Corban

Addison

Bestselling Author of Fiction & Nonfiction

Charlottesville, VA

Elissa

Altman

Food Writer & Literary Memoirist

Hartford, CT

Kate

Andersen Brower

New York Times Bestselling Author

Washington, D.C.

Mary Kay

Andrews

Bestselling Novelist & Cookbook Author

Atlanta, GA

Katherine

Arden

Bestselling Novelist

Burlington, VT

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, SK

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

Bestselling Author

New York NY

Pierce

Brown

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Patti

Callahan Henry

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Julie

Carrick Dalton

Journalist

Boston, MA

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

Lexington, KY

Wiley

Cash

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Essie

Chambers

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

Janie

Chang

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Abby

Chava Stein

Memoirist & Educator

New York, NY

John

Chester

Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker

Burbank, CA

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 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

Violet

Duncan

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

Phoenix, AZ

Chenoa

Egawa

Author & Illustrator

Seattle, WA

Jonathan

Eig

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Chicago, IL

Phyllis

Elmore

Author & Speaker

Orlando, FL

Shea

Ernshaw

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

Lauren

Francis-Sharma

Award-Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Friends & Fiction

Best Selling Southern Novelists

South Carolina, Florida, Atlanta

Marcela

Fuentes

Prize-Winning Writer & Essayist

Dallas, TX

Jack

Gantos

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Stephanie

Garber

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Rocklin, CA

Eileen

Garvin

Bestselling Novelist

Portland, Oregon

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

Stephen

Graham Jones

New York Times Bestselling Author

Boulder, CO

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, CT

Jessica

Grose

New York Times Opinion Writer

New York, NY

Winona & Priya

Guo & Vulchi

TED Residency Fellows

San Francisco, CA

Emily

Habeck

Bestselling 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

Leigh Ann

Henion

New York Times Bestselling Author

Boone, NC

David

Heska Wanbli Weiden

Award Winning Novelist

Denver, CO

Jon

Hickey

Indigenous Writer

San Francisco, CA

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

Joseph McGill Jr. & Herb Frazier

Historical Nonfiction Authors

Charleston, SC

Alka

Joshi

New York Times Best Selling Author

Pacific Grove, CA

David

Joy

Award Winning Novelist

Charlotte, NC

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

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

Chris

La Tray

Métis storyteller

Missoula, MT

John

Larison

Bestselling Author

Eugene, OR

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

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Justin

Lee

Bridge-Builder

Charlotte, NC

Elizabeth

Letts

NYT Bestselling Author

Wilmington, DE

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-Winning Novelist

Durham, NC

Larry

Loftis

New York Times Bestselling Author & Screenwriter

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

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Brentwood, TN

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

Sam J.

Miller

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

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

Edward Kelsey

Moore

Bestselling Novelist

Chicago, IL

Silvia

Moreno-Garcia

Bestselling Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Jason

Mott

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Washington, DC

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

Leigh

Newman

Award Winning Author

Savala

Nolan

Acclaimed Essayist

Richmond, CA

Naomi

Novik

Bestselling Fantasy Novelist

New York, NY

Mallory

O’Meara

Author of Nonfiction

Burbank, CA

Colleen

Oakley

Bestselling Author

Atlanta, GA

Shirlene

Obuobi

Ghanaian-American Novelist

Providence, RI

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, ON

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

Hilo, HI

Margaret

Renkl

Nonfiction Writer

Nashville, TN

Sonora

Reyes

National Bestselling Author

Phoenix, AZ

Marcellas

Reynolds

Award Winning Author

Los Angeles, CA

Waubgeshig

Rice

Bestselling Fiction Writer

Sudbury, ON

Kim Michele

Richardson

Award Winning Author

Louisville, KY

Alyson

Richman

Bestselling Historical Novelist

New York, NY

Vanessa

Riley

Award Winning Historical Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Jennifer

Robson

Bestselling Author

Toronto, ON

Renée

Rosen

Bestselling Author

Chicago, IL

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