Top Ten Greatest Authors

created by celynwelshy

Best authors, NOT PLAYWRIGHTS so shakespeare doesn't count. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

Vote for William Shakespeare 1) William Shakespeare

you may find Shakespeare wrote some things as well as plays...

pye

Massive influence on Literary style, content and themes.


Vote for J.R.R. Tolkien 2) J.R.R. Tolkien


Vote for J.K. Rowling 3) J.K. Rowling


Vote for Jane Austen 4) Jane Austen


Vote for Edgar Allen Poe 5) Edgar Allen Poe

His poetry touches the soul.

Nejixchan

the raven=a classic that needs to be read by everyone

comm22


Vote for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 6) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Vote for Charles Dickens 7) Charles Dickens


Vote for Stephen King 8) Stephen King

The Stand

Raptork

He lives in Maine, of course hes amazing!!!


Vote for John Grisham 9) John Grisham

Modern Day literature genius. He always manages to capture a reader.

wainboy

best ever! never even heard of most of the rest of these and as you can see by my name I love to read!

luvtoread


Vote for Oscar Wilde 10) Oscar Wilde


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for C.S. Lewis 11) C.S. Lewis

"You don’t have a soul. You ARE a soul. You have a body. " - C. S. "Jack" Lewis

Vote for Terry Pratchett 12) Terry Pratchett

His dry wit and imagination are incredible. 35 discworld books and still as original as the 1st

shadow4506

His dry wit and sheer talent make him one of the best authors around

Vote for H.G. Wells 13) H.G. Wells

Vote for Roald Dahl 14) Roald Dahl

Vote for Christopher Paolini 15) Christopher Paolini

Created the alagaesia trilogy.

ozzydog12

Vote for W. Somerset Maugham 16) W. Somerset Maugham

Vote for August Strindberg 17) August Strindberg

Vote for Nicholas Sparks 18) Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is one of the best-known writers in America and overseas for good reason: He has written stories that reveal yearning for our most prized possesion:love.

Vote for Neil Peart 19) Neil Peart

the greatest and deepest books in history

Vote for Chuck Palahniuk 20) Chuck Palahniuk

His writing method is rare and interesting. Nothing is sugar coated and fairytale-like... he gives us the sick truth, and I love it.

Vote for Bernard Cornwell 21) Bernard Cornwell

Vote for Dennis Lehane 22) Dennis Lehane

Vote for Paulo Coelho 23) Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho is an intimate writer about love lost and love found, living in dying and so many other things. Sometimes serious, sometimes humorous, but always profound. He is one of the best.

Vote for Dav Pilkey 24) Dav Pilkey

Pilkey should be number 1! He makes the Captain Underpants and Ricky Ricotta books!