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List of 20th-century American writers by birth year

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List of 20th-century American writers is an excerpt from a list of 20th century American writes, sorted by birth year.

1946

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement/Subject(s)
Tim O'Brien Austin, Minnesota Vietnam War

1950

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
James Blaylock Long Beach, California Science fiction, humorous style, steampunk
K.W. Jeter science fiction and horror
Stephen R. Lawhead Kearney, Nebraska fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction

1952

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Kim Stanley Robinson Waukegan, Illinois Science fiction, ecological, cultural and political themes
Amy Tan Oakland, California Asian American literature

1951

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Rilla Askew
Greg Bear San Diego, California Science fiction

1952

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Tim Powers Buffalo, New York Science fiction and fantasy
Gary Soto Fresno, California Chicano literature

1953

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Pat Cadigan Fort Meade, Maryland Science Fiction, Cyberpunk

1954

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Louise Erdrich Little Falls, Minnesota Postmodernism, Native American Renaissance
Bruce Sterling Brownsville, Texas Cyberpunk, Science fiction
Neal Stephenson Fort Meade, Maryland Science fiction, speculative fiction

1956

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Peter David Fort Meade, Maryland Comic books
Katie McKy Education

1962

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Chuck Palahniuk Pasco, Washington Postmodernism, minimalism

1963

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Name Birthplace Genre/Movement
Donna Tartt Greenwood, Mississippi Neo-romanticism[1][circular reference]

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