1

RL Stine, 76

Young Adult Author

2

Dav Pilkey, 54

Children's Author

3

Toni Morrison (1931-2019)

Novelist

4

Jack Matthews (1925-2013)

Novelist

5

Jack Moore, 32

Screenwriter

6

Sharon Creech, 74

Children's Author

7

Tony Abbott, 67

Children's Author

8

Sharon Draper, 67

Novelist

9

Jacqueline Woodson, 57

Young Adult Author

10

James Arlington Wright (1927-1980)

Poet

11

Zane Grey (1872-1939)

Novelist

12

Natalie Babbitt (1932-2016)

Children's Author

13

Margaret Peterson Haddix, 56

Children's Author

14

Lynn Shelton (1965-2020)

Screenwriter

15

Michael Dougherty, 45

Screenwriter

16

Lauren Kate, 39

Young Adult Author

17

Carter Bays, 44

Screenwriter

18

Ernest Cline, 47

Screenwriter

19

Amanda Williams, 34

Blogger

20

Rachel Jones (1989-2019)

Blogger

21

Stacee Myers, 30

Screenwriter

22

Elizabeth George, 71

Novelist

23

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)

Poet

24

Rita Dove, 67

Poet

25

Mary Oliver (1935-2019)

Poet

26

Brian Carter, 46

Self-Help Author

27

Lora Leigh, 55

Novelist

28

James Frey, 50

Novelist

29

Jake Bell, 45

Comic Book Author

30

Antwone Fisher, 60

Screenwriter

31

Maggie Thompson, 77

Comic Book Author

32

Sue Thomas, 70

Memoirist

33

Addie Lucia Ballou (1837-1916)

Poet

34

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1913)

Novelist

35

Virginia Hamilton (1934-2002)

Children's Author

36

Jamie Babbit, 49

Screenwriter

37

Harlan Ellison (1934-2018)

Novelist

38

Kaylah Doolan, 29

Blogger

39

Brian Michael Bendis, 52

Comic Book Author

40

Joe Vitale, 66

Self-Help Author

41

Karisa Blake, 31

Blogger

42

William Lord Wright (1879-1947)

Screenwriter

43

Tieghan Gerard, 26

Blogger

44

Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993)

Self-Help Author

45

Elsie Janis (1889-1956)

Screenwriter

46

That Chic Mom, 38

Blogger

47

Amanda Meixner, 29

Blogger

48

Julieanne Smolinski, 36

Screenwriter