Faridah

Àbíké-Íyímídé

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

London, UK

Alliah L.

Agostini

Children’s Author

Newark, NJ

Selina

Alko

Award Winning Kid Lit Author/Illustrator

New York, NY

Katherine

Arden

Bestselling Novelist & Middle Grade Author

Burlington, VT

Christina

Baker Kline

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

New York, NY

Ethan T.

Berlin

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Lauren

Blackwood

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Norfolk, VA

Isaac

Blum

Jewish Writer and Educator

Philadelphia, PA

Adam

Borba

Critically Acclaimed Middle Grade Novelist

Burbank, California and Los Angeles, California

Angeline

Boulley

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Rose

Bousamra

Comics Professional and Illustrator

Detroit, MI

Marina

Budhos

Young Adult & Middle Grade Author

Newark, NJ

Angela

Burke Kunkel

Award Winning Children’s Author

Burlington, VT

Molly B.

Burnham

Middle Grade Author

Northampton, MA

Jimmy

Cajoleas

Middle Grade Novelist

New York, NY

Rocky

Callen

Young Adult Novelist

Washington, DC

Pablo

Cartaya

Middle Grade Novelist

Miami, FL

JC

Cervantes

Bestselling Novelist

Santa Fe, NM

e.E.

Charlton-Trujillo

Kid Lit Author

Texas

Johnnie

Christmas

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Vancouver, BC

John

Coy

Award Winning Children’s Author

Minneapolis, MN

Deedee

Cummings

Amazon Best-selling Children’s Author

Louisville, KY

Christine

Day

Award Winning Author

Seattle, WA

Jennifer

De Leon

Young Adult & Memoir/Essay Author

Boston, MA

Lucky

Diaz

Picture Book Author

Los Angeles, CA

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, Texas

Sherri

Duskey Rinker

Bestselling Picture Book Author

Chicago, IL

Eric

Elfman

New York Times Bestselling Author

San Francisco, CA

Shea

Ernshaw

Adult & YA Novelist

Bend, OR

Andrew

Forsthoefel

Memoirist & Nonfiction Writer

Freeport, ME

Jennifer

Fosberry

Bestselling Picture Book Author

Oakland, CA

Jack

Gantos

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Stephanie

Garber

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Southern California

Camryn

Garrett

Young Adult Author

New York, NY

Roberto

Germán

Multicultural Classroom Co-Founder

Tampa, FL

Lorena

Germán

Educational Author

Lawrence, MA

Malaka

Gharib

Award Winning YA Graphic Novelist

Nashville, TN

Mandy

Gonzalez

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

Newark, NJ

Laurel

Goodluck

Award Winning Picture Book Author

Albuquerque, NM

Reyna

Grande

Bestselling Memoirist & Novelist

Sacramento, CA

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author & Cuteness Cartoonist

New York, NY

Alan

Gratz

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Asheville, NC

Monique

Gray Smith

Indigenous Kid-Lit Novelist

Victoria, BC

Ben

Gundersheimer

Grammy Award Winning Musician

Hartford, CT and Tampa, FL

Laurie

Halse Anderson

Young Adult Novelist & Memoirist

Philadelphia, PA

Jas

Hammonds

Award Winning Author

Newark, NJ

Alastair

Heim

Children’s Book Author

Kansas City, MO

David

Heska Wanbli Weiden

Award Winning Novelist

Colorado

Jonathan

Hill

Cartoonist & Illustrator

Portland, OR

India

Hill Brown

Middle Grade Novelist

The Carolinas

Dori

Hillestad Butler

Award-Winning Children’s Author

Seattle, WA

Brandon

Hobson

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

El Paso, TX

Deborah

Hopkinson

Award Winning Children’s Author

Portland, OR

Lisa

Jahn-Clough

Picture Book and Young Adult Novelist

Portland, ME

Emiko

Jean

YA & Adult Novelist

Washington State

Amanda

Joy

Young Adult Fantasy Novelist

Chicago, IL

Ali

Kamanda

Author of Children’s Fiction

Los Angeles, CA

Susan B.

Katz

Picture Book & Middle Grade Author

San Francisco, CA

Lynne

Kelly

Middle Grade Novelist

Houston, TX

M. T.

Khan

Middle Grade Novelist

Toronto, Canada

Adib

Khorram

Young Adult Novelist

Kansas City, MO

A. S.

King

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Kathlyn J.

Kirkwood

Middle Grade Author

Nashville, TN

Jarrett J.

Krosoczka

Bestselling Author/Illustrator

Boston, MA

Renée

Kurilla

Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Rajani

LaRocca

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Michael

Leali

Award-Winning Writer & Educator

San Francisco, CA

Stacey

Lee

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

San Jose, CA

Caron

Levis

Award-Winning Picture Book Author

New York, NY

Darcie

Little Badger

Award Winning Lipan Apache Author

Corona del Mar, CA or San Marcos, TX

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medal Winner

Arlington, VA

Lauren

Magaziner

Bestselling Author

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scott

Magoon

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Boston, MA

Jen

Malia

Professor of English & Creative Writing

Norfolk, Virginia

Mélina

Mangal

Picture Book Author

Minneapolis, MN

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Brentwood, TN

Katie

Mazeika

Award Winning Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award Winner

Charlottesville, VA

Kate

McGovern

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Alexandra V.

Méndez

Middle Grade Novelist

New York, NY

Lindsay

Metcalf

Award Winning Children’s Author

North-Central Kansas

Steve

Metzger

Bestselling Children’s Author

New York, NY

Daniel

Miyares

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Kansas City, MO

Mary Alice

Monroe

Novelist & Children’s Author

Charleston, SC

Brad

Montague

Bestselling Children’s Author & Illustrator

Tennessee

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Miami, FL

Vita

Murrow

Award Winning Children’s Author

Boston, MA

Adiba

Nelson

Inspirational Speaker & Memoirist

Tucson, AZ

Nora

Neus

Emmy-nominated Journalist

Brooklyn, New York

Kate

O’Hearn

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

London, UK

Zachariah

O’Hora

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Philadelphia, PA

Laura

Obuobi

Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Rex

Ogle

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Claribel A.

Ortega

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

White Plains, New York

Patricia

Park

Award Winning Young Adult Author

Brooklyn, NY

Jamar J.

Perry

Middle Grade Novelist

Largo, MD

Jason

Platt

Author & Illustrator

Moline, IL

Sean

Qualls

Picture Book Illustrator

New York, NY

Jess

Redman

Middle Grade Novelist

West Palm Beach, FL

Jorge

Redmond

Author of Children’s Books

Asheville, NC

Sonora

Reyes

National Bestselling Author

Arizona

Helena Ku

Rhee

Children’s Author

Los Angeles/California

Misako

Rocks!

Japanese Manga Artist

Madison, WI

Andrea

Rogers

Young Adult/Middle Grade

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Katherine

Roy

Author & Illustrator of Children’s Books

Portland, OR

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Elizabeth

Rusch

Award Winning Fiction & Non-Fiction Author

Portland, Oregon

Alicia

Salazar

Mexican American Children’s Author

Houston, TX

Sarah

Sax

Middle Grade Author/Illustrator

Portland, ME

Dana

Schwartz

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Maria

Scrivan

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

Greenwich, CT

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Amber

Smith

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

Charlotte, NC

Sherri L.

Smith

Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Brandon T.

Snider

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

LGA – New York, NY

Grant

Snider

Children’s Author & Illustrator

Wichita, Kansas

Chris

Soentpiet

Children’s Author & Illustrator

New York, NY

Yin

Soentpiet

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Traci

Sorell

Award Winning Children’s Author

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

Newark, NJ

J.E.

Stamper

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Virginia

Ed

Steckley

Children’s Book Illustrator

Milwaukee, WI

Michelle

Sterling

Children’s Book Author

Orange County, CA

Courtney

Stevens

Young Adult Novelist

Nashville, TN

Erin

Stewart

Award Winning Author

Salt Lake City, Utah

Jasmine A.

Stirling

Award Winning Picture Book Author

San Francisco, CA

Courtney

Summers

New York Times Bestselling Author

Toronto, Canada

Natalia

Sylvester

Young Adult & Adult Novelist

Miami, FL

Janet

Tashjian

Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Matt

Tavares

New York Times Bestselling Author

Portland, ME or Boston, MA

Raina

Telgemeier

Middle Grade Graphic Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Jamilah

Thompkins-Bigelow

Award Winning Children’s Book Author

Philadelphia, PA

Michael

Tougias

Children’s & YA Author

Boston, MA

Thrity

Umrigar

Novelist & Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Greg

van Eekhout

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

San Diego, CA

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

Elisabet

Velasquez

Award Winning Author

Newark, New Jersey

Colleen AF

Venable

Award Winning Author

North Adams, MA & New York City

Frank X.

Walker

Poet

Lexington, KY

Brittany N.

Williams

Young Adult Novelist

New Orleans, LA

Nyasha

Williams

Social Justice Griot

Denver, Colorado

Lakita

Wilson

Children’s, Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Baltimore, MD

Sherri

Winston

Middle Grade Novelist

Orlando, FL

Jack

Wong

Award Winning Children’s Author

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Michele

Wood

Award Winning Children’s Illustrator

Indianapolis, IN

Brian

Young

Middle & Young Adult Author

New York, NY