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11

Maria Alia, 32

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12

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Non-Fiction Author

13

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14

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15

James Redfield, 75

Screenwriter

16

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17

Rachel Held Evans (1981-2019)

Religious Author

18

James Still (1906-2001)

Poet

19

Sonia Sanchez, 91

Poet

20

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Novelist

21

Erica Galloway, 38

Children's Author

22

Rick Bragg, 66

Memoirist

23

Bronte Woodard (1940-1980)

Screenwriter

24

Libba Bray, 61

Young Adult Author

25

Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918-2011)

Novelist

26

Jesse Hill Ford (1928-1996)

Novelist

27

Gerald McCullouch, 58

Screenwriter

28

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29

Warren St. John, 56

Non-Fiction Author

30

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Novelist

31

William March (1893-1954)

Novelist

32

Gregory Benford, 85

Novelist

33

Michael McCullers, 55

Screenwriter

34

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Novelist

35

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Novelist

36

Douglas Foster, 73

Novelist

37

Anne George (1927-2001)

Poet

38

Robert R. McCammon, 73

Novelist

39

Marquis Clarke, 35

Blogger

40

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Playwright

41