C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)

Children's Author

1

Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)

Novelist

2

Kate Thompson, 64

Novelist

3

Eve Bunting (1928-2023)

Young Adult Author

4

Brian Moore (1921-1999)

Novelist

5

Lisa McGee, 43

Screenwriter

6

John Harold Hewitt (1907-1987)

Poet

7

Bob Shaw (1931-1996)

Novelist

8

Ciaran Carson (1948-2019)

Poet

9

Brian Friel (1929-2015)

Playwright

10

Derek Mahon (1941-2020)

Poet

11

Seamus Deane (1940-2021)

Novelist

12