James Dashner

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

Nina Krstic

Award Winning Director & Producer

George Pelecanos

Author, Independent Flim Producer & Television Writer

Brian Koppelman

Co-Creator & Executive Producer of Showtime's "Billions;" Known for "The Moment with Brian Koppelman" Podcast

Marisa Silver

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

Jenny Han

Author of the #1 NY Times Best-Selling "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Series

Michael McDonald

Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Director, and Writer

Cassandra Clare

Author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal & Publishers Weekly Bestselling "Mortal Instruments" Series

Shonda Rhimes

Executive Producer, Screenwriter, & Author

Shonda Rhimes Reveals SHOCKING Method Behind Her Creative ...

Reginald Hudlin

Writer, Director and Producer; Known for "Django Unchained" &"House Party"; One Half of Hudlin Brothers Production Company

Terence Winter

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, "Boardwalk Empire," "The Sopranos"

Spike Lee

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Grant Faulkner

Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month; Co-Founder of 100 Word Story; Co-Host of Podcast "Write-minded"

Nothing Short Of: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story

Graham Swift

Author

Howard Michael Gould

Author of the Charlie Waldo Novels, Screenwriter, Producer, Director & Playwright

Philip Beard

Award-Winning Author

D. Eric Maikranz

Author of "The Reincarnationist Papers"

Dolores Barclay

Author, Professor at Columbia School of Journalism & Former National Writer and Arts Editor of The Associated Press

Rama Allen

Executive Creative Director at The Mill

Rick Famuyiwa

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

Ted Chiang

Award-Winning Science Fiction Author

Laura Esquivel

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

Ken Sibanda

Constitutional Attorney, Movie Director, Science Fiction Author

Alejandro Iñárritu

Academy Award Winning Director, Writer, ‘Birdman,’ ‘The Revenant’

Diane Guerrero

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Drew Daywalt

Horror Filmmaker and Children's Book Author

Donna Tartt

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

Nic Pizzolatto

Novelist, Screenwriter & Producer

Patrick Marber

English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.

Kirsty Spraggon

‎Talk show host. Speaker. Life absorber. People lover. Founder of Konnection Global and Executive Producer of Kirsty TV.