Mona Simpson, 67

Novelist

13

Patrick Rothfuss, 51

Novelist

14

Alice Sebold, 61

Memoirist

15

Erica Hoida, 46

Blogger

16

August Derleth (1909-1971)

Novelist

17

Karisa Klee, 29

Blogger

18

Sterling North (1906-1974)

Children's Author

19

Hamlin Garland (1860-1940)

Poet

20

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)

Playwright

21

Andrew Adams, 37

Screenwriter

22

Jessica Nelson North (1891-1988)

Poet

23

David Koepp, 61

Screenwriter

24

S.A. Bodeen, 59

Young Adult Author

25

Michael Angeli, 53

Screenwriter

26

Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970)

Poet

27

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919)

Poet

28

Zona Gale (1874-1938)

Novelist

29

Steven Grant, 71

Comic Book Author

30

Randy Gage, 65

Novelist

31

Peter Straub (1943-2022)

Novelist

32

Jack Finney (1911-1995)

Novelist

33

Michael Brandt, 56

Screenwriter

34

John Ridley, 59

Screenwriter

35

Linda Wallem, 63

Screenwriter

36

Robert Peters (1924-2014)

Poet

37

Lina Stock, 41

Blogger

38

Neale Donald Walsch, 81

Screenwriter

39

Jane Hamilton, 67

Novelist

40

William Bast (1931-2015)

Screenwriter

41

Amelia Markgraf, 36

Blogger

42

Edward Cline (1891-1961)

Screenwriter

43

E. E. Smith (1890-1965)

Novelist

44

Robert Duncan, 72

Novelist

45

Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988)

Novelist

46

Jessie Chandler, 56

Novelist

47

Margaret Landon (1903-1993)

Novelist

48