1

Barbara Park (1947-2013)

Children's Author

2

Judy Blume, 82

Children's Author

3

George RR Martin, 71

Novelist

4

Wendy Mass, 53

Children's Author

5

Ann M. Martin, 64

Young Adult Author

6

Andrew Clements (1949-2019)

Children's Author

7

Joanna Cole (1944-2020)

Children's Author

8

Holly Black, 48

Children's Author

9

Amy Rose, 29

Novelist

10

Mitch Albom, 62

Novelist

11

William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)

Poet

12

Low Key, 37

Blogger

13

Edward Bloor, 69

Young Adult Author

14

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)

Poet

15

Jon Lucas, 43

Screenwriter

16

George Middleton (1880-1967)

Playwright

17

David Levithan, 47

Young Adult Author

18

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

Poet

19

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851)

Novelist

20

Jessica Franklin, 28

Blogger

21

John W. Campbell (1910-1971)

Novelist

22

Sam Esmail, 42

Screenwriter

23

Natasha Rothwell, 39

Screenwriter

24

Lorene Scafaria, 42

Screenwriter

25

Norman Mailer (1923-2007)

Novelist

26

Harlan Coben, 58

Novelist

27

Stephen Crane (1871-1900)

Novelist

28

Kathleen Deleasa, 25

Blogger

29

Gay Talese, 88

Non-Fiction Author

30

Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930)

Children's Author

31

Elvira Woodruff, 69

Children's Author

32

Philip Roth (1933-2018)

Novelist

33

DC Fontana (1939-2020)

Screenwriter

34

Essie Golden, 33

Blogger

35

Christie Tyler, 23

Blogger

36

Robyn Crawford, 57

Memoirist

37

XJ Kennedy, 90

Poet

38

Valerie Solanas (1936-1988)

Novelist

39

Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

Poet

40

Ntozake Shange (1948-2018)

Poet

41

Janet Evanovich, 77

Novelist

42

Judith Viorst, 89

Children's Author

43

Paul Foster, 88

Playwright

44

Amiri Baraka (1934-2014)

Poet

45

Christopher McQuarrie, 52

Screenwriter

46

Dan Fogelman, 41

Screenwriter

47

Paula Danziger (1944-2004)

Children's Author

48

Andrew Fleming, 57

Screenwriter