KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

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

Christian Author, Speaker & Podcaster

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

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

Activist, Poet, Performer & Bestselling Author of "The Survival Guide to Bullying"

Actress & Star of OWN's "Greenleaf"

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

Newbery Medal Winning Author of "Out of the Dust", MacArthur Fellowship "Genius" Award Winner, Children's & Young Adult Author

Sharon Creech is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British Carnegie.

Author, Editor & Writer of Fantasy, Science Fiction & Children's Books

Professional Surfer & Shark Attack Survivor; Inspiration for the Film "Soul Surfer"

Medical Missionary and Christian Author

Film/TV Producer, Director & Choreographer

New York Times Best-Selling Author

Bullying Expert & Activist; Author of "Please Stop Laughing at Me"

Pro-Life Speaker, President & Founder of Faith2Action

Author, Executive Director of Women’s & Children’s Affairs at The Potter’s House