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Corban
Addison
Bestselling Author of Fiction & Nonfiction
Charlottesville, Virginia
Anthony
Almojera
Memoirist
Brooklyn, NY
Elissa
Altman
Food Writer & Literary Memoirist
Hartford, CT
Mary Kay
Andrews
Bestselling Novelist & Cookbook Author
Atlanta, GA
Katherine
Arden
Bestselling Novelist & Middle Grade Author
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
Vanessa A.
Bee
Memoir Author
Washington, D.C.
Lauren
Belfer
Bestselling & Award Winning 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
Professor & Author of Historical Nonfiction
Louisville, KY
Lisa
Bird-Wilson
Award Winning Novelist
Saskatchewan
Jeffrey
Blount
Award Winning Novelist
Washington, DC
Jenna
Blum
Bestselling Novelist & Memoirist
Boston, MA
Erika
Bolstad
Author of Narrative Nonfiction
Portland, OR
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
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
Wiley
Cash
Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist
Wilmington, NC
JC
Cervantes
Bestselling Novelist
Santa Fe, NM
Abby
Chava Stein
Memoirist & Educator
New York, NY
Judy
Christie
Author of Narrative Nonfiction
Denver, CO
Victoria
Christopher Murray
Bestselling Novelist
Washington, DC
Lydia
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, Texas
Jonathan
Eig
Award Winning Author
Chicago, Illinois
Phyllis
Elmore
Author & Speaker
Orlando, Florida
Shea
Ernshaw
Adult & YA Novelist
Bend, OR
Amanda
Eyre Ward
Bestselling Novelist & Nonfiction Author
Austin, TX
Carolyn
Finney
Storyteller & Cultural Geographer
New England
Jamie
Ford
Bestselling Historical Novelist
Great Falls, MT
Andrew
Forsthoefel
Memoirist & Nonfiction Writer
Freeport, ME
Therese Anne
Fowler
Bestselling Novelist
North Carolina
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
Southern California
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
Mandy
Gonzalez
Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist
Newark, NJ
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
Asheville, NC
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
Guo
TED Residency Fellow
San Francisco, CA
Winona & Priya
Guo & Vulchi
TED Residency Fellows
San Francisco, CA
Emily
Habeck
Debut Novelist
Boston, MA
Martha
Hall Kelly
Bestselling Historical Novelist
New York NY
J.C.
Hallman
Guggenheim Fellow
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Laurie
Halse Anderson
Young Adult Novelist & Memoirist
Philadelphia, PA
Aaron
Hamburger
Award-Winning Novelist
Crystal
Hana Kim
Critically Acclaimed Novelist
New York, NY
Kristin
Harmel
Bestselling Historical Novelist
Orlando, FL
Kelly
Harms
Bestselling Novelist
Madison, WI
Chelsea
Harvey Garner
Psychotherapist and Writer
New York, New York
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
Colorado
Brandon
Hobson
Critically Acclaimed Novelist
New Mexico
Linda
Hogan
Chickasaw Novelist, Poet & Essayist
Denver, CO
Oscar
Hokeah
Critically Acclaimed Novelist
Tahlequah, OK
Carolyn
Holbrook
Memoirist & Nonfiction Writer
Minneapolis, MN
Silas
House
Bestselling Novelist
Lexington, KY
Rebecca Gayle
Howell
Award Winning Poet
Fayetteville, AR
Regina
Jackson & Saira Rao
Radical Honesty Advocates
J.R.
Jamison
Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer
Indianapolis, IN
Emiko
Jean
YA & Adult Novelist
Washington State
Pam
Jenoff
Novelist
Philadelphia, PA
Sadeqa
Johnson
New York Times Bestselling Author
Richmond, VA
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, Virginia
A. S.
King
Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist
Philadelphia, PA
Jarrett J.
Krosoczka
Bestselling Author/Illustrator
Boston, MA
RF
Kuang
Bestselling Fantasy Novelist
New Haven, CT
Jean
Kwok
New York Times Bestselling Author
New York City
Christina
Lauren
NYT Best Seller
Utah & California
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
Jesse
Leon
Memoir Author
San Diego, CA
Elizabeth
Letts
NYT Bestselling Author
Laramie, WY
Laurie
Lico Albanese
Award Winning Novelist
Newark, NJ
Darcie
Little Badger
Award Winning Lipan Apache Author
San Marcos, TX
Larry
Loftis
Nonfiction Thriller Novelist
Orlando, FL
Amina
Luqman-Dawson
Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medal Winner
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
Novelist
Jacksonville, FL
Kevin
Maurer
Journalist
Wilmington, NC
Amber
McBride
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe 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
Massachusetts
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 City
Adiba
Nelson
Inspirational Speaker & Memoirist
Tucson, AZ
Savala
Nolan
Acclaimed Essayist
Berkeley, 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
Connecticut
Madeline
Ostrander
Environmental Journalist
Seattle, WA
Matthew
Pearl
Novelist & Nonfiction Writer
Boston, MA
Sarah
Penner
Bestselling Historical Novelist
St. Petersburg, FL
Shelley
Puhak
Nonfiction, History & Biography
Maryland
Kate
Quinn
Bestselling Historical Novelist
San Diego, CA
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
Waubgeshig
Rice
Bestselling Fiction Writer
Sudbury, ON, Canada
Kim Michele
Richardson
Novelist & Memoirist
Louisville, KY
Alyson
Richman
Bestselling Historical Novelist
New York, NY
Jennifer
Robson
Bestselling Author
Toronto, ON
Andrea
Rogers
Young Adult/Middle Grade
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Laura
Ruby
Young Adult Novelist
Chicago, IL
Elizabeth
Rusch
Award Winning Author
Portland, Oregon
Elizabeth
Rush
Nonfiction Writer
Providence, RI
Annette
Saunooke Clapsaddle
Award Winning Author
Qualla, NC
SaĆÆd
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 / Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Gilly
Segal
YA Novelist
Atlanta, GA
Jessica
Shattuck
Bestselling Historical Novelist
Boston, MA
Terah
Shelton Harris
Debut Novelist
Dothan, Alabama
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
Daniel
Stashower
Novelist & Nonfiction Writer
Washington, DC
Liz Fenton & Lisa
Steinke
Bestselling Author Duo
San Diego, California
J. Courtney
Sullivan
Bestselling Novelist
New York, NY
Courtney
Summers
New York Times Bestselling Author
Toronto, Canada
Natalia
Sylvester
Young Adult & Adult Novelist
Miami, FL
Morgan
Talty
Author of Short Fiction
Bangor, Maine
ReShonda
Tate
Bestselling Author
Houston, Texas