Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

Novelist

9

Shel Silverstein (1930-1999)

Children's Author

10

Mark Roberts, 65

Screenwriter

11

Mary Morrison, 61

Novelist

12

Renee Galvin, 43

Children's Author

13

Mandy Rose, 43

Blogger

14

Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)

Novelist

15

Michael Crichton (1942-2008)

Novelist

16

Tiffany Mitchell, 40

Blogger

17

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

Poet

18

Diablo Cody, 47

Screenwriter

19

Charles R. Johnson, 77

Novelist

20

Richard Nelson, 75

Playwright

21

Sandra Cisneros, 71

Novelist

22

Joel Muddamalle

Religious Author

23

Kelly Rizzo, 46

Blogger

24

Zach Davis, 40

Blogger

25

Jeneva Rose, 25

Novelist

26

Dan Simmons, 77

Novelist

27

Jackson Mac Low (1922-2004)

Poet

28

Amy Chua, 63

Memoirist

29

Daniel Cohen (1936-2018)

Non-Fiction Author

30

Justin Taylor, 49

Blogger

31

John Norman, 94

Novelist

32

Linda Sue Park, 65

Young Adult Author

33

James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)

Novelist

34

Aubrey Red, 37

Blogger

35

Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)

Playwright

36

David Mamet, 78

Playwright

37

Betty Friedan (1921-2006)

Novelist

38

Ali Leroi, 64

Screenwriter

39

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)

Novelist

40

Tom Clark (1941-2018)

Poet

41

Jeffery Deaver, 75

Novelist

42

Karen Cushman, 84

Novelist

43

David Ayer, 58

Screenwriter

44

Robert Lewis Taylor (1912-1998)

Novelist

45

Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931)

Poet

46

Beverly Todd, 79

Screenwriter

47

Kim Stanley Robinson, 73

Novelist

48