Andrea Barrett

Novelist

13

Siri Hustvedt

Novelist

14

Val McDermid

Novelist

15

Laura Amy Schlitz

Children's Author

16

Allison Anders

Screenwriter

17

Lee Child

Novelist

18

Ellen Hopkins

Young Adult Author

19

Rick Overton

Screenwriter

20

Gregory Maguire

Novelist

21

Mary Beard

Blogger

22

Jon Scieszka

Children's Author

23

José Rivera

Playwright

24

Chris D'Lacey

Novelist

25

Barbara Kingsolver

Novelist

26

Mo Yan

Novelist

27

Andy Breckman

Screenwriter

28

David Mason

Poet

29

Kerry Greenwood

Novelist

30

Gregg Braden

Novelist

31

Louise Erdrich

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

Nancy Butts

Young Adult Author

39

Ann Cleeves

Novelist

40

Tim Parks

Novelist

41

Jay McInerney

Novelist

42

John Frederick Demartini

Novelist

43

William McKeen

Non-Fiction Author

44

Fraser Heston

Screenwriter

45

Richard Preston

Novelist

46

Schim Schimmel

Novelist

47

Steven Gould

Novelist

48