Joseph Wechsberg was a Jewish Moravian writer, journalist, musician, and gourmet. Born in Ostrava, in Moravia, Czechoslovakia, he and his wife requested and received asylum in the United States in 1939 when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia. His mother was among the Czech Jews interned by the Nazis and later was murdered at Auschwitz. Over his career he was a prolific writer who wrote over two dozen works of nonfiction, including books on music and musicians, and contributed numerous articles to publications such as The New Yorker.

Joseph Wood Krutch was an American author, critic, and naturalist who wrote nature books on the American Southwest. He is known for developing a pantheistic philosophy.

Joseph Zoderer was an Italian writer from South Tyrol who wrote in German.

Josepha Sherman was an American author, folklorist, and anthologist. In 1990 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel The Shining Falcon.

Joseph-Alphonse Esménard was a French poet and the brother of the journalist Jean-Baptiste Esménard and father of the artists Inès Esménard and Nathalie Elma d'Esménard.

Joseph-Étienne Giraud was a French doctor and entomologist specializing in Hymenoptera with an additional interest in Coleoptera.

Joseph–François Michaud was a French historian and publicist.

Josephine Angelini is an American author who is best known for her young adult novel trilogy Starcrossed.

Josephine Cox also known as Jo Cox, was an English author. Her books were frequently best sellers and the UK Public Lending Rights figures often listed her in the top three borrowed authors.

Josephine Dodge Daskam, Mrs. Selden Bacon was an American writer of great versatility. She is chiefly known as a writer who made the point of having female protagonists.