Richard Blanco

Obama's Inaugural Poet
Poetry Education Ambassador

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Mexican Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate

Chen Chen

Acclaimed Poet
T. Gunn Gay Poetry Award

Marilyn Chin

Poet, Novelist, Translator
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

Bernardine Evaristo

Award-winning Novelist
Booker Prize Winner

Tarfia Faizullah

Poet & Translator
Pushcart Prize-winning Author

Nathalie Handal

Arab American Book Award
Dislocation, Home & Exile

Juan Felipe Herrera

US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist

Vanessa Hua

Acclaimed Novelist
Immigration Issues

Akil Kumarasamy

Award-winning Author
Bard Fiction Prize

Rajiv Mohabir

Indo-Carribbean Poet
Memoir: Antiman

Chigozie Obioma

Award-winning Novelist
NAACP Image Award

Ladan Osman

Somali-born Poet
Gender & Displacement

Ernesto Quiñonez

Acclaimed Novelist
Latino Trendsetter Award

Vaddey Ratner

NYT Bestselling Novelist
Khmer Rouge Survivor

Matthew Shenoda

Award-winning Poet
American Book Award

Sun Yung Shin

Poet, Writer & Cultural Worker
Minnesota Book Award

Mai Der Vang

Acclaimed Hmong Poet
Exile & Refugees

Jenny Xie

Chinese American Poet
Immigration & Dislocation