Michael Blake (1945-2015)

Screenwriter

13

Jonathan Williams (1929-2008)

Poet

14

Fly Guy, 40

Blogger

15

Theodore Taylor (1921-2006)

Young Adult Author

16

Tom Robbins, 92

Novelist

17

Jackson Pearce, 40

Young Adult Author

18

Kirsten Miller, 51

Novelist

19

John Townsend, 72

Self-Help Author

20

Thomas Dixon (1864-1946)

Novelist

21

Sharyn McCrumb, 76

Novelist

22

James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)

Poet

23

Angela Shelton, 51

Screenwriter

24

Tony Hoagland (1953-2018)

Poet

25

Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996)

Novelist

26

Ursula Vernon, 47

Children's Author

27

Shelby Vanhoy, 34

Blogger

28

McKenna Bleu, 39

Blogger

29

Michelle Myers, 39

Religious Author

30

Holly Boyd, 37

Blogger

31

KD Robichaux, 40

Novelist

32

Hatcher Hughes (1881-1945)

Playwright

33

Fred Chappell (1936-2024)

Poet

34

Skip Hollandsworth, 66

Screenwriter

35

Sam Ragan (1915-1996)

Poet

36

Carter Covington, 51

Screenwriter

37

Emily P. Freeman, 47

Non-Fiction Author

38

Reynolds Price (1933-2011)

Poet

39

Harvey Bullock (1921-2006)

Screenwriter

40

AR Ammons (1926-2001)

Poet

41

Lionel Shriver, 67

Novelist

42

Charles Frazier, 73

Novelist

43

John Ehle (1925-2018)

Novelist

44

Robert Ruark (1915-1965)

Novelist

45

Clyde Edgerton, 80

Novelist

46

Kaye Gibbons, 64

Novelist

47

Nathaniel Benchley (1915-1981)

Screenwriter

48