1

S.E. Hinton

Young Adult Author

2

George RR Martin

Novelist

3

Julia Donaldson

Playwright

4

John Swartzwelder

Screenwriter

5

Tedd Arnold

Young Adult Author

6

Haruki Murakami

Novelist

7

John Cooper Clarke

Poet

8

Pamela Desbarres

Non-Fiction Author

9

Kathy Reichs

Novelist

10

Elizabeth George

Novelist

11

Carlos Davis

Screenwriter

12

Tabitha King

Novelist

13

Alexander Mccall Smith

Novelist

14

Charles R. Johnson

Novelist

15

Ron Chernow

Non-Fiction Author

16

Jess Smith

Non-Fiction Author

17

Laurence Michael Yep

Children's Author

18

Barra Grant

Screenwriter

19

Peter James

Novelist

20

Debbie Macomber

Novelist

21

Anna Thomas

Screenwriter

22

Cho Chung-kwon

Poet

23

Susanna Kaysen

Memoirist

24

Mary Robison

Novelist

25

Sue Monk Kidd

Playwright

26

Bonnie Greer

Playwright

27

Billy Roche

Playwright

28

Ian McEwan

Screenwriter

29

Jonathan Carroll

Novelist

30

Ziggy Steinberg

Screenwriter

31

David Michelinie

Comic Book Author

32

Gioconda Belli

Poet

33

Gloria Perez

Screenwriter

34

T Coraghessan Boyle

Novelist

35

Marilyn Singer

Poet

36

Jay Parini

Poet

37

Patrick Suskind

Playwright

38

Andrew Scheinman

Screenwriter

39

Gregory Nava

Screenwriter

40

Drago Jancar

Novelist

41

Michael Dobbs

Novelist

42

Emily Brightwell

Young Adult Author

43

Diane Ackerman

Poet

44

Lars Eighner

Memoirist

45

Christopher Durang

Playwright

46

James Wilcox

Novelist

47

Diane English

Screenwriter

48

Helen Baker

Non-Fiction Author