pen name

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Romance novelist Florence Keeling, born in Coventry, writes under her name as well as using the pen name Charlie Dean and the darker romance material as Tanya Mounts.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Fern, whose pen name wouldn’t be widely familiar until 1851, was a bright and spirited girl whose time at a religious school failed to subdue her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

John leads a quiet life of the mind, spending his days designing puzzles under the pen name Ludwig.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell, who had been raised in the Mearns.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

“So, are you related to Dr. Seuss or something? No wait, it’s a pen name, right?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera