Black Voices

Faridah

Àbíké-Íyímídé

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

London, UK

Alliah L.

Agostini

Children’s Author

Newark, NJ

Natalie

Baszile

Award-Nominated Fiction Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Lauren

Blackwood

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Norfolk, VA

Jeffrey

Blount

Award Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Nick

Brooks

Young Adult & Middle Grade Author

Los Angeles, CA

Essie

Chambers

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

Johnnie

Christmas

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Victoria

Christopher Murray

Bestselling Novelist

Washington, DC

Deedee

Cummings

Children’s Author

Louisville, KY

Phyllis

Elmore

Author & Speaker

Orlando, FL

Carolyn

Finney

Storyteller & Cultural Geographer

Burlington, VT

Claudia J.

Ford

Honored Scholar and Fellow

Buffalo, NY

John

Francis

UN Goodwill Ambassador

Cape May, NJ

Lauren

Francis-Sharma

Award-Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Camryn

Garrett

Young Adult Author

New York, NY

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Jas

Hammonds

Award Winning Author

Newark, NJ

Quartez

Harris

Poet of the Year

Cleveland, OH

Donna

Hemans

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Baltimore, MD

India

Hill Brown

Middle Grade Novelist

Columbia, SC

Candice

Iloh

Award-Winning Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Kim

Johnson

Activist and Educator

Washington D.C.

Sadeqa

Johnson

New York Times Bestselling Author

Richmond, VA

Paterson

Joseph

Award Winning Author

London, UK

Joseph McGill Jr. & Herb Frazier

Historical Nonfiction Authors

Charleston, SC

Amanda

Joy

Young Adult Fantasy Novelist

Chicago, IL

Ali

Kamanda

Author of Children’s Fiction

Lancaster, PA

Kathlyn J.

Kirkwood

Middle Grade Author

Memphis, TN

Zelda

Lockhart

Award-Winning Novelist

Durham, NC

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medalist

Arlington, VA

Mélina

Mangal

Picture Book Author

Minneapolis, MN

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King Award Winner

Charlottesville, VA

Bernice

McFadden

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

Lily

Meade

Young Adult Novelist

Seattle, WA

Jasminne

Mendez

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

James Edward

Mills

Changing the Face of the Outdoors

Madison, WI

Tanisia

Moore

Children’s, YA & Adult Author

Birmingham, AL

Edward Kelsey

Moore

Bestselling Novelist

Chicago, IL

Oge

Mora

Award Winning Children’s Author

Providence, RI

Jason

Mott

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Wilmington, NC

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Washington, DC

Adiba

Nelson

Inspirational Speaker & Memoirist

Tucson, AZ

G.

Neri

Award Winning Author for All Ages

Tampa, FL

Savala

Nolan

Acclaimed Essayist

Richmond, CA

Laura

Obuobi

Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Shirlene

Obuobi

Ghanaian-American Novelist

Providence, RI

Tochi

Onyebuchi

Award Winning Novelist

New Haven, CT

Jamar J.

Perry

Middle Grade Novelist

Largo, MD

Audrey

Peterman

Environmental Diversity Expert

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Jorge

Redmond

Author of Children’s Books

Asheville, NC

Marcellas

Reynolds

Award Winning Author

Los Angeles, CA

Vanessa

Riley

Award Winning Historical Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Hannah V.

Sawyerr

Award Winning Author

Los Angeles, CA

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Nikki

Shannon Smith

Award Winning Children’s Author

Sacramento, CA

Terah

Shelton Harris

Debut Novelist

Dothan, AL

Brendan

Slocumb

Author and Educator

Washington, DC

Sherri L.

Smith

Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Memphis, TN

Mariahadessa Ekere

Tallie

Award Winning Children’s Author

Providence, RI

ReShonda

Tate

Bestselling Author

Houston, TX

Frank X

Walker

Poet

Lexington, KY

Irvin

Weathersby

Writer & Journalist

New York, NY

Rebekah

Weatherspoon

Romance Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Seina

Wedlick

Picture Book Author

San Francisco, CA

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Brittany N.

Williams

Young Adult Novelist

New Orleans, LA

Nyasha

Williams

Social Justice Griot

Denver, CO

Ian

Williams

Author of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Toronto, ON

Lakita

Wilson

Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Baltimore, MD