1

Rachel Renee Russell

Children's Author

2

Megan McDonald

Children's Author

3

Anne Holt

Novelist

4

April Henry

Young Adult Author

5

Mitch Albom

Novelist

6

Rigoberta Menchú

Novelist

7

Cookie Johnson

Non-Fiction Author

8

Mary Roach

Non-Fiction Author

9

James Wong

Screenwriter

10

Cornelia Funke

Novelist

11

Juanita Bynum

Religious Author

12

Charlie Higson

Children's Author

13

Bob Goff

Non-Fiction Author

14

Cristina García

Novelist

15

Charlie Kaufman

Screenwriter

16

Kevin Sullivan

Screenwriter

17

Mike Rich

Screenwriter

18

Michael Eric Dyson

Novelist

19

Irvine Welsh

Playwright

20

Brynne Chandler

Screenwriter

21

Gcina Mhlophe

Playwright

22

Peter Tolan

Screenwriter

23

Narinder Dhami

Young Adult Author

24

Paul Geraghty

Children's Author

25

Beth Djalali

Blogger

26

Joe Keenan

Screenwriter

27

Finn Taylor

Screenwriter

28

Ann-Marie Macdonald

Playwright

29

Fran Walsh

Screenwriter

30

George Saunders

Novelist

31

Candace Bushnell

Novelist

32

Kevin Brooks

Young Adult Author

33

Amy Thomson

Novelist

34

David Frankel

Screenwriter

35

Tami Hoag

Novelist

36

Laura Day

Self-Help Author

37

CJ Box

Novelist

38

Nicholas Farrell

Novelist

39

Jim Stovall

Novelist

40

Jonathan Maberry

Novelist

41

Laura Lippman

Novelist

42

John Coy

Children's Author

43

Julia London

Novelist

44

RA Salvatore

Novelist

45

Chingiz Abdullayev

Novelist

46

Randy Gage

Novelist

47

Allison Hedge Coke

Poet

48

Michael Sloane

Screenwriter