Idaho Authors

Idaho Writers-in-Residence 

Anthony Doerr     current

Kim Barnes     (2003)

Jim Irons     (2001)

Bill Johnson     (1999)

Lance Olsen     (1996)

Clay Morgan     (1994)

Daryl Jones     (1992)

Neidy Messer     (1990)

Eberle Umbach     (1988)

Robert Wrigley     (1986)

Ron McFarland     (1984)

Current and Notable Idaho Authors

Kim Barnes winner of 2009 PEN award

Edgar Rice Burroughs, a part-time Idahoan and the creator of Tarzan

Clair Dean, Boise based author of Girlwood, an environmental fairy tale set in Idaho

Anthony Doerr, Idaho's Writer-in-Residence and a BSU professor

Vardis Fisher, an Idaho classic

Al Heathcock, exceptional short story author 

Mark Lisk, celebrated local photographer and owner of the Lisk Gallery

Leslie Patricelli, author of more than 12 books for preschoolers from Candlewick Publishers

Aaron Patterson, action/adventure writer, Best of Boise HM for best local author  

EJ Pettinger, long time cartoonist for the Boise Weekly

Marilynne Robinson, 2005 Pulitzer Award winner

Gloria Skurzynski, author of the first fiction published by National Geographic for children

Stan Steiner, BSU Department of Literacy and The Bookman

Steve Stuebner, local hiking expert

Brady Udall, Best of Boise editor’s Pick for local author

Mitch Wieland, BSU creative writing professor

Steve Willhite, illustrator of many graphic novels

Valerie Robertson, a paranormal romance writer

Kathy Hurley, a science-fiction and fantasy writer

Josh Gross, a writer of short stories 

Rich Binsacca, author of Boise- Double Take

Amanda Bonilla, a writer of science-fiction novels