KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

International Award-Winning NYT Bestselling Novelist; Known for Her Work in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Bestselling Author; Founder of India Street Paws; Board Member of International Thriller Writers; Known for "You Are Not Alone" & "An Anonymous Girl"

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Heft," "The Unseen World," "Long Bright River" & "The God of the Woods"; Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Temple University

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

Bestselling Novelist; Author of "Hamnet" and "The Marriage Portrait"

NYT Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

First Woman Deputy Speaker of Parliament & International Advocate for Women's Rights

NYT Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Playwright; Co-Founder of The Origin Project

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author Known for "The Color Purple"; Social Justice Activist

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Professor of English, Comparative Literature & the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Columbia University; Author of "Female Masculinity"

Former Professional Tennis Player, World-Renowned Tennis Coach & Analyst for ESPN

Environment & Education Advocate; Former Democratic Senator of California

Stand-Up Comedian, Actress & Impressionist; Former Cast Member on "Saturday Night Live"

CEO & Co-founder of AfterBuzz TV; Former E! News Co-Anchor; Best-selling Author, Journalist & Type-1 Diabetic

Emmy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Sex and the City" & "And Just Like That..."; LGBTQ Rights & Public Education Advocate