Chris Abani

NYT Bestselling Novelist
Nigerian-born Poet

Osama Alomar

Acclaimed Syrian Author
Flash Fiction/Poetry

Richard Blanco

Obama's Inaugural Poet
Poetry Education Ambassador

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Mexican Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate

Aminatta Forna

Award-winning Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist

Cristina Garcí­a

Novelist, Poet, YA Author
Cuban-American Writer

Isabella Hammad

Award-winning Novelist
O. Henry Prize

Nathalie Handal

Arab American Book Award
Dislocation, Home & Exile

Akil Kumarasamy

Award-winning Author
Bard Fiction Prize

Li-Young Lee

Chinese American Poet
Resilience, Faith, Exile

Nikola Madzirov

Award-winning Poet
Exile & Refugees

Hisham Matar

Pulitzer Prize-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Libyan Novelist

Dunya Mikhail

Iraqi-American Poet & Writer
Arab American Book Award

Mai Der Vang

Acclaimed Hmong Poet
Exile & Refugees

Juan Gabriel Vásquez

NYT Bestselling Novelist
IMPAC Dublin Award