| 100% | OCTAVIAEBUTLER | 14 | Author of the dystopian novel "Parable of the Sower" and its sequel, "Parable of the Talents": 3 wds. |
| 65% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | Author of the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" and its sequel, "The Testaments": 2 wds. |
| 65% | SUZANNECOLLINS | 14 | Author of the dystopian novel "The Hunger Games" and its sequels, "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay": 2 wds. |
| 48% | COLSONWHITEHEAD | 15 | Author of the novel “Harlem Shuffle” and its 2023 sequel, “Crook Manifesto” |
| 44% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | Writer of many dystopian novels, including "Parable of the Sower" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | GEORGEORWELL | 12 | Author of the classic dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ALDOUSHUXLEY | 12 | Author of the classic dystopian novel "Brave New World": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RICHARDRUSSO | 12 | Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Empire Falls" and 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAXTED | 6 | Anna —, author of the novels Being Committed and Getting Over It |
| 41% | NORMANMAILER | 12 | Author of the classic 1948 World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead": 2 wds. |
| 40% | CSLEWIS | 7 | Initialed author of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe": 3 wds. |
| 40% | ANGIETHOMAS | 11 | Author of the young adult novels 30-Across and the upcoming "On the Come Up": 2 wds. |
| 40% | SARAHJMAAS | 10 | Best-selling author of the "Court of Thorns and Roses" and "Throne of Glass" "romantasy" series: 3 wds. |
| 40% | LAURALIPPMAN | 12 | Author of the 2019 novel "Lady in the Lake," which was adapted into an Apple TV+ miniseries starring 19-Across and 34-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | UMBERTOECO | 10 | Author of the novels The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum |
| 39% | OCONNOR | 7 | Flannery —, author of novels The Violent Bear It Away and Wise Blood |
| 38% | BOWLES | 6 | Paul —, US author of novels Let It Come Down and The Sheltering Sky |
| 38% | NKJEMISIN | 9 | Sci-fi author whose 2017 novel "The Stone Sky" won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards: 3 wds. |
| 38% | EASTOFEDEN | 10 | John Steinbeck novel inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel: 3 wds |
| 38% | ANYASETON | 9 | Author of the historical novels “Dragonwyck” and “Katherine” |
| 38% | GARDNER | 7 | Erle Stanley —, author of 1937 novel The D. A. Calls It Murder and others featuring Doug Selby |
| 38% | ELDOCTOROW | 10 | "Ragtime" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2013: 3 wds. |
| 38% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | Author of "The Sandman" graphic novels and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SHOLEMASCH | 10 | Author of the novels Uncle Moses and The Nazarene |
| 37% | LYNNE | 5 | Author of the novels The Indian in the Cupboard and The L-Shaped Room |
| 37% | BUCKLEY | 7 | Jonathan —, author of novels The Great Concert of the Night and Contact |
| 37% | IAINBANKS | 9 | Author of the novels The Business and The Wasp Factory |
| 37% | ELINORGLYN | 10 | Author of the novels Three Weeks and The Price of Things |
| 37% | ANDRE | 5 | Author of the novels An Act of Terror and Other Lives |