KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Journalist & Bestselling Author

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

Author of the Bestselling "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Series; Creator of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Television Series

Six-Time Emmy Award Winner; Children's Book Author & Creator of the "Arthur" Book & PBS TV Series; Advocate for Children's Literacy

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

Award-Winning Science Fiction Author, Known for "Story of Your Life" and "Exhalation"

Best-Selling Author, Creator of the Grishaverse; Netflix-Adapted Fantasy Writer

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Author & Director of Franchise/Story; Lucasfilm Ltd.

Bestselling & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist & Short Story Writer

Bestselling Crime & Thriller Author; Founder of Save the Libraries; Known for "Pieces of Her" & the Will Trent Series

Film Director, Screenwriter & Author of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"

Kelly Oxford is a Canadian author, screenwriter, social media blogger and microblogger, and stay-at-home mom.

Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Director, and Writer

Paralympic Medalist, World Record Holder, DEI Advocate & Motivational Speaker; Author of "Leap of Faith"

Business Leader & Corporate Trainer; Author of "Who Made These Stupid Rules?"; Sales & Marketing Growth Innovator

Bestselling Author, Senior Fellow at Duke University, Entrepreneur

NFL Super Bowl Champion, Founder of Oher Foundation, Bestselling Author