pen name
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Written by Postel-Vinay — the pen name of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Cohen initially chose a pen name to hide her true identity when she self-published her first book, a fictionalised account of her life as a resident doctor, titled The Devil Wears Scrubs, in 2013.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
She published her first newspaper piece that same year, and adopted the alliterative pen name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The series was then handed on to an author using the pen name Aubrey Clark for three more.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025
He can have another name given to him when he comes of age, a nickname from his friends, and if he is a poet, he can have a pen name.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
