Newman
Leigh Newman’s collection Nobody Gets Out Alive was long listed for the National Book Award for Fiction and The Story Prize. Her stories have appeared in the Paris Review, Harper’s, Best American Short Stories 2020, Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023, Tin House, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, One Story and Electric Literature, and have been awarded […]
Duncan
Violet Duncan is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. As an accomplished author, educator, dancer, and storyteller, she has toured both nationally and internationally, sharing her talents and promoting wellness and cultural education across the US, Canada, and Europe. After becoming a mother of four and seeing the need for greater Native representation […]
Pizza
Andy J. Pizza is a New York Times Bestselling author-illustrator of many books for children and adults such as Invisible Things and A Pizza with Everything On It. Pizza is also the creator of the popular podcast “Creative Pep Talk” which Vanity Fair says “is every bit as bright and effervescent as its title would […]
Thanhauser
Sofi Thanhauser is a writer, artist, and musician, based in Brooklyn. She is the author of Worn: A People’s History of Clothing (Pantheon, January 2022). Her writing has appeared in the MIT Technology Review, American Craft, Vox, The Guardian, Observer Magazine, Dame, and LitHub, among other publications. She is a 2024 Climate Works Fellow, and […]
Egawa
Chenoa Egawa is Coast Salish of the Lummi and S’Klallam Nations of Washington State. She is a published author and illustrator of the children’s chapter book The Whale Child in partnership with her brother, Keith Egawa (2020). Prior to The Whale Child, Chenoa and Keith self-published their first illustrated children’s book, Tani’s Search for the […]
Couch
Robbie Couch is a Los Angeles-based young-adult author who is originally from Michigan. His books range from speculative to contemporary fiction, focus on queer characters and themes, and have all been published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. If I See You Again Tomorrow, his New York Times bestselling third novel, has received […]
Joseph McGill Jr. & Herb Frazier
Mr. Joseph McGill, Jr., is the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project. By arranging for people to sleep in extant slave dwellings, the Slave Dwelling Project has brought much needed attention to these often-neglected structures that are vitally important to the American built environment. Mr. McGill has conducted over 250 overnights in approximately 150 different […]
Rosen
Renée Rosen is the USA Today bestselling author of nine novels, including Let’s Call Her Barbie, Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl, The Social Graces, Park Avenue Summer and others. Her novels tend to feature strong, enterprising women such as Ruth Handler, Estée Lauder, Alva Vanderbilt and Helen Gurley Brown. In the words of New York Times […]
Waterman
Jon Waterman is an award-winning author and photographer renowned for his immersive explorations of wilderness and environmental issues. With a prolific body of work encompassing 17 books and five films, including ESPN’s Emmy-winning “Surviving Denali” and National Geographic’s bestselling Atlas of the National Parks, Waterman has earned acclaim for his deep connection to nature and […]
Hayden
Chaz Hayden is a YA author and disability awareness advocate. His works include the 2024 release of Diet Soda Club, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and 2025 Children’s Book Council Top 10 Teacher Favorite, and his 2022 debut novel The First Thing About You. He focuses on contemporary themes, highlighting the experiences of […]