Bill Bryson

Novelist

13

Alice Hoffman

Young Adult Author

14

Mike Berenstain

Novelist

15

Tom Fontana

Screenwriter

16

Paula Vogel

Playwright

17

Tomson Highway

Novelist

18

Orson Scott Card

Novelist

19

Steve Barnes

Novelist

20

Roland Smith

Young Adult Author

21

Charlaine Harris

Novelist

22

Robin Hobb

Novelist

23

Naomi Shihab Nye

Poet

24

Lee Strobel

Religious Author

25

Diana Gabaldon

Novelist

26

Alex Finlayson

Playwright

27

Angie Sage

Young Adult Author

28

Terry McMillan

Novelist

29

Orhan Pamuk

Novelist

30

Kate White

Novelist

31

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Poet

32

Ehsan Sehgal

Poet

33

Anna Quindlen

Non-Fiction Author

34

Linda Woolverton

Screenwriter

35

Walter Mosley

Novelist

36

Walter Isaacson

Non-Fiction Author

37

Mick Garris

Screenwriter

38

Johanna Lindsey

Novelist

39

Paulette Bourgeois

Children's Author

40

Judith Ortiz Cofer

Essayist

41

Carmen Tafolla

Poet

42

Terri McMillan

Novelist

43

Diane Duane

Screenwriter

44

Cynthia DeFelice

Novelist

45

Vikram Seth

Poet

46

Elizabeth Hay

Novelist

47

John Townsend

Self-Help Author

48