The crossword solutions for the term 'AUTHOR BOYLE' are KAY. Kay Boyle was an American novelist, short story writer, educator, and political activist. She was a prolific writer who published more than fifty works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. Boyle was also a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded the National Book Award in Fiction in 1953 for her novel, The Crazy Hunter.