Mark Roberts, 63

Screenwriter

13

Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)

Poet

14

Trey Kerby, 40

Blogger

15

Linda Sue Park, 64

Young Adult Author

16

James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)

Novelist

17

Betty Friedan (1921-2006)

Novelist

18

Sam Shepard (1943-2017)

Playwright

19

Justin Hall, 49

Blogger

20

Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934)

Novelist

21

Justin Taylor, 47

Blogger

22

Diablo Cody, 45

Screenwriter

23

Katie Rich, 40

Screenwriter

24

Jeffery Deaver, 73

Novelist

25

Juanita Bynum, 65

Religious Author

26

Robert Lewis Taylor (1912-1998)

Novelist

27

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

Poet

28

Renee Galvin, 41

Children's Author

29

Ivy Ken, 59

Non-Fiction Author

30

Michael Nelson, 59

Screenwriter

31

Jordan Rosenberg, 65

Screenwriter

32

Mark Schwahn, 57

Screenwriter

33

Rebecca Skloot, 51

Non-Fiction Author

34

Michael Crichton (1942-2008)

Novelist

35

William Price Fox (1926-2015)

Novelist

36

Zach Davis, 38

Blogger

37

Kathy Reichs, 75

Novelist

38

Ana Castillo, 70

Novelist

39

Sarah Dessen, 53

Novelist

40

Joelle Charbonneau, 49

Young Adult Author

41

Sommer Nectarhoff, 32

Novelist

42

Diane Johnson, 89

Novelist

43

Tiffany Mitchell, 38

Blogger

44

Janet Lewis (1899-1998)

Novelist

45

Amy Kim, 36

Blogger

46

Stuart Gordon (1947-2020)

Screenwriter

47

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)

Novelist

48