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Peter Bichsel
Peter Bichsel (1935–2025) was a Swiss writer of German known for very short prose. He made his breakthrough in 1964 and later won the Prize of the Gruppe 47.
Peter Brown (illustrator)
Peter Brown (born 1979) is an American children's book author and illustrator, creator of The Wild Robot series and the picture books The Curious Garden and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, and Caldecott Honor illustrator of Creepy Carrots!.
Peter Carey (novelist)
Peter Philip Carey (born 1943, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria) is an Australian novelist, two-time Booker Prize winner for Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang, three-time Miles Franklin winner, New York resident since 1990.
Peter David
Peter David (1956-2025), also called PAD, American comic book writer and novelist known for his 12-year Incredible Hulk run, Spider-Man 2099, X-Factor, Aquaman, Supergirl, Young Justice, and Star Trek novels; died May 24, 2025.
Peter Dickinson
Peter Dickinson (1927–2015), Zambian-born English novelist, author of the Changes trilogy, Eva, and the James Pibble mysteries; twice Carnegie Medal and Gold Dagger winner, OBE 2009. Distinct from the composer Peter Dickinson (1934–2023).
Péter Esterházy
Péter Esterházy (Esterházy Péter, 1950–2016) was a Hungarian writer and essayist, winner of the Kossuth Prize, whose family novel Harmonia caelestis (2000) brought postmodern technique into Hungarian literature.
Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons, also Peter John FitzSimons, Australian author, journalist, and former Wallabies lock; wrote Kokoda, Batavia, Gallipoli, Nancy Wake; chaired the Australian Republican Movement 2015-2022.
Peter Fleming (writer)
Peter Fleming (Robert Peter Fleming, 1907–1971), British travel writer and journalist, elder brother of Ian Fleming; author of Brazilian Adventure, One's Company, and News from Tartary, and wartime head of strategic deception in South East Asia Command.
Peter Handke
Peter Handke (born 1942, Griffen, Carinthia) is an Austrian novelist and playwright, author of Die Hornissen, Publikumsbeschimpfung, Wunschloses Unglück and Die Wiederholung, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature and a controversial figure for his pro-Serbian writings on the Yugoslav wars.
Peter Heller (writer)
Peter Heller (born 1959) is an American novelist and adventure writer, author of The Dog Stars, The River, and Burn, and of four nonfiction adventure books; Dartmouth and Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate living in Denver.
Peter Huchel
Peter Huchel, born Helmut Huchel (1903 to 1981), was a German poet and chief editor of the East German journal Sinn und Form until 1962.
Peter James (writer)
Peter James (born 1948) is the British crime writer and creator of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, the Brighton-set series behind ITV's Grace, 24 million sales, the CWA Diamond Dagger, and an OBE. Distinct from the ancient-history writer and the cinematographer of the same name.
Peter Laird
Peter Laird is an American comic book writer and artist who co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He founded Mirage Studios and later sold the franchise to Viacom in 2009.
Peter May (writer)
Peter May (writer): Scottish crime writer (1951–2026), author of the Lewis Trilogy set on the Isle of Lewis, the China Thrillers, and the Enzo Files; formerly STV television dramatist, creator of Machair.
Peter Orlovsky
Peter Anton Orlovsky (1933-2010), American Beat poet, longtime partner of Allen Ginsberg; author of Clean Asshole Poems and Smiling Vegetable Songs (1978); archive at the Ransom Center.
Peter Rosegger
Peter Rosegger (1843–1918) was an Austrian narrative writer, poet, and journalist from Styria whose works, translated into more than 22 languages, depicted mountain peasant life.
Peter Rühmkorf
Peter Rühmkorf (1929–2008) was a German poet, essayist, and playwright known for virtuosic, politically engaged verse; he won the Georg Büchner Prize in 1993 and performed his poems with jazz accompaniment.
Peter S. Beagle
Peter S. Beagle (born 1939, New York City) is the American fantasy author of The Last Unicorn (1968); he won the Hugo and Nebula for "Two Hearts" and was named SFWA's 34th Grand Master in 2017.
Peter Straub
Peter Francis Straub (1943–2022), American horror and literary novelist of Ghost Story, the Blue Rose trilogy, and Stephen King collaborations The Talisman and Black House; World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award winner.
Peter Temple
Peter Temple (1946–2018) was a South African-born Australian crime writer, author of nine novels including the Jack Irish series and The Broken Shore; he was the first Australian to win the Gold Dagger.
Peter Weiss
Peter Weiss (1916–1982), German-born Swedish-exile playwright, novelist, painter, and filmmaker; author of Marat/Sade, Die Ermittlung, Viet Nam Diskurs, and Die Ästhetik des Widerstands; theorist of documentary theater.
Petko Slaveykov
Petko Slaveykov (Петко Рачов Славейков, 1827–1895) was a Bulgarian poet, publicist, folklorist, and politician, a central figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and father of poet Pencho Slaveykov.
Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch), Italian poet and scholar (1304–1374), first great humanist of the Renaissance; author of the Canzoniere's 366 poems on Laura, the unfinished Triumphi, and Latin works; openly dissenting from Dante's literary authority.
Petras Cvirka
Petras Cvirka (1909–1947) was a Lithuanian writer of novels, short stories, and children's books, later the most canonized prose writer of Soviet Lithuania and a contested figure.
Petrograd House of Arts
The Petrograd House of Arts (Дом искусств, known as DISK) was a Petrograd cultural center and residence for writers, opened by Maxim Gorky in November 1919 and active until 1923.
Petronius
Petronius (died 66 CE), Nero's arbiter elegantiae in Tacitus, is the ascribed author of the Satyricon, a fragmentary Latin Menippean novel featuring Encolpius, Giton, and Trimalchio's banquet.
Petrus Brovka
Petrus Brovka, born Pyotr Ustinavich Brouka (1905–1980), was a Belarusian Soviet poet who won the Lenin Prize and twice the Stalin Prize, and edited the Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia.
Peyami Safa
Peyami Safa (1899–1961), who also wrote as Server Bedii, was a Turkish novelist and journalist best known for Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu and Fatih-Harbiye and the Cingöz Recai detective series.
Peyo
Peyo (Pierre Culliford, 1928-1992), Belgian comics artist, creator of the Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs), first appearing in 1958 in Johan et Pirlouit; also created Johan, Poussy, Benoît Brisefer; not the later studio name.
Peyo Yavorov
Peyo Yavorov (Пейо Яворов; born Peyo Totev Kracholov, 1878–1914) was a Bulgarian Symbolist poet and playwright, a founder of Bulgarian symbolism and an IMARO revolutionary.