Autrey Nell Wiley (27 May 1901 – 28 May 1990) was an American literary critic and professor. She graduated from Texas Women's University in 1922 and began teaching English the same year.[1] She subsequently served as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. She retired in 1971 as chair of the English department, a role in which she'd served for more than twenty years.[2][1] Wiley earned the TWU Distinguished Alumnae Award in 1969.[1]