1

Caitlin Covington, 30

Blogger

2

Kevin Williamson, 56

Screenwriter

3

O Henry (1862-1910)

Novelist

4

Eloise Greenfield, 91

Children's Author

5

Lauren Myracle, 52

Young Adult Author

6

Theodore Taylor (1921-2006)

Young Adult Author

7

Josh Pate, 51

Screenwriter

8

Jonathan Williams (1929-2008)

Poet

9

Vani Hari, 42

Blogger

10

Thomas Sowell, 90

Novelist

11

Michael Blake (1945-2015)

Screenwriter

12

Fly Guy, 32

Blogger

13

Gary Chapman, 83

Religious Author

14

Madison Nelson, 30

Blogger

15

McKenna Bleu, 36

Blogger

16

Ursula Vernon, 43

Children's Author

17

Tom Robbins, 88

Novelist

18

Kirsten Miller, 48

Novelist

19

Jackson Pearce, 36

Young Adult Author

20

Michelle Myers, 36

Religious Author

21

Kim Roberts, 59

Poet

22

Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938)

Novelist

23

Hatcher Hughes (1881-1945)

Playwright

24

James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)

Poet

25

Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996)

Novelist

26

John Townsend, 68

Self-Help Author

27

Reynolds Price (1933-2011)

Poet

28

Holly Boyd, 34

Blogger

29

Emily P. Freeman, 44

Non-Fiction Author

30

Thomas Dixon (1864-1946)

Novelist

31

Harvey Bullock (1921-2006)

Screenwriter

32

Sharyn McCrumb, 73

Novelist

33

Tony Hoagland (1953-2018)

Poet

34

Carter Covington, 47

Screenwriter

35

Angela Shelton, 48

Screenwriter

36

AR Ammons (1926-2001)

Poet

37

Lionel Shriver, 63

Novelist

38

Robert Ruark (1915-1965)

Novelist

39

Sam Ragan (1915-1996)

Poet

40

Shelby Vanhoy, 30

Blogger

41

John Ehle (1925-2018)

Novelist

42

Charles Frazier, 70

Novelist

43

Clyde Edgerton, 76

Novelist

44

Kaye Gibbons, 61

Novelist

45

Fred Chappell, 84

Poet

46

Robert Schenkkan, 68

Playwright

47

Nathaniel Benchley (1915-1981)

Screenwriter

48

Skip Hollandsworth, 63

Screenwriter