George Pelecanos

Author, Independent Flim Producer & Television Writer

Graham Moore

Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter Best Known for "The Imitation Game"

Abbi Jacobson

Comedian, Writer, Actress & Illustrator; Known for "Broad City"

Christina Hodson

Screenwriter, Known for "Bumblebee" & "Birds of Prey"

Elizabeth Berger

Producer and Writer Best Known for "Love, Simon" & "This Is Us"

Laura Esquivel

Mexican Novelist, Essayist & Screenwriter; Known for Bestselling Novel "Como Agua Para Chocolate"

Donna Tartt

Pulitzer Prize Award-Winning Author of "The Secret History," "The Little Friend" & "The Goldfinch"

Will Smith

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Author

Francine Rivers

New York Times Best-Selling Author

George R.R. Martin

Author of the "Game of Thrones" Series

Tyler Perry

Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian & Director; CEO of Tyler Perry Studios

Bette Midler

Entertainer & Award-Winning Actress & Singer

Eric Roth

Academy Award Winning Screenwriter Known for "Forrest Gump"

Jon Spaihts

Screenwriter Known for "Prometheus," "Doctor Strange" & "Dune"

Carlos López Estrada

Film Director

Sunita Mani

Actress, Dancer & Comedian

Sunita Mani Is a Fearless Comedy Star

Sidney Flanigan

Actress, Singer & Songwriter

Lisa Cholodenko

Award-Winning Screenwriter & Director

Zana Briski

Academy Award-Winning Director & Visionary Creator of Reverence

Adepero Oduye

Nigerian-American Actress, Director, Singer & Writer

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Writing for a Broken World: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Erin Lee Carr

Documentary Director, Producer & Author of "All That You Leave Behind"

Winston Duke

Actor Known for Marvel's "Black Panther" and "Us"

Marielle Heller

Writer, Actor & Director Known for "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" and "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

Cheo Hodari Coker

Screenwriter & Producer Best Known For "Luke Cage" & "Notorious"; Former Hip-Hop Journalist

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Issac Aptaker

Producer and Writer Best Known for "Love, Simon" & "This Is Us"

Cheryl Dunye

Filmmaker, Director, Writer & Actress

Salim Akil

Director of Popular TV Shows Including "Black Lightning" & "Being Mary Jane"

Benjamin Black

Pen Name of John Banville; Novelist & Screenwriter