Author
An author or novelist was a professional writer whose writings were published by a publisher. These writings were distributed and sold at niche and/or mass markets. An author generally had rights over their writings, but until a decision made by a Federation arbiter in 2378, holograms weren't granted these rights. (; )

Benedict de Spinoza was a 17th century author whose work was discussed by James T. Kirk and Gary Mitchell. ()

D.H. Lawrence was the author of the poem Whales Weep Not!. ()

 was the author of the Dixon Hill series whose work was also adapted into various films and holonovels. (; ; ; )

Todd Matthews was the author of the novel Hotel Royale. ()

Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, and Zora Neale Hurston were authors during the 20th century and was used as examples by Benny Russell of accepted Negro writers. ()

Some people had favorite authors. Both James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard favored William Shakespeare (; ) while, in an alternate timeline Melanie described Jake Sisko as her "favorite author of all time". A humble Jake didn't think much of her assessment, saying, "You should read more." ()

In 2153, T'Pol thought a dramatic reading of Frankenstein might allow listeners to appreciate the author (Mary Shelley)'s original intent rather than watching . ()

In 2373, 's computer disallowed all attempts to learn the authorship of the holonovel Insurrection Alpha. ()

In 2370, Benjamin Sisko was impressed by the volume of Alixus's works, commenting she was "quite a prolific author". ()

In 2378, The Doctor agreed to let Tom Paris read his holonovel Photons Be Free, saying as Paris was a fellow author, his input might be valuable. Later, Paris accused him of not caring whether he slandered fellow crew members as long as he was known as a brilliant author. ()

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