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
Bryan Doerries
Theater of War Productions
Translator of Ancient Greek
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
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