Brandon Sanderson is a practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and incorporates his faith into his writing process, using it as a source of inspiration and moral guidance for his characters. elaborate
Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, but famously refused to attend the ceremony. elaborate
Margaret Atwood has a PhD in English literature. elaborate
J.K. Rowling's first novel, *The Casual Vacancy*, was published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. elaborate
J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. elaborate
Neil Gaiman once accidentally sent a fan a signed copy of *American Gods*...intended for someone else. elaborate