José Rivera

Playwright

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Siri Hustvedt

Novelist

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Lee Child

Novelist

15

Rick Overton

Screenwriter

16

Nancy Butts

Young Adult Author

17

Val McDermid

Novelist

18

Andrea Barrett

Novelist

19

Mary Beard

Blogger

20

Angelo Pizzo

Screenwriter

21

Chris D'Lacey

Novelist

22

Barbara Kingsolver

Novelist

23

Mo Yan

Novelist

24

Andy Breckman

Screenwriter

25

David Mason

Poet

26

Kerry Greenwood

Novelist

27

Allison Anders

Screenwriter

28

Laura Amy Schlitz

Children's Author

29

Gregg Braden

Novelist

30

Ellen Hopkins

Young Adult Author

31

Jon Scieszka

Children's Author

32

Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Self-Help Author

33

Benjamin Alire Saenz

Poet

34

Winnie Holzman

Screenwriter

35

Nihat Hatipoglu

Non-Fiction Author

36

DJ MacHale

Screenwriter

37

Paul van Loon

Children's Author

38

Ann Cleeves

Novelist

39

Tim Parks

Novelist

40

Jay McInerney

Novelist

41

John Frederick Demartini

Novelist

42

Fraser Heston

Screenwriter

43

Richard Preston

Novelist

44

Schim Schimmel

Novelist

45

Steven Gould

Novelist

46

Donald Margulies

Playwright

47

Ron Androla

Poet

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