KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

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

Author's of the Children's Book Series "Dork Diaries" & The Misadventures of Max Crumbly

Award-Winning Christian Cowboy Rancher & Author; Best Known for his Classic Children’s Series, "Hank the Cowdog"

Children's Book Author; Creator of "Arthur"; Advote for Children's Literacy

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "Thank You, Mr. Falker"; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

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

Author of Over 182 Children's Books; Known for "The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids" Series

Retired Author & Illustrator of Children's Books; Best Known for "The Polar Express"

Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

MIT Engineer, Emmy-nominated TV Host, Author

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

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Red, White & Royal Blue"

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature & Chinese-American Graphic Novelist

Newbery Medal-Winning Children's Book Author

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Illustrator, Author, Animator, & Designer