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Sondra Gotlieb

Canada

c. 1937 – 2026 (89 years old)

Sondra Gotlieb was a Canadian journalist and novelist who lived in Toronto, Ontario.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Ottawa, Canada

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Yury Yemelyanov

Russia

c. 1938 – 2026 (88 years old)

Yury Vasilyevich Yemelyanov was a Soviet-Russian historian and author, who was a Candidate of History Sciences (1979). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Moscow, Russia

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Robert Macklin

Australia

c. 1942 – 2026 (84 years old)

Robert Victor Macklin was an Australian author and journalist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Canberra, Australia

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Aroha Awarau

Switzerland

c. 1977 – 2026 (49 years old)

Aroha Edward Awarau was a New Zealand journalist and playwright. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Indira Devi Dhanrajgir

India

c. 1931 – 2026 (95 years old)

Indirā Dēvi Dhanarājgīr, better known as Rajkumari Indira Devi, was an Indian-English poet, painter, socialite and photography enthusiast from Hyderabad. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Robert Wolgemuth

United States

c. 1949 – 2026 (77 years old)

Robert David Wolgemuth was an American author who was the chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Karl Riha

Germany

c. 1936 – 2026 (90 years old)

Karl Riha was a German poet, writer and literary scholar.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Berlin, Germany

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Erich von Däniken

Switzerland

c. 1936 – 2026 (90 years old)

Erich Anton Paul von Däniken was a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which made claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Bern, Switzerland

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Patrick Skene Catling

United Kingdom

c. 1926 – 2026 (100 years old)

Patrick Skene Catling was a British journalist, author and book reviewer, best known for writing The Chocolate Touch in 1952. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Richard Bornat

United Kingdom

c. 1945 – 2026 (81 years old)

Richard Bornat was a British author and researcher in the field of computer science. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Renée Good

United States

c. 1989 – 2026 (37 years old)

On January 7, 2026, Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old American woman, was fatally shot by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during Operation Metro Surge. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Molly Parkin

United Kingdom

c. 1933 – 2026 (93 years old)

Molly Noyle Parkin was a Welsh painter, novelist and journalist, who became most well-known for her work on Nova magazine, newspapers and television in the 1960s.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Robert K. Tanenbaum

United States

c. 1943 – 2026 (83 years old)

Robert Karl Tanenbaum was an American trial attorney and novelist who was the mayor of Beverly Hills, California.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Nellie Wong

United States

c. 1935 – 2026 (91 years old)

Nellie Wong was an American poet and activist for feminist and socialist causes. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sukumar Barua

Bangladesh

c. 1939 – 2026 (87 years old)

Sukumar Barua was a Bangladeshi poet. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Keith Dewhurst

United Kingdom

c. 1932 – 2025 (93 years old)

Keith Dewhurst was an English playwright and film and television scriptwriter.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Jean-Luc Petitrenaud

France

c. 1951 – 2025 (74 years old)

Jean-Luc Petitrenaud was a French food critic and television personality. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Paris, France

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Stephan Krasovitsky

Russia

c. 1936 – 2025 (89 years old)

Stanislav (Stephan) Yakovlevich Krasovitsky was a Russian poet, translator, journalist and Russian Orthodox priest.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Moscow, Russia

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