Fiction

Marzieh

Abbas

Award Winning Author

Karachi, Pakistan

Omar

Abed

Children’s Author

Dulles, VA

Alliah L.

Agostini

Children’s Author

Newark, NJ

Mary Kay

Andrews

Bestselling Novelist & Cookbook Author

Atlanta, GA

Katherine

Arden

Bestselling Novelist

Burlington, VT

Christina

Baker Kline

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

New York, NY

Natalie

Baszile

Award-Nominated Fiction Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Erica

Bauermeister

Bestselling Author & Educator

Seattle, WA

Lauren

Belfer

Bestselling Historical Novelist

New York, NY

Marie

Benedict

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Pittsburgh, PA

Melanie

Benjamin

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Chicago, IL

Lisa

Bird-Wilson

Award Winning Novelist

Saskatoon, SK

Jeffrey

Blount

Award Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Jenna

Blum

Bestselling Novelist & Memoirist

Boston, MA

Andrew

Boryga

Debut Novelist

Miami, FL

Marie

Bostwick

Bestselling Novelist

Seattle, WA

Mikki

Brammer

Fiction Novelist

Brooklyn, NY

Nick

Brooks

Young Adult & Middle Grade Author

Los Angeles, CA

Marina

Budhos

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

Newark, NJ

Patti

Callahan Henry

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Julie

Carrick Dalton

Journalist

Boston, MA

Wiley

Cash

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Essie

Chambers

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

Janie

Chang

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Yangsze

Choo

Bestselling Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Johnnie

Christmas

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Victoria

Christopher Murray

Bestselling Novelist

Washington, DC

Lydi

Conklin

Short Story Writer & Novelist

Nashville, TN

Diane

Cook

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

New York, NY

John

Coy

Award Winning Children’s Author

Minneapolis, MN

Deedee

Cummings

Children’s Author

Louisville, KY

Julie C.

Dao

Critically Acclaimed Author

Boston, MA

Jasmin

Darznik

Novelist & Memoirist

San Francisco, CA

Fiona

Davis

Bestselling Historical Novelist

New York, NY

Christine

Day

Award Winning Author

Seattle, WA

Lisl H.

Detlefsen

Picture Book Writer

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Stephanie

Dray

New York Times Bestselling Author

Baltimore, MD

Matt

Eicheldinger

Bestselling Author

Minneapolis, MN

Shea

Ernshaw

Bend, OR

Alison

Espach

New York Times Bestselling Author

Providence, RI

Amanda

Eyre Ward

Bestselling Novelist & Nonfiction Author

Austin, TX

Reem

Faruqi

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

Atlanta, GA

Jamie

Ford

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Great Falls, MT

Therese Anne

Fowler

Bestselling Novelist

Raleigh, NC

Lauren

Francis-Sharma

Award-Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Friends & Fiction

Best Selling Southern Novelists

South Carolina, Florida, Atlanta

Marcela

Fuentes

Prize-Winning Writer & Essayist

Dallas, TX

Stephanie

Garber

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Rocklin, CA

Camryn

Garrett

Young Adult Author

New York, NY

Amitav

Ghosh

Award Winning Author & Global Thinker

New York, NY

Allegra

Goodman

Award Winning Author

Boston, MA

Stephen

Graham Jones

New York Times Bestselling Author

Boulder, CO

Reyna

Grande

Bestselling Memoirist & Novelist

Sacramento, CA

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Alan

Gratz

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Portland, OR

Byron

Graves

Award Winning Novelist

Denver, CO

Jane

Green

NYT Bestselling Author

Bridgeport, CT

Jessica

Grose

New York Times Opinion Writer

New York, NY

Martha

Hall Kelly

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Litchfield, CT

Crystal

Hana Kim

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

New York, NY

Kristin

Harmel

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Orlando, FL

Chaz

Hayden

Young Adult Author

Easton, PA

Mary Winn

Heider

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

Chicago, IL

Peter

Heller

Bestselling Novelist

Denver, CO

Donna

Hemans

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Baltimore, MD

David

Heska Wanbli Weiden

Award Winning Novelist

Denver, CO

Jon

Hickey

Indigenous Writer

San Francisco, CA

Dori

Hillestad Butler

Award-Winning Children’s Author

Seattle, WA

Brandon

Hobson

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

La Cruces, NM

Linda

Hogan

Chickasaw Novelist, Poet & Essayist

Denver, CO

Oscar

Hokeah

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Tahlequah, OK

Silas

House

Bestselling Novelist

Lexington, KY

J.R.

Jamison

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

Indianapolis, IN

Sadeqa

Johnson

New York Times Bestselling Author

Richmond, VA

Paterson

Joseph

Award Winning Author

London, UK

Alka

Joshi

New York Times Best Selling Author

Pacific Grove, CA

David

Joy

Award Winning Novelist

Charlotte, NC

Rachel

Kadish

Novelist

Boston, MA

Abbott

Kahler

Bestselling Nonfiction Writer

New York, NY

William

Kent Krueger

Bestselling Novelist

Minneapolis, MN

Angie

Kim

Award Winning Novelist

Great Falls, VA

RF

Kuang

Bestselling Fantasy Novelist

New Haven, CT

Renée

Kurilla

Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Meg Eden

Kuyatt

Middle Grade Novelist

Baltimore, MD

Jean

Kwok

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York City

John

Larison

Bestselling Author

Eugene, OR

Christina

Lauren

NYT Best Seller

Salt Lake City, UT & Santa Ana, CA

Michael

Leali

Award-Winning Writer & Educator

San Francisco, CA

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Elizabeth

Letts

NYT Bestselling Author

Wilmington, DE

Darcie

Little Badger

Award Winning Lipan Apache Author

Corona del Mar, CA

Natalie

Lloyd

Bestselling Author

Chattanooga, TN

Zelda

Lockhart

Award-Winning Novelist

Durham, NC

Sarah

MacLean

Romance Novelist

New York, NY

Debra

Magpie Earling

Author of Fiction

Missoula, MT

Jen

Malia

Professor of English & Creative Writing

Virginia Beach, VA

Stephen

Markley

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Madeline

Martin

New York Times Bestselling Author

Jacksonville, FL

Angela

May

Bestselling Middle Grade Author

Charleston, SC

Bernice

McFadden

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

Kristina

McMorris

Novelist

Portland, OR

Steve

Metzger

Bestselling Children’s Author

New York, NY

Madeline

Miller

#1 NYT Bestselling Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Sam J.

Miller

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

Jacquelyn

Mitchard

New York Times Bestselling Author

Cape Cod, MA

Mary Alice

Monroe

Novelist & Children’s Author

Charleston, SC

Tanisia

Moore

Children’s, YA & Adult Author

Birmingham, AL

Silvia

Moreno-Garcia

Bestselling Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Jason

Mott

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Washington, DC

Leigh

Newman

Award Winning Author

Brooklyn, NY

Colleen

Oakley

Bestselling Author

Atlanta, GA

Shirlene

Obuobi

Ghanaian-American Novelist

Providence, RI

Tochi

Onyebuchi

Award Winning Novelist

New Haven, CT

Patricia

Park

Award Winning Young Adult Author

Brooklyn, NY

Matthew

Pearl

Novelist & Nonfiction Writer

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sarah

Penner

Bestselling Historical Novelist

St. Petersburg, FL

Jamar J.

Perry

Middle Grade Novelist

Largo, MD

Jayne Anne

Phillips

Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction

Boston, MA

Nita

Prose

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Toronto, ON

Kate

Quinn

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Baltimore, MD

Julia

Quinn

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Seattle, WA

Ron

Rash

Novelist & Poet

Charlotte, NC

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

Alyson

Richman

Bestselling Historical Novelist

New York, NY

Eden

Robinson

Bestselling Author of Fiction

Haisla, BC

Jennifer

Robson

Bestselling Author

Toronto, ON

Renée

Rosen

Bestselling Author

Chicago, IL

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Annette

Saunooke Clapsaddle

Award Winning Author

Qualla, NC

Saïd

Sayrafiezadeh

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

New York, NY

John

Searles

Award Winning Novelist

New York City, NY

Nikki

Shannon Smith

Award Winning Children’s Author

Sacramento, CA

Jessica

Shattuck

Bestselling Historical Novelist

Boston, MA

Terah

Shelton Harris

Debut Novelist

Dothan, AL

Peng

Shepherd

Award Winning Novelist

Brooklyn, NY

Viola

Shipman

Internationally Bestselling Author

Palm Springs, CA & Saugatuck, MI

Janet

Skeslien Charles

Novelist

Paris, France

Traci

Sorell

Award Winning Children’s Author

Tulsa, OK

J.E.

Stamper

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Blountville, TN

Michelle

Sterling

Children’s Book Author

Santa Ana, CA

Erin

Stewart

Award Winning Author

Salt Lake City, UT

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Memphis, TN

J. Courtney

Sullivan

Bestselling Novelist

Boston, MA

Courtney

Summers

New York Times Bestselling Author

Toronto, ON

Natalia

Sylvester

Adult and Young Adult Novelist

Miami, FL

Ryan Bani

Tahmaseb

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

York, ME

ReShonda

Tate

Bestselling Author

Houston, TX

Michelle

Tea

Memoirist & Fiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Ari

Tison

Award Winning Author

Minneapolis, MN

Dawn

Tripp

Bestselling Author

Providence, RI

Vivian

Truong

Bestselling Illustrator

London, UK

Thrity

Umrigar

Novelist & Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Shelby

Van Pelt

Novelist

Chicago, IL

Meg

Waite Clayton

Novelist

Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA & New Haven, CT

Rebekah

Weatherspoon

Romance Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Heather

Webb

Historical Fiction Novelist

Mansfield Center, CT

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Ian

Williams

Author of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Toronto, ON

Brittany N.

Williams

Young Adult Novelist

New Orleans, LA

Diane

Wilson

Novelist & Memoirist

Minneapolis, MN

Lisa

Wingate

Novelist

Dallas, TX

Monica

Wood

Novelist & Memoirist

Portland, ME

Kristy

Woodson Harvey

Bestelling Novelist

Raleigh, NC

Erika T.

Wurth

Urban Native

Denver, CO