Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

He is known best for his humorous mysteries. His first novel, Ghost Train, was published in 1976 and

He is known best for his humorous mysteries. His first novel, Ghost Train, was published in 1976 and went on to win the annually granted All Yomimono New Mystery Writers' Prize by Bungeishunju, a Japanese literary publishing company. Other works of his, Incident in the Bedroom Suburb and Voice from Heaven, were later made into anime, while Sailor Fuku to Kikanju was made into a popular live action movie. His most recognized works to date pertain to his Mike-neko (or, Tortoiseshell Cat) Holmes series. He is extremely prolific; as of August, 2006, he had written more than 480 novels in the course of his thirty year career, over 300 million individual published volumes.

She was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin. She is currently teaching on the MA in Creative

She was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin. She is currently teaching on the MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, Visiting Professor at the Department of English Literary and Linguistic Studies, Newcastle University, Vi

Was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade.. When he was twenty-three, however, he rece

Was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade.. When he was twenty-three, however, he received permission to study law at Poitiers, no doubt with a view to his obtaining preferment through his kinsman the Cardinal Jean du Bellay.

Was a German journalist and author of several books on disparate subjects. In the 1920s he worked as

Was a German journalist and author of several books on disparate subjects. In the 1920s he worked as a correspondent in Vienna, where he gathered material that he would later expand into books, The Prince of Thieves: A Biography of George Manolesco and Th

Was a German Reformed (Calvinist) Church teacher, theologian and hymn writer whose most famous hymn,

Was a German Reformed (Calvinist) Church teacher, theologian and hymn writer whose most famous hymn, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation (German: 'Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren') is generally regarded as one of the greatest hymns of praise of the Christian church and, since being translated into English by Catherine Winkworth in the 19th century, it has appeared in most major hymnals.

Was a German music journalist, book author and producer specialized on Jazz. Berendt's father Ernst

Was a German music journalist, book author and producer specialized on Jazz. Berendt's father Ernst Berendt was a Protestant pastor belonging to the Confessing Church and was imprisoned and died in the Dachau concentration camp. J.-E. Berendt started stud

Was a Bulgarian enlightener, teacher, pedagogue and translator. He was born on 9 September 1828 in t

Was a Bulgarian enlightener, teacher, pedagogue and translator. He was born on 9 September 1828 in the town of Koprivshtitsa. He was a teacher in his home town and later the most prestigious Bulgarian high school in Plovdiv. He wrote a number of textbooks and was the person to suggest that 24 May shall be celebrated as the day of St St Cyril and Methodius in 1858.

Poet, playwright, graphic designer and plastic artist. He was one of the founders of both the group

Poet, playwright, graphic designer and plastic artist. He was one of the founders of both the group and the publication known as Dau-al-Set (1948) and one of the leading early proponents of visual poetry in Catalan literature. Although he was in the vangu

Was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her f

Was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her father, Conrad Aiken (who won a Pulitzer Prize for his poetry), and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge.Many of her most popular books, including the Wolves Chronicles, were set in an elaborate alternate history of Britain in which James II is never deposed in the Glorious Revolution, but supporters of the House of Hanover continually agitate against the monarchy. These books also toy with the geography of London, adding a Canal District among other features.

Is an American journalist, essayist, and novelist. Didion contributes regularly to The New York Revi

Is an American journalist, essayist, and novelist. Didion contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books. In a 1979 New York Times review of Didion's collection The White Album, critic Michiko Kakutani noted, "Novelist and poet James Dickey has called Didion 'the finest woman prose stylist writing in English today.'"[1]

Was a Dutch poet, playwright, translator and lawyer. Born near Cadzand in a village now lost to the

Was a Dutch poet, playwright, translator and lawyer. Born near Cadzand in a village now lost to the North Sea, he was the younger brother of the famous doctor Gerhard Blasius.Blasius in 1670 became director of the Amsterdam Municipal Theatre, the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, but because of this powerful position as well as the romantic nature of his works for the theatre, he incurred the enmity of the tradition oriented theatre company "Nil Volentibus Arduum". When he put on Plautus's Menaechmi in translation, that theatre company promptly came out with a translation of its own. Their attacks, however, were fiercely answered by Blasius' friends, especially Thomases Asselyn.

Is an American poet. She graduated from Hunter College and later earned an M.A. from New York Univer

Is an American poet. She graduated from Hunter College and later earned an M.A. from New York University. She has been the poet in residence at the New York State Writer's Institute as well as spending time at Yaddo, an artist's colony in upstate New York

Was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Baillie was very well-known during her lifetime and, though a wom

Was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Baillie was very well-known during her lifetime and, though a woman, intended her plays not for the closet but for the stage. Admired both for her literary powers and her sweetness of disposition, her cottage at Hampstea

A Polish writer and screenplay author. Her work is often described as "ironic detective stories".[2]

A Polish writer and screenplay author. Her work is often described as "ironic detective stories".[2] Her novels, which have been translated into at least nine languages,[3] have sold more than 6 million copies in Poland[1] and over 10 million copies in Russia.[4]Joanna Chmielewska graduated as an architect in 1954 from Warsaw University of Technology, and worked as a designer before devoting herself to writing.[1][4] Her first short story was published in the magazine Kultura i Zycie (Culture and Life) in 1958 and her first novel, Klin (The Wedge), in 1964. She loves horse races and gambling: both hobbies have been mentioned extensively in her books.[5] She is also a connoisseur of amber,[4][5] a passion which form the basis for her 1998 novel Zlota mucha (The Golden Fly).

A Melbourne based playwright, screenwriter, novelist, librettist and newspaper columnist.Joanna Murr

A Melbourne based playwright, screenwriter, novelist, librettist and newspaper columnist.Joanna Murray-Smith was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria; her father was the literary editor and academic Stephen Murray-Smith (1922–1988). She attended Toorak College, Mt Eliza[1] and graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Melbourne.[2] On a Rotary International Scholarship in 1995, Murray-Smith attended the writing program at Columbia University, New York.[3] In 2003, she took a sabbatical in Italy.[4] She is married to husband Raymond Gill and has two sons Sam and Charlie and a daughter Lucy.[

Is a Polish writer, literary critic and literary translator. She studied Polish and Italian philolog

Is a Polish writer, literary critic and literary translator. She studied Polish and Italian philology at the University of Warsaw. Her prose works and poetry have been published in numerous respected literary periodicals in Poland[1]. Her poetry has been translated into several languages, including Italian, Slovenian and Hebrew[2]. Her first collection of poems, entitled Sprzedawcy kieszonkowych lusterek (pocket mirror salesman), was published in 2004 by the publishing house Zielona Sowa in Krakow. This collection won a number of prestigious awards, including the Kazimiera Illakowiczówna Prize, which is awarded annually to debut poetry collections by Polish authors[3]. She translates from Italian into Polish, including works by Oriana Fallaci, Dino Buzzati, Gian Antonio Stella and Valerio Evangelisti. She is also the editor of a column on poetry for the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.

Is a British writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived

Is a British writer and author of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold nearly 400 millio

A contemporary Australian poet and prose writer, with a strong emphasis on performance in her work.J

A contemporary Australian poet and prose writer, with a strong emphasis on performance in her work.Joanne Burns grew up and lives in Sydney.[1] She studied at the University of Sydney and has taught English and creative writing at secondary and tertiary levels in Australia and England. Her work hovers between poetry and prose, and often incorporates 'found writing' from newspapers and other everyday sources. In the 1980s she participated in the experimental writing group Sydney Women Writers' Workshop.[2] She has published ten collections of poetry, with Footnotes of a hammock sharing the 2005 Judith Wright Award for a collection of poetry

Was a Portuguese writer of realist influence and became one of the major names of Portuguese literat

Was a Portuguese writer of realist influence and became one of the major names of Portuguese literature of the 20th century. Pereira Gomes is, along with Alves Redol, the biggest name of the Portuguese neo-realist movement. He was also a communist militan

Was the pen name of the colorful American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) M

Was the pen name of the colorful American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller.His parents were Hulen (sometimes “Hulings”) Miller and Margaret Witt who married January 3, 1836 in Union County, Indiana. Most family researchers g

Was a French journalist and writer, and also one of the founding figures of Breton nationalism. he s

Was a French journalist and writer, and also one of the founding figures of Breton nationalism. he started his career as a journalist with the journal Le Nouvelliste de Rennes. Between 1925 and 1945, he worked for Courrier de la Mayenne. From 1950, he lived in Rennes as the cartoon editor of Nouvelles de Bretagne. In all, he was an important literary activist, crucial in the regionalist politics and history of the west of France.

Was an American novelist and journalist from Birmingham, Alabama. He was a foreign correspondent wit

Was an American novelist and journalist from Birmingham, Alabama. He was a foreign correspondent with TIME magazine from 1952-1958 in India, France and England. He continued working with TIME into the 60's. His novels included Stars In My Crown; the World

Eshwar's first book Tessellated Pavements, was translated into four languages. It divided the poetic

Eshwar's first book Tessellated Pavements, was translated into four languages. It divided the poetic scenario of Indian English writing into two. It was lauded by O. V. Vijayan, Kerala's greatest writer, and Dr. Santa Bhattacharji of New College, Oxford. Eshwar thereafter was seen as a prodigy in England. His poetry was the most intellectually discussed. His films Bogady and The Response are considered as works that gave a contemporary form and charm to the craft of filmmaking.'The Response', a film made by Joe was screened during the Liverpool Film Night organised by FACT[citation needed]http://www.fact.co.uk/news/?id=112. It was the closing film of the festival and was applauded by Mat Litler and Margie Clarke. Eshwar taught English Literary criticism in MIIL, a prestigious Language school in Kottayam, Kerala before leaving for the United Kingdom. He is married to Dani Augustine and lives in Liverpool.

Is a contemporary humorist, critic and author from Philadelphia. He has written for numerous publica

Is a contemporary humorist, critic and author from Philadelphia. He has written for numerous publications such as Spy Magazine, Movieline, The Guardian and the New York Times book review. Queenan describes himself as a "Hatchet Man". He has written several books including Balsamic Dreams, a scathing critique of the Baby Boomers, and Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon, a tour of low-brow American Pop Culture.

An Australian poet, novelist, and speechwriter.[1]Deane, born in Melbourne, Australia, lived in the

An Australian poet, novelist, and speechwriter.[1]Deane, born in Melbourne, Australia, lived in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s, working as a technology journalist. He has also worked as a press secretary and speechwriter for the Australian Labor Party.Deane's first novel, Another, was considered a “striking debut” by Melbourne Weekly and "reminiscent of Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet" by Australian Book Review. His first collection of poetry, Subterranean Radio Songs, was short-listed for the 2006 Anne Elder Award, and has been called "brilliantly energetic" and "virtuosic" by Australian Book Review.