Stephen King Leads List of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Authors

By Jason Boog 

The Hollywood Reporter has picked the top 25 Most Powerful Authors in Hollywood.

The top five writers on the list are all literary band names. Stephen KingElmore LeonardNicholas SparksEL James and Suzanne Collins hold the top five spots, respectively. However, the magazine also listed a number of “Authors To Look Out For,” a list filled with up-and-coming authors. We’ve rounded up those top six writers below…

Here’s more about the list: “THR selected those living authors who have been most successful in shepherding their books from page to screen, balancing success in publishing (total output, sales, best-sellers) and in Hollywood (completed adaptations, projects in development, screenwriting and producing credits) while accounting for cultural influence. More power to them.”

The Hollywood Reporter’s Authors To Look Out For:

1.     Zane

2.     Jennifer Egan

3.     Lee Child

4.     Maggie Stievater

5.     John Green

6.     Ranson Riggs