A writer is someone who creates written works, such as novels, short stories, plays, poems, and essays. A JOURNALIST is a type of writer who reports on current events for newspapers, magazines, or television. A COLUMNIST is a writer who contributes regularly to a newspaper or magazine, typically writing about a particular subject. A wordsmith is a person who is skilled in the use of words, especially in writing. A POET is a writer of poems. A PENMAN is a person who writes with a PEN. A penner is another term for a PENMAN. A NIB is the metal point of a PEN. A PEN is a writing instrument used to apply ink to a surface. An AUTHOR is a person who writes books, stories, articles, or other literary works. A SCRIBE is a person who copies out documents by hand. George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, JOURNALIST, and critic.