Kim Fu

Award-Winning Author, Known for "The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore"

Cassandra Worthy

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader

Margarita Simonyan

Editor-In-Chief of RT & Rossiya Segodnya

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Lauren Tamm

Founder of The Military Wife and Mom

Judy Davis

Motivational Speaker and Author known as the Direction Diva

Paul Szoldra

Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Duffel Blog

Stacey Abrams

Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist & New York Times Bestselling Author

Taylor Mac

Theatre Artist, MacArthur Fellow & Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama

Taylor Mac Is Today's Yankee Doodle Dandy

Annie Baker

Playwright

Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Painter and Multi-Media Artist

Jenna Weiss-Berman

Co-Founder of Pineapple Street Media & Podcast Producer; Former Director of Audio for Buzzfeed

Kimberly Drew

Writer, Art Activist and Cultural Curator

Cleo Wade

Artist, Poet & Author

James Grippando

New York Times Best-Selling Author of Suspense

Alissa Nutting

Author & Creative Writing Professor; Best Known for "Tampa" & "Made for Love"

Elaine Welteroth

Former Co-Host of CBS “The Talk,” NYT Bestselling Author, Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue

Kim Katrin Milan

Writer, Educator, Artist, Women and LGBT Advocate

Jason Reynolds

Critically Acclaimed Author & NAACP Image Award Winner

Emily Henry

Author of “Happy Place;” Known as The Queen of Romance

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Lynn Nottage

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright

Stanley Nelson Jr.

Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Known for "Freedom Summer" and "Attica"

R. Dwayne Betts

Founder of Freedom Reads, Poet, Author, Memoirist & Teacher

Dean Baquet

Executive Editor of the New York Times

Faith Jegede Cole

Writer, Researcher & Blogger; Autism Sister/Advocate

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Colin Meloy

Colin Patrick Henry Meloy is the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland, Oregon, folk-rock band The Decemberists.

Michael McDonald

Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Director, and Writer

Kimberly McCreight

Kimberly McCreight is the author of the New York Times Bestselling RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA. "Like Gone Girl it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year," Entertainment Weekly. (Grade A).

James Dashner

Author of Many Children's Fantasy Series and Adult Books, Including "The Maze Runner" Series