Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. People (hierarchy name)
4. people (agents)
5. [people by occupation]
6. [people in the humanities]
7. [people in literature and related occupations]
8. [people in literature]

Narrower term/s

• biographers[+]
  • hagiographers
  • autobiographers
• chroniclers
• diarists
• essayists
• fabulists
• playwrights
• poets
• satirists
• screen writers
• humorists
• librettists
• lyricists [NP]
• novelists
• memoirists
• composers (people in literature)
• corporate authors
• dramatists
• children’s authors
• travel writers
• technical writers

Anotations

Scope note:

Persons responsible for the intellectual content of books or other writings, namely those who write or otherwise compose books, articles, poems, plays, or other works which involve literary composition. The works are often, but not always, intended for publication.