The Outsiders was written by S. E. Hinton.
Author name
The book’s author is S. E. Hinton, which is the pen name used on the cover and in most references. Her full name is Susan Eloise Hinton, but she chose to publish using initials.
Extra detail
The Outsiders is a young adult novel first published in 1967, and it became one of the earliest and most influential modern YA novels. Hinton began writing it as a teenager and finished it while in high school.
