Poetry

Marzieh

Abbas

Award Winning Author

Karachi, Pakistan

Omar

Abed

Children’s Author

Dulles, VA

Lisa

Bird-Wilson

Award Winning Novelist

Saskatoon, SK

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

Lexington, KY

Charlotte

Cheng

Children’s Author

San Mateo, CA

Lisl H.

Detlefsen

Picture Book Writer

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Chris

Harris

New York Times Bestselling Children’s Poet

Los Angeles, CA

Quartez

Harris

Poet of the Year

Cleveland, OH

Alison

Hawthorne Deming

Award Winning Poet and Essayist

Tucson, AZ

Linda

Hogan

Chickasaw Novelist, Poet & Essayist

Denver, CO

Rebecca Gayle

Howell

Award Winning Poet

Fayetteville, AR

Candice

Iloh

Award-Winning Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Renée

Kurilla

Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Meg Eden

Kuyatt

Middle Grade Novelist

Baltimore, MD

Chris

La Tray

Métis storyteller

Missoula, MT

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King Award Winner

Charlottesville, VA

Jasminne

Mendez

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Lindsay

Metcalf

Award Winning Children’s Author

Concordia, KS

Ron

Rash

Novelist & Poet

Charlotte, NC

Hannah V.

Sawyerr

Award Winning Author

Los Angeles, CA

Traci

Sorell

Award Winning Children’s Author

Tulsa, OK

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Memphis, TN

Mariahadessa Ekere

Tallie

Award Winning Children’s Author

Providence, RI

ReShonda

Tate

Bestselling Author

Houston, TX

Ari

Tison

Award Winning Author

Minneapolis, MN

R.L. (Rachel)

Toalson

Award Winning Author

San Antonio, TX

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

Elisabet

Velasquez

Award Winning Author

Newark, NJ

Frank X

Walker

Poet

Lexington, KY

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Ian

Williams

Author of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Toronto, ON

Erika T.

Wurth

Urban Native

Denver, CO