1

Judy Blume

Children's Author

2

Lois Lowry

Children's Author

3

Mary Downing Hahn

Young Adult Author

4

Mary Frances Berry

Novelist

5

Adeline Yen Mah

Memoirist

6

Ted White

Novelist

7

Avi

Young Adult Author

8

Gary Chapman

Religious Author

9

Patricia MacLachlan

Children's Author

10

Roger McGough

Poet

11

Ishmael Reed

Poet

12

Alma Flor Ada

Children's Author

13

Tony Harrison

Playwright

14

Jared Diamond

Non-Fiction Author

15

Gillian Clarke

Poet

16

Tom Stoppard

Playwright

17

Thomas Pynchon

Novelist

18

Stuart Woods

Novelist

19

Johanna Hurwitz

Children's Author

20

Lorraine Day

Non-Fiction Author

21

Gurney Norman

Novelist

22

Anita Desai

Novelist

23

Susan Sheehan

Non-Fiction Author

24

Diane Wakoski

Poet

25

Gus Trikonis

Screenwriter

26

David Seidler

Screenwriter

27

Jeremy Larner

Poet

28

Dennis Schmitz

Poet

29

Jean Houston

Novelist

30

Susan Howe

Poet

31

Tina Howe

Playwright

32

Mary Daheim

Novelist

33

Richard Rhodes

Non-Fiction Author

34

Gail Godwin

Novelist

35

Alicia Ostriker

Poet

36

Tomas Venclova

Poet

37

Jerome Charyn

Novelist

38

Therese Kuoh Moukouri

Novelist