The Lists of American writers include:
United States
By ethnicity
- List of African-American writers
- List of Asian-American writers
- List of Cuban-American writers
- List of Egyptian-American writers
- List of Italian-American women writers
- List of Jewish-American writers
- List of Korean-American writers
- List of Mexican-American writers
- List of Puerto Rican writers
- List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas (not limited to the U.S.)
By field
- List of American literary critics
- List of American novelists
- List of American playwrights
- List of American poets
- List of American print journalists
- List of American sportswriters