KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, "The Virgin Suicides," "Middlesex," and "The Marriage Plot"

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

Author of the #1 NY Times Best-Selling "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Series

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

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

NY Times Best-Selling Author & Reading Champion

International Bestselling Novelist & Screenwriter, Known for "The Notebook"

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

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

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

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "Puddin',"Dumplin'" & "Side Effects May Vary"

Canadian Journalist & Author of Mystery Novels

Award-Winning Science Fiction Author

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

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

New York Times Bestselling Author, Best Known for the "Jack Reacher" Series

Motivational Speaker, Author & Inspiration for the Award-Winning Film "Rudy"