1. Ransom Riggs (1979)

Young Adult Author

Author of the New York Times bestselling book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. He followed with the book's sequels Hollow City and Library of Souls, eventually penning the companion...

2. Becky Albertalli (1982)

Young Adult Author

Young adult/contemporary novelist who is recognized for having authored Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and The Upside of Unrequited. Her work has garnered her a nomination for the Goodreads Choice Award for...

3. T. Michael Martin (1984)

Young Adult Author

T. Michael Martin is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on May 18, 1984 in United States. Young adult novelist who became known for his books The End...

4. Jenny Han (1980)

Young Adult Author

Author of the best-selling books like To All the Boys I've Loved Before and P.S. I Still Love You. She previously wrote a trilogy that included the titles The Summer I Turned...

5. Stephen W. Meader (1892)

Young Adult Author

Stephen W. Meader is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on May 2, 1892 in United States. An American author of over forty novels for young adults, he...

6. Carol Brink (1895)

Young Adult Author

A popular author of young-adult fiction, she won both a Newbery Medal and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for her 1935 novel Caddie Woodlawn. Her other works include Baby Island,...

7. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896)

Young Adult Author

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on August 8, 1896 in United States. American author who wrote The Yearling, which became a classic of...

8. Madeleine L'Engle (1918)

Young Adult Author

Madeleine L'Engle is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on November 29, 1918 in United States. American author of young adult fiction whose popular novel, A Wrinkle in...

9. Tahereh Mafi (1988)

Young Adult Author

New York Times best-selling young adult novelist who is known for The Juliette Chronicles/Shatter Me trilogy of books. She published these between 2011 and 2014, and they consisted of Shatter...

10. Emma Chapman (1985)

Young Adult Author

Author who rose to international renown for her 2013 thriller novel How To Be a Good Wife. She saw it be chosen as a Target Book Club title, and was...

11. Gudrun Pausewang (1928)

Young Adult Author

Award winning German young adult and children's book author who was well known for more than 90 novels in her long and illustrious career. She is perhaps best known for...

12. Beth Reekles (1995)

Young Adult Author

Author known for her young adult romance novels, including The Kissing Booth, Rolling Dice and Out of Tune. She has gained considerable media attention due to her rise from the story-sharing...

13. John Green (1977)

Young Adult Author

Young adult fiction writer who reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list with his 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars. His other novels include Paper Towns,...

14. Joan Lingard (1932)

Young Adult Author

Famous for her bestselling Kevin and Sadie young adult series, Lingard is also notable for her Buxtehuder Bulle prize-winning work Across the Barricades and for her Carnegie Medal-shortlisted book Tug...

15. Thomas Rhodes Rockwell (1933)

Young Adult Author

Award-winning writer of young adult fiction. His best-known works include How to Eat Fried Worms, How to Fight a Girl, and Squawwwk!

16. Lindsay Cummings (1991)

Young Adult Author

Widely known for her #1 New York Times best-selling fantasy young adult novel Zenith. In June 2014, her debut novel The Murder Complex was met with positive reviews.

17. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1933)

Young Adult Author

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on January 4, 1933 in United States. Most famous for her Newbery Medal winning Shiloh series, Naylor also...

18. Ali Novak (1991)

Young Adult Author

Young Adult author known for her novel My Life with the Walter Boys. She released her second novel, The Heartbreakers, in August of 2015.

19. S.E. Hinton (1948)

Young Adult Author

S.E. Hinton is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on July 22, 1948 in United States. American author of young adult fiction who penned the classic novel The...

20. Avi (1937)

Young Adult Author

American author of young adult literature and winner of the Newbery Medal in 2003.

21. Karen McCombie (1963)

Young Adult Author

A Scottish writer of young adult novels and children's literature, she is best known for her Ally's World, Indie Kidd, and Sadie Rocks series. Her stand-alone works include The Seventeen...

22. Walter Dean Myers (1937)

Young Adult Author

Walter Dean Myers is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on August 12, 1937 in United States. National Book Award-winning author of young adult novels, he iss best...

23. Mary Downing Hahn (1937)

Young Adult Author

Mary Downing Hahn is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on December 9, 1937 in United States. Young adult fiction writer whose numerous novels include The Sara Summer,...

24. Victoria Aveyard (1990)

Young Adult Author

Author whose debut novel, the young adult fantasy Red Queen, topped the New York Times Bestseller list in 2015. Her follow-up, Glass Sword, was released in February 2016.

25. Gayle Forman (1970)

Young Adult Author

Young adult author best known for her 2009 novel If I Stay. She is also known for her fiction trilogy: Just One Day, Just One Year, and Just One Night....

26. Lisa Schroeder (1967)

Young Adult Author

Children's and young adult author known for her novels Chasing Brooklyn, My Secret Guide to Paris, All We Have Is Now, and I Heart You, You Haunt Me.

27. Stephanie Perkins (1981)

Young Adult Author

Novelist who is known for her work in the teen/young adult fiction genre. In 2014, she released her third book, Isla and the Happily Ever After, which ended the year...

28. Laini Taylor (1971)

Young Adult Author

Most famous for her Daughter of Smoke and Bone fantasy series, this author of young adult fiction also penned the Faeries of Dreamdark books and collaborated with her husband, artist...

29. E Lockhart (1967)

Young Adult Author

Famous for her Ruby Oliver series of young adult novels, as well as for her acclaimed standalone works We Were Liars (2014) and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (2008),...

30. Joelle Charbonneau (1974)

Young Adult Author

Most well known as the author of the New York Times bestselling young adult book series The Testing. She has also authored several mystery series, including the Rebecca Robbins mysteries...

31. Claudia Gray (1970)

Young Adult Author

Young adult author known for writing the Evernight series, as well as the Spellcaster and Firebird series. She's also written novels for the Star Wars universe.

32. Michael Grant (1954)

Young Adult Author

Michael Grant is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on July 26, 1954 in United States. Known for co-writing such works of young adult fiction as the popular...

33. AG Howard (1970)

Young Adult Author

AG Howard is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on June 9, 1970 in United States. Young adult author known for her best-selling Splintered series, a macabre take...

34. Anna Hillinger (1977)

Young Adult Author

Young adult author who rose to fame after her novel Learning Not to Drown was published in April 2014. 

35. Kass Morgan (1984)

Young Adult Author

Author of the young adult science fiction trilogy The 100 which was adapted into a television series on The CW. The novels are titled The 100, The 100: Day 21...

36. Lurlene McDaniel (1944)

Young Adult Author

American author of over 70 young adult novels known for having her characters deal with difficult real-life issues, including illness and death.

37. Narinder Dhami (1958)

Young Adult Author

A British children's and young adult author, she is best known for Bend It Like Beckham (2002). Her other critically-acclaimed teen novel, Bang, Bang You're Dead!, was published in 2009.

38. Lauren Kate (1981)

Young Adult Author

New York Times best-selling author who is particularly known for such young adult fiction books as Fallen and Torment. Her other works include The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and Teardrop.

39. James Howe (1946)

Young Adult Author

American author of over eighty children's and young adult books, including the popular Bunnicula series. He has also written books like the Pinky and Rex series and The Sebastian Barth...

40. Amy Alward (1986)

Young Adult Author

Author and blogger best recognized for penning the debut duology The Oathbreaker's Shadow and The Shadow's Curse. She then released the first novel in the Potion series, known in the...

41. Nikki Grimes (1950)

Young Adult Author

Author of children's book and young adult novels whose book Bronx Masquerade earned the Coretta Scott King Award in 2002.

42. Carl Deuker (1950)

Young Adult Author

An American author of young adult novels, he is best known for works such as On the Devil's Court, Heart of a Champion, and Night Hoops. His novels earned Young...

43. LJ Smith (1965)

Young Adult Author

LJ Smith is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on September 4, 1965 in United States. A best-selling author of young adult literature, she is best known for...

44. Cynthia Hand (1978)

Young Adult Author

Young adult novelist who has penned the Unearthly trilogy, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, My Lady Jane, and The Afterlife of Holly Chase.

45. Ally Condie (1978)

Young Adult Author

Ally Condie is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on May 15, 1978 in United States. New York Times bestselling-author of the young adult book series the Matched...

46. Rachel Vincent (1978)

Young Adult Author

Young adult author widely known for the Soul Screamers series. She has also authored several adult series including Shifters and Unbound. She is a member of the Romance Writers of...

47. Catherynne Valente (1979)

Young Adult Author

Finalist for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Nebula awards who has also won James Tiptree Jr., Mythopoeic, Lambda, and Locus awards. She authored the novels The Orphan's Tales, Palimpsest, and...

48. Samantha Cherie (1997)

Young Adult Author

Author and blogger who started writing on social media platforms. Her debut young adult novel, The Beautiful Life of Boys, was released in 2019. 

49. Caroline B. Cooney (1947)

Young Adult Author

Caroline B. Cooney is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on May 10, 1947 in United States. American young-adult, fantasy, and historical fiction genre writer who was nominated...

50. Gail Carson Levine (1947)

Young Adult Author

Gail Carson Levine is a famous Young Adult Author, who was born on September 17, 1947 in United States. Young adult author who won the 1998 Newbery Honor for her...