Marzieh

Abbas | A. Ali

Award Winning Author

Faridah

Àbíké-Íyímídé

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Alliah L.

Agostini

Children’s Author

Selina

Alko

Award Winning Kid Lit Author/Illustrator

Katherine

Arden

Bestselling Novelist & Middle Grade Author

Christina

Baker Kline

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

Ethan T.

Berlin

Children’s Author

Lauren

Blackwood

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Isaac

Blum

Jewish Writer and Educator

Adam

Borba

Critically Acclaimed Middle Grade Novelist

Angeline

Boulley

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Rose

Bousamra

Comics Professional and Illustrator

Marina

Budhos

Young Adult & Middle Grade Author

Angela

Burke Kunkel

Award Winning Children’s Author

Molly B.

Burnham

Middle Grade Author

Jimmy

Cajoleas

Middle Grade Novelist

Rocky

Callen

Young Adult Novelist

Pablo

Cartaya

Middle Grade Novelist

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

JC

Cervantes

Bestselling Novelist

e.E.

Charlton-Trujillo

Kid Lit Author

Johnnie

Christmas

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

John

Coy

Award Winning Children’s Author

Deedee

Cummings

Amazon Best-selling Children’s Author

Julie C.

Dao

Critically Acclaimed Author

Christine

Day

Award Winning Author

Jennifer

De Leon

Young Adult & Memoir/Essay Author

Lucky

Diaz

Picture Book Author

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Sherri

Duskey Rinker

Bestselling Picture Book Author

Eric

Elfman

New York Times Bestselling Author

Shea

Ernshaw

Adult & YA Novelist

Reem

Faruqi

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

Andrew

Forsthoefel

Memoirist & Nonfiction Writer

Jack

Gantos

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Stephanie

Garber

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Camryn

Garrett

Young Adult Author

Malaka

Gharib

Award Winning YA Graphic Novelist

Mandy

Gonzalez

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

Laurel

Goodluck

Award Winning Picture Book Author

Reyna

Grande

Bestselling Memoirist & Novelist

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author & Cuteness Cartoonist

Alan

Gratz

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Monique

Gray Smith

Indigenous Kid-Lit Novelist

Ben

Gundersheimer

Grammy Award Winning Musician

Laurie

Halse Anderson

Young Adult Novelist & Memoirist

Jas

Hammonds

Award Winning Author

Alastair

Heim

Children’s Book Author

David

Heska Wanbli Weiden

Award Winning Novelist

Jonathan

Hill

Cartoonist & Illustrator

India

Hill Brown

Middle Grade Novelist

Dori

Hillestad Butler

Award-Winning Children’s Author

Jamie Jo

Hoang

Award Winning Author

Brandon

Hobson

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Deborah

Hopkinson

Award Winning Children’s Author

Candice

Iloh

Award-Winning Young Adult Novelist

Lisa

Jahn-Clough

Picture Book and Young Adult Novelist

Emiko

Jean

YA & Adult Novelist

Amanda

Joy

Young Adult Fantasy Novelist

Ali

Kamanda

Author of Children’s Fiction

Susan B.

Katz

Picture Book & Middle Grade Author

Lynne

Kelly

Middle Grade Novelist

M. T.

Khan

Middle Grade Novelist

Adib

Khorram

Young Adult Novelist

A. S.

King

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Kathlyn J.

Kirkwood

Middle Grade Author

Renée

Kurilla

Children’s Author

Rajani

LaRocca

Award Winning Children’s Author

Michael

Leali

Award-Winning Writer & Educator

Stacey

Lee

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Caron

Levis

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

Darcie

Little Badger

Award Winning Lipan Apache Author

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medal Winner

Lauren

Magaziner

Bestselling Author

Scott

Magoon

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Jen

Malia

Professor of English & Creative Writing

Mélina

Mangal

Picture Book Author

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Angela

May

Bestselling Middle Grade Author

Katie

Mazeika

Award Winning Children’s Author

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award Winner

Kate

McGovern

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Lily

Meade

Young Adult Novelist

Alexandra V.

Méndez

Middle Grade Novelist

Lindsay

Metcalf

Award Winning Children’s Author

Steve

Metzger

Bestselling Children’s Author

Daniel

Miyares

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Cherry

Mo

Children’s Author

Mary Alice

Monroe

Novelist & Children’s Author

Brad

Montague

Bestselling Children’s Author & Illustrator

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Vita

Murrow

Award Winning Children’s Author

Adiba

Nelson

Inspirational Speaker & Memoirist

G.

Neri

Award Winning Author for All Ages

Nora

Neus

Emmy-nominated Journalist

Zachariah

O’Hora

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Laura

Obuobi

Children’s Author

Rex

Ogle

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Claribel A.

Ortega

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

Mirelle

Ortega

Award Winning Artist

Patricia

Park

Award Winning Young Adult Author

Jamar J.

Perry

Middle Grade Novelist

Jason

Platt

Author & Illustrator

Sean

Qualls

Picture Book Illustrator

Jess

Redman

Middle Grade Novelist

Jorge

Redmond

Author of Children’s Books

Sarah Lynne

Reul

Award Winning Animator

Sonora

Reyes

National Bestselling Author

Helena Ku

Rhee

Award Winning Children’s Author

Misako

Rocks!

Japanese Manga Artist

Andrea

Rogers

Young Adult/Middle Grade

Kim

Rogers

Award Winning Children’s Author

Katherine

Roy

Author & Illustrator of Children’s Books

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Elizabeth

Rusch

Award Winning Fiction & Non-Fiction Author

Alicia

Salazar

Mexican American Children’s Author

Sarah

Sax

Middle Grade Author/Illustrator

Dana

Schwartz

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Maria

Scrivan

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Ana

Siqueira

Children’s Author

Amber

Smith

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

Sherri L.

Smith

Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Brandon T.

Snider

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Grant

Snider

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Chris

Soentpiet

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Yin

Soentpiet

Children’s Author

Traci

Sorell

Award Winning Children’s Author

Meera

Sriram

Children’s Writer

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

J.E.

Stamper

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Ed

Steckley

Children’s Book Illustrator

Michelle

Sterling

Children’s Book Author

Courtney

Stevens

Young Adult Novelist

Erin

Stewart

Award Winning Author

Jasmine A.

Stirling

Award Winning Picture Book Author

Courtney

Summers

New York Times Bestselling Author

Natalia

Sylvester

Young Adult & Adult Novelist

Janet

Tashjian

Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Matt

Tavares

New York Times Bestselling Author

Raina

Telgemeier

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Jamilah

Thompkins-Bigelow

Award Winning Children’s Book Author

Thrity

Umrigar

Novelist & Children’s Author

Greg

van Eekhout

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Elisabet

Velasquez

Award Winning Author

Colleen AF

Venable

Award Winning Author

Frank X

Walker

Poet

Brittany N.

Williams

Young Adult Novelist

Nyasha

Williams

Social Justice Griot

Lakita

Wilson

Children’s, Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Sherri

Winston

Middle Grade Novelist

Jack

Wong

Award Winning Children’s Author

Michele

Wood

Award Winning Children’s Illustrator

Brian

Young

Middle & Young Adult Author