KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

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

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

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

Bestselling Author, Finance Expert, Founder & CEO of Clever Girl Finance

Writer, Lecturer, Feminist, Gender Equality Activist & Founder of Award-Winning Blog MsAfropolitan

Award-Winning Author of "The Four Winds," "The Nightingale" & "Firefly Lane"

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

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

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach

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

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Heft," "The Unseen World," "Long Bright River" & "The God of the Woods"; Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Temple University

Award-Winning Author, Writer & Feminist Known for "My Sister, the Serial Killer"

Best-Selling Young-Adult Novelist Known for "The Hate U Give"

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

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "Thank You, Mr. Falker"; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate