Literary Speakers

Essayist and New York Times Best Selling Author

NY Times Bestselling and Newbery Award-Winning Author, Poet, Educator, Best Known for Novels "Booked" and "The Crossover"

Former Editor-In-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine; New York Times Best-Selling Author

Former New York Times Reporter & Columnist; Best-Selling Author of "At Home in the World" & "Labor Day"

Poet, Fiction Writer & Professor at Western Michigan University

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

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Professional Troublemaker

Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

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

Writer, Researcher & Blogger; Autism Sister/Advocate

Founder & Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul Book Series, Mega-Entrepreneur, Business Speaker & Devoted Philanthropist

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

International Award-Winning Poet, Actor & Singer

Poet, Author, Naturalist & Organizational Thinker

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

CEO of Evidence Based Psychology & Author of "Emotional Agility"

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Comedian, Writer, Actress & Illustrator; Known for "Broad City"

Executive Director of The Global Enrichment Foundation; Captivity Survivor, Inspirational Speaker & Author of "A House in the Sky"