18th 2023
Torsti Lehtinen
Finnish writer and philosopher
Died on Monday September 18th 2023
Helvi Jürisson
Estonian poet
Died on Sunday September 17th 2023