Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Miami, FL

Andrea

Rogers

Young Adult/Middle Grade

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Jas

Hammonds

Award Winning Author

Newark, NJ

Courtney

Summers

New York Times Bestselling Author

Toronto, Canada

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Brentwood, TN

Emiko

Jean

YA & Adult Novelist

Washington State

Camryn

Garrett

Young Adult Author

New York, NY

Darcie

Little Badger

Award Winning Lipan Apache Author

Corona del Mar, CA or San Marcos, TX

Faridah

Àbíké-Íyímídé

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

London, UK

e.E.

Charlton-Trujillo

Kid Lit Author

Texas

Deborah

Hopkinson

Award Winning Children’s Author

Portland, OR

Sonora

Reyes

National Bestselling Author

Arizona

Jennifer

De Leon

Young Adult & Memoir/Essay Author

Boston, MA

Misako

Rocks!

Japanese Manga Artist

Madison, WI

J.E.

Stamper

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Virginia

Brittany N.

Williams

Young Adult Novelist

New Orleans, LA

Alan

Gratz

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Asheville, NC

Katherine

Arden

Bestselling Novelist & Middle Grade Author

Burlington, VT

Christina

Baker Kline

Bestselling & Award Winning Novelist

New York, NY

Lauren

Blackwood

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Norfolk, VA

Isaac

Blum

Jewish Writer and Educator

Philadelphia, PA

Angeline

Boulley

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Marina

Budhos

Young Adult Author

Newark, NJ

Rocky

Callen

Young Adult Novelist

Washington, DC

JC

Cervantes

Bestselling Kid LIt Novelist

Santa Fe, NM

Shea

Ernshaw

Adult & YA Novelist

Bend, OR

Jack

Gantos

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Stephanie

Garber

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Southern California

Malaka

Gharib

Award Winning YA Graphic Novelist

Nashville, TN

Sarah

Glidden

Cartoonist & Illustrator

New York, NY

Mandy

Gonzalez

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

Newark, NJ

Monique

Gray Smith

Indigenous Kid-Lit Novelist

Victoria, BC

I. W.

Gregorio

Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Laurie

Halse Anderson

Young Adult Novelist & Memoirist

Philadelphia, PA

Jonathan

Hill

Cartoonist & Illustrator

Portland, OR

Lisa

Jahn-Clough

Picture Book and Young Adult Novelist

Portland, ME

Amanda

Joy

Young Adult Fantasy Novelist

Chicago, IL

Adib

Khorram

Young Adult Novelist

Kansas City, MO

A. S.

King

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Jarrett J.

Krosoczka

Bestselling Author/Illustrator

Boston, MA

Stacey

Lee

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

San Jose, CA

Carrie

Mac

Award Winning Young Adult Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Karina

Manta

Young Adult Memoirist

London, UK

Kate

McGovern

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Boston, MA

Rex

Ogle

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Kate

O’Hearn

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

London, UK

Shelley

Pearsall

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Cleveland, OH

Laura

Ruby

Young Adult Novelist

Chicago, IL

Dana

Schwartz

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Reyna

Grande

Bestselling Memoirist & Novelist

Sacramento, CA

Dashka

Slater

Award Winning JournalistChildren’s, Middle & YA Author

Oakland, CA

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

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

Newark, NJ

Courtney

Stevens

Young Adult Novelist

Nashville, TN

Natalia

Sylvester

Young Adult & Adult Novelist

Miami, FL

Janet

Tashjian

Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

Michael

Tougias

Children’s & YA Author

Boston, MA

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

Lakita

Wilson

Children’s, Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Baltimore, MD

Brian

Young

Middle & Young Adult Author

New York, NY

M. T.

Khan

Middle Grade Novelist

Toronto, Canada

Amber

McBride

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award Winner

Charlottesville, VA

Greg

van Eekhout

Middle Grade/Young Adult Author

San Diego, CA