| DONOGHUE | Emma, Irish-Canadian author who wrote the novel Room (8) |
| BRAINE | John --, author of the novel 'Room at the Top' (6) |
| BREE | Barley ___ (Irish-Canadian band) |
| DISRAELI | Surname of the 19th-century prime minister who wrote the novel Sybil (8) |
| THOMPSON | Hunter S. ---, American journalist and author who wrote the novel Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (8) |
| DONLEAVY | Who wrote the novel A Fairy Tale of New York? (8) |
| LUCYMAUD | Famous Canadian writer who created a legendary heroine |
| ATTHETOP | Matthew's part to play -- no amateur in novel room (2,3,3) |
| ATWOOD | Margaret, Canadian author who wrote the dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale (6) |
| MORPURGO | Michael ____ wrote the novel War Horse (1982) (8) |
| KLEIN | Naomi, Canadian author who wrote the 2007 work The Shock Doctrine (5) |
| MARTEL | Yann, Canadian author who wrote the fantasy novel Life of Pi published in 2001 (6) |
| BEERBOHM | Max ____ wrote the novel Zuleika Dobson |
| WISEMAN | Canadian author who wrote "The Sacrifice" |
| MAUD | Lucy _ _ Montgomery, Canadian author who wrote Anne of Green Gables (4) |
| GASTOMLEROUX | French journalist and author who wrote the novel The Phantom Of The Opera (6,6) |
| ALAINFOURNIER | French author killed in action during the First World War who wrote the novel Le Grand Meaulnes (5-8) |
| KEROUAC | Jack ..., American Beat author who wrote the novel On the Road (7) |
| TENNESSEEWILLIAMS | US playwright who wrote the novel, The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (9,8) |
| WALKER | Alice ___, US author and social activist who wrote the novel The Color Purple |
