John James Audubon (1785 –1851)

was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his extensive studies
documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their
natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The Birds of America (1827–1839), is considered
one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon identified 25 new species.
Zitkála-Šá (1876–1938)

Pronounced zitkála-ša, which translates to "Red Bird",also known by the missionary-given name
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Sioux (Yankton Dakota) writer, editor, musician, teacher and political
activist. She wrote several works chronicling her youthful struggles with identity and pulls between the
majority culture and her Native American heritage. Her later books in English were among the first works to
bring traditional Native American stories to a widespread white readership.Working with American William F.
Hanson, Zitkala-Ša wrote the libretto and songs for The Sun Dance Opera, the first American Indian opera.
Mourning Dove or Christine Quintasket ( 1814 – 1936)

She was a Native American author in the United States best known for her 1927 novel cogewea, the
Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range and her 1933 work Coyote Stories. Cogewea was
one of the first novels to be written by a Native American woman and to feature a female protagonist.

Navarre Scott Momaday

Known as N. Scott Momaday he is a Kiowa novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His novel
House Made of Dawn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969, and is considered the first major work
of the Native American Renaissance. His follow-up work “The way to Rainy Mountain” blended folklore with
memoir. Momaday received the National Medal of Arts in 2007 for his work's celebration and preservation of
indigenous oral and art tradition. He holds twenty honorary degrees from colleges and universities, and is a
fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan (1890-1976)

She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving
around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-
running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott.
Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899 –1961)

He was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated
style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced
later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and
won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-
fiction works. Additional works, including three novels, four short story collections, and three non-fiction
works, were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910)

He is better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur,
publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, the Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn the latter often called "The Great American Novel".
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849)

Was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories,
particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in
the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of
the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited
with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try
to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
Stephen Edwin King

He is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His
books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films,
miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen
name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written around 200 short stories, most of which
have been collected in book collections.

Jane Austen (1775 – 1817)

She was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and
comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the
dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her
works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to
19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary, have
earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.