Writing and Creativity experts & authors

Explore writing and creativity through the work and perspectives of Adam J. Kurtz, Alexandra Fuller, Anne Lamott, and other authors on Chapters.

44 profiles on Chapters.

• Adam J. Kurtz

  Adam J. Kurtz is an artist and author whose illustrated books explore creativity and everyday emotions.

  Selected work: Things Are What You Make of Them

• Alexandra Fuller

  Alexandra Fuller is a British-Zimbabwean author whose articles and reviews have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, National Geographic and Granta.

  Selected work: The Legend of Colton H. Bryant

• Anne Lamott

  American novelist and nonfiction writer, author of Bird by Bird.

  Selected work: Bird by Bird

• Art Spiegelman

  Art Spiegelman is a Polish-American cartoonist and editor whose autobiographical comics and advocacy have promoted greater understanding of the medium.

  Selected work: MetaMaus

• Austin Kleon

  American author, author of Steal Like an Artist.

  Selected work: Steal Like an Artist

• Benjamin Dreyer

  Benjamin Dreyer is an American author and retired Random House copy chief whose nonfiction work addresses clarity, grammar, punctuation, and prose style.

  Selected work: Dreyer's English

• Blake Snyder

  American screenwriter and author, author of Save the Cat!.

  Selected work: Save the Cat!

• Bryan A. Garner

  Bryan A. Garner is an American legal scholar and lexicographer whose books address English usage, legal interpretation, and clear, persuasive writing.

  Selected work: Hbr Guide To Better Business Writing

• Dave Eggers

  Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher whose work spans memoir, fiction, and children's books, alongside literary and educational initiatives.

  Selected work: Her Right Foot

• David Byrne

  American musician, author of How Music Works.

  Selected work: How Music Works

• David Kelley

  Author of Creative Confidence.

  Selected work: Creative Confidence

• Donald Maass

  Donald Maass founded the Donald Maass Literary Agency. He is an instructor and author of guides on the craft of fiction writing.

  Selected work: Writing 21st Century Fiction

• Ed Catmull

  Author of Creativity, Inc..

  Selected work: Creativity, Inc.

• Elizabeth Gilbert

  American journalist and author, author of Big Magic.

  Selected work: Big Magic

• Ellen Lupton

  Ellen Lupton is an American graphic designer, curator, and educator who has written numerous books exploring visual communication, typography, and creative design thinking.

  Selected work: Design is Storytelling

• Gretchen McCulloch

  Gretchen McCulloch is a Canadian linguist and author who analyzes how internet communication shapes language, from emoji and memes to instant messaging.

  Selected work: Because Internet

• Jane Friedman

  Author of The Business of Being a Writer.

  Selected work: The Business of Being a Writer

• Jeff Goins

  American author, blogger and speaker, author of The Art of Work.

  Selected work: The Art of Work

• Jeff VanderMeer

  American writer, author of Wonderbook.

  Selected work: Wonderbook

• Jesse Schell

  Jesse Schell is an American video game designer, author, and educator whose work spans game design, entertainment technology, and interdisciplinary creative practice.

  Selected work: The Art of Game Design

• Jessica Abel

  Jessica Abel is an American cartoonist, author and educator whose work includes illustrated explorations of radio storytelling and coaching for creative professionals.

  Selected work: Out on the wire

• Jessica Brody

  American author of young adult fiction, author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel.

  Selected work: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

• Joanna Penn

  Author of How to Market a Book.

  Selected work: How to Market a Book

• John Truby

  American screenwriter, director and teacher, author of The Anatomy of Story.

  Selected work: The Anatomy of Story

• Julia Cameron

  American author, author of The Artist's Way.

  Selected work: The Artist's Way

• K.M. Weiland

  Author of Structuring Your Novel.

  Selected work: Structuring Your Novel

• Lisa Congdon

  Lisa Congdon is an American fine artist, author and illustrator whose nonfiction books address artistic careers, creative self-discovery and visual identity.

  Selected work: Find Your Artistic Voice

• Lisa Cron

  Author of Wired for Story.

  Selected work: Wired for Story

• Lynda Barry

  Lynda Barry is an American cartoonist and professor whose work combines comics, memoir and creative guidance to explore imagination, memory and artistic practice.

  Selected work: What It Is

• Maggie Nelson

  Maggie Nelson is an American writer whose work combines autobiography, criticism, and theory to explore art, gender, sexuality, and personal experience.

  Selected work: The Argonauts

• Mary Karr

  American poet and essayist, author of The Art of Memoir.

  Selected work: The Art of Memoir

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  Hungarian-American psychologist, author of Creativity.

  Selected work: Creativity

• Mitch Albom

  Mitch Albom is an American author, sports journalist, talk show host, and philanthropist whose writing shifted from sports journalism toward inspirational stories.

  Selected work: The Stranger in the Lifeboat

• Paul Kix

  Paul Kix is an American journalist and nonfiction author whose work spans magazine writing, books, film production, and storytelling instruction.

  Selected work: You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live

• Questlove

  American hip hop musician, author of Creative Quest.

  Selected work: Creative Quest

• Randall Munroe

  Randall Munroe is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known for creating xkcd, a webcomic combining humor with varied subjects.

  Selected work: xkcd

• Rick Rubin

  American record producer, author of The Creative Act.

  Selected work: The Creative Act

• Robert McKee

  American author, lecturer and story consultant, author of Story.

  Selected work: Story

• Roz Chast

  Roz Chast is an American cartoonist and memoirist whose work includes New Yorker cartoons and an illustrated account of her parents’ final years.

  Selected work: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?

• Ruth Reichl

  Ruth Reichl is an American food writer, chef, and editor whose work includes restaurant criticism, cookbooks, and memoirs about food and publishing.

  Selected work: Save Me the Plums

• Samantha Irby

  Samantha Irby is an American comedian, essayist, blogger, and television writer whose nonfiction draws humor from her life and observations of modern society.

  Selected work: We are Never Meeting in Real Life

• Steven Pressfield

  American novelist, author of The War of Art.

  Selected work: The War of Art

• Tom Kelley

  Author of Creative Confidence.

  Selected work: Creative Confidence

• Twyla Tharp

  American dancer and choreographer, author of The Creative Habit.

  Selected work: The Creative Habit