Lokelani

Alabanza

Owner & Founder | SATURATED Ice Cream

Nashville, TN

Anthony

Almojera

Memoirist

Brooklyn, NY

Mara

Altman

Author of Narrative Nonfiction

San Diego, CA

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

Christina

Baker Kline

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

New York, NY

JD

Barker

Bestselling Thriller Author

Pittsburgh, PA

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

Emily

Bingham

Professor & Author of Historical Nonfiction

Louisville, KY

Lisa

Bird-Wilson

Award Winning Novelist

Saskatchewan

Ashley

Blooms

Novelist & Short Story Writer

Central Kentucky

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

Marina

Budhos

Young Adult Author

Newark, NJ

Marcus

Burke

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Lubbock, TX

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 Kid LIt 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

Diane

Cook

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

New York, NY

Deborah

Copaken

Bestselling Memoirist & Journalist

New York, NY

Libby

Copeland

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

White Plains, NY

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

Rene

Denfeld

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Portland, OR

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

Gigi

Georges

Author of Narrative Nonfiction

Boston, MA

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

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

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

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

El Paso, TX

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

I. W. Gregorio

Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

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

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

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

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

Carole

Lindstrom

New York Times Bestselling Author

Maryland

Larry

Loftis

Nonfiction Thriller Novelist

Orlando, FL

Darria

Long Gillespie

Bestselling Author of Nonfiction

Atlanta, GA

Benjamin

Ludwig

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Manchester, NH

Sarah

MacLean

Romance Novelist

New York, NY

Debra

Magpie Earling

Author of Fiction

Missoula, MT

Pardis

Mahdavi

Critically Acclaimed Academic Author

Missoula, MT

Meredith

Maran

Nonfiction Writer & Memoirist

Los Angeles, CA

Emma

Marris

Author of Environmental Nonfiction

Seattle, WA or Paris

Madeline

Martin

Novelist

Jacksonville, FL

Kevin

Maurer

Journalist

Wilmington, NC

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award Winner

Charlottesville, VA

Sarah

McCoy

Novelist

Greensboro, NC

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

Tova

Mirvis

Novelist & Nonfiction Writer

Boston, MA

Mary Alice

Monroe

Novelist & Children’s Author

Charleston, SC

Leticia

Moreinos Schwartz

Cookbook Author & Journalist

New York, NY

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

Anne

Nelson

Journalist & Nonfiction Author

New York, NY

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

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

Dawn

Raffel

Author of Historical Nonfiction

Newark, NJ

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

Andrea

Rogers

Young Adult/Middle Grade

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Elizabeth

Rush

Nonfiction Writer

Providence, RI

Annette

Saunooke Clapsaddle

Award Winning Author

Qualla, NC

Saïd

Sayrafiezadeh

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

New York, NY

Whitney

Scharer

Novelist

Boston, MA

Dana

Schwartz

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Jessica

Shattuck

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Boston, MA

Viola

Shipman

Internationally Bestselling Author

Palm Springs, CA & Saugatuck, MI

PW

Singer

Nonfiction Writer

Washington, DC