Roald Dahl was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace.

Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and author.

Katherine Paterson is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia (1977), which won the Newbery Medal in 1978.

Tui Tamara Sutherland is an American children's book author who has written more than 60 books under her own name and under several pen names.

Katherine Rundell is an English author and academic.

Christopher Paul Colfer is an American actor, singer, and author.