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- C. P. ScottBritish journalist, publisher and politician (1846–1932)
- CædmonAncient English poet
- CajarcCajarc (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Lot department, Occitania, France.
- Callington (UK Parliament constituency)Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to th
- Camilo José CelaSpanish novelist, poet, essayist (1916–2002)
- Camilo José Cela CondeCamilo José Arcadio Cela Conde, 2nd Marquess of Iria Flavia (born 17 January 1946), is a S
- Candace BushnellAmerican author, journalist, and producer
- Cannabis in MichiganCannabis in Michigan is legal for recreational use. A 2018 initiative to legalize recreati
- Cantagalo, Rio de JaneiroCantagalo (Portuguese pronunciation: ), formerly spelled Cantagallo, is a city located in
- Canti (poetry collection)Canti is a collection of poems by Giacomo Leopardi written in 1835. The Canti is generally
- CanudosCanudos is a municipality in the northeast region of Bahia, Brazil. The original town, sin
- Cao XueqinChinese novelist and poet (1710–1765)
- Cao YuChinese playwright (1910–1996)
- Cao ZhiCao Wei prince and poet (192–232)
- Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)Captain (Capt) is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines and in both
- Carl BernsteinAmerican journalist (born 1944)
- Carl SpittelerSwiss writer (1845–1924)
- Carlo GoldoniItalian playwright (1707–1793)
- Carlo GozziItalian playwright (1720–1806)
- Carlos Drummond de AndradeBrazilian poet and writer
- Carlos Ruiz ZafónSpanish novelist (1964–2020)
- Carlos Vélez RieckehoffCarlos Vélez Rieckehoff (November 18, 1907 – November 19, 2005) was the President of the N
- Carmelo Delgado DelgadoCarmelo Delgado Delgado (April 20, 1913 – April 29, 1937) was a leader of the Puerto Rican
- Carmen AristeguiMexican journalist
- Carol Ann DuffyScottish poet and playwright (born 1955)
- Carola DibbellCarola Dibbell (born April 4, 1945) is an American music journalist and author.
- Caroline MooreheadCaroline Mary Moorehead OBE FRSL (born 28 October 1944) is a human rights journalist and b
- Carpe diemCarpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of t
- Carson McCullersAmerican writer (1917–1967)
- Caryl ChurchillBritish playwright (born 1938)
- Casimiro BerenguerCasimiro Berenguer Padilla was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the military instructor
- Castell'ArquatoCastell'Arquato (Italian pronunciation: ; Piacentino: Castél Arquä or Castél Arcuà) is an
- Cathedral (short story collection)Cathedral is the third major-press collection of short stories by American writer Raymond
- Catherine CooksonBritish novelist (1906–1998)
- Catherynne M. ValenteAmerican writer (born 1979)
- Cecil Day-LewisIrish-born British poet (1904–1972)
- Cecília MeirelesBrazilian writer and educator
- Cecily von ZiegesarAmerican author (born 1970)
- Cedar Park Cemetery, New JerseyCedar Park and Beth El Cemetery is a cemetery located in Emerson and Paramus, in Bergen Co
- Cenk UygurAmerican political commentator and activist (born 1970)
- César VallejoPeruvian writer & poet (1892–1938)
- Cesare SterbiniItalian writer and librettist
- Chairil AnwarIndonesian poet
- Chalvington with RipeThe civil parish of Chalvington with Ripe, in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England
- Chancellor of the Tang dynastyThe chancellor (Chinese: 宰相; pinyin: zǎixiàng) was a semi-formally designated office posit
- Charles Brockden BrownAmerican novelist, historian and editor
- Charles BukowskiAmerican writer (1920–1994)
- Charles CottonEnglish poet and writer (1630–1687)
- Charles KrauthammerAmerican psychiatrist and journalist (1950–2018)
- Charles Patrick GravesCharles Patrick Ranke Graves (1 December 1899 – 20 February 1971) was a British journalist
- Charles Paul de KockFrench novelist
- Charles PéguyFrench poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914)
- Charlotte BrontëEnglish novelist and poet (1816–1855)
- Charlotte ElliottEnglish poet and hymn writer (1789–1871)
- CharlottenlundCharlottenlund is a suburban area on the coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the adm
- Cheryl StrayedAmerican writer (born 1968)
- Chikamatsu MonzaemonJapanese playwright (1653–1725)
- Child of All NationsChild of All Nations is the second book in Pramoedya Ananta Toer's epic quartet called Bur
- Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNigerian writer (born 1977)
- Chiung YaoTaiwanese writer (1938–2024)
- Cho Ki-chonNorth Korean poet (1913–1951)
- Chris AnyanwuNigerian journalist and politician (born 1951)
- Christiane AmanpourBritish-Iranian news anchor and international correspondent
- Christina RossettiEnglish poet (1830–1894)
- Christopher and His KindChristopher and His Kind is a 1976 memoir by Anglo-American writer Christopher Isherwood,
- Christopher FryEnglish poet and playwright (1907–2005)
- Christopher IsherwoodEnglish and American novelist (1904–1986)
- Christopher OkigboNigerian poet (1932–1967)
- Christopher SmartEnglish poet (1722–1771)
- Chuck PalahniukAmerican novelist (born 1962)
- ChūnagonChūnagon (中納言) was a counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role
- Church of St James, CameleyThe Church of St James is a redundant church in Cameley, Somerset, England, dating from th
- ChuruliaChurulia is a suburb of Asansol under the Jamuria CD block, in the Asansol Sadar subdivisi
- Ciudad DaríoCiudad Darío (Spanish pronunciation: ) is a town and a municipality in the Matagalpa depar
- CivilWarLand in Bad DeclineCivilWarLand in Bad Decline is a book of short stories and a novella by the American write
- Civitella in Val di ChianaCivitella in Val di Chiana (official name), often also Civitella di Val di Chiana, is a co
- Clarice LispectorUkrainian-born Brazilian writer (1920–1977)
- Classical Armenian orthographyClassical Armenian orthography, traditional orthography or Mashtotsian orthography (Հայերէ
- Claude McKayJamaican American writer and poet (1890–1948)
- Claude SimonFrench novelist (1913–2005)
- Clemens BrentanoGerman poet and novelist (1778–1842)
- Clement Clarke MooreAmerican writer and professor (1779–1863)
- Clement Clarke Moore (clubman)Clement Clarke Moore (September 18, 1843 – December 15, 1910) was an American architect an
- Clément MarotFrench poet (1496–1544)
- Clifton MaybankClifton Maybank is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is locate
- Cloutierville, LouisianaCloutierville is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United Sta
- Cokie RobertsAmerican journalist and author (1943–2019)
- ColetteFrench novelist (1873–1954)
- Colleen McCulloughAustralian author (1937–2015)
- Colleretto GiacosaColleretto Giacosa is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Ita
- Colm TóibínIrish novelist and writer (born 1955)
- Colson WhiteheadAmerican novelist (born 1969)
- Comet in MoominlandComet in Moominland (Swedish: Kometjakten / Mumintrollet på kometjakt / Kometen kommer) is
- Commander (Royal Navy)Commander (Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is im
- Compton MackenzieScottish writer (1883–1972)
- Comte de LautréamontUruguayan-born French author (1846–1870)
- Conrad BlackCanadian and British newspaper publisher (born 1944)
- Corín TelladoSpanish writer (1927-2009)
- Cormac McCarthyAmerican writer (1933–2023)
- Cornelius RyanIrish-American journalist and military historian (1920–1974)
- Cotton, CheshireCotton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Holmes Chapel, in the Cheshire East
- Countee CullenAmerican author (1903–1946)
- Cross Channel (short story collection)Cross Channel is a collection of short stories by Julian Barnes, first published in 1996 b
- CynewulfOld English poet
- Cyprian NorwidPolish poet (1821–1883)
- Cyrano de BergeracFrench novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)
- Czesław MiłoszPolish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)