Indiana Authors
This page lists authors who were either born in Indiana or spent a significant amount of time writing while living in Indiana.
Find more award-winning and emerging Indiana Authors on the Indiana Authors Awards website.
A
- Michelle Medlock Adams (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- George Ade (Adult, Nonfiction, Plays)
- Kaveh Akbar (Poetry)
- Lisa Aldin (Teen, Fiction)
- Lindsey Alexander (Adult, Nonfiction, Poetry)
- Shannon Lee Alexander (Teen, Fiction)
- Crystal Allen (Children, Fiction)
- Paul Allor (Adult, Fiction)
- John David Anderson (Children, Fiction)
- Marilyn D. Anderson (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Shannon Anderson (Children, Nonfiction)
- Peggy Archer (Children, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction)
- Cynthia Argentine (Children, Nonfiction)
- Jim Aylesworth (Children, Nonfiction)
B
- Mindy Baker (Children, Fiction)
- Gabrielle Balkan (Children, Nonfiction)
- Rick C. Barry (Adult, Fiction)
- Laura Bates (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert (Children, Fiction)
- Steve Beaven (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Kamilla Benko (Children, Fiction)
- Judith (Judy) Bentley (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Axton Betz-Hamilton (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Thomas Black (Adult, Fiction)
- Robert Blaemire (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Sarah T. Bolton (Adult, Poetry)
- Ray Bloomhower (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Terry Border (Children, Fiction)
- Marianne Boruch (Adult, Poetry)
- Diane Bradley (Children, Fiction)
- Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Children, Fiction)
- Judith Brewer (Children, Fiction)
- Norman Bridwell (Children, Fiction)
- Maurice Broaddus (Adult, Fiction)
- Jessica Brockmole (Adult, Fiction)
- Skila Brown (Children, Fiction, Poetry)
- Callista Buchen (Adult, Poetry)
- A'Leila Bundles (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Tiana Bunnell-Mumford (Children, Fiction)
C
- Meg Cabot (Adult, Children, Teen, Fiction)
- P. M. Carlson (Adult, Fiction)
- Mary Lou Carney (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Brian Allen Carr (Adult, Fiction)
- Scott Carson, see also Michael Koryta (Adult, Fiction)
- Jared Carter (Adult, Poetry)
- Caleb Caudell (Adult, Fiction)
- Kay Chorao (Children, Fiction)
- Nathan Clement (Children, Fiction)
- Eth Clifford (Children, Fiction)
- Christopher Coake (Adult, Fiction)
- Colleen Coble (Adult, Fiction)
- Jay Coles (Children, Fiction)
- Kristi Collier (Children, Fiction)
- Ana Crespo (Children, Fiction)
- Troy Cummings (Children, Fiction)
D
- Jean M. Dams (Adult, Fiction)
- Jim Davis (Adult, Teen, Children, Comic Strips)
- Karen Day (Adult, Fiction)
- Marlis Day (Adult, Fiction)
- Debra Kang Dean (Adult, Poetry)
- Meg DeMakas (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Elise Hofer Derstine (Children, Nonfiction)
- Kathleen Doherty (Children, Fiction)
- Rebecca Kai Dotlich (Children, Fiction, Poetry)
- Theodore Dreiser (Adult, Fiction)
- Pamela Dumond (Adult, Fiction)
- Tony and Lauren Dungy (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Josh Dygert (Adult, Fiction)
E
- Edward Eggleston (Adult, Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Kit Ehrman (Adult, Fiction)
- Michele Eich (Children, Fiction)
- Christopher Elliott (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Sherri Wood Emmons (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Mari Evans (Adult, Poetry)
- Claire Ewart (Children, Fiction)
F
- Terence Faherty (Adult, Fiction)
- James O. Farlow (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Craig Fehrman (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Tricia Fields (Adult, Fiction)
- Lisa Fipps (Children, Fiction)
- Candace Fleming (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Ashley C. Ford (Adult, Fiction)
- Karen Joy Fowler (Adult, Fiction)
- Lew Freedman (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Tyrone McKinley Freeman (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Elisabeth H. Friermood (Adult, Fiction)
- Donna Frisinger (Children, Fiction)
- Sara Hoskinson Frommer (Adult, Fiction)
- Helen Frost (Children, Poetry)
- Bryan Furuness (Adult, Fiction)
G
- Aaron Galvin (Adult, Fiction)
- Clifford Garstang (Adult, Fiction)
- Amy Ammons Garza (Children, Fiction, Poetry)
- Ross Gay (Adult, Nonfiction, Poetry)
- Sarah Gerkensmeyer (Adult, Fiction)
- Shane Gibson (Children, Nonfiction)
- Chadwick Gillenwater (Children, Fiction)
- Aracelis Girmay (Adult, Poetry)
- Eugene Gloria (Adult, Poetry)
- Savannah J. Goins (Teen, Fiction)
- Linda Gondosch (Children, Fiction)
- Laurie Gray (Teen, Fiction)
- John Green (Teen, Fiction)
- Valiska Gregory (Children, Poetry)
- Donna Griffin (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Victoria Griswold (Children, Fiction)
- John Gruelle (Children, Fiction, Comic Strips)
- Philip Gulley (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Susan G. Gunderson (Children, Nonfiction)
H
- Margaret Peterson Haddix (Children, Teen, Fiction)
- Dorothy Drumm Hamilton (Children, Teen, Fiction)
- Rob Harrell (Adult, Children, Comic Strips, Fiction)
- Andre Renee Harris (Children, Fiction)
- Tamara Winfrey Harris (Teen, Nonfiction)
- Marc Harshman (Adult, Poetry)
- Ben Hatke (Children, Graphic Novels)
- Jerry Hay (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Joseph Hayes (Adult, Fiction)
- Joe L. Hensley (Adult, Fiction)
- Katie Hesterman (Children, Poetry)
- Michael Homoya (Children, Nonfiction)
- Phillip Hoose (Children, Nonfiction)
- Pamela Horner (Teen, Fiction)
- Kim Howard (Children, Fiction)
- Frank McKinney (Kin) Hubbard (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Kathleen Hughes (Adult, Fiction)
- Laird Hunt (Adult, Fiction)
- Mabel Leigh Hunt (Children, Fiction)
- James Lee Hutchinson (Adult, Nonfiction)
I
- Mary Blair Immel (Adult, Fiction)
J
- Angela Jackson-Brown (Adult, Fiction)
- J.R. Jamison (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Elaine Jannetides (Adult, Fiction)
- Michelle Janson (Children, Fiction)
- Jennifer Jensen (Adult, Fiction)
- Christine Johnson (Adult, Fiction)
- Leah Johnson (Teen, Fiction)
- Sara K. Joiner (Teen, Fiction)
- Rebecca C. Jones (Children, Nonfiction)
K
- Sharon Kane (Children, Fiction)
- Angie Karcher (Children, Fiction)
- Julia Karr (Teen, Fiction)
- Keiko Kasza (Children, Fiction)
- Marybeth Kelsey (Children, Fiction)
- Bill Kenley (Teen, Fiction)
- Deborah E. Kennedy (Adult, Fiction)
- Robert Kent (Adult, Teen, Fiction)
- Sofi Keren (Adult, Fiction)
- Monica Kerr (Children, Nonfiction)
- Patricia Kieta (Children, Fiction)
- Bette Killion (Children, Poetry)
- Haven Kimmel (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Elizabeth Klehfoth (Adult, Fiction)
- Alina Klein (Children, Tee, Fiction)
- Angie Klink (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Devon Kondaki (Children, Fiction, Poetry)
- Michael Koryta, see also Scott Carson (Adult, Fiction)
- Kenneth Kraegel (Children)
- Norbert Krapf (Adult, Poetry)
- Nancy Kriplen (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Karen Kulinski (Children, Nonfiction)
- Karen B. Kurtz (Children, Nonfiction)
L
- Rebecca Lard (Adult, Poetry)
- Kathryn Lasky (Children, Teen, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Joseph Lee (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Brian Leung (Adult, Fiction)
- Andrew Levy (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Patrick J. Lewis (Children, Poetry)
- Douglas Light (Adult, Fiction)
- Micah Ling (Adult, Fiction)
- Kathi Linz (Children, Nonfiction)
- D.A. Lockhart (Adult, Fiction)
- Ross Lockridge, Jr. (Adult, Fiction)
- Rachel Loepker (Teen, Fiction)
- Robin Lee Lovelace (Adult, Fiction)
M
- Kelly Madden (Adult, Nonfiction)
- James H. Madison (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Kekla Magoon (Children, Teen, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Charles Major (Adult, Fiction)
- Michella M. Marino (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Christopher Marshall (Adult, Fiction)
- Elsa Marston (Children, Teen, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry)
- Laura Martin (Children, Fiction)
- Michael Martone (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Miriam E. Mason (Children, Fiction)
- Chantel Massey (Adult, Nonfiction, Poetry)
- Adrian Matejka (Adult, Poetry)
- Janna Matthies (Children, Fiction)
- Brenda Maxfield (Adult, Fiction)
- Page McBrier (Children, Fiction)
- George Barr McCutcheon (Adult, Fiction, Plays)
- Ralph McInerny (Adult, Fiction)
- Kevin McKelvey (Adult, Poetry)
- Margaret McMullan (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Diana Medler (Children, Fiction)
- Heather Lynn Miller (Children, Fiction)
- Peggy Reiff Miller (Children, Fiction)
- Saundra Mitchell (Teen, Fiction)
- Katie Mitschelen (Children, Nonfiction)
- Trey Mock (Children, Fiction)
- Christine Montross (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Edward Kelsey Moore (Adult, Fiction)
- Aaron Michael Morales (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Barbara Olenyik Morrow (Children, Nonfiction)
- Mike Mullin (Teen, Fiction)
- Rebecca Mullin (Children)
N
- Phyllis Naylor (Children, Fiction)
- Roger Neal (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Mark Neely (Poetry)
- Susan Neville (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Meredith Nicholson (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Holly L. Niner (Children, Fiction)
- Jennifer Niven (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Jeannette Covert Nolan (Children, Nonfiction)
- Alicia Novo (Teen, Fiction)
O
- Annette Oppenlander (Teen, Fiction)
- Todd Outcalt (Adult, Nonfiction)
P
- Angela Palm (Adult, Nonfiction)
- William J. Palmer (Adult, Fiction)
- Bill Peet (Children, Fiction)
- Shane Phipps (Children, Fiction)
- Michael Poore (Children, Fiction)
- Mackenzie Porter (Children, Fiction)
- Nate Powell (Adult, Teen, Graphic Novel)
- Ernie Pyle (Adult, Nonfiction)
R
- Lori Rader-Day (Adult, Fiction)
- Doris Gaines Rapp (Children, Fiction)
- Paige Rawl (Teen, Nonfiction)
- Lynn Rowe Reed (Children, Fiction)
- Ruth D. Reichard (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Beth Reichmuth (Children, Fiction)
- Tracy Richardson (Teen, Fiction)
- James Whitcomb Riley (Adult, Poetry)
- Rachel Sherwood Roberts (Adult, Teen, Fiction)
- Teresa Robeson (Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Phyllis Root (Children, Fiction)
- Judith L. Roth (Children, Fiction)
S
- Scott Russel Sanders (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Children, Fiction)
- Steven Sater (Adult, Nonfiction)
- April Pulley Sayre (Children, Nonfiction)
- Lola M. Schaefer (Children, Fiction)
- Steve Schatz (Adult, Fiction)
- Sarah J. Schmitt (Adult, Fiction)
- Betty Jo Schuler (Teen, Fiction)
- Greg Schwipps (Adult, Fiction)
- Pamela F. Service (Children, Fiction)
- Michael Shelden (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Jean Shepherd (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Barbara Shoup (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- David Slonim (Children, Fiction)
- Earl Snellenberger (Children, Nonfiction)
- Sarah Steele (Children, Nonfiction)
- Melissa Stephenson (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Chris Stevenson (Children, Fiction)
- James Still (Adult, Plays)
- Jeff Stone (Children, Fiction)
- Rex Stout (Adult, Fiction)
- Gene Stratton-Porter (Adult, Fiction)
- Bess Sturgis (Children, Fiction)
- Liz Subrin (Children, Fiction)
- Annie Sullivan (Teen, Fiction)
- Bill Sullivan (Adult, Nonfiction)
- Larry Sweazy (Adult, Fiction)
T
- Booth Tarkington (Adult, Fiction)
- Dark Rain Thom (Adult, Nonfiction)
- James Alexander Thom (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Maurice Thompson (Adult, Nonfiction, Poetry)
- Kelsey Timmerman (Children, Nonfiction)
- Rosanne Tolin (Children, Teen, Nonfiction)
- Gail Truax (Children, Fiction)
- Kelly Tully (Children, Teen, Fiction)
V
- Christina Vagenius (Children, Fiction)
- Kristi Valiant (Children, Fiction)
- Kurt Vonnegut (Adult, Fiction)
W
- Shari Wagner (Adult, Poetry)
- Dan Wakefield (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Lew Wallace (Adult, Fiction)
- Sharon Biggs Waller (Teen, Fiction)
- Kevin Waltman (Teen, Fiction)
- Walter Wangerin (Adult, Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Peter J. Welling (Children, Fiction)
- Jessamyn West (Adult, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Sherry West (Children, Fiction)
- Chris White (Adult, Fiction, Plays)
- Savannah Whitson (Children, Fiction)
- D. Linn Whorley (Adult, Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Eric Walker Williams (Children, Fiction)
- B. A. Williamson (Children, Fiction)
- Ben H. Winters (Adult, Fiction)
- Dick Wolfsie (Adult, Children, Fiction, Nonfiction)
- Pamela Woods-Jackson (Teen, Fiction)
- Chris Woodsworth (Children, Fiction)
- Connie Nordheim Wooldridge (Children, Fiction)
- Tracy Edward Wymer (Children, Fiction)
Y
- Mrs. J Young (Children, Fiction)
Z
- Francesca Zappia (Teen, Fiction)