Christopher Durang (1949-2024)

Playwright

13

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851)

Novelist

14

Sam Esmail, 46

Screenwriter

15

Mitch Albom, 65

Novelist

16

Paul Auster, 77

Novelist

17

Lorene Scafaria, 45

Screenwriter

18

Robyn Crawford, 61

Memoirist

19

George Middleton (1880-1967)

Playwright

20

David X. Cohen, 57

Screenwriter

21

Alexander Wraith, 39

Screenwriter

22

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

Poet

23

Norman Mailer (1923-2007)

Novelist

24

Dan Fogelman, 45

Screenwriter

25

Janet Evanovich, 80

Novelist

26

Harlan Coben, 62

Novelist

27

Jon Hurwitz, 46

Screenwriter

28

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)

Poet

29

James Bamford, 77

Non-Fiction Author

30

Robert Scoble, 59

Non-Fiction Author

31

Joanna Cole (1944-2020)

Children's Author

32

David Levithan, 51

Young Adult Author

33

Edward Bloor, 73

Young Adult Author

34

Matthew Quick, 50

Novelist

35

Fran Lebowitz, 73

Essayist

36

John W. Campbell (1910-1971)

Novelist

37

Mary Virginia Terhune (1830-1922)

Novelist

38

Bruce McKenna, 62

Screenwriter

39

Jane Cooper (1924-2007)

Poet

40

Anthony Urbano, 39

Blogger

41

Jon Lucas, 47

Screenwriter

42

Jessica Franklin, 32

Blogger

43

Judith Viorst, 93

Children's Author

44

Valerie Solanas (1936-1988)

Novelist

45

DC Fontana (1939-2020)

Screenwriter

46

Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

Poet

47

Amiri Baraka (1934-2014)

Poet

48