KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Award-Winning Writer, Former Broadway Dancer

Founder and Editor of Online Women's Magazine, Jezebel. Editor, writer (Glamour, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker.com, many others.)

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

4x TED Speaker, Co-Founder of Cuddlr, Entrepreneurial Coach, Author of "Career Remix: Get the Gig You Want with the Skills You've Got"

American Photographer, Freelance Writer & Author of "Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America"

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "Puddin',"Dumplin'" & "Side Effects May Vary"

British Psychological Crime Thriller Author

#1 New York Times-Bestselling Author

Children's Book Author

Children's Author, Professor of English, Multicultural Literature Expert

Award-Winning Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Author Best Known for "Florida Roadkill"

New York Times Bestselling Author of "The Lunar Chronicles"

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

New York Times Best Selling Author, Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Best Known for "Brokeback Mountain" and "Barkskins"

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

#1 International & New York Times Best-Selling Author of the "After" Series, Producer, Entrepreneur & Innovator

Founder and CEO of CrossLead, Inc, Peak Performance Expert & Co-author of "Team of Teams"