Robert White Creeley (May 21, 1926 – March 30, 2005) was an American poet and writer who authored more than 60 books. He was linked to the Black Mountain poets, though his style of writing was different from theirs. Creeley had close relationships with other writers, including Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, John Wieners, and Ed Dorn.
Harold Hart Crane (July 21, 1899 – April 27, 1932) was an American poet. He was influenced by Romantic poets and other Modernist writers. Crane wrote poetry that was highly detailed and often difficult to understand.
Sara Jane Crafts (born as Timanus; used the name Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts; August 15, 1845 – May 2, 1930) was an American social reformer, author, lecturer, and teacher.
James Crace FRSL (born 1 March 1946) is an English writer who writes novels, plays, and short stories. In 1999, he became a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He was born in Hertfordshire and taught at the University of Texas at Austin.
James Gould Cozzens (August 19, 1903 – August 9, 1978) was an American writer who won a Pulitzer Prize and was widely read and praised for more than 30 years. His 1949 Pulitzer Prize was for the novel Guard of Honor, a book about World War II that many critics called one of the most important stories about the war. In 1957, his novel By Love Possessed was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and later became a popular movie in 1961.
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English writer, musician, director, actor, and singer. He was known for his cleverness, showy style, and a sense of personal style, as described by Time magazine as “a mix of confidence and elegance, attitude and grace.” As a child, Coward studied dance at an academy in London and began his professional stage career at age 11. During his teenage years, he became part of high society, which influenced the settings of many of his plays.
Arthur Bryce Courtenay, AM (14 August 1933 – 22 November 2012) was a South African and Australian advertising director and novelist. He is one of Australia’s best-selling authors, known for his book The Power of One.
Thomas Bertram Costain (May 8, 1885 – October 8, 1965) was a Canadian and American journalist. He became a best-selling author of historical novels when he was 57 years old.
Jayne Cortez was born on May 10, 1934, and passed away on December 28, 2012. She was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher, and spoken-word performance artist. Her work is considered an important part of the Black Arts Movement.
Julio Florencio Cortázar (Latin American Spanish: [ˈxuljo koɾˈtasaɾ]; August 26, 1914 – February 12, 1984) was an Argentine writer who later became a French citizen. He was a novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator. Cortázar is known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, a movement that greatly influenced Spanish-speaking readers and writers in America and Europe.