KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Contemporary Crime & Supernatural Fiction Author, Known for "The Ridge" & "An Honest Man"

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

New York Times Bestselling Mystery & Thriller Author; Former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan

NYT Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

Urban Fiction Author & Storytelling Expert; Author of "The Last Kings" Series; Contributor to "Carl Weber's Five Families of New York"

New York Times Bestselling Children's Author; Known for the "Bad Kitty" Series

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

Author & Director of Franchise/Story; Lucasfilm Ltd.

Bestselling Young Adult Fiction Author; Known for "The Ascendance Trilogy"

New York Times Bestselling Author of the "Longmire" Series

Legendary Children's Horror Author & Storyteller; Creator of "Goosebumps" & "Fear Street"; Guinness World Record Best-Selling Author

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

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

Bestselling, Prolific Author of Over 100 Children & Young Adult Books; Master of Adventure & Realistic Fiction

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

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

NYT Best-Selling Author & Podcaster Known for "All About Lulu," "Lawn Boy" & "Again and Again"

National Book Award Finalist & New York Times Bestselling Graphic Novelist