Examples of pen name in a Sentence
Samuel L. Clemens is better known by his pen name “Mark Twain.”
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The prolific author has at least 35 titles to her name (and her pen name) and has sold more than 45 million copies of her books, according to her official biography.
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Sandford, pen name for former Minnesotan and Pulitzer Prize-winner John Camp, turned 80 in February and this milestone birthday seems to have energized him because this book is fast-paced and scary.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2024
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Sister-in-law has dumped her kids.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Elly Conway is a pen name for Matthew Vaughn and Jason Fuchs, right?
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
While the singer did not pen the novel the movie is based on under a pen name, as many fans have theorized online, her Scottish Fold cats did impact Vaughn’s creative choices.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
Most were rejected, but a few were published, under a pen name.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Rowling most recently published The Ink Black Heart under her pen name, Robert Galbraith, last year.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2023
This is the reason that a lot of us choose to write under pen names.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Sandford, pen name for former Minnesotan and Pulitzer Prize-winner John Camp, turned 80 in February and this milestone birthday seems to have energized him because this book is fast-paced and scary.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2024
Your advice Your email (optional) Your name or pen name (optional)
More from Carolyn Hax
From the archive:
Sister-in-law has dumped her kids.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Elly Conway is a pen name for Matthew Vaughn and Jason Fuchs, right?
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
While the singer did not pen the novel the movie is based on under a pen name, as many fans have theorized online, her Scottish Fold cats did impact Vaughn’s creative choices.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
Most were rejected, but a few were published, under a pen name.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Rowling most recently published The Ink Black Heart under her pen name, Robert Galbraith, last year.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2023
This is the reason that a lot of us choose to write under pen names.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20name. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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