Immigrant & Refugee Perspectives

Andrew

Boryga

Debut Novelist

Miami, FL

Marina

Budhos

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

Newark, NJ

Jimmy

Cajoleas

Middle Grade Novelist

New York, NY

Rocky

Callen

Young Adult Novelist

Davidsonville, MD

Pablo

Cartaya

Middle Grade Novelist

Miami, FL

John

Coy

Award Winning Children’s Author

Minneapolis, MN

Jasmin

Darznik

Novelist & Memoirist

San Francisco, CA

Jennifer

De Leon

Young Adult & Memoir/Essay Author

Boston, MA

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

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

Lauren

Francis-Sharma

Award-Winning Novelist

Washington, DC

Malaka

Gharib

Award Winning YA Graphic Novelist

Nashville, TN

Amitav

Ghosh

Award Winning Author & Global Thinker

New York, NY

Jessica

Goudeau

Critically Acclaimed Nonfiction Writer

Austin, TX

Reyna

Grande

Bestselling Memoirist & Novelist

Sacramento, CA

Alan

Gratz

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Portland, OR

Jamie Jo

Hoang

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Deborah

Hopkinson

Award Winning Children’s Author

Portland, OR

Silas

House

Bestselling Novelist

Lexington, KY

Emiko

Jean

YA & Adult Novelist

Vancouver, WA

Joseph McGill Jr. & Herb Frazier

Historical Nonfiction Authors

Charleston, SC

Rachel

Kadish

Novelist

Boston, MA

Adib

Khorram

Young Adult Novelist

Kansas City, MO

Jean

Kwok

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York City

Chris

La Tray

Métis storyteller

Missoula, MT

Rajani

LaRocca

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Stacey

Lee

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

San Jose, CA

Laurie

Lico Albanese

Award Winning Novelist

Newark, NJ

Cherry

Mo

Children’s Author

Atlanta, GA

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Washington, DC

Shirlene

Obuobi

Ghanaian-American Novelist

Providence, RI

Patricia

Park

Award Winning Young Adult Author

Brooklyn, NY

Helena Ku

Rhee

Award Winning Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Elizabeth

Rosner

Prize Winning Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Etaf

Rum

NYT Best Selling Author

Raleigh-Durham, NC

Elizabeth

Rush

Nonfiction Writer

Providence, RI

Meera

Sriram

Children’s Writer

San Francisco, CA

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

Newark, NJ

Michelle

Sterling

Children’s Book Author

Santa Ana, CA

Elisa

Stone Leahy

Children’s and Middle Grade Author

Columbus, OH

Natalia

Sylvester

Adult and Young Adult Novelist

Miami, FL

Ryan Bani

Tahmaseb

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

York, ME

The Beautiful & Banned

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Austin, TX & Scranton, PA

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

Kirk

Wallace Johnson

Nonfiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Heather

Webb

Historical Fiction Novelist

Mansfield Center, CT

Jack

Wong

Award Winning Children’s Author

Halifax, NS