Corban

Addison

Bestselling Author of Fiction & Nonfiction

Charlottesville, VA

Elissa

Altman

Food Writer & Literary Memoirist

Hartford, CT

Mary Kay

Andrews

Bestselling Novelist & Cookbook Author

Atlanta, GA

Katherine

Arden

Bestselling Novelist

Burlington, VT

Mateo

Askaripour

NYT Bestselling Author

Brooklyn, NY

Christina

Baker Kline

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

New York, NY

Elissa

Bassist

Humor Writer

New York, NY

Natalie

Baszile

Award-Nominated Fiction Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Erica

Bauermeister

Bestselling Author & Educator

Seattle, WA

Barbara

Becker

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

Lauren

Belfer

Bestselling Historical Novelist

New York, NY

Marie

Benedict

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Pittsburgh, PA

Melanie

Benjamin

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Chicago, IL

Erica

Berry

Prize Winning Non-Fiction Writer

Portland, OR

Emily

Bingham

Author of Historical Nonfiction

Louisville, KY

Lisa

Bird-Wilson

Award Winning Novelist

Saskatoon, Saskachewan

Jeffrey

Blount

Award Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Jenna

Blum

Bestselling Novelist & Memoirist

Boston, MA

Erika

Bolstad

Author of Narrative Nonfiction

Portland, OR

Andrew

Boryga

Debut Novelist

Miami, FL

Marie

Bostwick

Bestselling Novelist

Seattle, WA

Angeline

Boulley

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Patrick

Bringley

Writer of Nonfiction

New York NY

Gregory

Brown

Best Debut Novel

Maine

Pierce

Brown

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Patti

Callahan Henry

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Jillian

Cantor

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Tucson, AZ

Julie

Carrick Dalton

Journalist

Boston, MA

Pablo

Cartaya

Middle Grade Novelist

Miami, FL

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

Lexington, KY

Wiley

Cash

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Janie

Chang

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Abby

Chava Stein

Memoirist & Educator

New York, NY

Yangsze

Choo

Bestselling Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Judy

Christie

Author of Narrative Nonfiction

Denver, CO

Victoria

Christopher Murray

Bestselling Novelist

Washington, DC

Lydi

Conklin

Short Story Writer & Novelist

Nashville, TN

Diane

Cook

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

New York, NY

Elle

Cosimano

Award Winning Young Adult Novelist

Richmond, VA

Jasmin

Darznik

Novelist & Memoirist

San Francisco, CA

Fiona

Davis

Bestselling Historical Novelist

New York, NY

Christine

Day

Award Winning Author

Seattle, WA

Jennifer

De Leon

Young Adult & Memoir/Essay Author

Boston, MA

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Stephanie

Dray

New York Times Bestselling Author

Baltimore, MD

Jonathan

Eig

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Chicago, Illinois

Phyllis

Elmore

Author & Speaker

Orlando, FL

Shea

Ernshaw

Adult & YA Novelist

Bend, OR

Amanda

Eyre Ward

Bestselling Novelist & Nonfiction Author

Austin, TX

Carolyn

Finney

Storyteller & Cultural Geographer

Burlington, VT

Jamie

Ford

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Great Falls, MT

Andrew

Forsthoefel

Memoirist & Nonfiction Writer

Freeport, ME

Therese Anne

Fowler

Bestselling Novelist

Raleigh, NC

Friends & Fiction

Best Selling Southern Novelists

South Carolina, Florida, Atlanta

Jack

Gantos

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Stephanie

Garber

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Rocklin, CA

T.

Geronimo Johnson

Novelist

Washington, DC

Malaka

Gharib

Award Winning YA Graphic Novelist

Nashville, TN

Amitav

Ghosh

Award Winning Author & Global Thinker

New York, NY

Allison

Gilbert

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist

New York, NY

Mariah

Gladstone

Indigenous Cookbook Author

Kalispell, MT

Allegra

Goodman

Award Winning Author

Boston, MA

Jessica

Goudeau

Critically Acclaimed Nonfiction Writer

Austin, TX

Reyna

Grande

Bestselling Memoirist & Novelist

Sacramento, CA

Alan

Gratz

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Portland, OR

Monique

Gray Smith

Indigenous Kid-Lit Novelist

Victoria, BC

Jane

Green

NYT Bestselling Author

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Jessica

Grose

New York Times Opinion Writer

New York, NY

Winona & Priya

Guo & Vulchi

TED Residency Fellows

San Francisco, CA

Emily

Habeck

Debut Novelist

Boston, MA

Martha

Hall Kelly

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Litchfield, CT

Laurie

Halse Anderson

Young Adult Novelist & Memoirist

Philadelphia, PA

Crystal

Hana Kim

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

New York, NY

Kristin

Harmel

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Orlando, FL

Chelsea

Harvey Garner

Psychotherapist and Writer

Easthampton, MA

Alison

Hawthorne Deming

Award Winning Poet and Essayist

Tucson, AZ

Peter

Heller

Bestselling Novelist

Denver, CO

Donna

Hemans

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Baltimore, MD

David

Heska Wanbli Weiden

Award Winning Novelist

Denver, CO

Brandon

Hobson

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

La Cruces, NM

Linda

Hogan

Chickasaw Novelist, Poet & Essayist

Denver, CO

Oscar

Hokeah

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Tahlequah, OK

Michelle

Horton

Writer and Activist

Westchester, NY

Silas

House

Bestselling Novelist

Lexington, KY

Rebecca Gayle

Howell

Award Winning Poet

Fayetteville, AR

Candice

Iloh

Award-Winning Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

J.R.

Jamison

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

Indianapolis, IN

Emiko

Jean

YA & Adult Novelist

Vancouver, WA

Pam

Jenoff

Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Sadeqa

Johnson

New York Times Bestselling Author

Richmond, VA

Kim

Johnson

Activist and Educator

Washington D.C.

Paterson

Joseph

Award Winning Author

London, UK

Alka

Joshi

New York Times Best Selling Author

Pacific Grove, CA

Rachel

Kadish

Novelist

Boston, MA

Abbott

Kahler

Bestselling Nonfiction Writer

New York, NY

William

Kent Krueger

Bestselling Novelist & Mystery Writer

Minneapolis, MN

Adib

Khorram

Young Adult Novelist

Kansas City, MO

Stephen

Kiernan

Award-Winning Journalist & Nonfiction Writer

Burlington, VT

Angie

Kim

Award Winning Novelist

Great Falls, VA

A. S.

King

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

RF

Kuang

Bestselling Fantasy Novelist

New Haven, CT

Jean

Kwok

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York City

John

Larison

Bestselling Author

Eugene, Oregon

Christina

Lauren

NYT Best Seller

Salt Lake City, UT & Santa Ana, CA

Jenny

Lawson

Award Winning Author

San Antonio, Texas

Stacey

Lee

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

San Jose, CA

Edward

Lee

James Beard Award Winning Author

Washington, DC

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Justin

Lee

Bridge-Builder

Charlotte, NC

Elizabeth

Letts

NYT Bestselling Author

Laramie, WY

Laurie

Lico Albanese

Award Winning Novelist

Newark, NJ

Darcie

Little Badger

Award Winning Lipan Apache Author

Corona del Mar, CA

Ken

Liu

Award Winning Fantasy Author

Boston, MA

Zelda

Lockhart

Award-Nominated Novelist

Durham, NC

Larry

Loftis

Nonfiction Thriller Novelist

Orlando, FL

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medalist

Arlington, VA

Sarah

MacLean

Romance Novelist

New York, NY

Debra

Magpie Earling

Author of Fiction

Missoula, MT

Meredith

Maran

Nonfiction Writer & Memoirist

Los Angeles, CA

Stephen

Markley

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Emma

Marris

Author of Environmental Nonfiction

Portland, OR

Madeline

Martin

New York Times Bestselling Author

Jacksonville, FL

Kevin

Maurer

Journalist

Wilmington, NC

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King Award Winner

Charlottesville, VA

Bernice

McFadden

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

Kristina

McMorris

Novelist

Portland, OR

Margot

Mifflin

Nonfiction Writer

Newark, NJ

Madeline

Miller

#1 NYT Bestselling Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

James Edward

Mills

Changing the Face of the Outdoors

Madison, WI

Jacquelyn

Mitchard

New York Times Bestselling Author

Cape Cod, MA

Mary Alice

Monroe

Novelist & Children’s Author

Charleston, SC

Silvia

Moreno-Garcia

Bestselling Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Jason

Mott

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Miami, FL

Vi Khi

Nao

Novelist

Iowa City, IA

Ann

Napolitano

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York, NY

Adiba

Nelson

Inspirational Speaker & Memoirist

Tucson, AZ

G.

Neri

Award Winning Author for All Ages

Tampa, FL

Savala

Nolan

Acclaimed Essayist

Richmond, CA

Naomi

Novik

Bestselling Fantasy Novelist

New York, NY

Mallory

O’Meara

Author of Nonfiction

Burbank, CA

Shirlene

Obuobi

Ghanaian-American Novelist

Chicago, IL

Lynne

Olson

Journalist & Author of Historical Nonfiction

Washington, DC

Tochi

Onyebuchi

Award Winning Novelist

New Haven, CT

Madeline

Ostrander

Environmental Journalist

Seattle, WA

Matthew

Pearl

Novelist & Nonfiction Writer

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sarah

Penner

Bestselling Historical Novelist

St. Petersburg, FL

Jayne Anne

Phillips

Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction

Boston, MA

Nita

Prose

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Toronto, Canada

Shelley

Puhak

Nonfiction, History & Biography

Baltimore, MD

Kate

Quinn

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Baltimore, MD

Julia

Quinn

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Seattle, WA

Khalisa

Rae Thompson

Poet & Journalist

Raleigh-Durham, NC

Devon

Raney

Critically Acclaimed Memoirist

Seattle, WA

Ron

Rash

Novelist & Poet

Charlotte, NC

Shilpa

Ravella

Author of Nonfiction

Hawaii

Margaret

Renkl

Nonfiction Writer

Nashville, TN

Sonora

Reyes

National Bestselling Author

Arizona

Marcellas

Reynolds

Award Winning Author

Los Angeles, CA

Waubgeshig

Rice

Bestselling Fiction Writer

Ontario, Canada

Kim Michele

Richardson

Novelist & Memoirist

Louisville, KY

Alyson

Richman

Bestselling Historical Novelist

New York, NY

Vanessa

Riley

Award Winning Historical Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Jennifer

Robson

Bestselling Author

Toronto, Canada

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Etaf

Rum

NYT Best Selling Author

Raleigh Durham, NC

Elizabeth

Rusch

Award Winning Author

Portland, OR

Elizabeth

Rush

Nonfiction Writer

Providence, RI

Annette

Saunooke Clapsaddle

Award Winning Author

Qualla, NC

Saïd

Sayrafiezadeh

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

New York, NY

Dana

Schwartz

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

John

Searles

Award Winning Novelist

New York City, NY

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Jessica

Shattuck

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Boston, MA

Terah

Shelton Harris

Debut Novelist

Dothan, Alabama

Peng

Shepherd

Award Winning Novelist

Brooklyn, NY

Viola

Shipman

Internationally Bestselling Author

Palm Springs, CA & Saugatuck, MI

Janet

Skeslien Charles

Novelist

Paris, France

Brendan

Slocumb

Author and Educator

Washington, DC

Grant

Snider

Author & Illustrator

Wichita, Kansas

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

Newark, NJ

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Memphis, TN

J. Courtney

Sullivan

Bestselling Novelist

Boston, MA

Courtney

Summers

New York Times Bestselling Author

Toronto, Canada

Natalia

Sylvester

Adult and Young Adult Novelist

Miami, FL

ReShonda

Tate

Bestselling Author

Houston, Texas

Candacy

Taylor

Award Winning Cultural Documentarian

New York, NY

Michelle

Tea

Memoirist & Fiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Raina

Telgemeier

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Ari

Tison

Award Winning Author

Minneapolis, MN

Dawn

Tripp

Bestselling Author

Providence, RI

Thrity

Umrigar

Novelist & Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Lisa

Unger

Bestselling Novelist

Tampa, FL

Shelby

Van Pelt

Novelist

Chicago, IL

Jamie

Varon

Bestselling Non-Fiction Author

Los Angeles, CA

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

Elisabet

Velasquez

Award Winning Author

Newark, NJ

Sarah

Vogel

Nonfiction Author

Bismarck, ND

Priya

Vulchi

TED Residency Fellow

San Francisco, CA

Meg

Waite Clayton

Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Frank X

Walker

Poet

Lexington, KY

Robin

Wall Kimmerer

Plant Ecologist, Educator & Writer

Syracuse, NY

Kirk

Wallace Johnson

Nonfiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Rebekah

Weatherspoon

Romance Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Kinari

Webb

Nonfiction Writer

San Francisco, CA

Heather

Webb

Historical Fiction Novelist

Mansfield Center, CT

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Ian

Williams

Author of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Toronto, ON, Canada

Diane

Wilson

Novelist & Memoirist

Minneapolis, MN

Lisa

Wingate

Novelist

Dallas, TX

Monica

Wood

Novelist & Memoirist

Portland, ME

Kristy

Woodson Harvey

Bestelling Novelist

Raleigh, NC

Erika T.

Wurth

Urban Native

Denver, CO

Brian

Young

Middle & Young Adult Author

New York, NY

Mitchell

Zuckoff

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Boston, MA