Marzieh

Abbas

Award Winning Author

Karachi, Pakistan

Omar

Abed

Children’s Author

Dulles, VA

Alliah L.

Agostini

Children’s Author

Newark, NJ

Selina

Alko

Award Winning Kid Lit Author

New York, NY

Ethan T.

Berlin

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Angela

Burke Kunkel

Award Winning Children’s Author

Burlington, VT

Molly B.

Burnham

Middle Grade Author

Northampton, MA

Michelle Jing

Chan

Author & Illustrator

Seattle, WA

e.E.

Charlton-Trujillo

Kid Lit Author

Bloomington, IN

Charlotte

Cheng

Children’s Author

San Mateo, CA

John

Chester

Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker

Burbank, CA

John

Coy

Award Winning Children’s Author

Minneapolis, MN

Deedee

Cummings

Children’s Author

Louisville, KY

Lisl H.

Detlefsen

Picture Book Writer

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Lucky

Diaz

Picture Book Author

Los Angeles, CA

Violet

Duncan

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

Phoenix, AZ

Sherri

Duskey Rinker

Bestselling Picture Book Author

Chicago, IL

Chenoa

Egawa

Author & Illustrator

Seattle, WA

Reem

Faruqi

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

Atlanta, GA

Jack

Gantos

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Laurel

Goodluck

Award Winning Picture Book Author

Albuquerque, NM

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Monique

Gray Smith

Indigenous Kid-Lit Novelist

Victoria, BC

Quartez

Harris

Poet of the Year

Cleveland, OH

Mary Winn

Heider

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

Chicago, IL

Alastair

Heim

Children’s Book Author

Kansas City, MO

Dori

Hillestad Butler

Award-Winning Children’s Author

Seattle, WA

Deborah

Hopkinson

Award Winning Children’s Author

Portland, OR

Ali

Kamanda

Author of Children’s Fiction

Lancaster, PA

Susan B.

Katz

Picture Book & Middle Grade Author

San Francisco, CA

Renée

Kurilla

Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Rajani

LaRocca

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Caron

Levis

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

New York, NY

Lauren

Magaziner

Bestselling Author

Philadelphia, PA

Scott

Magoon

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Boston, MA

Jen

Malia

Professor of English & Creative Writing

Virginia Beach, VA

Mélina

Mangal

Picture Book Author

Minneapolis, MN

Angela

May

Bestselling Middle Grade Author

Charleston, SC

Katie

Mazeika

Award Winning Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Jasminne

Mendez

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Steve

Metzger

Bestselling Children’s Author

New York, NY

Daniel

Miyares

Award Winning Children’s Author & Illustrator

Kansas City, MO

Cherry

Mo

Children’s Author

Atlanta, GA

Yesenia

Moises

Afro-Latina Children’s Author

Raleigh, NC

Brad

Montague

Bestselling Children’s Author & Illustrator

Memphis, TN

Tanisia

Moore

Children’s, YA & Adult Author

Birmingham, AL

Oge

Mora

Award Winning Children’s Author

Providence, RI

Vita

Murrow

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Adiba

Nelson

Inspirational Speaker & Memoirist

Tucson, AZ

G.

Neri

Award Winning Author for All Ages

Tampa, FL

Zachariah

O’Hora

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Philadelphia, PA

Laura

Obuobi

Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Rex

Ogle

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Mirelle

Ortega

Award Winning Artist

Los Angeles, CA

Jason

Platt

Children’s/Middle Grade Author & Illustrator

Moline, IL

Sean

Qualls

Picture Book Illustrator

New York, NY

Jorge

Redmond

Author of Children’s Books

Asheville, NC

Sarah Lynne

Reul

Award Winning Animator

Boston, MA

Helena Ku

Rhee

Award Winning Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Elizabeth

Rusch

Award Winning Author

Portland, OR

Alicia

Salazar

Mexican American Children’s Author

Houston, TX

Maria

Scrivan

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Greenwich, CT

Nikki

Shannon Smith

Award Winning Children’s Author

Sacramento, CA

Sita

Singh

Children’s Author

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Ana

Siqueira

Children’s Author

Palm Harbor, FL

Brandon T.

Snider

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

New York, NY

Grant

Snider

Author & Illustrator

Wichita, KS

Meera

Sriram

Children’s Writer

San Francisco, CA

Ed

Steckley

Children’s BookIllustrator

Milwaukee, WI

Michelle

Sterling

Children’s Book Author

Santa Ana, CA

Ryan Bani

Tahmaseb

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

York, ME

Mariahadessa Ekere

Tallie

Award Winning Children’s Author

Providence, RI

Janet

Tashjian

Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Matt

Tavares

New York Times Bestselling Author

Portland, ME

Jamilah

Thompkins-Bigelow

Award Winning Children’s Book Author

Philadelphia, PA

R.L. (Rachel)

Toalson

Award Winning Author

San Antonio, TX

Thrity

Umrigar

Novelist & Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Greg

van Eekhout

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

San Diego, CA

Colleen AF

Venable

Award Winning Author

North Adams, MA

Lakita

Wilson

Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Baltimore, MD

Jack

Wong

Award Winning Children’s Author

Halifax, NS