Civil Discourse & Social Justice

Corban

Addison

Bestselling Author of Fiction & Nonfiction

Charlottesville, VA

Alliah L.

Agostini

Children’s Author

Newark, NJ

Eddie

Ahn

Graphic Novelist & Artist

San Francisco, CA

Selina

Alko

Award Winning Kid Lit Author

New York, NY

Kerri

Arsenault

Award Winning Author

Hartford, CT

Barbara

Becker

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

Adrianne

Black

Memoirist and Writer

Baltimore, MD

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

Lexington, KY

Michelle Jing

Chan

Author & Illustrator

Seattle, WA

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

Dudley

Edmondson

Photographer & Filmmaker

Duluth, MN

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

V.V.

Ganeshananthan

Award Winning Novelist

Minneapolis, MN

Jessica

Goudeau

Critically Acclaimed Nonfiction Writer

Austin, TX

Shilpi Somaya

Gowda

Bestselling Novelist

San Diego, CA

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author

New York, NY

David

Greenberg

Pulitzer Prize Finalist

New York, NY

Winona

Guo

TED Residency Fellow

San Francisco, CA

Winona & Priya

Guo & Vulchi

TED Residency Fellows

San Francisco, CA

Quartez

Harris

Poet of the Year

Cleveland, OH

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

Carole

Hopson

Novelist and Journalist

Newark, NJ

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

Kathlyn J.

Kirkwood

Middle Grade Author

Memphis, TN

Rebecca

Kunz

Artist & Illustrator

Santa Fe, NM

Jean

Kwok

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York, NY

Chris

La Tray

Métis storyteller

Missoula, MT

Gaelynn

Lea

Composer & Musician

Minneapolis, MN

Michael

Leali

Award-Winning Writer & Educator

San Francisco, CA

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Justin

Lee

Bridge-Builder

Charlotte, NC

Laurie

Lico Albanese

Award Winning Novelist

Newark, NJ

Aria Mia

Loberti

Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Carrie

Lowry Schuettpelz

Indigenous Author & Policy Practitioner

Cedar Rapids, IA

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medalist

Arlington, VA

Megha

Majumdar

Oprah’s Book Club Pick Author

New York, NY

J. Albert

Mann

Award Winning Author

Queens, NY

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

Claribel A.

Ortega

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

White Plains, NY

Matthew

Pearl

Novelist and Nonfiction Writer

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sarah Jaquette

Ray

Environmental Humanist and Professor

Arcata, CA

Jorge

Redmond

Author of Children’s Books

Asheville, NC

Margaret

Renkl

Nonfiction Writer

Nashville, TN

Helena Ku

Rhee

Award Winning Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Waubgeshig

Rice

Bestselling Fiction Writer

Sudbury, ON

Kim Michele

Richardson

Award Winning Author

Louisville, KY

Elizabeth

Rosner

Prize Winning Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Elizabeth

Rusch

Award Winning Author

Portland, OR

Annette

Saunooke Clapsaddle

Award Winning Author

Qualla, NC

Hannah V.

Sawyerr

Award Winning Author

Baltimore, MD

Saïd

Sayrafiezadeh

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

New York, NY

Terah

Shelton Harris

Debut Novelist

Dothan, AL

Elisa

Stone Leahy

Children’s and Middle Grade Author

Columbus, OH

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Bowling Green, OH

Deborah

Taffa

Award Nominated Author

Santa Fe, NM

Sofi

Thanhauser

Writer & Artist

Brooklyn, NY

The Beautiful & Banned

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Austin, TX & Scranton, PA

Jamilah

Thompkins-Bigelow

Award Winning Children’s Book Author

Philadelphia, PA

Kelsey

Timmerman

NYT Bestselling Author

Indianapolis, IN

Alana

Tyson

Award-Winning Storyteller

Washington, DC

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

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

Kyle

Whyte

Professor

Detroit, MI

Dan

Wildcat

Nonfiction Writer

Kansas City, MO

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Ian

Williams

Author of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Toronto, ON

Nyasha

Williams

Social Justice Griot

Denver, CO

Mitchell

Zuckoff

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Boston, MA