author
writer of an original work
Creative Commons
non-profit-organization creating copyright licenses for the public release of creative works
coauthor
person listed in the author list of a creative work
broadcast writer
television occupation
Shakespeare authorship question
controversy over whether William Shakespeare wrote the works ascribed to him
authorship of the Bible
authorship of the books of the Bible
comics writer
person who writes comics
writer
person who uses written words to communicate ideas and to produce literary works
glossator
11th- and 12th-century scholar of legal schools
polygraph
author who writes in a variety of fields
songwriter
person who writes the words or music to songs
composer
person who is an author of music in any form
DJ producer
person producing music via an electronic instrumentation and computers
programmer
person who writes computer software (subclass of software developer)
lead author
first named author(s) of a publication who provided the greatest contribution; not relevant for alphabetical listings
humorist
intellectual who uses humor in writing or public speaking
exegete
author of exegesis
honorary author
a person who's listed as being an author of a publication but who didn't doesn't met it's authorship criteria
biographer
person who creates biographies
editor
person who edits texts or publications
journalist
person who collects, writes, and distributes news and other information
redactor
hypothesized person or school identified to have redacted a text in textual criticism
various authors
term used in bibliography for books, texts, publications or articles that contain collaborations
blogger
person who writes or records a blog