KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

Award-Winning Novelist; Known for "Black Mamba Boy"

Novelist, Poet, Critic & Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College

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

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

Bestselling & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist & Short Story Writer

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

Iranian Author Best Known for "Children of the Jacaranda Tree"

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author, Digital Creator, VidCon Co-Founder & Entrepreneur

New York Times Bestselling Author, Best Known for the "Jack Reacher" Series

Best-Selling Author & Journalist

Canadian-British Blogger at Pluralistic; Bestselling Science Fiction & Non-Fiction Author; Social Media & Tech Activist For Change

Bestselling Author, Film Adaptations Creator, Philanthropist

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Bestselling Author, Storytelling Coach, Marketing and Communications Consultant & Teacher

Comic Book Creator Known for "Tribal Force;" Actor & Producer Known for "So Close to Perfect" & "Reservation Dogs"

International Best-Selling Author

New York Times Best-Selling Author

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Award-winning Poet and Author