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Screenwriter

13

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Blogger

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Poet

15

Natalie Babbitt (1932-2016)

Children's Author

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Ernest Cline, 52

Screenwriter

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Comic Book Author

18

Jack Matthews (1925-2013)

Novelist

19

Jack Moore, 35

Screenwriter

20

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)

Poet

21

Mary Oliver (1935-2019)

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22

Tieghan Gerard, 30

Blogger

23

Rachel Jones (1989-2019)

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24

Tony Abbott, 71

Children's Author

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Zane Grey (1872-1939)

Novelist

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Harlan Ellison (1934-2018)

Novelist

27

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Self-Help Author

28

Greer Rothermel, 32

Blogger

29

Lora Leigh, 59

Novelist

30

James Arlington Wright (1927-1980)

Poet

31

Lynn Shelton (1965-2020)

Screenwriter

32

James Clear, 38

Self-Help Author

33

Austin Kleon, 40

Non-Fiction Author

34

Amanda Meixner, 33

Blogger

35

Terry Ryan (1946-2007)

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Sue Thomas, 73

Memoirist

37

Sara Petty, 28

Blogger

38

Robert McCloskey (1914-2003)

Children's Author

39

Stacee Myers, 34

Screenwriter

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41

Lauren Kate, 43

Young Adult Author

42

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Novelist

43

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Screenwriter

44

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Screenwriter

45

Phoebe Cary (1824-1871)

Poet

46

Joshua Fields Millburn, 42

Memoirist

47

Edward S. Ellis (1840-1916)

Novelist

48