Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a Guyanese writer. He first wrote poetry, but since has become a well-known novelist and essayist

Is a Guyanese writer. He first wrote poetry, but since has become a well-known novelist and essayist. His writing style is often said to be quite abstract and densely metaphorical, and his subject matter very wide-ranging.He came to England in 1959 and published his first novel Palace of the Peacock in 1960. This became the first of a quartet of novels, The Guyana Quartet, which also includes The Far Journey of Oudin (1961), The Whole Armour (1962), and The Secret Ladder (1963). He later wrote the Carnival trilogy consisting of Carnival (1985), The Infinite Rehearsal (1987), and The Four Banks of the River of Space (1990).

Is a multi-awarded writer and journalist and also two-term former president and now chairman of the

Is a multi-awarded writer and journalist and also two-term former president and now chairman of the The Anvil Business Club, a young Chinese-Filipino business organization. He is also a real estate entrepreneur.

Was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.H

Was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys.He was born in Scraper, Oklahoma, in the Oklahoma Ozarks. There were no public schools in Scraper, so Rawls was home schooled on the family farm. He had little interest in reading until his mother bought him a copy of Call of the Wild by Jack London when he was ten. Rawls thus became a voracious reader and dreamed of writing a book.

Was a Dutch science fiction and fantasy writer.Wim Gijsen was one of the Netherlands' most successfu

Was a Dutch science fiction and fantasy writer.Wim Gijsen was one of the Netherlands' most successful writers of modern Science Fiction and Fantasy books. Previously he had been known as a writer of prose, poems, children's books and various works on meditation, vegetarianism and yoga. In 1980 he published his first science fiction novel De Eersten Van Rissan (The First Ones of Rissan). One year later the second part of the series was released: De Koningen Van Weleer (The Kings of the Past). He also wrote another science fiction series: Iskander de Dromendief (Iskander the Dream Thief) and Het Huis van de Wolf (The House of the Wolf).

Is a Dutch journalist, essayist, translator and literary critic. He was literary editor of Elsevier

Is a Dutch journalist, essayist, translator and literary critic. He was literary editor of Elsevier for years.He has kept anthologies from the work of many authors, from Joost van den Vondel to Erich Wichman. He translated many works of the Belgian writer Neel Doff from French into Dutch and also translated the memoirs of King Louis Bonaparte in 1983.[1]

A prominent Sri Lankan poet, of the Colombo era. A Divisional Revenue Officer (DRO) by profession, h

A prominent Sri Lankan poet, of the Colombo era. A Divisional Revenue Officer (DRO) by profession, his poems were centred round Wanni,and the people of Wanni. They emanate the life of the villagers and its characters, surroundings, environment, animals and their experiences. He depicted their lives in a broader perspective and described the environment beautifully in poetic language.

A Thai writer. He is a two-time winner of the S.E.A. Write Award.His novels and short stories have b

A Thai writer. He is a two-time winner of the S.E.A. Write Award.His novels and short stories have been hailed in Thailand for being provocative and encouraging young readers to develop critical thinking skills. [1]

Is a German recorder player, composer, and editor of music. Michel studied with Ingetraud Drescher,

Is a German recorder player, composer, and editor of music. Michel studied with Ingetraud Drescher, Nikolaus Delius, and Frans Brüggen. He is lecturer for the recorder at the Staatliche Hochschule Münster and at the Musikakademie Kassel. In addition to compositions published under his own name, he has written numerous pieces in the style of the early 18th century under the pseudonym Giovanni Paolo Simonetti. In 1993 he succeeded in convincing noted Haydn scholar H. C. Robbins Landon and the pianist/scholars Paul and Eva Badura Skoda that six piano sonatas he had composed were long-lost works by Joseph Haydn (Beckerman 1994; Linskoog 1996). Based on the opening few bars of six lost Haydn works, found in an old thematic index, these sonatas were published in 1995 as works by Haydn, "supplemented and edited by Winfried Michel." He has similarly completed the Viola Sonata left as a two-movement fragment by Mikhail Glinka.

Was a German composer, music theorist, and conductor. In 1927 he became the assistant of Erich Kleib

Was a German composer, music theorist, and conductor. In 1927 he became the assistant of Erich Kleiber at the Berlin State Opera. A short time later he became repetiteur to the Oldenburg Opera. In the years 1932 to 1937, he acted as repetiteur and Kapellmeister at the Düsseldorf Opera. Positions followed as Kapellmeister in Essen and at the beginning of the 1940s as the musical leader of the Posen Opera. After the end of World War II he became the first Kapellmeister of the Düsseldorfer Oper. In the years 1947 to 1951 he occupied the position of conductor at the HR-Sinfonieorchester. After 1959 he led the musical division of Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Zillig died in 1963 in Hamburg.

A British politician known chiefly for his leadership of Great Britain during World War II.

A British politician known chiefly for his leadership of Great Britain during World War II.

Was an English novelist, best known for the Poldark series of historical novels.Graham was born in V

Was an English novelist, best known for the Poldark series of historical novels.Graham was born in Victoria Park, Manchester, England. When he was 17 he moved to Perranporth, Cornwall. His first novel, The House with the Stained Glass Windows was published in 1934; his first Poldark novel, Ross Poldark, was published in 1945, and was followed by a series of eleven further titles, the last of which, Bella Poldark, came out in 2002. The series was set in Cornwall, especially in and around Perranporth, where Graham spent much of his life. The Poldark saga was made into a BBC television series in the 1970s and, with audiences reaching 14 million, was so successful that vicars moved or cancelled church services rather than try to hold them when Poldark was showing.

Was an English politician and poet.His mother belonged to the English branch of the New England fami

Was an English politician and poet.His mother belonged to the English branch of the New England family of Winthrop. In 1814 Praed was sent to Eton College, where he founded a manuscript periodical called Apis matina. This was succeeded in October 1820 by

German short story writer, columnist, and disc jockey of Jewish origin.

German short story writer, columnist, and disc jockey of Jewish origin.

Was a Swiss composer of German and Russian extraction. Vogel first studied composition in Moscow wit

Was a Swiss composer of German and Russian extraction. Vogel first studied composition in Moscow with Scriabin, then between 1918 and 1924 with Heinz Tiessen and Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin, where he subsequently taught (1929–33) at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory. He was close to the expressionist circle around Herwarth Walden and was active (together with George Antheil, Hanns Eisler, Philipp Jarnach, Stefan Wolpe, and Kurt Weill) in the music section of the November Group of Max Butting and Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt.

A Polish politician and publicist.His political career started in late 19th century in the Socialist

A Polish politician and publicist.His political career started in late 19th century in the Socialist organization Proletariat, for which Russian authorities sent him to Siberia. After returning to Poland, he became activist of Polska Partia Socjalistyczna (Polish Socialist Party), but left it, choosing the national movement, in which he was the main ideologist. However, unhappy about pro-Russian program of the nationalists, deserted them and in 1904 wrote a book “From Socialism to Nationalism”, in which Studnicki explained reasons for change of his ideals.

Was a Polish lexicographer, publisher, writer and translator.[1] He was a prolific author and winner

Was a Polish lexicographer, publisher, writer and translator.[1] He was a prolific author and winner of numerous awards for his work.[1]Kopalinski also authored several books which are not dictionaries, including 125 Fairy Stories To Tell the Children, Lexicon of Love Themes, and the Book of Quotations from Polish Belles-Lettres.[1]Kopalinski was a member of the Polish Writers' Society. He also wrote a regular column in Zycie Warszawy, ran a Polish radio station, and translated English-language books into Polish.[1]

Was a Polish communist politician, who served as Sejm Marshal during first Sejm of the Communist Pol

Was a Polish communist politician, who served as Sejm Marshal during first Sejm of the Communist Poland (1947 – 1952) and, ex officio, as the head of state (Acting President of the State National Council) for one day (February 4 – February 5, 1947). He was also a publisher and writer.

Was a Polish teacher, writer and poet from Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia.He attended Polish elem

Was a Polish teacher, writer and poet from Zaolzie region of Cieszyn Silesia.He attended Polish elementary school in Gródek and later a Polish Gymnasium in Czeski Cieszyn where he expressed his interest about the poetry of Adam Mickiewicz. Mlynek then worked as a teacher in Polish schools in Zaolzie - in Trzyniec, Gnojnik, Milików, Bukowiec and at Kamienity hill.He set up and conducted many choirs in schools where he worked and was an art director of Gorol men's choir in Jablonków from 1978 and art director of Gorolski Swieto festival from 1983.

Is a Polish historian and writer. He is a son of Wincenty Ogrodzinski.During the Second World War he

Is a Polish historian and writer. He is a son of Wincenty Ogrodzinski.During the Second World War he was arrested and imprisoned in the German concentration camp Auschwitz.

Was a Polish writer from the Young Poland period. He is known as one of the greatest Polish writers

Was a Polish writer from the Young Poland period. He is known as one of the greatest Polish writers from Podhale region and Górale folk; most famous of his works portray the common people from that region.During the First World War he joined the Polish Legions (4th Regiment). For most of his life he stayed in Poreba village. In addition to writing, he was also an activist for the region, cofounder and member of Podhale Association (Tatras Highlanders Union, 1918) and supporter of peasants’ movement. After the war, he continued to write; particularly notable are lyrical poems constituting a cycle Pochwala zycia, the drama Widma (1917-1927), the novel Czantoria (1928-1929) and his articles and essays Listy ze wsi (1925-1927). He died in Kraków; shortly before he could collect the 1930 City of Warsaw’s Award for Literature. He is buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery, but next year he was exhumed and moved to a Remembrance Cemetery at Peksowy Brzyzk, Zakopane.

Stanislaw Wladyslaw Rejment) was a Polish author. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924. His

Stanislaw Wladyslaw Rejment) was a Polish author. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924. His most famous work is the novel Chlopi.

A Polish poet, writer and translator.Syrokomla was born September 29, 1823 in the village of Smolhó

A Polish poet, writer and translator.Syrokomla was born September 29, 1823 in the village of Smolhów, Imperial Russia (now Belarus), to an impoverished szlachta family. His parents were Aleksander Kajetan and Wiktoria (maiden name Zlotkowska). Between 1833 and 1837 he attended the prestigious schools in Niasviž and Navahradak, but had to give up his studies due to financial problems. After that he started to work as a clerk in the Radziwill family lands manager's office. On April 16, 1844 in Niasviž he married Paulina Mitraszewska, with whom he had four children.

Was a Polish writer and dramatist, who was a member of the Young Poland movement. His most famous pl

Was a Polish writer and dramatist, who was a member of the Young Poland movement. His most famous plays include Lekkomyslna siostra (1907), Aszantka (1906), and Szczescie Franka (1906).

Was a Polish writer, popular satirist, prosaist, publicist. Officer of Austrian Army.Zagórski was a

Was a Polish writer, popular satirist, prosaist, publicist. Officer of Austrian Army.Zagórski was an editor and author of publications in satirical magazines Chochlik (1866–1868, 1871), Rózowe Domino (1882–1884, 1887–1890). Collaborator of magazines Kurier Codzienny and Slowa. Author of poems Król Salomon (1887), Wybór poezji (1899), novels Pamietnik starego parasola (1884), Wilcze plemie (1885), short stories and humoresques. Selection of satirical works, feast and Bacchic songs Z teki Chochlika (vol. 1–2; 1882). Selection of works with the same title, selected by Julian Tuwim, published posthumously in 1953.

Is a Polish traveler, television and radio journalist, writer, Catholic publicist, satirist, photogr

Is a Polish traveler, television and radio journalist, writer, Catholic publicist, satirist, photographer.His most widely known TV programme is called WC Kwadrans (WC Quarter) which was broadcast in Polish TV (1994–1996). This controversial, sharp, witty and funny programme was watched by three million viewers and nobody was left unconcerned.In 2008 Wojciech Cejrowski started his Barefoot Around the World (Boso przez swiat). This programme is very popular, and this is honored Gold World Medal - New York Festivals 2008 - Travel & Tourism.