Maya Angelou (Arkansas author)
Tina M. Ansa
Bebe Campbell
Eric Jerome Dickey
Grace F. Edwards
Nina Foxx
Alex Haley
E. Lynn Harris (Arkansas author)
Yolanda Joe
Sandra Kitt
McKenny
Terry McMillan
Montelih
Toni Morrison
Barbara Neely
Kim Roby
Omar Tyree
Alice Walker
Zane