Friendship & Community

Mary Kay

Andrews

Bestselling Novelist & Cookbook Author

Atlanta, GA

Adam

Borba

Middle Grade Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Julie

Carrick Dalton

Journalist

Boston, MA

e.E.

Charlton-Trujillo

Kid Lit Author

Bloomington, IN

Deedee

Cummings

Children’s Author

Louisville, KY

Christine

Day

Award Winning Author

Seattle, WA

Amanda

Eyre Ward

Bestselling Novelist & Nonfiction Author

Austin, TX

Reem

Faruqi

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

Atlanta, GA

John

Francis

UN Goodwill Ambassador

Cape May, NJ

Friends & Fiction

Best Selling Southern Novelists

South Carolina, Florida, Atlanta

Camryn

Garrett

Young Adult Author

New York, NY

Eileen

Garvin

Bestselling Novelist

Portland, Oregon

Laurel

Goodluck

Award Winning Picture Book Author

Albuquerque, NM

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Jane

Green

NYT Bestselling Author

Bridgeport, CT

Evan

Griffith

Middle Grade and Nonfiction Author

Austin, TX

Emily

Habeck

Bestselling Debut Novelist

Boston, MA

Martha

Hall Kelly

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Litchfield, CT

Chaz

Hayden

Young Adult Author

Easton, PA

Alastair

Heim

Children’s Book Author

Kansas City, MO

Dori

Hillestad Butler

Award-Winning Children’s Author

Seattle, WA

Oscar

Hokeah

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Tahlequah, OK

Michelle

Horton

Writer and Activist

Westchester, NY

Emiko

Jean

YA & Adult Novelist

Vancouver, WA

Natalie

Lloyd

Bestselling Author

Chattanooga, TN

Lauren

Magaziner

Bestselling Author

Philadelphia, PA

Meredith

Maran

Nonfiction Writer & Memoirist

Los Angeles, CA

Angela

May

Bestselling Middle Grade Author

Charleston, SC

Mallory

McDuff

Spiritual Nonfiction Author

Asheville, NC

Kristina

McMorris

Novelist

Portland, OR

Jasminne

Mendez

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Steve

Metzger

Bestselling Children’s Author

New York, NY

Sam J.

Miller

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

Oge

Mora

Award Winning Children’s Author

Providence, RI

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Washington, DC

Vita

Murrow

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Leigh

Newman

Award Winning Author

Colleen

Oakley

Bestselling Author

Atlanta, GA

Shirlene

Obuobi

Ghanaian-American Novelist

Providence, RI

Jamar J.

Perry

Middle Grade Novelist

Largo, MD

Sonora

Reyes

National Bestselling Author

Phoenix, AZ

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

Alicia

Salazar

Mexican American Children’s Author

Houston, TX

Nikki

Shannon Smith

Award Winning Children’s Author

Sacramento, CA

Viola

Shipman

Internationally Bestselling Author

Palm Springs, CA & Saugatuck, MI

Sita

Singh

Award Winning Children’s Author

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Meera

Sriram

Children’s Writer

San Francisco, CA

J.E.

Stamper

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Blountville, TN

Elisa

Stone Leahy

Children’s and Middle Grade Author

Columbus, OH

Ryan Bani

Tahmaseb

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

York, ME

Michelle

Tea

Memoirist & Fiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Raina

Telgemeier

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

San Francisco, CA

R.L. (Rachel)

Toalson

Award Winning Author

San Antonio, TX

Vivian

Truong

Bestselling Illustrator

London, UK

Greg

van Eekhout

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

San Diego, CA

Shelby

Van Pelt

Novelist

Chicago, IL

Jamie

Varon

Bestselling Non-Fiction Author

Los Angeles, CA

Seina

Wedlick

Picture Book Author

San Francisco, CA

Nyasha

Williams

Social Justice Griot

Denver, CO

Diane

Wilson

Novelist & Memoirist

Minneapolis, MN

Lisa

Wingate

Novelist

Dallas, TX

Monica

Wood

Novelist & Memoirist

Portland, ME

Kristy

Woodson Harvey

Bestelling Novelist

Raleigh, NC

Brian

Young

Middle & Young Adult Author

New York, NY