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

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Trans Attorney & Author; LGBTQ, Trans & Diversity Rights Activist; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide" and "Facing The Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation"; Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "The Radium Girls" & "The Woman They Could Not Silence"

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

Queer Culture Historian; 2022 TED Global Visionary; Award-Winning Journalist & Writer

Internationally Acclaimed Poet, Comedian, Public Speaker, & Actor; Known for "Beyond the Gender Binary" and "BIOLOGY!" Comedy Special

Author, Playwright, Trans Trailblazer, Performance Artist & Gender Theorist

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Author of the Best-Selling "Twilight" Series

Bestselling Author, Former Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief, Suspense Novelist

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Speaker

Nonbinary, Genderfluid Content Creator & Bestselling Author of “How To Be You”

Award-Winning Author, Known for "Here Comes the Sun" & "Patsy"

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Author, Musician & LGBTQ Activist

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

First Transgender Man to Make Team USA, Transgender Advocate, Triathlete & All-American Duathlete