The Colby Circle includes all authors, journalists and moderators who have participated in the William E. Colby Military Writers’ Symposium.
- Thomas B. Allen
- Rick Atkinson
- Pradeep Barua
- David Barron
- Robert L. Bateman
- Joe Belkowski
- David Bellavia
- Max Boot
- Mark Bowden
- James Bradley
- Dale Brown
- B.G. Burkett
- Cheri Caddy
- John Callaway
- Philip Caputo
- James Jay Carafano
- Frederick Chiaventone
- Roger Cirillo
- Tom Clancy
- Robert Clasby
- Jon Coffin
- Edward M. Coffman
- Carl Colby
- Paul Colby
- Myke Cole
- Michael Congdon
- Christopher Coppola
- Stephen Coonts
- Harold Coyle
- Carlo D’Este
- Paul Dickson
- Drew Dix
- Robert Dalessandro
- Barrie Dunsmore
- Nathaniel Fick
- Dexter Filkins
- Frederick Franks
- Michael Franzak
- Dale Gallon
- Joseph Galloway
- Jeff Gerecke
- Dan Gifford
- Al Gray
- W.E.B. Griffin
- Mark Grimsley
- Winston Groom
- Nisid Hajari
- Jack Hamann
- Nigel Hamilton
- T.X. Hammes
- William Harlow
- Kirsten Holmstedt
- James Hornfischer
- Richard Iron
- Sarwar Kashmeri
- Marvin Kalb
- John Katzenbach
- Claudia Kennedy
- Jennifer Keene
- Alex Kershaw
- R. Alan King
- Cole Kingseed
- Brian Linn
- Marcus Luttrell
- John A. Lynn
- Douglas A. Macgregor
- Douglas V. Mastriano
- Karl Marlantes
- Donna McAleer
- Paul McCarthy
- David H. McIntyre
- Thomas P. McKenna
- H.R. McMaster
- Jon Meacham
- Donald L. Miller
- Jerry Morelock
- John H. Morrow, Jr.
- Williamson Murray
- John Nagl
- Sean Naylor
- Anne Nivat
- Michael Neiberg
- Elizabeth Norman
- Patrick O’Donnell
- Dave Palmer
- Benjamin Patton
- Reina Pennington
- Geoffrey Perret
- Ralph Peters
- Robert Poirier
- Stephen Pomeroy
- Ron Powers
- Jason Redman
- Thomas E. Ricks
- Bryan Mark Rigg
- David L. Robbins
- Jann Robinson
- Clifford J. Rogers
- Ed Ruggero
- Gerald Russell
- Sid Schachnow
- Jack Segal
- Frank Sesno
- Sally Shelton-Colby
- Ray L. Smith
- Lewis Sorley
- Doug Stanton
- Peter Stephenson
- Mark Stoler
- Barry Strauss
- Gordon R. Sullivan
- Edward C. Tracy
- Stansfield Turner
- Kevin J. Weddle
- Russell Weigley
- Gerhard L. Weinberg
- Bing West
- Ralph Wetterhahn
- Glenna Whitley
- David Wood
- James Woolsey
- James Wright