Who are some great Southern writers?

Answer by  yuaiskd (47)

Some classic Southern Gothic writers include William Faulkner, Carson McCullers, and Flannery O'Connor. Others, like Harper Lee and Mark Twain write slightly less darker material. There are many acclaimed African-American writers from the South such as Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison. Modern day Southern writers include Cormac McCarthy and Nick Cave.

Answer by  thewerewolfmage (520)

There are many current and past writers from the south. They would include Truman Capote, William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Mark Twain, Margaret Mitchell, John Kennedy Toole, John Grisham, and Thomas Wolf.

Answer by  nuttree (1596)

"Greatness" is a matter of opinion, of course, but any list of great Southern writers would have to include William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, and Zora Neale Hurston. Some other candidates for this list would be James Agee, Harper Lee, William Styron, and Robert Penn Warren.

Answer by  craik (128)

The stable of great southern writers includes Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, Walker Percy, Richard Wright, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, and Alice Walker.