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Samuel L. Clemens is better known by his pen name “Mark Twain.”
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The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The police show Caroline Darian, the middle child and only daughter (who goes by a pen name) two photos recovered from her father’s electronics that show her sleeping in a strange position, with the duvet pulled back and the lights on.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Penned under Pyper’s sci-fi/thriller pen name Mason Coile, William hit store shelves September 3 via Putnam.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The police show Caroline Darian, the middle child and only daughter (who goes by a pen name) two photos recovered from her father’s electronics that show her sleeping in a strange position, with the duvet pulled back and the lights on.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Penned under Pyper’s sci-fi/thriller pen name Mason Coile, William hit store shelves September 3 via Putnam.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20name. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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