Lena Waithe, 40

Screenwriter

13

Michael Crichton (1942-2008)

Novelist

14

Daniel Cohen (1936-2018)

Non-Fiction Author

15

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Novelist

16

Sam Shepard (1943-2017)

Playwright

17

Betty Friedan (1921-2006)

Novelist

18

Sandra Cisneros, 69

Novelist

19

Mercedes Lackey, 74

Novelist

20

Justin Taylor, 48

Blogger

21

Renee Galvin, 41

Children's Author

22

Linda Sue Park, 64

Young Adult Author

23

Robert Lewis Taylor (1912-1998)

Novelist

24

Mark Roberts, 63

Screenwriter

25

Tiffany Mitchell, 38

Blogger

26

Justin Hall, 49

Blogger

27

Daniel Aaron (1912-2016)

Novelist

28

Mark Schwahn, 58

Screenwriter

29

Ali Leroi, 62

Screenwriter

30

Amy Kim, 37

Blogger

31

Diablo Cody, 46

Screenwriter

32

Jeffery Deaver, 74

Novelist

33

David Mamet, 76

Playwright

34

Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934)

Novelist

35

Sommer Nectarhoff, 32

Novelist

36

David Ayer, 56

Screenwriter

37

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

Poet

38

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)

Novelist

39

Sarah Dessen, 54

Novelist

40

Nella Larsen (1891-1964)

Novelist

41

William Goldman (1931-2018)

Screenwriter

42

Lee Strobel, 72

Religious Author

43

Jonathan Franzen, 65

Novelist

44

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Novelist

45

Shea Leigh Mills, 27

Blogger

46

Richard Nelson, 74

Playwright

47

Malik Yusef, 53

Poet

48