Elizabeth Acevedo
Performance Poet & Novelist
National Book Award
Richard Blanco
Obama's Inaugural Poet
Poetry Education Ambassador
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Mexican Poet & Translator
Immigration Advocate
Carrie Fountain
Award-winning Poet
YA: I’m Not Missing
Cristina García
Novelist, Poet, YA Author
Cuban-American Writer
Juan Felipe Herrera
US Poet Laureate (2015-17)
Performer & Activist
Ernesto Quiñonez
Acclaimed Novelist
Latino Trendsetter Award
Alberto Ríos
Mexican-American Writer
Nat'l Book Award Finalist
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
NYT Bestselling Novelist
IMPAC Dublin Award
Raúl Zurita
Acclaimed Chilean Poet
Purgatory