Fiction Authors Speakers

Actor, Director, Producer & Mental Health Advocate; National President of SAG-AFTRA

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

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

MIT Engineer; Author & Emmy-Nominated Science TV Host of "Emily's Wonder Lab"

Leading Technology & Healthcare Futurist; Founder & Chair, OneShared.World

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

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

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

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

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

Award-Winning Journalist, Novelist & Dynamic Futurist Exploring Technology, Culture & Human Nature; Author of "Email from the Future: Notes from 2084"

Attorney & 13-Time Bestselling Author; Known for Legal Thrillers Such as "Presumed Innocent" & "The Burden of Proof"

Six-Time Emmy Award Winner; Children's Book Author & Creator of the "Arthur" Book & PBS TV Series; Advocate for Children's Literacy

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

NYT Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

Country Music Artist, Bestselling Author & Foster Care Awareness Advocate; Founder of Meet Me Halfway Campaign

First Canadian to Walk in Space; Retired Astronaut & Former Commander of the International Space Station; Bestselling Author

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Critical Commentary & Journalism; Known for "The Poisonwood Bible" & "Demon Copperhead"

VP of Global Public Policy at Amazon Web Services; Bestselling Author of "The Revenant," Adapted Into the 2015 Film; Former US Ambassador to the World Trade Organization

Physician & Bestselling Author; Medical Contributor & Host of "The Doctors"; Known for "Clean & Lean"