Corban

Addison

Bestselling Author of Fiction & Nonfiction

Charlottesville, VA

Kate

Andersen Brower

New York Times Bestselling Author

Washington, D.C.

Barbara

Becker

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

Emily

Bingham

Author of Historical Nonfiction

Louisville, KY

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

Lexington, KY

Victoria

Christopher Murray

Bestselling Novelist

Washington, DC

Jennifer

De Leon

Young Adult & Memoir/Essay Author

Boston, MA

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Jonathan

Eig

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Chicago, IL

Phyllis

Elmore

Author & Speaker

Orlando, FL

Carolyn

Finney

Storyteller & Cultural Geographer

Burlington, VT

Marcela

Fuentes

Prize-Winning Writer & Essayist

Dallas, TX

Jessica

Goudeau

Critically Acclaimed Nonfiction Writer

Austin, TX

Winona & Priya

Guo & Vulchi

TED Residency Fellows

San Francisco, CA

Chelsea

Harvey Garner

Psychotherapist and Writer

Easthampton, MA

David

Heska Wanbli Weiden

Award Winning Novelist

Denver, CO

Brandon

Hobson

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

La Cruces, NM

Oscar

Hokeah

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Tahlequah, OK

Michelle

Horton

Writer and Activist

Westchester, NY

J.R.

Jamison

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

Indianapolis, IN

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

David

Joy

Award Winning Novelist

Charlotte, NC

Rachel

Kadish

Novelist

Boston, MA

Jean

Kwok

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York City

Chris

La Tray

Métis storyteller

Missoula, MT

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Justin

Lee

Bridge-Builder

Charlotte, NC

Laurie

Lico Albanese

Award Winning Novelist

Newark, NJ

Zelda

Lockhart

Award-Winning Novelist

Durham, NC

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medalist

Arlington, VA

Meredith

Maran

Nonfiction Writer & Memoirist

Los Angeles, CA

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Brentwood, TN

Stephen

Markley

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Kevin

Maurer

Journalist

Wilmington, NC

Bernice

McFadden

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

James Edward

Mills

Changing the Face of the Outdoors

Madison, WI

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Washington, DC

Savala

Nolan

Acclaimed Essayist

Richmond, CA

Lynne

Olson

Journalist & Author of Historical Nonfiction

Washington, DC

Tochi

Onyebuchi

Award Winning Novelist

New Haven, CT

Matthew

Pearl

Novelist & Nonfiction Writer

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Khalisa

Rae Thompson

Poet & Journalist

Raleigh-Durham, NC

Margaret

Renkl

Nonfiction Writer

Nashville, TN

Waubgeshig

Rice

Bestselling Fiction Writer

Sudbury, ON

Kim Michele

Richardson

Award Winning Author

Louisville, KY

Elizabeth

Rusch

Award Winning Author

Portland, OR

Annette

Saunooke Clapsaddle

Award Winning Author

Qualla, NC

Saïd

Sayrafiezadeh

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

New York, NY

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Terah

Shelton Harris

Debut Novelist

Dothan, AL

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

Newark, NJ

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Memphis, TN

Deborah

Taffa

Award Nominated Author

Santa Fe, NM

Candacy

Taylor

Award Winning Cultural Documentarian

New York, NY

Sofi

Thanhauser

Writer & Artist

Brooklyn, NY

The Beautiful & Banned

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Austin, TX & Scranton, PA

Kelsey

Timmerman

NYT Bestselling Author

Indianapolis, IN

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

Elisabet

Velasquez

Award Winning Author

Newark, NJ

Sarah

Vogel

Nonfiction Author

Bismarck, ND

Priya

Vulchi

Author

Cambridge, MA

Frank X

Walker

Poet

Lexington, KY

Kirk

Wallace Johnson

Nonfiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Irvin

Weathersby

Writer & Journalist

New York, NY

Kinari

Webb

Nonfiction Writer

San Francisco, CA

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Ian

Williams

Author of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Toronto, ON

Mitchell

Zuckoff

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Boston, MA