| 100% | LEITH | 5 | Prue —, food writer who authored novels A Lovesome Thing and Leaving Patrick |
| 30% | HARLANCOBEN | 11 | Mystery writer who signed a five-year deal with Netflix to develop 14 of his novels as miniseries and films (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RAYNER | 6 | Claire —, broadcaster who authored novels Sixties and Fourth Attempt |
| 30% | KING | 4 | Thomas ___, Indigenous writer who authored "Truth and Bright Water" |
| 30% | AESOP | 5 | Famed fable writer who authored "The Crow and the Pitcher" |
| 29% | GALE | 4 | Patrick —, author of novels A Perfectly Good Man and Notes from an Exhibition |
| 29% | URSULAKLEGUIN | 13 | "The Left Hand of Darkness" author who won a Hugo and a Nebula in the same year, twice: 4 wds. |
| 29% | GOETHE | 6 | Johann Wolfgang von —, German writer who authored stage plays Egmont and Clavigo |
| 29% | ALASDAIRGRAY | 12 | "Lanark" writer whose novel "Poor Things" was adapted as a film starring Emma Stone, 17-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | WILLIAM | 7 | ___ Faulkner, author of "The Sound and the Fury" who once wrote the entire outline to a novel on his office walls |
| 28% | MARYBERRY | 9 | Food writer who is a former judge on "The Great British Baking Show": 2 wds. |
| 28% | STEPHEN | 7 | ___ Graham Jones, Native American writer who authored "The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong" |
| 28% | CARTLAND | 8 | English author Barbara, who wrote "The Wicked Marquis", and is referenced in the Guinness World Records for most novels published in a year |
| 28% | GALE | 4 | Patrick —, author of novels Ease and Friendly Fire |
| 27% | FRANROSS | 8 | Comedy writer and author of the novel Oreo |
| 27% | ELINORGLYN | 10 | Author of the novels Three Weeks and The Price of Things |
| 27% | NICKHORNBY | 10 | Author of novels About A Boy and A Long Way Down |
| 26% | ITALOSVEVO | 10 | Author of novels A Life and Zeno's Conscience |
| 26% | SMILEY | 6 | Jane —, author of novels Moo and A Thousand Acres |
| 26% | LUDLUM | 6 | Robert, writer who also published novels under the names Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd |
| 26% | MURDOCH | 7 | Iris —, author of novels The Bell and A Word Child |
| 26% | BURGESS | 7 | Anthony —, author of novels Abba Abba and A Clockwork Orange |
| 26% | ALANSILLITOE | 12 | Author of novels A Man of His Time and Birthday |
| 26% | SITWELL | 7 | Edith —, English poet and critic who authored 1937 novel I Live Under a Black Sun |
| 26% | MOLLYSIMS | 9 | Model/actress who authored a book on organizing and decorating called "Everyday Chic": 2 wds. |
| 26% | ODOUL | 5 | Lefty who was a left-handed pitcher and a left fielder |
| 26% | GLYN | 4 | Elinor —, author of novels Three Weeks and The Price of Things |
| 26% | FARRELLY | 8 | Peter —, film director and author of 1998 novel The Comedy Writer |
| 26% | SIANJAMES | 9 | Author of novels A Small Country and Return to Hendre Ddu |
| 26% | MISERY | 6 | Horror novel about an author who is kidnapped by a fan |