KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Contemporary Crime & Supernatural Fiction Author, Known for "The Ridge" & "An Honest Man"

NYT Best-Selling Author & Podcaster Known for "All About Lulu," "Lawn Boy" & "Again and Again"

New York Times Bestselling Mystery & Thriller Author; Former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan

Science Fiction Author, Cyberpunk Pioneer, Design Critic

NYT Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

Urban Fiction Author & Storytelling Expert; Author of "The Last Kings" Series; Contributor to "Carl Weber's Five Families of New York"

Bestselling & Newberry Honor Author; Known for "Echo," "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist

New York Times Bestselling Author of the "Longmire" Series

Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

New York Times Bestselling Author of "What’s Mine and Yours"

Author & Director of Franchise/Story; Lucasfilm Ltd.

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

Canadian-British Blogger at Pluralistic; Bestselling Science Fiction & Non-Fiction Author; Social Media & Tech Activist For Change

New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Award-Winning Author of "The Four Winds," "The Nightingale" & "Firefly Lane"; Authority in Historical Fiction

Award-Winning Entrepreneur; "Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Former NFL Football Player; Vietnam Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient; Inspiring Veteran's Advocate