Nassim Taleb

Essayist

13

Tim Collins

Young Adult Author

14

Kurt Busiek

Comic Book Author

15

James Hart

Screenwriter

16

David Simon

Screenwriter

17

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Novelist

18

Jeffrey Eugenides

Novelist

19

Ethan Canin

Novelist

20

Chris Van Dusen

Screenwriter

21

Jo Nesbo

Novelist

22

Kimberly Willis Holt

Children's Author

23

Tim Winton

Novelist

24

Hernandes Dias Lopes

Religious Author

25

Nick Flynn

Poet

26

Grant Morrison

Playwright

27

Liliana Valenzuela

Poet

28

Steve Faber

Screenwriter

29

David Baldacci

Novelist

30

Michael Almereyda

Screenwriter

31

Rick Rosner

Screenwriter

32

Michelle Paver

Novelist

33

Shauna Robertson

Blogger

34

Philip Rosenthal

Screenwriter

35

Jane Fallon

Novelist

36

Ian Rankin

Novelist

37

Elissa Goodman

Self-Help Author

38

Ed Solomon

Screenwriter

39

Steve Kloves

Screenwriter

40

Chris Clark

Novelist

41

Eric Eisner

Screenwriter

42

William Monahan

Screenwriter

43

Christopher Keyser

Screenwriter

44

Terence Winter

Screenwriter

45

Alexa Junge

Screenwriter

46

Evan Katz

Screenwriter

47

TJ Parsell

Memoirist

48