1

Louis Sachar

Children's Author

2

Michael Grant

Young Adult Author

3

Francesca Simon

Children's Author

4

Sandra Cisneros

Novelist

5

Siri Hustvedt

Novelist

6

John Grisham

Novelist

7

Cynthia Rylant

Children's Author

8

Sarah Weeks

Children's Author

9

Jon Scieszka

Children's Author

10

Jon Krakauer

Non-Fiction Author

11

David Baker

Poet

12

Lee Child

Novelist

13

Bruce Wagner

Novelist

14

Mary Beard

Blogger

15

Andrew Klavan

Screenwriter

16

Benjamin Alire Saenz

Poet

17

Max Lucado

Religious Author

18

Yasmina Khadra

Novelist

19

Stephen Schiff

Screenwriter

20

Chris D'Lacey

Novelist

21

Louise Erdrich

Children's Author

22

Eric Manes

Screenwriter

23

Allison Anders

Screenwriter

24

Anne Lamott

Non-Fiction Author

25

David Mason

Poet

26

Rick Overton

Screenwriter

27

Bruce Sterling

Novelist

28

Gregory Maguire

Novelist

29

Gregg Braden

Novelist

30

Andrea Barrett

Novelist

31

Schim Schimmel

Novelist

32

Angelo Pizzo

Screenwriter

33

Melvin Burgess

Children's Author

34

Steven Gould

Novelist

35

John Paragon

Screenwriter

36

Joseph Michael Straczynski

Screenwriter

37

Kevin Wade

Screenwriter

38

William McKeen

Non-Fiction Author

39

Jay McInerney

Novelist

40

Nicholas Crane

Non-Fiction Author

41

Menno Meyjes

Screenwriter

42

Kerry Greenwood

Novelist

43

George Mastras

Screenwriter

44

Mo Yan

Novelist

45

Fraser Heston

Screenwriter

46

Mary Gaitskill

Essayist

47

John Frederick Demartini

Novelist

48

Mary Karr

Poet