History & Biography

Natalie

Baszile

Award-Nominated Fiction Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Emily

Bingham

Author of Historical Nonfiction

Louisville, KY

John

Coy

Award Winning Children’s Author

Minneapolis, MN

Bathsheba

Demuth

Environmental Historian

Providence, RI

Stephanie

Dray

New York Times Bestselling Author

Baltimore, MD

Evan

Friss

Bestselling Author

Harrisonburg, VA

Allison

Gilbert

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist

New York, NY

Laurel

Goodluck

Award Winning Picture Book Author

Albuquerque, NM

Jessica

Goudeau

Critically Acclaimed Nonfiction Writer

Austin, TX

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Quartez

Harris

Poet of the Year

Cleveland, OH

Deborah

Hopkinson

Award Winning Children’s Author

Portland, OR

Joseph McGill Jr. & Herb Frazier

Historical Nonfiction Authors

Charleston, SC

Abbott

Kahler

Bestselling Nonfiction Writer

New York, NY

Kathlyn J.

Kirkwood

Middle Grade Author

Memphis, TN

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Elizabeth

Letts

NYT Bestselling Author

Wilmington, DE

Larry

Loftis

New York Times Bestselling Author & Screenwriter

Orlando, FL

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medalist

Arlington, VA

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Brentwood, TN

Margot

Mifflin

Nonfiction Writer

Newark, NJ

Michelle

Nijhuis

Author, Editor & Journalist

Portland, OR

Mallory

O’Meara

Author of Nonfiction

Burbank, CA

Lynne

Olson

Journalist & Author of Historical Nonfiction

Washington, DC

Matthew

Pearl

Novelist & Nonfiction Writer

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Leila

Philip

Award-Winning Nonfiction Author

Woodstock, CT

Marcellas

Reynolds

Award Winning Author

Los Angeles, CA

Jennifer

Robson

Bestselling Author

Toronto, ON

Julie

Satow

Bestselling Author

New York, NY

Sherri L.

Smith

Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Sofi

Thanhauser

Writer & Artist

Brooklyn, NY

Sarah

Vogel

Nonfiction Author

Bismarck, ND

Lakita

Wilson

Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Baltimore, MD