KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Award-Winning Poet, Author, Activist & Leader of Contemporary US Feminism

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

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

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

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

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

Former Journalist, Folksinger, Attorney & International No. 1 Bestselling Author

Canadian Journalist & Author of Mystery Novels

Award-Winning Author, Producer, Director & CEO of Social Impact Firm Inspire Justice

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Speaker

Author Known for "Landline," "Attachments," "Fangirl," "Eleanor & Park" & "Carry On"

Award-Winning Author, Known for "The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore"

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Spoken Word Artist, Slam Poet & Social Justice Activist

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

New York Times Best-Selling Author

Activist, Professor, Author, Womanist Scholar

WNBA Player, Mental Health Advocate, Poet & Self-Described Unicorn