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- W. Eugene SmithAmerican photojournalist (1918–1978)
- W. G. SebaldGerman writer and academic (1944–2001)
- W. S. GilbertEnglish dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911)
- W. Somerset MaughamEnglish playwright and author (1874–1965)
- W. T. SteadEnglish newspaper editor (1849–1912)
- Waka (poetry)Waka (和歌, "Japanese poem") is a type of poetry in classical Japanese literature. Although
- Walker EvansAmerican photographer and photojournalist (1903–1975)
- Walker PercyAmerican writer (1916–1990)
- Wallace StevensAmerican poet (1879–1955)
- Wallace ThurmanAmerican novelist and screenwriter (1902–1934)
- Walter Savage LandorEnglish writer, poet, and activist (1775–1864)
- Walter WinchellAmerican gossip reporter (1897–1972)
- Walther von der VogelweideGerman Minnesänger (c. 1170 – c. 1230)
- Wang Bo (poet)Tang dynasty Chinese poet
- Watkin TenchRoyal Marines officer (1758–1833)
- Waverley CemeteryThe Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the
- WeegeeAmerican photographer and photojournalist (1899–1968)
- Wen TingyunChinese poet
- Wendy WassersteinAmerican playwright (1950–2006)
- Werner LorenzWerner Lorenz (2 October 1891 – 13 March 1974) was an SS functionary during the Nazi era.
- WertachWertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, Germany. It is locat
- When Louis Met...When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films by Louis Theroux. The series was origin
- Wilbert AwdryBritish author and vicar (1911–1997)
- Wilbur SmithSouth African novelist (1933–2021)
- Wilfred KnoxWilfred Lawrence Knox OGS FSA FBA (21 May 1886 – 9 February 1950) was an English Anglican
- Wilfrid Scawen BluntEnglish poet and essayist (1840–1922)
- Wilhelm GrimmGerman author (1786–1859)
- Wilkie CollinsEnglish novelist and playwright (1824–1889)
- Willa CatherAmerican writer (1873–1947)
- Willem Frederik HermansDutch writer (1921–1995)
- William Carlos WilliamsAmerican poet (1883–1963)
- William CongreveEnglish playwright and poet (1670-1729)
- William CowperEnglish poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)
- William Dean HowellsAmerican author, critic, and playwright (1837–1920)
- William GaddisAmerican novelist (1922–1998)
- William GaskellWilliam Gaskell (24 July 1805 – 12 June 1884) was an English Unitarian minister, charity w
- William GibsonAmerican-Canadian speculative fiction novelist (born 1948)
- William Gilmore SimmsAmerican writer and politician (1806–1870)
- William Harrison AinsworthEnglish novelist (1805–1882)
- William IngeAmerican playwright and novelist (1913–1973)
- William L. ShirerAmerican journalist, war correspondent, and author (1904–1993)
- William LanglandMiddle English poet (c. 1330 – c. 1386)
- William Makepeace ThackerayEnglish novelist and illustrator (1811–1863)
- William Moulton MarstonAmerican psychologist and writer
- William Rees-MoggBritish journalist (1928–2012)
- William Rose BenétWilliam Rose Benét (February 2, 1886 – May 4, 1950) was an American poet, writer, and edit
- William S. BurroughsAmerican writer and visual artist (1914–1997)
- William Smith (judge, born 1697)William Smith (8 October 1697 – 22 November 1769) was an American lawyer and jurist.
- William SteigAmerican illustrator and writer (1907–2003)
- William StyronAmerican writer (1925–2006)
- William Thomson (surgeon)Sir William David Thomson CB (29 June 1843 – 13 November 1909) was an Irish surgeon. He wa
- William Whitehead (poet)English poet and playwright (1715–1785)
- William WycherleyEnglish playwright (1641–1716)
- Wingham, OntarioWingham (2016 census population 2,934) is a community located in the municipality of North
- Wisława SzymborskaPolish poet and Nobel laureate (1923–2012)
- Witold GombrowiczPolish writer (1904–1969)
- Władysław ReymontPolish novelist (1867–1925)
- Wolf-PACWolf-PAC is an American nonpartisan political action committee formed in 2011 with the goa
- Writers' War BoardThe Writers' War Board was the main domestic propaganda organization in the United States
- Wu Cheng'en16th-century Chinese novelist and poet
- Wyndham LewisEnglish painter and writer (1882–1957)