Mary Beard

Blogger

13

David Baker

Poet

14

Rick Overton

Screenwriter

15

José Rivera

Playwright

16

Chris D'Lacey

Novelist

17

Nancy Butts

Young Adult Author

18

Mo Yan

Novelist

19

Winnie Holzman

Screenwriter

20

Velma Thomas

Non-Fiction Author

21

Lee Child

Novelist

22

Paul van Loon

Children's Author

23

Angelo Pizzo

Screenwriter

24

Ellen Hopkins

Young Adult Author

25

Jon Scieszka

Children's Author

26

Jean Shafiroff

Non-Fiction Author

27

Salvatore Calabrese

Non-Fiction Author

28

Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Self-Help Author

29

Laura Amy Schlitz

Children's Author

30

Val McDermid

Novelist

31

Benjamin Alire Saenz

Poet

32

David Mason

Poet

33

Allison Anders

Screenwriter

34

Barbara Kingsolver

Novelist

35

Don Roos

Screenwriter

36

Suzanne Weyn

Young Adult Author

37

DJ MacHale

Screenwriter

38

Nihat Hatipoglu

Non-Fiction Author

39

Amy Rogers

Screenwriter

40

Fraser Heston

Screenwriter

41

Schim Schimmel

Novelist

42

Steven Gould

Novelist

43

John Frederick Demartini

Novelist

44

Jay McInerney

Novelist

45

Nancy Alspaugh

Screenwriter

46

William McKeen

Non-Fiction Author

47

Mary Karr

Poet

48