C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)

Children's Author

1

Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)

Novelist

2

Kate Thompson, 65

Novelist

3

Eve Bunting (1928-2023)

Young Adult Author

4

Brian Friel (1929-2015)

Playwright

5

Brian Moore (1921-1999)

Novelist

6

Derek Mahon (1941-2020)

Poet

7

Ciaran Carson (1948-2019)

Poet

8

Lisa McGee, 44

Screenwriter

9

Bob Shaw (1931-1996)

Novelist

10

John Harold Hewitt (1907-1987)

Poet

11

Gary Mitchell, 59

Playwright

12