| 100% | OLSEN | 5 | O. Henry Award-winning author Tillie ___ |
| 69% | OLSEN | 5 | O. Henry-winning author Tillie |
| 54% | MIRIAM | 6 | O. Henry Award-winning Truman Capote story, or either of its main female characters |
| 54% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who won a 1996 O. Henry Award for his short story "The Man in the Black Suit": 2 wds. |
| 53% | BRONZESTAR | 10 | Award won by Henry Fonda |
| 53% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | "The Round House" author who won a 1987 O. Henry Award for her short story "Fleur": 2 wds. |
| 52% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | "The Color Purple" author who won a 1986 O. Henry Award for her short story "Kindred Spirits": 2 wds. |
| 50% | WELTY | 5 | O. Henry Award winner for "Livvie Is Back" |
| 49% | CAPOTE | 6 | O. Henry award winner for "Shut a Final Door" |
| 45% | OATES | 5 | Joyce Carol with two O. Henry Awards |
| 44% | OATES | 5 | O. Henry Award winner for "In the Region of Ice" (1967) and "The Dead" (1973) |
| 43% | HARLAN | 6 | Award-winning sci-fi author __ Ellison |
| 43% | PAOLO | 5 | Award-winning sci-fi author Bacigalupi |
| 42% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Award-winning author of books for kids: 2 wds. |
| 42% | IMANI | 5 | "South to America" award-winning author Perry |
| 41% | SUSANCHOI | 9 | “Trust Exercise” author who won the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction |
| 41% | IMANI | 5 | ___ Perry, award-winning author of "South to America" |
| 41% | CHARLESYU | 9 | Author who won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction for "Interior Chinatown": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SUSANCHOI | 9 | Author who won the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction for "Trust Exercise": 2 wds. |
| 40% | NKJEMISIN | 9 | First author to win a Hugo Award for every book in a trilogy |
| 40% | ACCOLADES | 9 | Awards won |
| 40% | TESSGUNTY | 9 | Author who won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction for "The Rabbit Hutch": 2 wds. |
| 39% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of "Coraline": 2 wds. |
| 39% | IMANI | 5 | ___ Perry, award-winning author of 2022's "South to America" |
| 39% | BERNARDMALAMUD | 14 | Author whose works "The Magic Barrel" and "The Fixer" each won a National Book Award: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PHILIPROTH | 10 | Author whose works "Goodbye, Columbus" and "Sabbath's Theater" each won a National Book Award: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JASONMOTT | 9 | Author who won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction for "Hell of a Book": 2 wds. |
| 38% | EMMY | 4 | Award won by "Succession" |
| 38% | PRAWNSMEDALS | 12 | Awards won by shrimps? |
| 38% | KELLI | 5 | ___ Stanley, award-winning author of the Miranda Corbie mystery-thriller series |