Creative Writing Speakers

Poet, Educator, Publisher & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "The Tourists" & "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace"

Educator & Author of "The Book Whisperer" and "Reading in the Wild"

Creator, "Orange is the New Black"

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail -- The First Woman to Set That Mark

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

Industrial & Organizational Psychologist; Workplace Strategist

Stand-Up Comic, Actor & Writer Known for "Take Me As Your Wife" & the "Queery" Podcast

Writer, Researcher & Blogger; Autism Sister/Advocate

Award-Winning Novelist, Speaker & Journalist

Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation with Daughter Lady Gaga; Mental Health Advocate

Digital correspondent. Producer/writer/editor. Strategist. FAVES + CO. Birthed Twitter industry chats.

Architect; Entrepreneur; Founder & CEO of Cheekd

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

Poet, Fiction Writer & Professor at Western Michigan University

Fashion Designer & Founder of Dion Lee

Award Winning Education Leader With a MSEd in Instructional Design and Technology

Spoken Word Educator, High School English Teacher & Author

Co-Creator, Executive Producer & Showrunner, Known For "Lovecraft Country"