Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Barbara Ehrenreich
American author and political activist
Died on Friday September 2nd 2022
Bang Young-ung
South Korean novelist
Died on Thursday September 1st 2022
Phillip Mann
British-born New Zealand writer
Died on Thursday September 1st 2022
Normand Chaurette
Canadian playwright
Died on Thursday September 1st 2022
Francesco Manganelli
Italian politician and writer
Died on Thursday September 1st 2022
Roger Jouet
French writer and politician
Died on Monday August 29th 2022
Vicenç Pagès
Spanish writer and literary critic
Died on Saturday August 27th 2022
Mani Nagaraj
Indian film director and screenwriter (Pencil)
Died on Thursday August 25th 2022
Jonathan Destin
French writer and anti-bullying activist
Died on Thursday August 25th 2022
Mahbub Talukdar
Bangladeshi poet and civil servant
Died on Wednesday August 24th 2022
Marc Lapadula
American playwright
Died on Wednesday August 24th 2022
Kate Holbrook
American historian and writer
Died on Monday August 22nd 2022
Michael Malone
American author and television writer
Died on Monday August 22nd 2022
Alexei Panshin
American writer and science fiction critic
Died on Monday August 22nd 2022
Mark Girouard
British architectural writer
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Nur Tabar
Tajik writer and politician
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Frederick Buechner
American novelist (A Long Day's Dying
Died on Monday August 15th 2022
Philip Purser
British television critic and novelist
Died on Monday August 15th 2022
Nicholas Evans
English writer (The Horse Whisperer)
Died on Monday August 15th 2022
Francesc Gras Salas
Spanish ophtalmologist and writer
Died on Sunday August 14th 2022
Ekaterina Yosifova
Bulgarian educator and poet
Died on Saturday August 13th 2022
Ekaterina Petrova Yosifova
Bulgarian educator and poet
Died on Saturday August 13th 2022
German Vitke
Russian poet and songwriter
Died on Friday August 12th 2022
Leslie Griffith
American writer and journalist
Died on Friday August 12th 2022
Ranjit Patnaik
Indian screenwriter (Bhala Pae Tate 100 Ru 100)
Died on Wednesday August 10th 2022
Raymond Briggs
British writer and illustrator (The Snowman
Died on Wednesday August 10th 2022
Elana Dykewomon
American lesbian activist and author
Died on Sunday August 7th 2022
Jan Longone
American food historian and writer
Died on Sunday August 7th 2022
Eike Christian Hirsch
German journalist and writer
Died on Sunday August 7th 2022
Ana Luísa Amaral
Portuguese poet
Died on Saturday August 6th 2022
Evan Jones
Australian poet
Died on Saturday August 6th 2022
Shirley Barrett
Australian film director and screenwriter (Love Serenade)
Died on Saturday August 6th 2022
Bruce Grant
Australian writer and journalist
Died on Friday August 5th 2022
Doc Dockery
American businessman and author
Died on Friday August 5th 2022
Stuart Briscoe
English-born American evangelical Christian author
Died on Thursday August 4th 2022
Melissa Bank
American writer (The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing)
Died on Thursday August 4th 2022
Yvonne Baby
French journalist and novelist
Died on Thursday August 4th 2022
Randy Farb
American librarian and comic strip author
Died on Wednesday August 3rd 2022
C.C. Dockery
American businessman and author
Died on Tuesday August 2nd 2022
Cont Mhlanga
Zimbabwean playwright
Died on Tuesday August 2nd 2022
Maria Frisé
German journalist and author
Died on Monday August 1st 2022
David Ireland
Australian author (The Unknown Industrial Prisoner) (death announced on this date)
Died on Friday July 29th 2022
Pietro Citati
Italian writer and literary critic
Died on Thursday July 28th 2022
Paul Garon
American writer and blues historian
Died on Thursday July 28th 2022
Inger Alfvén
Swedish author and sociologist
Died on Tuesday July 26th 2022
Marjorie Crocombe
Cook Islands author and academic
Died on Tuesday July 26th 2022
Aaron Latham
American journalist and screenwriter (Urban Cowboy
Died on Monday July 25th 2022
Kyaw Min Yu
Burmese political activist and writer
Died on Monday July 25th 2022
Rinus Ferdinandusse
Dutch writer and journalist
Died on Sunday July 24th 2022
Michel Schneider
French writer and musicologist
Died on Friday July 22nd 2022
Cas Enklaar
Dutch actor and writer (Toneelgroep Amsterdam
Died on Friday July 22nd 2022
Alan Grant
Scottish comic book writer (Judge Dredd
Died on Thursday July 21st 2022
Sean Kelly
Canadian humorist and writer (National Lampoon
Died on Wednesday July 20th 2022
Maxime Feri Farzaneh
French-Iranian writer and filmmaker
Died on Wednesday July 20th 2022
Vladimir Kos
Slovenian Jesuit missionary and poet
Died on Tuesday July 19th 2022
Erden Kıral
Turkish film director and screenwriter (On Fertile Lands
Died on Monday July 18th 2022
Don Mattera
South African poet and writer
Died on Monday July 18th 2022
Eric Flint
American author (1632) and editor
Died on Monday July 18th 2022