Healing

Ekiwah Adler-Beléndez

Mexican Poet
Disablity Advocate
Love on Wheels

Ellen Bass

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

Jill Bialosky

Memoirist, Poet, Novelist
Professional Editor
Memoir: History of Suicide
Poetry: The Players

Jericho Brown

Acclaimed Poet
American Book Award
Gay Rights Advocate
The New Testament

Mahogany L. Browne

Spoken Word Poet
YA & Children's Author
Performer & Activist
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

Gregory Orr

Poet, Memoirist, Essayist
Poetry and Survival
How Beautiful the Beloved
Memoir: The Blessing

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
FYE: My Life As a Foreign...
FYE: Here, Bullet

Lidia Yuknavitch

Bestselling Novelist
Acclaimed Memoirist
LGBTQ Issues
Misfit's Manifesto