Linda Lee Cadwell, 81
Memoirist
1
Mary McCarthy (1912-1989)
Novelist
2
Frank Herbert (1920-1986)
3
Adam Clark, 45
Screenwriter
4
Marissa Meyer, 42
5
Paige Taylor Evans, 40
Blogger
6
Sherman Alexie, 59
7
Tonya Smith, 34
8
Michael G. Santos, 62
Self-Help Author
9
Kelsey Kupecky, 36
10
Jim Rohn (1930-2009)
11
David Eddings (1931-2009)
12
Brian Herbert, 78
13
Orson Scott Card, 74
14
Janette Rallison, 60
15
Mark Fuhrman, 74
Non-Fiction Author
16
Debbie Macomber, 77
17
Drake Sather (1959-2004)
18
Bethany Marie, 34
19
Julia Berolzheimer, 35
20
Born in Washington
Most Popular Authors
John Swartzwelder, 77
21
Makenna Christine Willhite, 32
22
Christine Cameron, 44
23
Tess Gallagher, 82
Poet
24
David Mason, 71
25
Lauren Rhoden, 33
26
Chuck Palahniuk, 64
27
Richelle Gamlam, 35
28
Mary Daheim (1937-2022)
29
Gary Thomas, 64
Religious Author
30
Raegan Butcher, 57
31
Hannah Sanghee Park, 38
32
Milagro Speaks, 40
33
Catherynne Valente, 46
Young Adult Author
34
Kier Mellour, 37
35
Jerry Holkins, 50
Comic Book Author
36
Pat Silver-Lasky (1925-2025)
37
Matt Briggs, 55
38
Kyndra Holley, 47
39
Margie Ashcroft, 40
40
Angela Price, 45
41
Sarah Jio, 48
42
Chelsea Lankford, 35
43
Margaret Murie (1902-2003)
44
Richard Brautigan (1935-1984)
45
Carolyn Kizer (1925-2014)
46
Cara Northcutt, 41
47
David Donihue, 52
48
Authors by State
Authors by Age
