Literary Speakers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

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

Legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author & Associate Editor at The Washington Post

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

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

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

NY Times Best-Selling Author & Reading Champion

Essayist and New York Times Best Selling Author

Poet, Fiction Writer & Professor at Western Michigan University

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

Technology Futurist, Business Strategist & Hall of Fame Speaker

Writer, Educator, Artist, Brand Consultant & Host of the Podcast "Design Matters"

National Geographic Writer, Renowned Explorer & Author of "Blue Zones"