| 100% | RLSTINE | 7 | American author who wrote the children's series "Goosebumps" (3 wds.) |
| 80% | EBWHITE | 7 | American author who wrote the children's classic "Charlotte's Web" (3 wds.) |
| 76% | CSLEWIS | 7 | British author who wrote the children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (3 wds.) |
| 68% | AAMILNE | 7 | English author who wrote the children's classic "Winnie-the-Pooh" (3 wds.) |
| 66% | DANBROWN | 8 | American author who wrote the bestselling thriller series including "The Da Vinci Code": 2 wds. |
| 62% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | English author who wrote the children's literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | OCTAVIASPENCER | 14 | "Hidden Figures" actress who wrote the children's book series "Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author who wrote the novel "Ramona and Her Mother" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | WHOOPIGOLDBERG | 14 | "The View" co-host who wrote the children's book series "Sugar Plum Ballerinas" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | JKROWLING | 9 | Children's author who wrote several novels as Robert Galbraith: 3 wds. |
| 55% | DANIELLESTEEL | 13 | American author who wrote "A Perfect Life" and is currently the bestselling author alive: 2 wds. |
| 55% | EOINCOLFER | 10 | Best-selling author who wrote the eight books in the "Artemis Fowl" series: 2 wds. |
| 54% | LEE | 3 | Author Child who wrote the Jack Reacher series |
| 54% | VIRGINIAWOOLF | 13 | "Mrs. Dalloway" author who also wrote children's stories, including "The Widow and the Parrot" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SIDNEYSHELDON | 13 | American author who wrote "If Tomorrow Comes", and won an Academy Award for "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer": 2 wds. |
| 52% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | Author of the Rabbit series who wrote the 1988 novel "S.": 2 wds. |
| 52% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | Classic horror author who wrote "The Cask of Amontillado": 3 wds. |
| 52% | HPLOVECRAFT | 11 | Classic horror author who wrote "The Call of Cthulhu": 3 wds. |
| 52% | CYNTHIAERIVO | 12 | "Harriet" actress who wrote the children's book "Remember to Dream, Ebere": 2 wds. |
| 51% | RLSTINE | 7 | Author referred to as "Stephen King of children's literature" who wrote the first book of the Goosebumps series in 1992 |
| 51% | SHELDON | 7 | American author Sidney ___ who wrote the "Midnight" series |
| 51% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | American author of "The Godfather" who also wrote the screenplay for 1978 film "Superman": 2 wds. |
| 51% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who wrote the children's book "The One and Only Sparkella": 2 wds. |
| 50% | TED | 3 | American author ___ Bell who wrote the Alexander Hawke novel series |
| 50% | PIKE | 4 | American author Christopher ___ who wrote the "Remember Me" book series |
| 50% | LINCARTER | 9 | Author who wrote the Thongor fantasy series |
| 49% | DAN | 3 | American author ___ Brown who wrote the Robert Langdon series of novels |
| 49% | DENNISETAYLOR | 13 | Former computer programmer who writes the "Bobiverse" science fiction series (3 wds.) |
| 49% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles who wrote the children's book "The Adventures of Qai Qai" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |