1

Jerry Spinelli

Young Adult Author

2

Richard Dawkins

Novelist

3

Ron Roy

Children's Author

4

Billy Collins

Poet

5

Jack Prelutsky

Poet

6

Daniel Moore

Poet

7

Christopher Awdry

Children's Author

8

Arthur Green

Non-Fiction Author

9

Maxine Hong Kingston

Memoirist

10

Tran Bich San

Novelist

11

Toi Derricotte

Poet

12

Robert Hass

Poet

13

Paul Theroux

Novelist

14

Robin Cook

Novelist

15

Robert Pinsky

Poet

16

Alexei Panshin

Novelist

17

David Seltzer

Screenwriter

18

Bobbie Ann Mason

Novelist

19

Eduardo Galeano

Memoirist

20

Martin Waddell

Children's Author

21

Judy Grahn

Poet

22

Kelly Cherry

Poet

23

Jaan Kaplinski

Poet

24

Fanny Howe

Poet

25

Royston Ellis

Poet

26

Erna Brodber

Novelist

27

Gail Parent

Screenwriter

28

John Nichols

Novelist

29

Stephen Dobyns

Poet

30

Gregory Benford

Novelist

31

Michael Gruber

Novelist

32

Alan Furst

Novelist

33

Norman Spinrad

Novelist