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NYT Bestselling Novelist
PEN/Jean Stein Book Award

Osama Alomar

Acclaimed Syrian Author
Flash Fiction/Poetry

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Author, Educator, Interdisciplinary Artist
Award-winning Poet

Molly Antopol

5 Under 35 Honoree
O. Henry Prize

Donald Antrim

MacArthur "Genius" Award
Acclaimed Fiction Writer

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Bestselling Novelist
Short Story Writer

Andre Dubus III

#1 NYT Bestselling Novelist
House of Sand and Fog

Isabella Hammad

Award-winning Novelist
O. Henry Prize

Pam Houston

Acclaimed Novelist
Animals, Outdoors, Nature

Vanessa Hua

Acclaimed Novelist
Immigration Issues

Keetje Kuipers

Award-winning Poet
Culture, Identity, Motherhood

Akil Kumarasamy

Award-winning Author
Bard Fiction Prize

Malinda Lo

Award-winning Fiction & Nonfiction Writer
National Book Award Winner
Lambda Literary Award

Jamila Minnicks

Award-winning Fiction Author
PEN/Bellwether Prize

Rick Moody

Bestselling Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist

Deesha Philyaw

Award-winning Writer
Black Queer Intersectionality

Casey Plett

Fiction & Short Story Writer
Lambda Literary Award

Alberto Ríos

Mexican-American Writer
National Book Award Finalist

George Saunders

NYT Bestselling Writer
Booker Prize Winner

Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

Award-winning Novelist & Critic
Black Queer Feminism

Nafissa Thompson-Spires

Award-winning Fiction Author
PEN Open Book Award

Daniel Torday

Acclaimed Novelist
Jewish Book Award

Juan Gabriel Vásquez

NYT Bestselling Novelist
IMPAC Dublin Award

Karen Tei Yamashita

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Inheritance: Familial, Cultural, Artistic