1

Mildred Wirt Benson (1905-2002)

Children's Author

2

James Norman Hall (1887-1951)

Novelist

3

Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963)

Novelist

4

Bill Bryson, 68

Novelist

5

RV Cassill (1919-2002)

Novelist

6

Jessica Garvin, 34

Blogger

7

Mona Van Duyn (1921-2004)

Poet

8

Robert James Waller (1939-2017)

Novelist

9

MacKinlay Kantor (1904-1977)

Novelist

10

William Haines (1908-1989)

Screenwriter

11

Angela Ribeiro, 39

Blogger

12

John Sandford, 76

Novelist

13

Peter Hedges, 58

Screenwriter

14

Sara Paretsky, 73

Novelist

15

Ted Kooser, 81

Poet

16

Katelyn Cheek, 29

Blogger

17

Chelsea Snow Cain, 48

Novelist

18

Jim Garrison (1921-1992)

Religious Author

19

Meridel Lesueur (1900-1996)

Children's Author

20

George Cram Cook (1873-1924)

Playwright

21

Margaret Wilson (1882-1973)

Novelist

22

Tami Hoag, 61

Novelist

23

Dorothy M. Johnson (1905-1984)

Novelist

24

Janet Dailey (1944-2013)

Novelist

25

Paul Engle (1908-1991)

Poet

26

Susan Glaspell (1876-1948)

Playwright

27

Thomas Beer (1889-1940)

Non-Fiction Author

28

Phil Stong (1899-1957)

Novelist

29

Amy Clampitt (1920-1994)

Poet

30

Norman Maclean (1902-1990)

Novelist

31

Dennis Schmitz, 82

Poet

32

RA Lafferty (1914-2002)

Novelist

33

Nina Nunez Williams, 37

Blogger

34

James Hearst (1900-1983)

Poet

35

Elswyth Thane (1900-1984)

Novelist

36

Thomas M. Disch (1940-2008)

Novelist

37

Robert Coover, 88

Novelist

38

Gordon W. Prange (1910-1980)

Novelist

39

Brad Steiger (1936-2018)

Non-Fiction Author

40

Joseph Petrick, 38

Screenwriter

41

Marquis Childs (1903-1990)

Novelist

42

Richard Pike Bissell (1913-1977)

Novelist

43

Frederick Manfred (1912-1994)

Novelist