Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Vladimir Sharov
Russian poet and writer
Died on Friday August 17th 2018
Drahoslav Makovička
Czech dramaturge and screenwriter (Angel in a Devil's Body
Died on Friday August 17th 2018
Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri
Algerian Islamic scholar and writer
Died on Thursday August 16th 2018
Stepan Pushyk
Ukrainian writer
Died on Wednesday August 15th 2018
Brunon Zwarra
Polish author
Died on Wednesday August 15th 2018
Chemmanam Chacko
Malayalam poet
Died on Wednesday August 15th 2018
Robley Wilson
American writer
Died on Wednesday August 15th 2018
Stepan Pushik
Ukrainian writer
Died on Wednesday August 15th 2018
Georges Hausemer
Luxembourg writer
Died on Tuesday August 14th 2018
Michael Scott Rohan
Scottish fantasy and science fiction author
Died on Monday August 13th 2018
Mahmut Makal
Turkish writer
Died on Monday August 13th 2018
Anita Miller
American author and publisher
Died on Sunday August 12th 2018
V. S. Naipaul
British writer (A House for Mr Biswas)
Died on Saturday August 11th 2018
William Corbett
American poet
Died on Friday August 10th 2018
David I. Cleland
American engineer and writer
Died on Thursday August 9th 2018
Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan
Bangladeshi military officer and writer
Died on Thursday August 9th 2018
Mary E. White
South African-born Australian paleobotanist and author
Died on Thursday August 9th 2018
John Glines
American producer and playwright
Died on Wednesday August 8th 2018
Stephen Juan
American anthropologist and author
Died on Tuesday August 7th 2018
Anya Krugovoy Silver
American poet
Died on Monday August 6th 2018
Pete Richens
English screenwriter (The Comic Strip Presents)
Died on Monday August 6th 2018
Ingrid Espelid Hovig
Norwegian television chef and cookbook author
Died on Friday August 3rd 2018
Winston Ntshona
South African actor and playwright
Died on Thursday August 2nd 2018
Michael A. Sheehan
American author and government official
Died on Thursday August 2nd 2018
Jalees Sherwani
Indian screenwriter and lyricist
Died on Wednesday August 1st 2018
Hellar Grabbi
Estonian writer and journalist
Died on Monday July 30th 2018
Ramapada Chowdhury
Indian writer
Died on Monday July 30th 2018
Carmen Guerrero Nakpil
author-historian and former chairman of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Died on Monday July 30th 2018
Enrique Verástegui
Peruvian poet
Died on Saturday July 28th 2018
Vladimir Voinovich
Russian writer
Died on Saturday July 28th 2018
Yale Udoff
American screenwriter
Died on Friday July 27th 2018
Clara Sereni
Italian author
Died on Thursday July 26th 2018
Christos Roumeliotakis
Greek poet
Died on Thursday July 26th 2018
Brian Kellow
American magazine editor (Opera News) and biographer
Died on Monday July 23rd 2018
Choi In-hun
South Korean writer (The Square)
Died on Monday July 23rd 2018
Jonathan Gold
American food critic (The Los Angeles Times
Died on Sunday July 22nd 2018
David Stevens
Palestinian-born Australian film director (The Sum of Us) and screenwriter (Breaker Morant)
Died on Sunday July 22nd 2018
Thaddeus Radzilowski
American historian and author
Died on Saturday July 21st 2018
Maria Spivak
Russian English translator (J.K. Rowling) and prose writer
Died on Friday July 20th 2018
Shinobu Hashimoto
Japanese screenwriter (Rashomon)
Died on Friday July 20th 2018
Gopaldas Neeraj
Indian poet and writer
Died on Thursday July 19th 2018
Hugh Whitemore
English playwright and screenwriter
Died on Wednesday July 18th 2018
John A. Stormer
American author ("None Dare Call it Treason")
Died on Monday July 16th 2018
Vidmantė Jasukaitytė
Lithuanian writer
Died on Saturday July 14th 2018
Henry Morgenthau III
American author and television producer
Died on Friday July 13th 2018
Atukwei Okai
Ghanaian poet and academic.
Died on Friday July 13th 2018
Clive King
English author (Stig of the Dump)
Died on Friday July 13th 2018
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz
American poet and activist
Died on Thursday July 12th 2018
Marion Woodman
Canadian author and psychologist
Died on Tuesday July 10th 2018
Amritlal Vegad
Indian author
Died on Sunday July 8th 2018
Michel Suffran
French novelist
Died on Friday July 6th 2018
Oleg Yuriev
Russian writer and translator
Died on Friday July 6th 2018
Oleg Alexandrowitsch Jurjew
Russian writer and translator
Died on Friday July 6th 2018
Rogelio Mangahas
Filipino poet and writer
Died on Wednesday July 4th 2018
Takahiro Satō
Japanese manga writer
Died on Tuesday July 3rd 2018
Jónas Kristjánsson
Icelandic writer and newspaper editor
Died on Tuesday July 3rd 2018
Timothy Murphy
American poet
Died on Tuesday July 3rd 2018
John James
British poet
Died on Friday June 29th 2018
Capital Gazette
columnist (The Capital)
Died on Friday June 29th 2018
Gerald Fischman
American columnist (The Capital)
Died on Friday June 29th 2018
Harlan Ellison
American author (A Boy and His Dog)
Died on Thursday June 28th 2018
Hugh Stuckey
Australian comedy and drama writer
Died on Monday June 25th 2018
Donald Hall
American poet
Died on Sunday June 24th 2018
Sujatha Devi
Indian poet
Died on Saturday June 23rd 2018
Sangdao Sattaman
Thai poet
Died on Saturday June 23rd 2018
Nathan Shaham
Israeli writer
Died on Wednesday June 20th 2018
Sándor Kányádi
Hungarian poet and translator
Died on Wednesday June 20th 2018
Paul Gratzik
German writer
Died on Tuesday June 19th 2018
Ivan Drach
Ukrainian poet
Died on Tuesday June 19th 2018