Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Filipino-American fictionist, poet and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Mani

Is a Filipino-American fictionist, poet and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. He lived in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer.

Was a Hindi poet, who is famous for writing the Satasai (Seven Hundred Verses) in Brajbhasha, a coll

Was a Hindi poet, who is famous for writing the Satasai (Seven Hundred Verses) in Brajbhasha, a collection of approximately seven hundred distichs, which is perhaps the most celebrated Hindi work of poetic art, as distinguished from narrative and simpler styles. Today it is considered the most well known book of the Ritikavya Kaal or 'Riti Kaal' [2] of Hindi literature [3].

Is a Canadian poet famous for his anti-conventional style. He purposefully does not capitalise his n

Is a Canadian poet famous for his anti-conventional style. He purposefully does not capitalise his name.bissett was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He attended Dalhousie University (1956) and the University of British Columbia (1963 - 1965). bissett dropped out of both universities because of an overriding desire to live as a free agent, writer and painter unencumbered by any academic constraints.

Was a poet and Anglo-Saxon scholar associated with the British Poetry Revival.Griffiths was born in

Was a poet and Anglo-Saxon scholar associated with the British Poetry Revival.Griffiths was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex.[1] As a teenager, he became a Hells Angel, and his experiences with bikers provided material for many of his early poems.

Is an award-winning New Zealand poet, short story writer, and professor.Manhire has been a strong pr

Is an award-winning New Zealand poet, short story writer, and professor.Manhire has been a strong promoter of local poetry and other writing, acting as editor of several compilations of New Zealand short stories, most notably Some Other Country (1984) and

Is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor and occasional director, playwright and sin

Is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor and occasional director, playwright and singer. He came to fame in the mid 1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the film Sling Blade, and has since established a career as a Hollywood le

Is an English artist, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. He is known for

Is an English artist, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. He is known for his explicit and prolific work: he has detailed his love life and childhood sexual abuse, notably in his early poetry and the novels My Fault and Sex Crime

An Australian-American poet, playwright, filmmaker, and teacher. His son C.W. Stoneking is a musicia

An Australian-American poet, playwright, filmmaker, and teacher. His son C.W. Stoneking is a musician.By this time, Stoneking had already been publishing his poems in little magazines around Australia for a number of years. He was also active in the burgeoning performance poetry movement, which included fellow poets, Pi O, Amanda Stewart, Jas H. Duke, and others. His poems have been featured in the Oxford Book of Australian Poetry (edited by Les Murray), and The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry (edited by John Tranter and Philip Mead). He is also the author of seven books, including Lasseter, In Quest of Gold (Hodder & Stoughton, 1989), Singing the Snake (Angus & Robertson) and Taking America Out of the Boy (Hodder Spectrum). In 2008, his poem "The Seasons of Fire" was chosen by Australian poet, Les Murray, as "one of the 10 best Australian poems ever written." All ten selections, including Stoneking's, are featured in the Fall issue of the University of Liverpool's literary journal, The Reader.

Was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He wrote over 20 songs, such as "Me and

Was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He wrote over 20 songs, such as "Me and My Shadow" (1927), "It Happened in Monterey" (1930) or "It's Only a Paper Moon" (1933).[1] Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows, such

Was a Japanese author.Tokyo, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University. His major work is Kaichoon

Was a Japanese author.Tokyo, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University. His major work is Kaichoon ???(The Sound of the Tide, 1905), a collection of translations from Western Poets by Ueda himself.

The pen-name of Thai author Wuthichat Choomsanit (???????? ????????, born 1965). He won the S.E.A. W

The pen-name of Thai author Wuthichat Choomsanit (???????? ????????, born 1965). He won the S.E.A. Write Award in 2005 for his work, Chao Ngin (Princess).Wuthichat graduated high school from Mahavajiravudh Songkhla School in Songkhla Province. He attended the Faculty of Fine Arts at Chulalongkorn University but did not graduate before starting his career as editor-in-chief Pai Yarn Yai, a publication belonging to writer and singer Suu Boonliang. He also worked as a reporter for Matichon and Khao Sod daily newspapers before turning to writing on his own in 1994. He resides in Chiang Mai Province.

A rather obscure and controversial Bengali poet. Binoy received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Awar

A rather obscure and controversial Bengali poet. Binoy received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005, amidst senility, ill-health, and years of social reclusion. However Binoy is still largely a figure of obscurity.

Is a Kenyan author, journalist and winner of the Caine Prize.Wainaina was born in Nakuru in Rift Val

Is a Kenyan author, journalist and winner of the Caine Prize.Wainaina was born in Nakuru in Rift Valley province. He attended Moi Primary School in Nakuru, Mangu High School in Thika, and Lenana School in Nairobi. He later studied commerce at the Universi

A leading Bengali poet . Born in Tamaluk in West Bengal (India), Majee is the son of Ananta Majee an

A leading Bengali poet . Born in Tamaluk in West Bengal (India), Majee is the son of Ananta Majee and Ma Bimala Majee ,the renowned leaders of Peasant Movement Peas in West Bengal, India.They were leaders of famous Tevaga Peasants’s Movement in the South of West Bengal in Midnapore District and they are Freedom Fighter of India against the British Colonist Rule.Majee has passed his graduation in Science from the University of Calcutta, 1971 . Teachers' Tranining Diploma in Russian Language from the Moscow State University, Moscow, USSR (At present Russia) 1976-77. Married to Nandita Bhattacharya,an M.A. in English and a translator cum Editor of Writers' Forum ,Prose Writer, Majee has a son named Debatanu.

A modern Bangladeshi author and novelist. He is a Buddhist.[citation needed]

A modern Bangladeshi author and novelist. He is a Buddhist.[citation needed]

Was a Senegalese poet and storyteller, active writer in the Négritude movement in the 1930s, as wel

Was a Senegalese poet and storyteller, active writer in the Négritude movement in the 1930s, as well as a veterinarian and diplomat.He was born in Ouakam, a small village near Dakar. In 1920 he went to study at Lycée Faidherbe in Saint-Louis, and later on

Is a German flautist and composer. She was born in Berlin, and studied music at the Stadtisches Kons

Is a German flautist and composer. She was born in Berlin, and studied music at the Stadtisches Konservatorium in Berlin and later, music education. At the 1988 Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker she won awards for her Graffiti for flute, cello and harp.[1][2]

Was a prominent Bengali poet, prose writer, movie critique in the era of modernism, post-modernism.S

Was a prominent Bengali poet, prose writer, movie critique in the era of modernism, post-modernism.Some of his memorable books are - Urvashi O Artemis (1932), Chora Bali (1938), Purba Lekh (1940), Sandiper Char (1947), Annishta (1950), Naam Rekhechi Komal

Was a Bulgarian poetess and Vice President of Bulgaria[1] from 1992 until 1993. She was born in the

Was a Bulgarian poetess and Vice President of Bulgaria[1] from 1992 until 1993. She was born in the town of Byala Slatina in the family of a teacher (her mother) and a lawyer (her father). Blaga Dimitrova was raised in Veliko Tarnovo and then moved to Sof

Was a Filipino journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive an

Was a Filipino journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the Philippine government, including as Senate President from 1999 to 2000, and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until his death. Perceived as a leftist-nationalist at the onset of his career in public service, Ople was, in his final years, a vocal supporter for allowing a limited United States military presence in the Philippines, and for American initiatives in the War on Terror including the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Is an Argentine writer, lawyer, journalist and translator.Blas Matamoro was born on January 11, 1942

Is an Argentine writer, lawyer, journalist and translator.Blas Matamoro was born on January 11, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied law at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires, obtaining his degree in 1966. He worked as an education professor and as a lawyer. He was lawyer of political prisoners from the Commission of Families of Political Detainees (Comisión de Familiares de Detenidos Políticos, COFADE).[1] After the Argentine dictatorship banned by decree his book titled Olimpo for attacking the traditions of the national identity and Christian morality, Matamoro emigrated to Madrid in 1976.[2] He was editor of Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos of the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional) and collaborated in diverse media as literary and music critic.

Was a Maltese priest; he was beatified in 2001.Falzon was born the child of a judge, Francis Joseph;

Was a Maltese priest; he was beatified in 2001.Falzon was born the child of a judge, Francis Joseph; his mother, Mary Teresa, was the daughter of a judge. He had three brothers; all four became lawyers, and two of the brothers entered the priesthood. Falz

Was a preeminent Canadian poet. He was born William Bliss Carman in Fredericton, in the Maritime pro

Was a preeminent Canadian poet. He was born William Bliss Carman in Fredericton, in the Maritime province of New Brunswick. He published under the name "Bliss Carman," although the "Bliss" is his mother's surname.

Was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 192

Was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 1925 until his death. His works form the inspiration for works by several major Swedish composers, including: Wilhelm Stenhammar, Ture Rangström, and Karin Re

A Finnish poet and author.[1][2] He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D

A Finnish poet and author.[1][2] He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who writes in Swedish, has written numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories. He is the only person as of yet who has received the Finlandia Prize twice. His poem, Winter was Hard, was set to music by composer Aulis Sallinen.