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MichelleSterlingMichelle Sterling is a children’s book author, photographer and speech-language pathologist living in Ora…
CourtneyStevensCourtney “Court” Stevens grew up in the knockabout town of Bandana, Kentucky. She is a former adjunct pro…
Tara M.StringfellowTara M. Stringfellow is a former attorney, Northwestern University MFA graduate, and two-time Pushcart Pr…
NataliaSylvesterNatalia Sylvester is the Pura Belpré and Schneider Family honor winning author of the young adult novel B…
CandacyTaylorCandacy Taylor is an award-winning cultural documentarian, photographer, and the author of the bestsellin…
MichelleTeaMichelle Tea is the author of over a dozen books of memoir, fiction, poetry and children's lit — includin…
ThrityUmrigarThrity Umrigar is the best-selling author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sw…
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Frank XWalkerA native of Danville, Kentucky, Frank X Walker is the first African American writer to be named Kentucky …