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- D'Arcy NilandD'Arcy Francis Niland (20 October 1917 – 29 March 1967) was an Australian farm labourer, n
- Dafydd ap Gwilym14th-century Welsh poet
- Dale CarnegieAmerican writer and lecturer (1888–1955)
- Dalip FrashëriDalip bey Frashëri, also known with the pen-name Hyxhretiu (the exiled), was an Albanian B
- Dambudzo MarecheraZimbabwean writer (1952–1987)
- Damon RunyonAmerican writer (1880–1946)
- Dan BrownAmerican writer (born 1964)
- Dan RatherAmerican broadcast journalist (born 1931)
- DaṇḍinIndian writer
- Daniel HandlerAmerican writer (born 1970)
- Daniel PearlAmerican journalist beheaded by militants in Pakistan (1963–2002)
- Daniel SchneidermannFrench journalist (born 1958)
- Danielle SteelAmerican author (born 1947)
- Daniil KharmsRussian writer (1905–1942)
- Dante Gabriel RossettiEnglish poet and artist (1828–1882)
- Daphne Caruana GaliziaMaltese journalist and blogger (1964–2017)
- Daphne du MaurierEnglish novelist (1907–1989)
- Dashiell HammettAmerican writer (1894–1961)
- David AnnandDavid Annand MRSS (born 1948) is a Scottish sculptor.
- David Barker (zoologist)David Barker (18 February 1922 – 7 January 2009) was a British zoologist and neurologist s
- David BelascoAmerican theatrical figure (1853–1931)
- David BrinkleyAmerican journalist (1920–2003)
- David Cohen PrizeThe David Cohen Prize for Literature (est. 1993) is a biennial British literary award give
- David Foster WallaceAmerican writer (1962–2008)
- David Gemmell Awards for FantasyThe David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, established in memory of David Gemmell, were awarded
- David GrossmanIsraeli novelist (born 1954)
- David MaloufAustralian writer (1934–2026)
- David MametAmerican playwright, author, and filmmaker (born 1947)
- David Mitchell (author)English novelist and screenwriter (born 1969)
- David Stevens (screenwriter)David Stevens (22 December 1940 – 17 July 2018) was an Australian writer and director, bes
- David WilliamsonAustralian dramatist and playwright (born 1942)
- DBC PierreAustralian author (born 1961)
- Dean KoontzAmerican writer and screenwriter (born 1945)
- Debbie MacomberAmerican writer (born 1948)
- DebjanDebjan is a Bengali novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. The work is a fiction a
- DefeatismDefeatism is the acceptance of defeat without struggle, often with negative connotations.
- Democratic Association of VictoriaThe Democratic Association of Victoria was the first socialist organisation in Australia.
- Demyan BednySoviet poet (1883–1945)
- Denis FonvizinRussian playwright and writer (1745–1792)
- Denis Walker (activist)Denis P. Walker (2 December 1947 – 4 December 2017), also known as Bejam Kunmunara Jarlow
- Denise RobinsEnglish novelist (1897–1985)
- Derek WalcottSaint Lucian poet and playwright (1930–2017)
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und DichtungThe Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (in English German Academy for Language and
- Devonport, PlymouthDevonport ( DEV-ən-port), formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plym
- Diana GabaldonAmerican author (born 1952)
- Diana VreelandAmerican fashion columnist and editor (1903–1989)
- Dick FrancisEnglish jockey and crime writer (1920–2010)
- Dick King-SmithEnglish writer of children's books (1922–2011)
- Dillwyn ParrishGeorge Dillwyn Parrish (July 25, 1894 – August 6, 1941) was an American writer, illustrato
- Dimitar DimovBulgarian author, vet, and dramatist (1909–1966)
- Dimitar TalevBulgarian writer and member of the Bulgarian National Assembly (1898 - 1966)
- Dino BuzzatiItalian writer (1906–1972)
- Dionysios SolomosGreek national poet (1798–1857)
- Ditmar AwardThe Ditmar Award (formally the Australian SF ("Ditmar") Award; formerly the "Australian Sc
- Djuna BarnesAmerican Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892–1982)
- Dmitri PrigovRussian writer, artist, and Soviet dissident
- Dmitry GlukhovskyRussian author (born 1979)
- Dmitry MerezhkovskyRussian novelist (1866–1941)
- Documentary photographyDocumentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle
- Don DeLilloAmerican writer (born 1936)
- Donald DavieDonald Alfred Davie, FBA (17 July 1922 – 18 September 1995) was an English Movement poet,
- Donald Grant MitchellDonald Grant Mitchell (April 12, 1822 – December 15, 1908) was an American essayist and no
- Donna TarttAmerican novelist and writer
- Doris DownesDoris Downes (born 1961, Doris Raley Downes) is an American botanical artist, painter of n
- Doris LessingBritish novelist (1919–2013)
- Dorothea LangeAmerican photojournalist (1895–1965)
- Dorothea MackellarAustralian poet (1885–1968)
- Dorothy HeywardAmerican dramatist (1890–1961)
- Dorothy L. SayersEnglish novelist, translator and Christian writer (1893–1957)
- Dorothy ParkerAmerican poet, writer, critic (1893–1967)
- Dorothy WestAmerican novelist (1907–1998)
- Douglas AdamsEnglish writer and humourist (1952–2001)
- Douglas KenneyAmerican comedy writer (1946–1980)
- Douglas Murray (author)British author and political commentator (born 1979)
- Douglas Robinson (academic)Douglas Robinson (born September 30, 1954) is an American academic scholar, translator, an
- Dox (poet)Malagasy writer (1913-1978)
- Dragotin KetteSlovene poet
- Drama Desk AwardThe Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First
- Drohobycz GhettoDrohobycz Ghetto or Drohobych Ghetto was a Nazi ghetto in the city of Drohobych in Western
- Droste-PreisDroste-Preis is a literary prize awarded in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The city of Meersb
- Drown (short story collection)Drown is the semi-autobiographical, debut short story collection from Dominican-American a
- Dtv VerlagsgesellschaftThe dtv Verlagsgesellschaft is a German publishing house headquartered in Munich. It was f
- Du MuChinese calligrapher, poet and politician (803–852)
- Dublin Evening MailThe Dublin Evening Mail (renamed the Evening Mail in 1928) was one of Dublin's evening new
- DuBose HeywardAmerican dramatist (1885–1940)
- Dumfries AcademyDumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries in south west Scotland. It i
- Dunsany's chessDunsany's chess, also known as Dunsany's game, is an asymmetric chess variant in which Bla