| IANMCEWAN | British novelist and screenwriter (3,6) |
| JKROWLING | British novelist and creator of characters in 8a who also wrote the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: 3 wds. |
| CHANDLER | Noir novelist and screenwriter Raymond |
| MCEWAM | Ian _, novelist and screenwriter (6) |
| CHABON | Michael ****** , US novelist and screenwriter born in 1963 (6) |
| CAPOTE | American novelist and screenwriter, Truman _ (6) |
| LEONARD | Elmore ---, American novelist and screenwriter whose works include Get Shorty (7) |
| FELLOWES | Julian, novelist and screenwriter who created the TV drama series Downton Abbey (8) |
| RAYMONDCHANDLER | Novelist and screenwriter noted for creating the detective Philip Marlowe (7,8) |
| ROALDDAHL | British novelist, poet and screenwriter whose film scripts include You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| ALMODOVAR | Internationally successful Spanish film director and screenwriter whose latest film, 'The Room Next Door' stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore (9) |
| TARANTINO | Quentin -, US film director and screenwriter (9) |
| GREENAWAY | Peter -; director and screenwriter whose film Prospero's Books stars John Gielgud (9) |
| NEILSIMON | American playwright and screenwriter whose works include the 1965 play The Odd Couple (4,5) |
| THOMASHARDY | British novelist and poet whose works include Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure (6,5) |
| COE | Surname shared by a British novelist and a British middle distance runner |
| BERYLBAINBRIDGE | British novelist and playwright whose novels include The Dressmaker and Injury Time |
| BAINBRIDGE | Beryl ___, British novelist and playwright whose novels include The Dressmaker and Injury Time |
| DISRAELI | British novelist and statesman |
| EMTFORSTER | British novelist and medic? |
