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Any successful writers who had no professional training or degree?

I'm wondering are there any famous, successful writers or great books written by people who have no professional training/no college degree in English/Literature (or whatever the degree may be). I have so many interests and different things I want to pursue and I'm wondering if I happened to write a book if it is possible for people who don't have pro training to be able to have a successful, published book.

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1. There are tons of them! Writing is one of those subjects that is best self-taught. These days everything is so controlled by marketability but if you have vision it shows through and it's timeless.
2. The Outsiders is an amazing book written by a 16 year old girl still completing high school! So yes it is possible. The Outsiders moved on to be a classic in teenage literature, and it really is an amazing book. If you are interested in reading it the author is S.E. Hinton.