Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Sriram
Meera
Meera draws from her life straddling the East and West to tell stories. She grew up in India and moved to…
Sterling
Michelle
Michelle Sterling is a children’s book author, photographer and speech-language pathologist living in Ora…
Stevens
Courtney
Courtney “Court” Stevens grew up in the knockabout town of Bandana, Kentucky. She is a former adjunct pro…
Stone Leahy
Elisa
Elisa Stone Leahy is a queer, Peruvian-American children’s author who lives with her husband and kids in …
Stringfellow
Tara M.
Tara M. Stringfellow is a former attorney, Northwestern University MFA graduate, and two-time Pushcart Pr…
Sylvester
Natalia
Natalia Sylvester is the Pura Belpré and Schneider Family honor winning author of the young adult novel B…
Tahmaseb
Ryan Bani
Ryan Bani Tahmaseb is an author, K-12 academic coach, and curriculum developer. His debut picture book, R…
Taylor
Candacy
Candacy Taylor is an award-winning cultural documentarian, photographer, and the author of the bestsellin…
Tea
Michelle
Michelle Tea is the author of over a dozen books of memoir, fiction, poetry and children's lit — includin…
The Beautiful & Banned
Christine Renee Miller fancies herself an expert. Perhaps it’s because she always seems to play one on sc…
Toalson
R.L. (Rachel)
R.L. (Rachel) Toalson is the award-winning author of the middle grade books THE COLORS OF THE RAIN, a mid…
Umrigar
Thrity
Thrity Umrigar is the best-selling author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sw…