Fantasy, Speculative & Science Fiction

Faridah

Àbíké-Íyímídé

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

London, UK

Leslie

Adame

Middle Grade Author

Los Angeles, CA

Katherine

Arden

Bestselling Novelist

Burlington, VT

Lauren

Blackwood

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Raleigh, NC

Rose

Bousamra

Comics Professional and Illustrator

Detroit, MI

Lily

Brooks-Dalton

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Pierce

Brown

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Eiren

Caffall

Novelist & Memoirist

Chicago, IL

Cebo

Campbell

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

JC

Cervantes

Bestselling Novelist

Santa Fe, NM

Yangsze

Choo

Bestselling Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Diane

Cook

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

New York, NY

Elle

Cosimano

NYT Bestselling Author

Richmond, VA

Julie C.

Dao

Critically Acclaimed Author

Boston, MA

Shea

Ernshaw

Bend, OR

Marcela

Fuentes

Prize-Winning Writer & Essayist

Dallas, TX

Stephanie

Garber

Bestselling Young Adult Novelist

Rocklin, CA

Stephen

Graham Jones

New York Times Bestselling Author

Boulder, CO

India

Hill Brown

Middle Grade & YA Novelist

Columbia, SC

Silas

House

Bestselling Novelist

Lexington, KY

Rebecca Gayle

Howell

Award Winning Poet

Fayetteville, AR

Carolyn

Huynh

Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Amanda

Joy

Young Adult Fantasy Novelist

Chicago, IL

Allison

King

Debut Novelist

Boston, MA

RF

Kuang

Bestselling Fantasy Novelist

New Haven, CT

Renée

Kurilla

Children’s Author

Boston, MA

John

Larison

Bestselling Author

Eugene, OR

Darcie

Little Badger

Award Winning Lipan Apache Author

Corona del Mar, CA

Ken

Liu

Award Winning Fantasy Author

Boston, MA

Lauren

Magaziner

Bestselling Author

Philadelphia, PA

Lily

Meade

Young Adult Novelist

Seattle, WA

Madeline

Miller

#1 NYT Bestselling Novelist

Philadelphia, PA

Sam J.

Miller

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

Silvia

Moreno-Garcia

Bestselling Novelist

Vancouver, BC

Naomi

Novik

Bestselling Fantasy Novelist

New York, NY

Suyi Davies

Okungbowa

Award Winning Author

Ottawa, CAN

Tochi

Onyebuchi

Award Winning Novelist

New Haven, CT

Claribel A.

Ortega

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

White Plains, NY

Jamar J.

Perry

Middle Grade Novelist

Largo, MD

Aimee

Phan

Young Adult Author

Oakland, CA

Eden

Robinson

Bestselling Author of Fiction

Haisla, BC

Andrea

Rogers

Children’s Writers, Middle Grade & YA

Fayetteville, AR

Peng

Shepherd

Award Winning Novelist

Boston, MA

Sherri L.

Smith

Middle Grade & Young Adult Author

Los Angeles, CA

J.E.

Stamper

Middle Grade & Young Adult Novelist

Blountville, TN

Vivian

Truong

Bestselling Illustrator

London, UK

Jeff

VanderMeer

Bestselling Novelist

Portland, OR

Brittany N.

Williams

Young Adult Novelist

Boston, MA

Jaimal

Yogis

Children’s & Middle Grade Author

Washington, DC

Brian

Young

Middle & Young Adult Author

New York, NY