STEM & STEAM

Omar

Abed

Children’s Author

Dulles, VA

Lowey

Bundy-Sichol

Award-Winning Author

Chicago, IL

Kerry O’Malley

Cerra

Award-Winning Author

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Charlotte

Cheng

Children’s Author

San Mateo, CA

Lynn

Cullen

Bestselling Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Monique

Gray Smith

Indigenous Kid-Lit Novelist

Victoria, BC

Evan

Griffith

Middle Grade and Nonfiction Author

Austin, TX

Mary Winn

Heider

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

Chicago, IL

Deborah

Hopkinson

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Portland, OR

Carole

Hopson

Novelist and Journalist

Newark, NJ

Susan B.

Katz

Picture Book & Middle Grade Author

San Francisco, CA

Sam

Kean

New York Times Bestselling Author

Washington, DC

Lynne

Kelly

Middle Grade Novelist

Houston, TX

Allison

King

Debut Novelist

Boston, MA

Rajani

LaRocca

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Mélina

Mangal

Picture Book Author

Minneapolis, MN

Ira

Marcks

Award-Winning Cartoonist

Albany, NY

Lindsay

Metcalf

Award Winning Children’s Author

Concordia, KS

Daniel

Miyares

Award Winning Children’s Author & Illustrator

Kansas City, MO

G.

Neri

Award Winning Author for All Ages

Tampa, FL

Patricia

Ononiwu Kaishian

Mycologist

Albany, NY

Cassandra

Quave

Author & Scientist

Atlanta, GA

Brandon T.

Snider

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

New York, NY

Ed

Steckley

Children’s BookIllustrator

Milwaukee, WI

Shanna

Upchurch

Award-Winning Author of Children’s & Middle Grade Books

Dallas, TX