Siri Hustvedt

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David Baker

Poet

14

Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Self-Help Author

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Flint Dille

Screenwriter

16

Luanne Rice

Novelist

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Nancy Butts

Young Adult Author

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Yasmina Khadra

Novelist

19

Serita Jakes

Non-Fiction Author

20

José Rivera

Playwright

21

Suzanne Weyn

Young Adult Author

22

Paul van Loon

Children's Author

23

Mary Beard

Blogger

24

Cathy Song

Poet

25

Ellen Hopkins

Young Adult Author

26

Barbara Kingsolver

Novelist

27

Salvatore Calabrese

Non-Fiction Author

28

DJ MacHale

Screenwriter

29

Michael Gerard Bauer

Young Adult Author

30

Cat Bauer

Young Adult Author

31

Val McDermid

Novelist

32

Mo Yan

Novelist

33

Chris D'Lacey

Novelist

34

Laura Amy Schlitz

Children's Author

35

Steven Gould

Novelist

36

David Twohy

Screenwriter

37

David Mason

Poet

38

Andy Breckman

Screenwriter

39

Amy Rogers

Screenwriter

40

John Frederick Demartini

Novelist

41

Jay McInerney

Novelist

42

Nancy Alspaugh

Screenwriter

43

Nihat Hatipoglu

Non-Fiction Author

44

Don Roos

Screenwriter

45

Mary Karr

Poet

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Candia McWilliam

Novelist

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James Hynes

Novelist

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