For those of us who aspire to be published authors, there are writers – past and present – who inspire and remind us that, while talent is needed, it’s hard work and persistence which pay off.

• Dave Barry -Humorist

• Charles Dickens – Novelist

• Dick Francis – Novelist

• Sue Grafton – Novelist

• Dear Ann Landers & Dear Abby – Advice Columnists

• JK Rowling – Novelist

• EB White – Novelist

• Laura Ingalls Wilder – Novelist

• WB Yeats – Novelist

• International Book Day