Cassandra
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John
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Tanisia
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Jon
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Leigh
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Robbie
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Chaz
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Chris
Métis storyteller
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David

Joy

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Kelsey
NYT Bestselling Author
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Stephanie
New York Times Bestselling Author
Baltimore, MD
Justin

Lee

Bridge-Builder
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Award Winning Novelist
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Andrew
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San Francisco, CA
Kim
Activist and Educator
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Award Winning Novelist
Brooklyn, NY
Yesenia
Afro-Latina Children’s Author
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Natalie
Bestselling Author
Chattanooga, TN
Jayne Anne
Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction
Boston, MA
Michelle
Writer and Activist
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Elisa
Children’s and Middle Grade Author
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Award Winning Children’s Author
Providence, RI
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Award Winning Author
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Vanessa
Award Winning Historical Novelist
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Julie C.

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Boston, MA
Andrew
Debut Novelist
Miami, FL
Janie
Bestselling Historical Novelist
Vancouver, BC
Mirelle
Award Winning Artist
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Tara M.
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Memphis, TN
Lily
Young Adult Novelist
Seattle, WA
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Houston, TX
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Award Winning Author
London, UK
Zelda
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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
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Ana
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Angela

May

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Natalie
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Award Winning Author
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Award Winning Author for All Ages
Tampa, FL
Ken

Liu

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Children’s Writer
San Francisco, CA
Cherry

Mo

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Reem
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Etaf

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Sarah Lynne
Award Winning Animator
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Michelle
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Kim
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Michael
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Candacy
Award Winning Cultural Documentarian
New York, NY
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Dothan, AL
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Award Winning Poet
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Jen
Professor of English & Creative Writing
Virginia Beach, VA
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Houston, TX
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Toronto, ON
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White Plains, NY
Emily
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Priya
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Winona

Guo

TED Residency Fellow
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Winona & Priya
TED Residency Fellows
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Honored Scholar and Fellow
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Brooklyn, NY
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Nashville, TN
Erica
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Jamie
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Los Angeles, CA
Adam
Middle Grade Novelist
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Rose
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Elizabeth
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Patricia
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Brooklyn, NY
Jonathan

Eig

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
Chicago, IL
Laurel
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Elle
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Richmond, VA
Lindsay
Award Winning Children’s Author
Concordia, KS
Phyllis
Author & Speaker
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Boston, MA
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John
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New York City, NY
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Salt Lake City, UT
Nyasha
Social Justice Griot
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Courtney
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Toronto, ON
Jas
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Newark, NJ
John
UN Goodwill Ambassador
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Corban
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Charlottesville, VA
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San Clemente, CA
Angie

Kim

Award Winning Novelist
Great Falls, VA
Matt
New York Times Bestselling Author
Portland, ME
Liz Fenton & Lisa
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San Diego, California
Chitra Banerjee
Award Winning Author
Houston, TX
Deborah
Award Winning Children’s Author
Portland, OR
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New York, NY
Brendan
Author and Educator
Washington, DC
Chelsea
Psychotherapist and Writer
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Renée
Children’s Author
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Traci
Award Winning Children’s Author
Tulsa, OK
Stephen
Bestselling Novelist
Los Angeles, CA
John

Coy

Award Winning Children’s Author
Minneapolis, MN
Jean
New York Times Bestselling Author
New York City
J.C.
Guggenheim Fellow
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Helena Ku
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Jennifer
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Bloomington, IN
Andrea
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Philadelphia, PA
Elissa
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Alka
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Julia
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Seattle, WA
Heather
Historical Fiction Novelist
Mansfield Center, CT
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Alan
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Portland, OR
Christine

Day

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Seattle, WA
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Darcie
Award Winning Lipan Apache Author
Corona del Mar, CA
Johnnie
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Vancouver, BC
Aaron
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Mariah
Indigenous Cookbook Author
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Leila
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Woodstock, CT
Bryn
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Seattle, WA
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New Haven, CT
Lorena
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Multicultural Classroom Co-Founder
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Palm Springs, CA & Saugatuck, MI
Vanessa A.

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Washington, D.C.
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Sister-Writer Duo
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Deedee
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Camryn
Young Adult Author
New York, NY
Bathsheba
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New York, NY
Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer
Los Angeles, CA
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Memphis, TN
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Nonfiction, History & Biography
Baltimore, MD
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Northampton, MA
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Blountville, TN
Shirlene
Ghanaian-American Novelist
Providence, RI