Penelope Lively, 92

Children's Author

1

Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006)

Novelist

2

Nour Aboulela, 36

Blogger

3

Youssef Emad, 25

Screenwriter

4

Ahmed Fouad Negm (1929-2013)

Poet

5

Marwa Hassan, 32

Blogger

6

Andre Aciman, 74

Novelist

7

Maha Galal, 30

Blogger

8

Yasmin Mogahed, 45

Non-Fiction Author

9

Julian Fellowes, 75

Screenwriter

10

CS Forester (1899-1966)

Novelist

11

Gamal Hamdan (1928-1993)

Non-Fiction Author

12