Authors

"There have been many Authors throughout time; it's a job, not a person. And the one trapped in here was just the last tasked with the great responsibility...to record; to witness the greatest stories of all time and record them for posterity."

- August to Emma

The Authors are a group of characters featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. They début in the sixteenth episode of the fourth season.

Known Authors

 * Walt Disney †
 * Isaac Heller
 * Henry Mills

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * August states that the job of the Author "goes back eons from the man who watched shadows dance across cave walls and developed an entire philosophy". This is a reference to the Greek philosopher Plato, and his Allegory of the Cave.
 * August names one man who held the position as Walt. This is a direct reference to Walt Disney, the famed American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, the same date on the letter the Apprentice sent to Isaac Heller. The Apprentice mentions how the last Author just passed away.
 * If an Author writes their own happy ending, the person will be demoted from the title of the Author; the quill will lose its power.