Jos Charles

Transgender Poet Known for "feeld"

Rae Armantrout

Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet

Kobi Yamada

Children's Book Author; President & CEO at Compendium Inc.

Kristen Roupenian

Author of the New Yorker's Viral "Cat Person"

Crystal Hana Kim

Author Known for "If You Leave Me"

Diamond Stingily

Artist Focused on Racial and Feminine Identities

Alexandra Elle

Author & Wellness Consultant

Rick Famuyiwa

Director, Producer & Screenwriter; Known for "The Wood" and "Brown Sugar"

Ijeoma Oluo

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

Ali Smith

Scottish Author, Playwright, Academic and Journalist

Fiona Mozley

British Author

Emily Fridlund

Author of 'History of Wolves'

Alissa Nutting

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

Abigail Johnson

Contemporary Young Adult Author, Known for "If I Fix You"

Faith Ringgold

Civil Rights Activist, Women's Right Activist, Author, Educator & Painter

Artist Faith Ringgold’s life’s work celebrated in New York exhibit

John Cary

Co-Founder & Partner of FRESH Speakers; Co-Host of TEDCity2.0; Advisor at Aspen Global Health and Development, The Aspen Institute

Bonafide Rojas

Bonafide Rojas is the author of “Renovatio, When The City Sleeps & Pelo Bueno” & is the founder of Grand Concourse Press.

Marisa Silver

New York Times-Bestselling Author; Known for "Mary Coin"

Quiara Hudes

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Known for "In The Heights;" Author Known for "My Broken Language"

Lorna Dee Cervantes

Award-Winning Voice in Chicana Literature, Feminist & Activist Poet

Jennifer Pharr Davis

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail & The First Woman to Set That Mark

Outdoor School: Hiking and Camping: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide

Daniel Beaty

Award-Winning Writer, Composer & Performer

Mary Pope Osborne

Children's Author Known for "The Magic Tree House" Series

Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini is the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine.

Bart Knols

Scientist, Author, Entrepreneur

Malcolm London

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

Abigail Tarttelin

Author of "Golden Boy" and "Flick"

Yangsze Choo

New York Best-Selling Novelist of "The Ghost Bride" & "The Night Tiger"

Sahar Delijani

Iranian Author Best Known for "Children of the Jacaranda Tree"

James Dashner

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