1

Gary Paulsen, 81

Young Adult Author

2

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

Novelist

3

Siri Hustvedt, 66

Novelist

4

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)

Novelist

5

Bridget Jones Nelson, 56

Screenwriter

6

Bill Johnson, 69

Religious Author

7

Thomas Williams (1926-1990)

Novelist

8

Worm Miller, 42

Screenwriter

9

Tim O'Brien, 74

Novelist

10

Max Shulman (1919-1988)

Screenwriter

11

Amanda Hocking, 36

Young Adult Author

12

Owen Dennis, 34

Screenwriter

13

Connie Wang, 33

Blogger

14

Patrick Casey, 42

Screenwriter

15

Jacqueline West, 41

Children's Author

16

Vince Flynn (1966-2013)

Novelist

17

Anne Tyler, 79

Novelist

18

Harry O. Hoyt (1885-1961)

Screenwriter

19

Louise Erdrich, 66

Children's Author

20

Madeleine Roux, 35

Novelist

21

Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980)

Children's Author

22

Keene Thompson (1885-1937)

Screenwriter

23

Scott Lynch, 43

Novelist

24

Jerry Juhl (1938-2005)

Screenwriter

25

Tracy McMillan, 56

Non-Fiction Author

26

Chad Ferrin, 48

Screenwriter

27

Monique Volz, 31

Blogger

28

Karly Claire Gomez, 37

Blogger

29

John Coy, 62

Children's Author

30

Jenni Hulet, 47

Blogger

31

Robert Bly, 94

Poet

32

Pat Proft, 74

Screenwriter

33

lucy Litman, 31

Blogger

34

Arthur Phillips, 52

Novelist

35

Vincent T. Bugliosi Jr. (1934-2015)

Non-Fiction Author

36

John Steven Wooley, 72

Non-Fiction Author

37

Chuck Klosterman, 48

Novelist

38

Katie Heaney, 34

Novelist

39

Harrison Salisbury (1908-1993)

Novelist

40

Kay Boyle (1902-1992)

Non-Fiction Author

41

Carl Richard Jacobi (1908-1997)

Novelist

42

Richard Eberhart (1904-2005)

Poet

43

Nick Schenk, 55

Screenwriter

44

Charles Baxter, 73

Non-Fiction Author

45

Robert Grenier, 79

Poet

46

Dan Buettner, 60

Non-Fiction Author

47

Rhonda Britten, 60

Self-Help Author

48

Lee Blessing, 71

Playwright