pen name

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She published her first newspaper piece that same year, and adopted the alliterative pen name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Another famous cartoon - he signed them Abu, after his pen name - from that time shows a man asking another: "What do you think of editors who are more loyal than the censor?"

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

The series was then handed on to an author using the pen name Aubrey Clark for three more.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

The author is a federal civil servant who has been granted the use of a pen name to protect them and their family from reprisals.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

“Why did you use a pen name? I mean, Quill is a perfect writer name,” Seven said, still in awe.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega