Youth Advocacy

Faridah

Àbíké-Íyímídé

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

London, UK

Selina

Alko

Award Winning Kid Lit Author

New York, NY

Christina

Baker Kline

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

New York, NY

Marina

Budhos

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

Newark, NJ

Jimmy

Cajoleas

Middle Grade Novelist

New York, NY

Pablo

Cartaya

Middle Grade Novelist

Miami, FL

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

Lexington, KY

JC

Cervantes

Bestselling Novelist

Santa Fe, NM

Judy

Christie

Author of Narrative Nonfiction

Denver, CO

Robbie

Couch

Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Deedee

Cummings

Children’s Author

Louisville, KY

Sherri

Duskey Rinker

Bestselling Picture Book Author

Chicago, IL

Andrew

Forsthoefel

Memoirist & Nonfiction Writer

Freeport, ME

Jack

Gantos

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Malaka

Gharib

Award Winning YA Graphic Novelist

Nashville, TN

Mandy

Gonzalez

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

Newark, NJ

Reyna

Grande

Bestselling Memoirist & Novelist

Sacramento, CA

Monique

Gray Smith

Indigenous Kid-Lit Novelist

Victoria, BC

Laurie

Halse Anderson

Young Adult Novelist & Memoirist

Philadelphia, PA

Quartez

Harris

Poet of the Year

Cleveland, OH

Chelsea

Harvey Garner

Psychotherapist and Writer

Easthampton, MA

India

Hill Brown

Middle Grade Novelist

Columbia, SC

Sarah & Ian

Hoffman

Children’s Authors

San Francisco, CA

Michelle

Horton

Writer and Activist

Westchester, NY

Kim

Johnson

Activist and Educator

Washington D.C.

Ali

Kamanda

Author of Children’s Fiction

Lancaster, PA

Susan B.

Katz

Picture Book & Middle Grade Author

San Francisco, CA

Lynne

Kelly

Middle Grade Novelist

Houston, TX

Adib

Khorram

Young Adult Novelist

Kansas City, MO

A. S.

King

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Rajani

LaRocca

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Stacey

Lee

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

San Jose, CA

Caron

Levis

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

New York, NY

Mélina

Mangal

Picture Book Author

Minneapolis, MN

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King Award Winner

Charlottesville, VA

Lindsay

Metcalf

Award Winning Children’s Author

Concordia, KS

Brad

Montague

Bestselling Children’s Author & Illustrator

Memphis, TN

Rex

Ogle

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Jason

Platt

Children’s/Middle Grade Author & Illustrator

Moline, IL

Jess

Redman

Middle Grade Novelist

West Palm Beach, FL

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Maria

Scrivan

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Greenwich, CT

Amber

Smith

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

Ithaca, NY

Sherri L.

Smith

Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Brandon T.

Snider

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

New York, NY

J.E.

Stamper

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Blountville, TN

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

Newark, NJ

Courtney

Stevens

Young Adult Novelist

Nashville, TN

Elisa

Stone Leahy

Children’s and Middle Grade Author

Columbus, OH

Natalia

Sylvester

Adult and Young Adult Novelist

Miami, FL

Greg

van Eekhout

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

San Diego, CA

Nyasha

Williams

Social Justice Griot

Denver, CO

Brian

Young

Middle & Young Adult Author

New York, NY