By Any Other Name: Writers Named Ann
February 7, 2015 § 1 Comment
There have been many writers named “Ann” throughout the years, dating back to at least the seventeenth century. Here is a starting list:
– Ann Bancroft (b. 1955), American adventurer, author, and teacher.
– Ann Bannon (b. 1932), pen name of American pulp fiction author Ann Weldy.
– Ann Baynard (1672-1697), English natural philosopher and writer.
– Ann Beattie (b. 1947), American novelist and short story writer.
– Ann Eliza Bleecker (1752-1783), American correspondent and poet.
– Ann Brashares (b. 1967), American novelist.
– Ann Bridge (1889-1974), pen name of English novelist and traveler Mary Ann O’Malley (also known as “Cottie Sanders”).
– Ann Nolan Clark (1896-1995), American children’s book writer.
– Ann Cleeves (b. 1954), English crime fiction author.
– Ann Turner Cook (b. 1926), American mystery author.
– Ann C. Crispin (1950-2013), American sci-fi author.
– Ann Dally (1929-2007), English author and psychiatrist.
– Ann Darr (1920-2007), American educator and poet.
– Ann Diamond (b. 1951), Canadian novelist, poet, and short story writer.
– Ann Marie Di Mambro (b. 1950), Scottish playwright and screenwriter.
– Ann Downer (b. 1960), American fantasy author and poet.
– Ann, Lady Fanshawe (1625-1680), English memoirist.
– Ann Fienup-Riordan (b. 1948), American anthropologist and author.
– Ann Fisher-Wirth (b. 1947), American author and poet.
– Ann Smith Franklin (1696-1763), American editor, publisher, and writer.
– Ann Fagan Ginger (b. 1925), American activist, lawyer, teacher, and writer.
– Ann Granger (b. 1949), pen name of English novelist Patricia Ann Granger, who also published as “Ann Hulme”.
– Ann Griffiths (1776-1805), Welsh hymnwriter and poet.
– Ann Hood (b. 1956), American novelist and short story writer.
– Ann Harriet Hughes (1852-1910), Welsh novelist who wrote under the pen name “Gwyneth Vaughan”.
– Ann Ireland (b. 1953), Canadian novelist.
– Ann Jebb (1735-1812), English activist, reformer, and writer, who sometimes published under the pen name “Priscilla”.
– Ann Jellicoe (b. 1927), English actress, director, and playwright.
– Ann Jonas (1932-2013), American children’s book writer and illustrator.
– Ann Jones (b. 1937), American activist, author, and journalist.
– Ann Kelly (b. 1941), English children’s book writer and poet.
– Ann Lauterbach (b. 1943), American essayist, poet, and professor.
– Ann Major (b. 1946), pen name of American romance author Margaret Major Cleaves.
– Ann M. Martin (b. 1955), American children’s book writer.
– Ann (A.E.) Maxwell (b. 1944), American novelist who often collaborates with her husband, Evan Maxwell, and who also publishes under the pen names “Elizabeth Lowell” and “Lowell Charters”.
– Ann Moray (1909-1981), Welsh novelist and singer.
– Ann Oakley (b. 1944), English activist, sociologist, and writer.
– Ann Packer (b. 1959), American novelist and short story writer.
– Ann Patchett (b. 1963), American novelist.
– Ann Peebles (b. 1947), American singer and songwriter.
– Ann Petry (1908-1997), American novelist and short story writer.
– Ann Plato (c. 1824-sometime after 1841), American author, educator, and poet.
– Ann Quin (1936-1973), English novelist.
– Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823), English Gothic novelist.
– Ann Rinaldi (b. 1934), American novelist.
– Ann Ronnell (1906/08-1993), American composer and lyricist.
– Ann Rule (1931-2015), American crime author who also published under the pen names “Andy Stack”, “Arthur Stone”, and “Chris Hansen”.
– Ann Schlee (b. 1934), English novelist.
– Ann Eliza Smith (1819-1905), American author and poet.
– Ann Stanford (1916-1987), American editor, educator, poet, and translator.
– Ann S. Stephens (1810-1886), American editor and novelist.
– Ann Thwaite (b. 1932), English biographer and children’s book writer.
– Ann Turnbull (b. 1943), English children’s book writer.
– Ann Turner (b. 1945), American children’s book writer and poet.
– Ann Yearsley (1753-1806), English poet and writer.
– Ann Zwinger (1925-2014), American naturalist and writer.
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