Carolyn Chute (born Carolyn Penny; June 14, 1947) is an American writer and political activist known for her connection to the rural, poor communities of western Maine. Rod Dreher, who wrote for The American Conservative, described Chute as “a Maine novelist and gun enthusiast who, along with her husband, lives a very different life in the rural areas of Maine.” She has received the PEN New England Award.
Eugenia Volodymyrivna Chuprina (Ukrainian: Євгенія Володимирівна Чуприна; pen name, Пані Друїдеса (Mrs. Druids); born July 24, 1971) is a modern Ukrainian poet, writer, and playwright. She serves as the head of the Organizing Committee for the International Prize, Olesya Ulyanenko.
Daria Dmytrivna Chubata (Ukrainian: Чубата Дарія Дмитрівна; born July 27, 1940) is a Ukrainian doctor, writer, and community leader. She joined the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine in 2003 and served as a member of the Ternopil Oblast Council twice, from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2002 to 2006. In 1980, she received the award Distinguished Healthcare Worker of the USSR.
Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan (born Miller, September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was an English writer best known by her married name, Agatha Christie. She wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections. Her most famous fictional detectives include Hercule Poirot (first introduced in The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920), Tommy and Tuppence (first in The Secret Adversary in 1922), and Miss Marple (first in The Murder at the Vicarage in 1930).
Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), often called Erskine Childers, was an English-born Irish nationalist. He became known as a writer for his descriptions of the Second Boer War, his novel The Riddle of the Sands (1903), which told a story about Germany planning to attack England by sea, and his ideas about how Ireland could gain independence. Childers believed in the British Empire and volunteered to fight in the Second Boer War in South Africa.
James Dover Grant CBE (born October 29, 1954) is a British author who writes thriller novels. He is best known by his pen name, Lee Child, and for his series of books featuring Jack Reacher. The stories follow Jack Reacher, a former American military policeman who travels across the United States.
Tracy Rose Chevalier was born on October 19, 1962. She is an American and British author. She is most famous for her second book, Girl with a Pearl Earring, which was made into a movie in 2003.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born on May 29, 1874, and died on June 14, 1936. He was an English writer who defended Christian beliefs. His clever writing style, use of surprising ideas, and support for traditional values made him an important figure in early 20th-century literature.
Carolyn Janice Cherry, born on September 1, 1942, is an American writer who writes speculative fiction. She is better known by her pen name, C. J.
Kelly Cherry was born on December 21, 1940, and passed away on March 18, 2022. She was an American writer, poet, professor, and literary critic who served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2010 to 2012. She wrote over 30 books, including poetry collections such as Songs for a Soviet Composer, Death and Transfiguration, Rising Venus, and The Retreats of Thought.