Healing

Ekiwah Adler-Beléndez

Mexican Poet
Disablity Advocate
Love on Wheels

Ellen Bass

Award-winning Poet
Beloved Teacher
Lambda Lit Award
Bestselling Nonfiction Author

Jericho Brown

Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
NBA Finalist
Gay Rights Advocate
The New Testament

Mahogany L. Browne

Poet, Performer & Organizer
YA & Children's Author
Black Girl Magic

Augusten Burroughs

NYT Bestselling Memoirist
Running with Scissors
Lust & Wonder

Bryan Doerries

Social Impact Theater
Graphic: The Odyssey of...
Translator of Ancient Greek
FYE: The Theater of War

Marie Howe

Acclaimed Poet
NYS Poet Laureate (2014)
Speaker on Faith
Kingdom of Ordinary Time

Heather McHugh

Distinguished Poet & Critic
MacArthur "Genius" Award
Griffin Prize: Translation
Founder of CareGifted

Rajiv Mohabir

Indo-Carribbean Author
Award-winning Poet
Essayist & Translator
LGBTQ Issues

Meghan O’Rourke

Award-winning Memoirist
Acclaimed Poet
Essay & Criticism
Issues of Grief & Healing

Deesha Philyaw

Acclaimed Writer
National Book Award Finalist

Sapphire

Bestselling Novelist
Performance Poet
Social Justice Activist
FYE: Push | Film: Precious

Maggie Smith

Award-winning Poet
Good Bones (viral poem)
Poetry & Nature
Faith, Spirituality, Healing

Brian Turner

Acclaimed Soldier-Poet
Memoirist & Essayist

Lidia Yuknavitch

Bestselling Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
LGBTQ Issues
Misfit's Manifesto