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Emily Shakarji, 35
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2
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3
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4
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5
Walter Scott (1771-1832)
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Jess Smith, 76
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Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
8
Matt Tucker, 48
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Carol Ann Duffy, 69
10
Amy Bell, 32
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Graham Hancock, 74
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Grant Morrison, 64
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13
Alistair Maclean (1922-1987)
14
Mama Reid, 32
15
Gillian McKeith, 65
16
Craig Johnson, 31
17
GS Fraser (1915-1980)
18
Hunter Davies, 89
19
Chloe Elliott, 34
20
Irvine Welsh, 66
21
David Butler (1927-2006)
22
George MacDonald (1824-1905)
23
William Muir (1819-1905)
24
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James MacPherson (1736-1796)
25
Estelle Maskame, 27
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Jackie Kay, 63
27
James Thomson (1700-1748)
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Mark Millar, 55
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29
Iain Banks (1954-2013)
30
Gillian Philip, 60
31
Norman MacCaig (1910-1996)
32
Ian Rankin, 64
33
Eric Temple Bell (1883-1960)
34
Candia McWilliam, 69
35
Catherine MacPhail (1946-2021)
36
William Sydney Graham (1918-1986)
37
Neil Paterson (1915-1995)
38
John Byrne (1940-2023)
39
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932)
40
Karen McCombie, 61
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Sophie Cooke, 48
42
John Barr (1809-1889)
43
Armando Iannucci, 61
44
James Morton, 33
45
Robert Fergusson (1750-1774)
46
James Boswell (1740-1795)
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